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In a way this has been an accidental challenge. I started logging books that I had read back in 2007; the year I turned 40. I read 26. Some great ones in there. So far with only 9 days to go, I have read 25 in 2008 and should tuck another away by Hogmanay. I'm really enjoying this. I have read some fantastic books (Les Miserables) and also some mad ones (Ulysses). I was going to set a 10 year 1000 book challenge, but considered that too daunting an probably unattainable. Therefore I have set a long term literary goal which I hope to achieve by the eve of my 60th birthday - 1000 books read from when I started in 2007 until my 60th birthday in 2027. I have logged my books read at http://sites.google.com/site/meraciousin... All my books read since the beginning of the challenge are listed there. Cheers and have a great reading experience in 2009! Message edited by its author, Dec 21, 2008, 10:42pm. Books Read So Far The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins Discourse on the Origin of Inequality - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Reveries of the Solitary Walker - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Civil Disobedience - Henry David Thoreau Autobiography - Gandhi A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen This book will save your life - Amy M. Homes Clarissa - Samuel Richardson War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy How to be Rich - Felix Dennis Carbon Calculator - Mark Lynas Why Vegan: The Ethics of Eating and the Need for Change - Kath Clements Questions Are the Answers: How to Get to Yes in Network Marketing - Allan Pease Your First Year in Network Marketing - Mark & Rene Yarnell Les Miserables - Victor Hugo I can make you Rich - Paul McKenna Ex Libris - Anne Fadiman Rich Dad's Guide to Investing - Robert Kiyosaki As a Man Thinketh - James Allen Life's Missing Instruction Manual - Joe Vitale The Richest Man in Babylon - George S Classon Waverley - Sir Walter Scott A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland - Samuel Johnson A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides - James Boswell Free the Animals: The Story of the Animal Liberation Front - Ingrid Newkirk Getting Things Done - David Allen The Millionaire Mortgage Broker - Darrin Seppinni How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling - Frank Bettger Calum's Road - Roger Hutchinson A Waxing Moon, The Modern Gaelic Revival - Roger Hutchinson The Life of Samuel Johnson - James Boswell The Life of Cardinal Mezzofanti - Charles William Russell Why I Am Not a Christian - Bertrand Russell (r) All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque The Forgotten Soldier - Guy Sajer (r) The Life of Pi - Yann Martel Chinese Cinderella - Adeline Yen Mah The History of King Lear - William Shakespeare Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien In My Own Words - Dalai Lama Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening - Stephen Batchelor The Buddhism Handbook - John Snelling The Path of Insight Meditation - Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield Wisdom of the Buddha - F. Max Muller (ed) Buddhist Meditation in the Southern School - G.Constant Lounsbery Holy Cow - Sarah MacDonald Ulysses - James Joyce Becoming and Effective Teacher - Tony Fetherston Educational Psychology - Anita Woolfolk, Kay Margetts You have a great start! Good Luck. This is so funny to me because I have been keeping a list of my reading since my sophomore year of high school. That was 1990. I am a dork, so I have them all in a spreadsheet now so I can sort by title, author, genre...yeah, it's a sickness. Please don't judge. Anyway, just the other day I was looking at my spreadsheet and thinking that I hadn't hit 1000 yet and I'd better get on that! I'm at about 840 or so I think. I would like to hit 1000 by the end of 2010... which would be 1000 books in 20 years! That's why I come to LibraryThing...to find kindred spirits. Good luck to you, SD18888. Even if we don't make it to 1000 we will certainly enjoy trying!! Message edited by its author, Dec 