Book Buying Addicts Anonymous discussion

Thom wrote: "I'm now five books away from my two hundred book goal. I also like longer books more than short ones but I read them both. With an average of twenty-five new books every day I have been reading a l..."
Congrats on being so close to reaching your goal. If I manage to reach my goal this year it will be a race to the finish line, lol. I may have bit off more than I can handle this year.

What is your 2014 Goodreads goal?

212 books. Last year my goal was 200, had no trouble meeting that one, lol.I have read 129 so far this year, I am 8 behind where I need to be.

Linda wrote: "I have finished 129 books so far. Reading #130 now. I am currently running 5 books behind the pace I should be on. As I was 10 behind, I am making some progress catching up. I got behind when I..."

Sorry about your mom. Sounds very difficult and of course busy. Hope she feels better soon.

Thanks Erin. We are hoping to come away with a date for her surgery when we have a meeting with her medical team this Thursday.

I surpassed my goal by about 10. Low compared to some of you - 23 - but I'm finishing my masters, work a full-time job, and have a wife and kids. I haven't been raising it because I want to see for next year what I had it at and by how much I passed it. That'll help me set the goal next year.

Lol, I am surprised that you find time to read at all. How old are your kids?

I have 67 books on my currently reading list

Wow Sonya! That's incredible! I thought six was ambitious.

Linda wrote: "Lol, I am surprised that you find time to read at all. How old are your kids?"

Typo. Just one. 2.5 years old. But she's a handful!

Lol, at they age they definitely seem like more than one.

Sonya wrote: "I have 67 books on my currently reading list"

Lol, Sonya. Why do you have that many listed as currently reading?

Sonya wrote: "I have 67 books on my currently reading list"

Is that books that you started and then decided not to finish or what

I'm currently 76 of 125 which makes me 5 books behind. I suspect I won't make goal this year.

Karen M wrote: "I'm currently 76 of 125 which makes me 5 books behind. I suspect I won't make goal this year."

Yes, you will! None of that negative talk now :)

I've been busy in the real world lately so my reading time has been reduced to just a few minutes a day (cause I can't go completely without) I'm still ahead by 3 at 95/134. Hopefully life will slow down soon because I miss quality time with my reading chair.

I'm not expecting for increase my goal from the current 120, though I do expect to read more than that.

I am currently two books ahead of schedule.

Well I have caught up and am ack on track with my goal total, lol. Hope I can stay there. Mom had surgery yesterday so I ave been reading while just sitting at hospital with her.

I am, unfortunately, 45 books behind schedule. Life, as it seems, does not seem amenable to me finishing 150 books in a year. Maybe I will have to just get back to it!

I feel pretty lucky, I'm only 4 books away from hitting my goal of 250 and still 4 months left in the year to read more.

Joseph wrote: "I feel pretty lucky, I'm only 4 books away from hitting my goal of 250 and still 4 months left in the year to read more."

Oh my, how I envy you... how do you manage to read so much? and I guess you also work, sleep, eat, see friends, girlfriend/wife, have even children?? There is always a whole ocean wide gap between how many books I would like to read, and how many I actually manage to...

Kiera wrote: "I am currently two books ahead of schedule."

Good foe you Kiera.

Joseph wrote: "I feel pretty lucky, I'm only 4 books away from hitting my goal of 250 and still 4 months left in the year to read more."

Joseph that is fantastic.

Joseph wrote: "I feel pretty lucky, I'm only 4 books away from hitting my goal of 250 and still 4 months left in the year to read more."

Wow, and here I was proud of hitting my goal of 100. I'd love to read that high

I have to be honest, I have a slight advantage since reading is part of my job. I'm a Youth Services Librarian. BTW, since I posted yesterday I've read three more books so now I'm only one away from my goal. What can I say, all my free time is usually spent reading. It's the way I cool down at the end of the day, I pretty much go through a book an evening.

Done! Finished book #250 tonight! :-)

Congratulations on reaching your goal. Kudos on your achievement.

Joseph wrote: "Done! Finished book #250 tonight! :-)"

Bravo!!! (with some envy);)

Thank you all. Got a question for you. Think I should raise my challenge number or just keep adding to it to see how far past it I end up by the end of the year?

Keep it at 250 and add some whipped cream with a big red cherry on top. No pressure, just pleasure.

I'm with Thom. You can up it next year.

I agree. You met your goal and it is an impressive number. Just read for pleasure and see where you end up for 2014.

I also agree... let's see how many you can read
If I could read as much as you my TBR stack would last less than two years and then I could go to a bookshop with two large (empty) shopping bags. Aww that would be a dream come true for me!!

ASP wrote: "I also agree... let's see how many you can read
If I could read as much as you my TBR stack would last less than two years and then I could go to a bookshop with two large (empty) shopping bags. A..."
Why can't you go shopping for more books now. It will just increase your TBR like the rest of us, lol

I fear I will never get through my TBR stack for even as quickly as I do read, new titles come to my attention to be added to the list! At least I will never be without something to read, that's for sure.

I would need to be immortal to have a ghost of a chance of reading all in my TBR. I seem to buy more than I read every month.

Linda wrote: "ASP wrote: "I also agree... let's see how many you can read
If I could read as much as you my TBR stack would last less than two years and then I could go to a bookshop with two large (empty) shop..."

Thank you Linda, you are so supportive in my madness...:)
and, same as you, I would need to be immortal (and with good eyes) to go through them all...

I'd just leave it at the 250 and you can notice how much you go over and the statistics of when you reached that number.

hi there, I like this thread please don't let it lapse into oblivion ;)

Awww I just saw I am 6 books behind schedule, but I'm reading a longish book (The Goldfinch, by D. Tartt), and next week I am going to be on holidays so I will try to catch up a little. I am thinking of taking a H. Murakami novel with me, among a few others (one never knows, what if you realize on the plane that you don't like the style of the author?)...

I've have lost almost all of my cushion and am now only one book ahead.

I really need to read a few shorter books real quick, lol. My goal s 212 and I gave read 155 o far. Would Lmost have to read a book a day. Such a shame that I prefer books with over 300 pages. I like to reall get sucked into the story

I am on track.

I have 3 books left to finish up my challenge for the year...

Thom wrote: "Keep it at 250 and add some whipped cream with a big red cherry on top. No pressure, just pleasure."

So far that whipped cream is 25 books high and still growing. :-) It's going to be interesting to see what the final book of the year will be for that cherry on top.

At one point I was seven books ahead but am now two books behind. Yikes! Looks like The Game of Thrones series will have to wait.

Save the GOT series for cold winter weekends. A fire, a lap blanket and a glass of wine handy, perfect for starting a long book.

I had gotten several books behind myself but am currently back on track, lol.

You paint a lovely picture Linda. Almost makes me wish it was winter already.