re: 2024 Reading Challenge

Me too. They know me well.

I did 51 last year. I will set mine at 25 this year

I read 1 book last year, a few to the kids, I’ve got to get back into reading (and writing)

I’m going for one a month this year. So, my goal is:

12 Books
1. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Wells
2. Animal Farm by George Orwell
3. Beach Read by Emily Henry
4. The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

Aiming for 20 this year.

Starting with "The Shining".

Decided this year to mix in a few classics here and there. Picked up Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn yesterday. Never read those as a kid. List below once I finish them:

1: Blood Meridian
2. One Second After
3. One year after
4. Final day
5. 5 years after

I haven't put much thought into any reading goals/challenges in many years and my brain may have gone soft from too much Tubi. I probably read more than I realize, but not much fiction anymore, which is what I really miss. My goal for 2024 is pretty conservative, just one a month = 12. Already finished the first one, but I'm currently reading 4 others.

1) The Creative Act - Rick Rubin
2) 5/3/1 - The Simplest and Most Effective Training System for Raw Strength - Jim Wendler
3) Atomic Habits - James Clear
4) Uncertain Ground - Phil Klay
5) The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton
6) Kolchak: The Night Stalker - 50th Anniversary
7) The Chris Farley Show - Tom Farley Jr. & Tanner Colby

With this thread pinned to the top, it takes away the fun of the “bump.” Haha.

My updated goal is to read some Russian lit. Just started Anna Karenina.

Updated my first page post with my read list for the first quarter. 28 so far, but that number is inflated by a few short novellas.

1. The History of the Ancient World - Susan Wise Bauer 896p
2. In Search of Schrodinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality - John Gribbin 320p
3. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder - David Grann 354p
4. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages - Dan Jones 656p
5. The Many Hidden Worlds of Quantum Mechanics - Sean Carroll
6. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez 468p
7. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch 352p
8. On the Trail of Assassins - Jim Garrison 407p
9. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir 476p

If you’re a history buff I couldn’t recommend Dan Jones’ books more highly. The detail is incredible. Marquez’ book is considered a fabulous classic but I think something must be lost in translation or something I really didn’t like it. Quantum Physics is my latest rabbit hole obviously.