Laurel County Public Library discussion

93. What has been your most favorite read this year?

Two favorites this year.

- The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
- Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

OR

The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish

94. What has been your least favorite read this year?

The Stranger by Albert Camus

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. That's the one I finished and hated.

Normal People by Sally Rooney is one that I couldn't finish and hated.

95. Have your reading habits changed over the past year? Over the past 5 years?

Krystyna wrote: "72. What is your favorite duology?"

Just realized that I have actually read a duology. And I loved it.Children of God and The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

Krystyna wrote: "95. Have your reading habits changed over the past year? Over the past 5 years?"

I read more nonfiction now. And more of a variety. (That is due to Goodreads.)

96. How many books do you usually read in a year? (Also, have you hit your yearly goal?)

I average 100 books a year. Right now I am at 97 books. Last year, I read 102. In 2017, I read 175. But that was because I was doing a short story challenge.

95. Have your reading habits changed over the past year? Over the past 5 years?

I would say they have changed more in the past 5 years than they have in the last year.

96. How many books do you usually read in a year? (Also, have you hit your yearly goal?)

I can usually get in at least 60-65. I've managed to read 14 books over my goal! I'm hoping to at least get one more finished before the end of the year.

Happy New Year!
97. What bookish goals have you set for this year? Yearly reading goal?

The only bookish goals that I set for this year are some challenges. Most of my challenges do not have a time limit. But the Popsugar Challenge does, so I will have that done in a year.

Here is a link to my challenges if anyone wants to look.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

My main goal is to read 80 books.

I am also participating in the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge.

That's about it unless I find other challenges to participate in.

My GR goal is 52 books. I want to slow down a bit this year and read longer more involved books. I have a challenge called my Kryptonite challenge which involves reading those books which have been on my TBR for way too long.

jb wrote: "My GR goal is 52 books. I want to slow down a bit this year and read longer more involved books. I have a challenge called my Kryptonite challenge which involves reading those books which have been..."

That's a good goal to have. I definitely want to be more intentional with my reading this year.

I'm going to share some of my bookish goals for myself this year. My GR goal for this year is 50 books. I also want to try to review all the books I read, even if it's just a little snippet of my thoughts on GR. I did pretty well with this in 2019, with the exception of a few graphic novels. I just find those kind of hard to review. I'm always going to have stuff checked out from the library, but I want to read primarily from my personal bookshelves this year. It's a goal that I set for myself literally every year and I always fail. But, I'm really striving for it this year. I'd love to hit 100 books in a year. Realistically for me, that probably won't happen this year. But, if it does, I'd be ecstatic. Mostly, I want to have an enjoyable year of reading.

98. Are you participating in the 2020 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge? If so, do you pre-plan your books for it or do you just read what you want and see what fits?

Yes, I am doing the Popsugar Challenge this year. I do a mix. Most of my books are read and see what fits. But for some of the prompts, I have books specifically in mind. None of it is etched in stone. Meaning, I move books around to different prompts throughout the year. I constantly change my and just go with it.

Yes, I do participate. I make myself a list of possible books to read for each prompt. They ALWAYS change, so I don't worry about it too much.

99. Why do you love reading?

- I can escape reality for a little bit.
- There is so much to learn from reading.
- It's cozy!
- You will always have something to do if you read.
- Readathons
- You can challenge yourself in so many different ways.

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- Adventure
- Learning

Vivian wrote: "- I can escape reality for a little bit.
- There is so much to learn from reading.
- It's cozy!
- You will always have something to do if you read.
- Readathons
- You can challenge yourself in ..."

I love your responses.

100. How many books do you borrow from the library in a year?

98% of the books I read are from the library, and I can read at least 60 books a year.

Last year, I checked out 76 books.

I probably check out forty or more a year.

101. What author(s) do you love?

Riley Sager, William Kent Krueger, Rachel Kadish, Celeste Ng.

Those are probably my TOP four.

102. What author(s) do you dislike?

Dean Koontz

103. How many books do you try to read in a month?

I try to read 12. But I average about 7.

8 books always seems like a good amount for me. Sometimes I make it there, and sometimes I don't.

104. What is your favorite genre?

Science fiction

Historical Fiction

Fantasy

105. What is your least favorite genre?

Romance

I enjoy pretty much every genre, but I guess that I would have to choose Western as my least favorite.

106. What is your beverage of choice while reading?

Either hot or iced coffee depending on my mood.

Iced coffee! Water is good too.

Cappuccino

Krystyna wrote: "104. What is your favorite genre?"

For me it’s a tie between horror and nonfiction.

Krystyna wrote: "105. What is your least favorite genre?"

Romance

Krystyna wrote: "106. What is your beverage of choice while reading?"

I loved drinking Dr. Pepper, but sadly I had to give it up. Now I just drink wanted. Although a nice margarita would be refreshing too.