22, 2008, 12:33pm. Isn't that amazing! :-) I love reading what people have read about and reading what they hope to read about to boot! I think 1000 is a challenge to me, but it's nice to set a long term goal, I reckon. Okay so what are the 840? Well, in less than 24 hours, I managed to sneak in book number 26 of the year. It was well worth it. What a great read about the hell of a Peruvian mountaineering expedition gone wrong. In Touching the Void, Joe Simpson gives us the harrowing recount of his adventure and the demons he faced as he and his friend Simon Yates struggle to get back down to base camp following the successful ascent, of up till then, the undefeated west face of Siula Grande, in Peru. Book 26 of 2008. Book 52 in total. 52/1000 That one sounds really good; I will have to look for it. Have you read Into Thin Air? Similar harrowing read about a climb up Everest. No, I haven't read that one. I just had a look at the reviews: it looks harrowing! Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea - Mark Kurlansky Just finished this one. Quite an interesting look at the struggle between reason and violence. Book 27 of 2008. Book 53 in total. 53/1000 Dec 28, 2008, 9:12am (top)Message 10: SD18888Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky I have just finished this modest book: my first Dostoyevsky book, actually. What a fantastic read. I was completely hooked and stayed up late to finish it. Wasn't there a little something in all of us that could be found in the main character? - or am I betraying myself! Really glad I read that! Book 28 of 2008. Book 54 in total. 54/1000 Dec 30, 2008, 12:30am (top)Message 11: LesMiserablesJust changed my username to LesMiserables (from sd18888) Message edited by its author, Dec 30, 2008, 6:59am. Dec 31, 2008, 4:20am (top)Message 12: LesMiserablesManaged to devour Kim by Rudyard Kipling in the last couple of days: and I really enjoyed it to boot! Kipling manages to weave a mysterious thread throughout the novel centered around a few main characters but mainly focusing on Kim and the Buddhist monk on their quest for enlightenment. Well that's 2008 over! I finished 29 books this year, three more than the year before, making a total of 55 since I started keeping a record of books read. If I had to pick a favourite for 2008 it would be All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Book 29 of 2008. Book 55 in total. 55/1000 Bliadhna Mhath Ùr Jan 7, 2009, 6:52am (top)Message 13: LesMiserablesTeach Yourself How to Run a Marathon - Tim Rogers Currently in training for the 2009 Gold Coast Marathon. Book 1 of 2009 Book 56 in total 56/1000 Jan 9, 2009, 7:46am (top)Message 14: LesMiserablesWhat a great read! Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. An epic quest of chutney and pickle, noses, ears, and knees. You can tell you have read a good book by the amount of impromptu 'oohs' and 'aahs' and 'gasps' and spontaneous laughter it drags out of you. Fantastic. Book 2 of 2009 Book 57 in total 57/1000 Jan 11, 2009, 7:44am (top)Message 15: LesMiserablesI've just finished reading The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. It isn't a long book, which is quite welcome after reading Midnight's Children but it is a funny book. What is surprising about the book, and especially so being the Booker 2008 winner, is how simple an idea it was: then yet again aren't all great ideas? I was constantly reminded as I read this book of The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli, which I pored over whilst reading philosophy at University. I mean you've got to hand it to the author, it's a chilling tale of rags to riches with a twist. Really good read. Book 3 of 2009 Book 58 in total 58/1000 Jan 13, 2009, 6:41am (top)Message 16: LesMiserablesIt hardly seemed that I had started Steppe by Chekhov than I had finished it. Longer than a short story, this work is classed as a Novel and can be read in a day. A nice pleasant read about a journey through Ukraine by a peasant wagon train. Book 4 of 2009 Book 59 in total 59/1000 Jan 14, 2009, 7:06am (top)Message 17: LesMiserablesThe Duel by Chekhov is for me, validation of his reputation as the greatest of the short novelists. Again, this work is too lengthy to be a short story but just long enough to be classed by the literary buffs as a Novel. This is so much an enjoyable read that it is one i will return to again, no doubt. Excellent! Book 5 of 2009 Book 60 in total 60/1000 Jan 15, 2009, 8:00am (top)Message 18: LesMiserablesThe Story of an Unknown man - Anton Chekhov The third of five short novels by Anton Chekhov. Book 6 of 2009 Book 61 in total 61/1000 Message edited by its author, Jan 19, 2009, 2:15am. Jan 19, 2009, 2:04am (top)Message 19: LesMiserablesThree Years - Anton Chekhov Book 7 of 2009 Book 62 in total 62/1000 Not sure why, but didnt get into this one as much as the previous Chekhov novels. Message edited by its author, Jan 19, 2009, 2:15am. Jan 20, 2009, 2:13am (top)Message 20: LesMiserablesMy Life - Anton Chekhov Book 8 of 2009 Book 63 in total 63/1000 Well, those five novels certainly merit another comment. It has been my first taste of Chekhov and to have all five of these novels in one volume Chekhov Complete Novels by Everyman's Library. This has been nothing short of impressive. I had always thought it very vogue to drop Chekhov or some other Russian writer into conversations without the commentator actually knowing much about Chekhov's works. Well, I can only say that these writing are masterly and I wondered for a second if Chekhov had a secret key to my innermost thoughts. What a master of the human condition. He nails our joy and misery, hope and fears completely on the head. I would heartily recommend this volume to all. Message edited by its author, Jan 22, 2009, 5:30am. Feb 1, 2009, 5:53am (top)Message 21: LesMiserablesBook 9 of 2009 Book 64 in total 64/1000 Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century by Vicki Robin Feb 10, 2009, 9:08am (top)Message 22: theexiledlibrarianI watched Jeopardy last week, and one of the contestants has logged every book he's read since high school (I think). I told my husband I hate to think how many notebooks would be filled if I'd kept track of everything read since high school. But I'm intrigued, and may just start this year. A spreadsheet sounds like a good idea, although I really do like pencil and paper. I read just about anything except westerns and, including a lot of children's and ya lit (school librarian), so my list will be pretty eclectic. Feb 20, 2009, 5:55pm (top)Message 23: LesMiserablesBook 10 of 2009 Book 65 in total 65/1000 Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals - Marilyn Friend & Lynne Cook Feb 21, 2009, 9:53am (top)Message 24: Sandydog1SD, Were we separated at birth? I've the same interests, similar goals and have read similar books at a similar rate. I'm also on a 500-600 pace for 20 years. I don't see that pace picking up. I bet, like people in similar situations, that I won't be retiring within the next 2 decades. Feb 22, 2009, 1:14am (top)Message 25: LesMiserablesHi Sandydog: separated at birth? TeeHee; possibly! But I've had a look at your profile pic and you look nothing like me! ;-) Feb 22, 2009, 5:45pm (top)Message 26: Sandydog1You should try those white linen suits. 'Worked for Tom Wolfe too. Are we going to keep this thread going for 20 years?! Wow, we've got a lot of faith in LT. Feb 22, 2009, 7:10pm (top)Message 27: LesMiserablesYeah, that's one thing I hadn't considered: the longevity of LT. Hopefully both of us will be still here in 20 years ;-) Feb 28, 2009, 1:47pm (top)Message 28: Sandydog1I think I'll stick with 50-Book challenge, year, after year, after year... 