The reading challenges do help to give my reading choices some structure although I don't allow them to restrict me.
I ended up reading 137 books, just a little less than in 2012 when I read 140, and certainly less than the 150 I aimed for.
I read fewer books on my Kindle than I had thought I would, less translated books and fewer Nordic/Scandinavian books.
During the year I ran a Crime Fiction Alphabet challenge, a monthly carnival for the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge, another year of the Global Reading Challenge, a Pick of the Month meme, and a New-to-me authors meme.
There are a couple of things I have let slide, like collecting people's top reads for 2013, but I ahve found I've had to prioritise a bit.
My challenge results:
- Agatha Christie Reading Challenge - ongoing - 12/12 this year - completed for 2013
- 2013 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge: aiming for 150
actually read: 137 - 2013 e-book challenge : 29
- Nordic Challenge 2013 9
- 2013 Aussie Author Challenge 42/20 - completed
- 2013 Global Reading Challenge 21/21 - completed
- Canadian Book Challenge 2012-2013- 8/13 - not completed
- Canadian Book Challenge 2013-2014 - 1/13
- Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge 8/8 - - completed
- 2013 Historical Fiction Challenge at Historical Tapestry 7 - finished
- British Books Challenge 51 - completed
- Australian Women Writers Challenge 21/10 - Completed
- American authors: 15/20
- translated, 13 - last year 27
- New Zealand, 2/4
- new to me: currently 59 - 48
- not crime fiction: 9
I am managing the following challenges:
- Agatha Christie Reading Challenge/ Blog Carnival
- USA Fiction Challenge: State by State in 2014
- Global Reading Challenge for 2014
- Pick of the Month
- new-to-me crime fiction authors (quarterly)
You are definitely an addict Kerrie. I'm only doing my usual AWW challenge plus I have decided to do the USA one but I imagine it will take 5-6 years. I've also signed up for a 'read your own TBR pile' challenge for obvious reasons. That's plenty for me to be going on with :) Happy reading in 2014
ReplyDeleteKerrie - I am very impressed with the number of challenges you take on and complete. You accomplish an awful lot. Well done you on what you've completed and I wish you well in your 2014 reading.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading Kerrie. I very much admire what you do Kerrie. From my side I plan to post regularly on your Pick of the Month and your quarterly New-to-me crime fiction authors. Besides have signed only on The Global Reading Challenge for 2014 just to encoure me to read from different countries/continents.
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