Around the World in 80 Books discussion

Do any of you have any reading goals for the new year that you would like to share?

My reading goals for 2012:


1. Read at least 100 books this year
2. Read books from at least 20 countries I have not read about before.
3. Read books from authors I have not read before for about 50% of the books I read this year.
4. Read more of the classics.
5. Read more 1001 books this year.
6. *Hopefully* get to the point of reading more books off of my TBR pile than I am adding each year (is that even possible????)

1.I'm gonna read at least 100 books
2.Read a book from a smaller country like Liechtenstein or Serbia
3.Read an entire wikipedia article, one of the big ones
4. Read at least one page from my to-read list

I'm actually thinking of rereading some of the books I haven't visited for a long time. The Witch of Blackbird Pond is on the shelf by my bed - and I don't think I've read it since I was my daughter's age. I was tickled to see that's a group read for February.

- I'm gonna read at least 40 books
- 15 of them needs to be in 1001 books list
- 10 of them needs to be from my bookshelf

And there's big classics coming up.. like Gone with the wind, Les Mirables, Name of the rose, some Jane Austen's and some Russian classics.. so I will be really happy if I will reach my goals after all those classics..

1. Read more than I buy. (Hahaha!)
2. Read a significant number of books from the Orange Prize lists.
3. Complete AtWi80...and start again in October. :)
4. Read Vanity Fair. I've set a personal challenge to read this through the year using the original serialized publication schedule (slightly modified).
5. Read at least 2 books with 700+ pages, one of which will be Vanity Fair.

Diane wrote: *Hopefully* get to the point of reading more books off of my TBR pile than I am adding each year (is that even possible????)

If it is possible, please do share your methodology!

My reading goals for 2012:

1. Read 100 books .
2. Complete Around the World in 80 Books challenge.
3. Read most of the books from my to-read list.

Her Royal Orangeness wrote: "Diane wrote: *Hopefully* get to the point of reading more books off of my TBR pile than I am adding each year (is that even possible????)

If it is possible, please do share your methodology!"

Ha ha, if I do, I'll let you know!

I am going to take your challenge of Round The World in 80 books - I need a new pleasure reading challenge as I do a lot of reading in my work ( teacher of History and a doctorate student ) - not sure I can get through 80 books - in a year - can I use books I have already read to get me started?
Also , Diane , how do I start my own "strand" - is that the right word?

Alison wrote: "I am going to take your challenge of Round The World in 80 books - I need a new pleasure reading challenge as I do a lot of reading in my work ( teacher of History and a doctorate student ) - not s..."

Welcome, Alison! You can count books read since the beginning of October. No need to read 80 books, just as many as you personally feel you can read in a year. The books can be of any genre.

My Goal
Read at least 50 books or more
Read more classics
Read in the original language French an English books
Read more of the eastern-Europe Literature (Kundera,Szabò...)

I hope it is enoguh (: