Call the Wild is my favorite book. (Just to add to my nerdom, I have over 100 different editions of it, including the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth printings)

Hobbit is just such a good quick easy read.

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Posted by StTiger

Baton Rouge

Member since Nov 2008

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Posted on 12/31/24 at 7:00 pm to Sus-Scrofa

Nothing wrong with that. It has been so long since I read The Hobbit, it'll probably be one of the first I read this year

I am that way with some books too. I will buy any first edition of a book I love or a special edition. Especially Bill Bryson, Terry Pratchett, Terry Brooks

Bryson and Pratchett are my favorite non-fiction and fiction, respectively

Also have a couple Ian Fleming first editions (US first edition, unfortunately, as the UK first edition is worth 100x more)

Just looked it up. I have Thunderball first edition and it averages 30-50 on abebooks while the UK first is 120-220 on average

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Posted by FightinTigersDammit

Louisiana North

Member since Mar 2006

41124 posts

Posted on 1/1/25 at 1:43 pm to Adajax

As usual, no goal. Books I read for my book club are marked (BC).

1- The Secret. Child/Child 342pgs
2- A Morning for Flamingos. Burke 319pgs
3- A Deeper Blue. Ringo 408pgs
4- Larry Legend. Shaw 328pgs
5- In The Blood. Carr 449pgs
6- Sunday Driver. Yates 251pgs
7- Piano Burning. Burgon 156pg
8- Detroit is Our Best. Estleman 252pgs
9- (BC) Ivanhoe. Scott 500pgs
10- Lizardskin. Stroud 436pgs
11- The Gates of the Alamo. Harrigan 577pgs
12- Hero of Rome. Jackson 477pgs
13- Defender of Rome. Jackson 330pgs
14- The Bloody Red Baron. Newman 356pgs
15- Avenger of Rome. Jackson 492pgs
16- No Country for Old Men. McCarthy 309pg
17- Dark State. Slater 436pgs
18- The Last Kingdom. Cornwell 333pgs
19- The Throwaway. Moreci 318pgs
20- Sky Masters. Brown 510pgs
21- (BC) The Women. Hannah 464pgs
22- A Bright Shining Lie. Sheehan 790pgs
23- Nothin' Left to Lose. Smith 278
24- The Equalizer. Sloan 486pgs
25- The Pivotal Season. Rosen 279pgs
26- The League. Eisenberg 340pgs
27- (BC) Project Hail Mary. Weir 478pgs
28- Knights of the Cross. Harper 368pgs
29- Only the Dead. Carr 526pgs
30- The King of Late Night. Gutfeld 226pgs
31- The Man With the Iron Heart. Turtledove 528 pgs
32- The German Aces Speak. Heaton/Lewis 229 pgs

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Posted by NoHoTiger

So many to kill, so little time

Member since Nov 2006

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Posted on 1/1/25 at 3:47 pm to Adajax

I did 30 last year and fell a little short. I think I’m going to shoot for 30 again this year.

I look forward to this thread every year and find quite a few books to read thanks to my fellow TD readers!!

1.False Witness by Karin Slaughter
2. The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers
3. The Bookshop at Watersend by Patti Callahan Henry
4. The Note by Alafair Burke
5. Summer Island by Kristin Hannah
6. Out of the Clear Blue sky by Kristan Higgins
7. The Spotted Cottage by Amelia Addler
8. Night Road by Kristin Hannah

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Posted by thatguy45

Your alter's mom's basement

Member since Sep 2017

19418 posts

Posted on 1/1/25 at 9:40 pm to Adajax

Had 18 as my goal last year and wound up getting through 21. I'm going to try to hit 20 again but we shall see.

Had to have audio books to hit it which I used to not do very many of. Definitely a change. I don't typically re-read books much either but I am going to re-read hour of the dragon since it'll have been 10 years since I last read it.