'Less of a commitment. Remember the George Burns comment that went something like, "I'm so old I don't buy green bananas anymore." Apr 11, 2009, 11:03pm (top)Message 29: LesMiserablesBook 11 of 2009 Book 66 in total 66/1000 Silas Marner - George Eliot Message edited by its author, May 21, 2009, 3:26am. Apr 11, 2009, 11:03pm (top)Message 30: LesMiserablesBook 12 of 2009 Book 67 in total 67/1000 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov Message edited by its author, May 21, 2009, 3:26am. Apr 11, 2009, 11:07pm (top)Message 31: LesMiserablesDuring a critical and intense period of my post graduate and my reading has suffered, alas! Managed to sneak in Lolita and Silas Marner, both excellent, but had to postpone and temporalily abandon Xavier Herberts, Poor Fellow My Country just short of finishing book 1, due to the daunting size of it, with no hope of competing until after my studies have finished by mid year. Apr 19, 2009, 5:47am (top)Message 32: LesMiserablesBook 13 of 2009 Book 68 in total 68/1000 To The Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf Message edited by its author, Apr 21, 2009, 2:56am. Apr 21, 2009, 2:30am (top)Message 33: LesMiserablesMay 21, 2009, 3:15am (top)Message 34: LesMiserablesMay 27, 2009, 5:21pm (top)Message 35: LesMiserablesJun 2, 2009, 5:01am (top)Message 36: LesMiserablesJun 13, 2009, 6:33am (top)Message 37: LesMiserablesJul 25, 2009, 4:19am (top)Message 38: LesMiserablesAug 2, 2009, 4:02am (top)Message 39: LesMiserablesBook 20 of 2009 Book 75 in total 75/1000 Poor Fellow My Country - Xavier Herbert I'm not sure how to feel after finishing this huge novel - one of the biggest books ever written; certainly the largest Australian novel. So much was wrapped up at the end; so many unexpected events. The book finished very strongly and the last 400 pages were worth the effort. This book has been with me so long, it feels strange to be looking to a new challenge! Aug 8, 2009, 8:42pm (top)Message 40: LesMiserablesBook 21 of 2009 Book 76 in total 76/1000 Dracula by Bram Stoker Wonderful Gothic Erotic 19th century Mayhem Message edited by its author, Aug 10, 2009, 12:20am. Aug 10, 2009, 12:23am (top)Message 41: LesMiserablesBook 22 of 2009 Book 77 in total 77/1000 A Memoir of the 'Forty-Five - James Johnstone Aug 10, 2009, 10:33am (top)Message 42: CharlesBoydI have been keeping track of the books I've read since 1987 when I was 37. I'm up to 894 which I thought was pretty good, but some LibraryThing members seem to be able to read way more books than I can. I wish I knew how many books I've read since I was a kid. I was reading adult books since I was 10 or eleven. Aug 13, 2009, 6:58am (top)Message 43: LesMiserablesYes I similarly wish I had noted all of those long forgotten books of my youth :-) Aug 13, 2009, 6:58am (top)Message 44: LesMiserablesBook 23 of 2009 Book 78 in total 78/1000 Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson Message edited by its author, Aug 13, 2009, 6:59am. Aug 13, 2009, 7:27pm (top)Message 45: CharlesBoyd#44 LesMiserables and others: I did something really stupid in the middle '90. Because my house is fairly small I weeded out about half of my books, keeping a record of ones I might want to read again. I thought--what a dummy!--I could always find them again in a library or buy them. That ain't so. The classic books, yes, many others, no. I'm a Don Robertson fan and his books are now very hard to find. I have some. Wish I had all of them. Aug 16, 2009, 2:12am (top)Message 46: LesMiserablesAug 16, 2009, 2:15am (top)Message 47: LesMiserables>45 I am not inclined to throw any books out: rather I horde in boxes, thinking at some point I'll use them again ;-) Aug 16, 2009, 2:16am (top)Message 48: LesMiserables>13 ....and successfully ran it! :-) Aug 22, 2009, 3:47am (top)Message 49: LesMiserablesAug 29, 2009, 8:38am (top)Message 50: LesMiserablesAug 30, 2009, 5:01am (top)Message 51: LesMiserablesBook 27 of 2009 Book 82 in total 82/1000 First Folio a Little Book of Folio Forewords - Catherine Taylor Sep 12, 2009, 1:12am (top)Message 52: LesMiserablesSep 15, 2009, 5:22pm (top)Message 53: LesMiserablesSep 23, 2009, 5:29am (top)Message 54: LesMiserablesSep 29, 2009, 12:58am (top)Message 55: LesMiserablesSep 30, 2009, 3:32am (top)Message 56: LesMiserablesOct 18, 2009, 2:18am (top)Message 57: LesMiserablesOct 31, 2009, 11:27pm (top)Message 58: LesMiserablesNov 1, 2009, 2:32am (top)Message 59: LesMiserablesNov 1, 2009, 2:58am (top)Message 60: LesMiserablesNov 1, 2009, 4:24am (top)Message 61: LesMiserablesNov 4, 2009, 3:58pm (top)Message 62: LesMiserablesDebug test: your member name is: |
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