Get Read-y For 2012 Challenge
December 2, 2011 18 Comments
Get Read-y for 2012 is final challenge for this year to get as many books off your shelves as possible, before the new year starts.This is organised by Loving Books and runs for the whole of December, with weekly check-ins and a giveaway.
The goal is to reduce your to-be-read pile, and especially any review books that you haven’t got round to so you can start 2012 with a more manageable pile of books. More information HERE and sign up HERE on the Mr Linky.
My Plans
I’m not just going to read, I’m also going to sort out some book-related tasks that are long due.
Read off the TBR
- I have finished all but one of my review books and I think none are due to come in until January (or at least, the reviews are not due until then).
- I gave up on one challenge, but for two other challenges I’d like to finish one more book.
- Then, I’d like to read all the books I have that were published this year, 2011. I started doing that in November so there are only a few left.
- And then there are some other books I’d love to read before the new year.
Books from 2011: More Than You Can Say by Paul TordayBooks from 2011: Low Town by Daniel PolanskyBooks from 2011: Donderdagskind (Far to Go) by Alison PickBooks from 2011: A Twitter Year by Kate BussmannBooks from 2011: Vissen veranderen bij kou van zwemrichting (Fish change swimming direction when cold) by Pierre SzalowskiBooks from 2011: Een steek diep (Under the Ground) by F. StarikTBR Challenge: We by Jevgeni Zamyatin(DNF)- Japanese Challenge: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami [Still not got this, reserved at library]
Just because: Don’t Look Now by Daphne Du MaurierBoekgrrls book of the month: XY by Sandro VeronesiThe Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian (review book)
It’s definitely do-able, as I read about 12-15 books per month. If I get any more books that were published this year, I’ll add them.
I also read: Little Children by Tom Perrotta; The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey, Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, Eleven by Mark Watson, Dodelijke hobby [Deadly Hobby] by MPO Books (long short story), Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese.
Write reviews
I still have a few reviews to write. Some are of books that are on my Dutch blog (first 5), and I simply need to translate them. Others are only going on the English blog (next 3).
Skippy Dies by Paul MurrayThe Trout Opera by Matthew Condon- Fauna by Alissa York
The Ugly Sister by Jane Fallon- My Year With Eleanor by Noelle Hancock
Garden Spells by Sarah AllenThe Centenarian Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared by Jonas JonassonLeft Neglected by Lisa GenovaThe Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian- More Than You Can Say by Paul Torday
XY by Sandro VeronesiFar to Go by Alison PickLow Town by Daniel PolanskyA Twitter Year by Kate BussmanDon’t Look Now by Daphne du MaurierVissen veranderen bij kou van zwemrichting (Fish change swimming direction when cold) by Pierre SzalowskiLittle Children by Tom PerrottaThe Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot LiveseyKitchen by Banana YoshimotoEleven by Mark WatsonDodelijke hobby [Deadly Hobby] by MPO BooksCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseEen steek diep (Under the Ground) by F. Starik
Update review list
ALL DONE: https://leeswammes.wordpress.com/reviews/ On my blog, I keep a list of all reviews I have done. But I think I’m about 50 books or more behind. So, it would be good to update that. In 2012 I’ll start a new list, because the old one is getting rather long.
Update my Shelfari book shelf
According to my Shelfari I Am Reading shelf, I am currently reading 22 books. That’s not true, but I have not updated a lot of books to go to the I Have Read shelf. So, I need to update those.
A lot to do. What about you?
Will you participate?
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Oooh I think I will pass on this. I was actually considering the off the shelf challenge for 2012 😉
I think this would make my December month a lot more stressful than it already is 😉 I will just read that one manga that I still need to read to cross off the manga challenge and write some wrap up posts and stuff like that 😉
No, no, this challenge is definitely not meant to make life more stressful, Uniflame.
I’m planning to join the Off the Shelf challenge (or a similar one) – I need to!
LOL I could never manage that many books before the end of the year. So NOOOO I definitely will not put any more pressure on my reading by joinig the Get Read-y challenge! 🙂
Currently reading XY and it’s a real page turner so you’ll probably have that read in 1-2 hours… 😉
Enjoy your reading!
1-2 hours for a book, Gnoe? Not bad. 🙂
The get read-y challenge isn’t meant to make you work harder, just to organise you and finish what you wanted to finish this year. But no, you don’t need it, I think. I wish I could be like you, and just read whatever comes along, rather than getting myself mixed up in review books, read-a-longs, etc.
Okay, you’ve convinced me to go and have a better look at that challenge… (even though you didn’t set out to do that with your comment ;)) As long as there’s no pressure it may just be what I need after all!
No pressure!
I still intend to finish most of this year’s reading challenges, so I’ll definitely join in! Good luck in reaching your bookish goals this month 🙂
Hope you’ll manage to finish you challenges for the year, Chinoiseries. I totally failed at one.
This seems a really nice challenge! I wished I could take part too, but I have examinations next two weeks, so study goes first 😉
Good Luck with reading!
Thanks, Katrien.
would like to join in but know that my time is very limit this month… so will skipp this challenge. But good luck! 🙂
Thanks, BookGoddess. Yes, it’s a busy month!
Oh goodness, no way I could get that much done. I have 3 or 4 novels that I want to finish up by the end of the year and a few more reviews to write. If I can do that I’m happy. Then I want to work on my photography a bit. I have some new photography books that I’m eager to get started on. Good luck on your super busy month.
Leslie, I haven’t accepted that this is Christmas month. So I think this is just another month in which I can read a lot. 🙂
On the other hand, there is at least a holiday week in there at the end, so maybe I will have the time for all of it.
You have some great goals! I’ve just signed up for the challenge. If I can make a sizable dent in my ARCs pile, I’ll be very happy. I’m hoping to read at least 10 ARCs this month. Good luck to you!
Good luck to you too, Vasilly. Ten ARCs is a good goal.
I need to do the same… ish. I have read 2/3 of the books I wanted to read in October (Purge is the third), that’s my must read list for the rest of the year. I need a day to sit and update everything from reviews to netgalley. I also need to organize all my books and build stacks of won’t read, will and must read. 🙂
Good luck with your challenge!
ps: how did you do with the novel writing project?
Yes, just sit down for half a day or a day and work on it, Mari, it’ll be done before you know it.
I “won” NaNoWriMo, i.e., I wrote 50,000 words in November. They make some sort of (not quite coherent) story, but need further working on which I hope to do in the coming few months. I see it more as an exercise than a possible published novel, though.