tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post3543626669235553877..comments2024-02-20T17:51:43.989-05:00Comments on Buckling Bookshelves: Almost Half-Way: 2014 Reading Challenges UpdateChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-61151965650987324522014-06-22T18:27:50.032-04:002014-06-22T18:27:50.032-04:00Thanks Hannah :) It's been a lot of fun so far...Thanks Hannah :) It's been a lot of fun so far this year!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-88653983880144545992014-06-08T20:00:25.520-04:002014-06-08T20:00:25.520-04:00YAY Christine! You're doing so good, and I lov...YAY Christine! You're doing so good, and I loved seeing how diversifying your reading has helped you read more. That's so cool!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-50859559917582970512014-06-04T10:17:28.597-04:002014-06-04T10:17:28.597-04:00Sounds like you are better at picking your levels ...Sounds like you are better at picking your levels than I am! I like to choose a somewhat challenging level, but my main goal with all these challenges is to diversify my reading, so I try not to be over ambitious when I set goals in January. I'd rather start off on the low side, get my motivation going by seeing the progress I'm making, and then decide later on if I'm up to reading more for a particular topic/genre/challenge. Good luck on your challenges for the rest of the year :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-57493336975593942592014-06-04T10:13:09.883-04:002014-06-04T10:13:09.883-04:00Thanks for the info! But with all the other challe...Thanks for the info! But with all the other challenges I'm in, I think I'll just call the audio one done for this year :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-35474072039188307352014-06-04T10:11:19.610-04:002014-06-04T10:11:19.610-04:00Thanks Kay! They can be hard to keep track of some...Thanks Kay! They can be hard to keep track of sometimes, but it really isn't all that hard to meet the goals if you have a lot of overlap. I do think I'm going to do less challenges next year -- the linking up can be so time-consuming...Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-84283395846164104132014-06-03T23:20:35.962-04:002014-06-03T23:20:35.962-04:00I did the poetry challenge as well, but called it ...I did the poetry challenge as well, but called it complete after only five books, since I'd signed up for the second level. Whenever I sign up for challenges with levels, I pick the one I think I will be most comfortable doing, but am always sure I might just go over on most of them. <br /><br />And I forgot to say in the previous comment that I did not join the other audiobook challenge even (though I'd done it last year) since I'd already joined the Hot Listens one (I saw that one first). Jamie Ghionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-334197174793989102014-06-03T22:09:17.403-04:002014-06-03T22:09:17.403-04:00Since you think you might read more audiobooks, th...Since you think you might read more audiobooks, there is another challenge for that:<br />http://www.hotlistens.com/2014-audiobook-challenge/ <br />You can still join this one. I'd joined this one before I learned about the one you mentioned (I did that one in 2013).Jamie Ghionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-13775882068323690792014-06-03T15:19:31.837-04:002014-06-03T15:19:31.837-04:00Congrats! You are rocking it this year with all yo...Congrats! You are rocking it this year with all your reading. You are proving to everyone that you can never sign up for too many reading challenges. ;)Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788568691345783808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-25277426564634600772014-06-03T10:23:04.343-04:002014-06-03T10:23:04.343-04:00I love a challenge, but it's not good to feel ...I love a challenge, but it's not good to feel like you're under pressure for something like this...80 seems like a really good number for the year though -- I hope you reach it :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-46812631951363827472014-06-02T15:51:27.913-04:002014-06-02T15:51:27.913-04:00Wow, congrats on meeting your goal only five month...Wow, congrats on meeting your goal only five months into the year. My goodreads is set to 80 - I usually do 100, but wanted to take the pressure off this year. So far I am a couple of books ahead of schedule :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-17375853024392883862014-06-02T09:17:59.892-04:002014-06-02T09:17:59.892-04:00Thanks Riv! Since they didn't have set levels ...Thanks Riv! Since they didn't have set levels for Chunkster this year, I had set my goal to 5, but since I reached it so early, I bumped it up to 10 -- realistic I think, but also a bit of a challenge. It's always nice to be a little ahead of things in case there is a slump :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-80489935539670396432014-06-02T09:15:16.803-04:002014-06-02T09:15:16.803-04:00Thanks! I never read them as a kid and felt like I...Thanks! I never read them as a kid and felt like I was missing out. I also had to see what all the fuss was about since A Light in the Attic is on the ALA's Banned/Challenged Books list!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-4507026960627548092014-06-02T05:04:03.642-04:002014-06-02T05:04:03.642-04:00That's some serious results there! I'm doi...That's some serious results there! I'm doing well with chunkster challenge (to which I have no goal I guess) and TBR 2014 challenge, for which I've managed to read one book a month so far (but of course I keep postponing more bigger books like The Pillars of the Earth :p) My GR goal is 75 books and I've been ahead by 5-6 books for months now, so that I guess is pretty realistic goal (assuming no major slumps appear). Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-63329941061246191292014-06-01T23:31:21.816-04:002014-06-01T23:31:21.816-04:00Congratulations! That's great. I've always...Congratulations! That's great. I've always loved Shel Silverstein's books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com