Goal: 20 Books

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Posted by bonescanner

Member since Oct 2011

2523 posts

Posted on 1/2/25 at 12:44 am to thatguy45

Finished the year with 27. More than doubled my goal. Setting my goal at 24 this year. Don’t really have a plan. Reading Savage Son right now. Probably finish that series then read A walk in the woods. After that it’s a clean slate. I am looking forward to the next Dungeon Crawler Carl and the next Joe Pickett books.

1. Savage Son- Jack Carr
2. The Deviks Hand- Jack Carr
3. In the Blood-Jack Carr
4. Only the dead-Jack Carr
5. Red Sky Mourning-Jack Carr
6. A Walk in the Woods-Bill Bryson
7. This Inevitable Ruin-Matt Dinniman
8. Battle Mountain. CJ Box
9. Code Name: Pale Horse.- Scott Payne

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Posted by r3lay3r

EBR

Member since Oct 2016

2186 posts

Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:50 pm to Adajax

I'll read and see how many I get. Last four years I have finished between 92 and 99 books. So, it will likely be somewhere in that range.

2025 - through 3/31

1.The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon
2. Hell and Back - Craig Johnson
3. Two Kinds of Truth - Michael Connelly
4. The Dark Edge of Darkness - Mark Pryor
5. Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
6. The Unlikely Spy - Daniel Silva
7. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
8. The Warmth of Other Suns - Isabel Wilkerson
9. The Girl From Venice - Martin Cruz Smith
10. East of Eden - John Steinbeck
11. Onyx Storm - Rebecca Yarros
12. Tooth and Claw - Craig Johnson
13. Still Life - Louise Penny
14. The Mercy of Gods - James S.A. Corey
15. A Blood Red Morning - Mark Pryor
16. The Longmire Defense - Craig Johnson
17. The Poppy War - R.F. Kaung
18. Battle Mountain - C.J. Box
19. Innocent - Scott Turow
20. Compendium of Lost Tales - Heather Fawcett
21. Presumed Guilty - Scott Turow
22. Wind and Truth - Brandon Sanderson

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Posted by Bayou Warrior 64

Member since Feb 2021

586 posts

Posted on 1/3/25 at 11:51 am to FreddieChainsaw

This is my first year with the challenge. My goal for 2025 will be 18. Two of these will be re-reads. Happy New Year all......

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Posted by NfamousPanda

Central

Member since Jan 2016

1069 posts

Posted on 1/3/25 at 7:07 pm to Bayou Warrior 64

Managed to get to my goal of 30 last year.

So I'll set the same goal this year.

Books Completed
1. Red Rising - Brown

Currently Reading
Golden Son - Brown

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Posted by iwyLSUiwy

I'm your huckleberry

Member since Apr 2008

38124 posts

Posted on 1/6/25 at 9:39 am to Adajax

Not setting a book number goal but pages instead. Just want to read more than what I did last year (9,500ish pages). Going to go for 10,000 pages.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, 107p.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, 333p.
Oathbringer by Brandon Snaderson, 1,248p.
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, 480p.
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson, 325p.
Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson, 376p.
The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson, 455p.
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins, 390p.
Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates by Eric Jay Dolan, 380p.

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Posted by Maytheporkbewithyou

Member since Aug 2016

13493 posts

Posted on 1/8/25 at 11:24 pm to Lsudx256

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I am starting 2025 out with For Whom the Bell Tolls -

Great novel. Hope you enjoy.

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Posted by jamsmiley

Zachary La

Member since Nov 2008

650 posts

Posted on 1/9/25 at 1:14 pm to Maytheporkbewithyou

Going for 11

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Posted by 31LSUTigers31

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Jul 2015

127 posts

Posted on 1/10/25 at 8:33 am to Adajax

First year putting a goal down, I'll go with 20

Finished:

The Silmarillion - J.R.R Tolkien

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Posted by Bama and Beer

Baldwin Co, AL

Member since Oct 2010

82374 posts

Posted on 1/11/25 at 11:44 am to Adajax

I'm going to say 10.

