2015 reading challenges

[calissa]

I love the New Year. I love the feeling of possibility, of all the exciting new projects awaiting me. I want to dive into all of them straightaway and it’s a challenge not to go overboard. This goes just as much for my reading as it does for any other aspect of my life. There are many great reading challenges getting underway and quite a few have tempted me. However, in the interest of keeping my workload manageable, I have decided I’m sticking to just two this year.

The first is the ubiquitous Goodreads reading challenge. I’ve committed to 52 books. Considering I’ll be reviewing one book here most weeks, this should be achievable (now watch me jinx myself).

The other challenge is the 2015 Australian Women Writers Challenge. I’ve signed up for the Miles level: read 6 books and review at least 4. Judging from 2014’s stats, I should easily manage this. However, I’m mindful of my tendency to over-commit. If I do well this year, I’ll definitely consider pushing harder in 2016.

I was sorely tempted by Shaheen’s Sequel Challenge. In her own words:

In 2014 I thought I’d try to get up to speed with all the series I’m currently reading, so I did this challenge as a way to reward myself every time I finished a book. The point system worked like this:

• 1 point for Book Two of a series;
• 2 points for Book Three of a series; and
• 3 points for any additional books in longer series.

Tempting as it is, I think I’ll be leaving that one until next year.

I’m probably also in dire need of No Book Buying Challenge but I suspect foregoing both buying new books and borrowing library books is beyond my willpower.

What reading challenges have you signed up for this year?

Mirrored from Earl Grey Editing.

Comments

[clare_dragonfly]

I haven't been to my local library yet! It's definitely not as convenient as the one in my old neighborhood, and I couldn't get there on my own (without an excessively long bus ride). Maybe I'll get Daniel to take me there at some point.

I am finding Beeminder helpful--more for other things (like eating healthy) than reading, but it is also motivating me to get through the book I'm reading, which, though interesting, is long and dense.

[calissa]

Oh! That's rather annoying. If you move again, I hope you have better luck (though I realise proximity to a library is hardly going to be a priority when looking for a place).

Is this long, dense book research? (I took a peek at your GoodReads).

[clare_dragonfly]

I hope so too!

Well, everything is research, but yes ;) It's not research for any particular thing, just something my sister gave me (she had to read it for one of her business classes) that she thought would be good for writing.