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Post by loupy on Dec 10, 2011 23:22:03 GMT
Last night I was browsing around the internet and came across a group of folks who were participating in a challenge to read 52 books a year (roughly one book a week). Now, I have a hard time following through on things five minutes after deciding I'll do it, but I do like to read a lot so it's almost possible that this is an attainable goal. So I thought maybe that would be a fun idea for all of us to do, if anyone was interested! I did do a google search for "Read 52 books a year" and saw that there are several groups of people doing this, so while it is a stolen idea - it's one a bunch of different people are doing so I don't feel too bad about it Anyone who participates would write a review of each book they read on their blog, and maybe put a link back to the forums here or the limebird main site, which would drum up more traffic to this site maybe! Or if they don't have a blog or don't want to blog reviews on books, maybe just post a review here. I just thought I'd throw that out there, to see if anyone else might be interested in this. If not then well that's fine too :-)
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Post by 4amWriter on Dec 11, 2011 2:17:02 GMT
I think that's an awesome idea. I, unfortunately, will have to bow out for this round. Perhaps in 52 weeks I'll be able to join in the fun!?!
I do hope that you get a group going!
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Post by loupy on Dec 11, 2011 3:13:34 GMT
I'm not even sure I'd be able to do that, a year long challenge is pretty extreme! We could try something smaller like 10 books in January or 8 books in January or something like that, where it still feels like a challenge to read read read, but just for a month so you're not stressing the whole year. I dunno, I think it would be fun to try anything like this if anyone wants to give it a go , or modify the "rules" to something that sounds fun :-)
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Post by ottabelle on Dec 11, 2011 3:47:08 GMT
It sounds fun to just try and read more in general Maybe we could at least try to do two books a month? Or maybe just whatever you can do? I think next semester I am going to have an insane schedule. So I think having a challenge like this where I have an incentive to relax would be good. (I fail at relaxing.) We could post reviews on our individual blogs too, to drum up from our own readers. Unless you already meant that and I missed the point. xD
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Post by limebirdwriters on Dec 11, 2011 14:21:59 GMT
I think that 52 books a year would just be insane! I don't know if I would have the time!
Maybe we could do a smaller scale one?? Haha!
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Post by loupy on Dec 11, 2011 23:26:23 GMT
yeah 52 books is pretty hardcore, I know I didn't read that many this year, no way!
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Post by loupy on Dec 12, 2011 12:27:39 GMT
I asked my husband if he thought I could do a 10 books in 1 month challenge (because he knows the things I tend to give up on before I start) and he seems to think I could do it.....sooooo I think I might try to read 10 books in January if anyone is interested in attempting the same with me! I guess we could include novellas as well and books of short stories too.
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Post by loupy on Dec 12, 2011 12:27:58 GMT
I hope I just didn't set myself up for failure..... eeeeeep LOL
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Post by ottabelle on Dec 12, 2011 20:45:34 GMT
Haha good luck! I will go for it with you!
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Post by 4amWriter on Dec 12, 2011 22:39:47 GMT
Loupy & Ottabelle,
I will be cheering you on!! Can't wait to read about your challenge.
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Post by loupy on Dec 13, 2011 1:30:33 GMT
YAY Glad I have someone to go for it with me! :-) And I'm glad for the cheering!
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Post by ottabelle on Dec 14, 2011 4:35:18 GMT
Yay cheering and yay challenge! Haha, I think I will get to dust my library card off!
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Post by loupy on Dec 14, 2011 6:11:01 GMT
So...my husband pulled out the book that Snookie wrote and told me it should be my first book (That is what I get for giving it to him as a gag gift for his birthday...)
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Post by limebirdwriters on Dec 14, 2011 9:43:51 GMT
Good luck you guys! I don't think I can even manage that, I am so insanely busy! Keep us updated!
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Post by 4amWriter on Dec 14, 2011 14:19:58 GMT
So...my husband pulled out the book that Snookie wrote and told me it should be my first book (That is what I get for giving it to him as a gag gift for his birthday...) That is such a riot!
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