Edit. Bumping up to 25

Don't judge me on my shitty reads

1. Capture of Kill - Don Bentley (Flynn)
2. Without Sanction - Don Bentley
3. Near Dark - Brad Thor
4. Black Ice - Brad Thor
5. Rising Tiger - Brad Thor
6. Dead Fall - Brad Thor
7. Shadow of Doubt - Brad Thor
8. Spymaster - Brad Thor
9. Back Lash - Brad Thor
10. Path of the Assassin - Brad Thor
11. State of the Union - Brad Thor

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Posted by CalRipkenJr

Denham Springs

Member since Jan 2007

1786 posts

Posted on 1/13/25 at 4:25 pm to Adajax

Setting my goal at 25 for 2025...just got into books during summer reading 2024 (for my kids) and finished the following.

1. The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
2. The Silkworm - Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
3. Career of Evil - Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
4. Lethal White - Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
5. Troubled Blood - Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
6. The Ink Black Heart - Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
7. The Running Grave - Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
8. The Quiet Game - Greg Iles
9. Turning Angel - Greg Iles
10. The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles
11. The Death Factory - Greg Iles
12. Natchez Burning - Greg Iles
13. The Bone Tree - Greg Iles
14. Mississippi Blood - Greg Iles

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Posted by TigerReich

Ocean Springs, MS

Member since Dec 2024

135 posts

Posted on 1/29/25 at 4:58 pm to Adajax

1. Hidden Potential-Adam Grant
2. The Road Less Traveled-Dr. Peck
3. Inner Excellence-Jim Murphy

Hoping to knock out 3 books a month.

January is personal development month, but I intend on reading all genres over the course of the year.

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Posted by Run Ultra

Member since May 2017

2202 posts

Posted on 2/4/25 at 7:33 am to TigerReich

1. Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman
2. DCC 2 - MD
3. Savage Son - Jack Carr
4. Desert Star - Michael Connolly
5. Camel Club - David Baldacci
6. Lions of Lucerne - Brad Thor
7. The Devil’s Hand - JC
8. Splinter of the Mind’s Eye - Alan Dean Foster
9. American Assassin- Vince Flynn
10. DCC 3 - MD (Audiobook)
11. Alloy of Law - Brandon Sanderson

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Posted by RickAstley

Reno, Nevada

Member since May 2011

2120 posts

Posted on 2/28/25 at 4:08 pm to Adajax

I have a stack of books next to my desk that I plan to tackle throughout the year. I do not consistently read, so it's likely I either finish this stack before end of year, or I've added several books to it and haven't completed it:

Current Read:
* Black Range Tales - James McKenna

Books to read:
1. AI 2041 - Kai-Fu Lee & Chen Quifan
2. Flags of our Fathers - James Bradley with Ron Powers
3. The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
4. Empire of The Ants - Bernard Werber
5. Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor E Frankl
6. When Bad Things Happen to Good People - Harold S. Kushner
7. Weapons of Math Destruction - Cathy O'Neil
8. Geronimo: Leadership Strategies of an American Warrior - Mike Leach & Buddy Levy
9. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex - Nathaniel Philbrick

Completed reads:
Blood and Treasure - Bob Drury & Tom Clavin

No numerical goals from my end on total number of books to read this year. My main goal is to work against this list and try to be consistent from start to finish in reading books and magazines this year.

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Posted by Gorilla Ball

Member since Feb 2006

12398 posts

Posted on 3/14/25 at 1:59 am to Adajax

My goal is 45 and I’ve completed 10.
This tenderland
Shoe dog
In the heart of the sea - Essex shipwreck
Citizen - bill Clinton
The demon of unrest
The art thief
Waterloo
The pursuit of happiness
His excellency- George Washington
Necessary endings - business

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