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re: 2026 Reading Challenge
Posted on 1/7/26 at 6:52 pm to Adajax
Posted on 1/7/26 at 6:52 pm to Adajax
No goal in mind, as always, other than “more than last year.”
My 2026 list follows:
1. Of Time and Turtles - Sy Montgomery, paperback, 289pp. 3*
2. Godzilla’s 70th Anniversary - IDW comics collection, hardcover, 200pp. 3.5*
3. Angels & Demons - Dan Brown, paperback, 480pp. 4*
4. Isles of the Emberdark - Brandon Sanderson, hardcover, 465pp. 4.5*
5. Vampire Hunter D Omnibus Book One - Hideyuki Kikuchi, paperback, 632pp. 3.5*
6. Jaws - Peter Benchley, paperback, 340pp. 4*
My 2026 list follows:
1. Of Time and Turtles - Sy Montgomery, paperback, 289pp. 3*
2. Godzilla’s 70th Anniversary - IDW comics collection, hardcover, 200pp. 3.5*
3. Angels & Demons - Dan Brown, paperback, 480pp. 4*
4. Isles of the Emberdark - Brandon Sanderson, hardcover, 465pp. 4.5*
5. Vampire Hunter D Omnibus Book One - Hideyuki Kikuchi, paperback, 632pp. 3.5*
6. Jaws - Peter Benchley, paperback, 340pp. 4*
This post was edited on 7/28/26 at 10:54 pm
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Posted on 1/11/26 at 12:08 pm to Adajax
I’m not setting a # goal, but I’d be happy to read 10-15 this year. Using this post for my list of books read in 2026. Each time I start a new book, I will list it here.
1. The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
2. The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov
3. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
4. Twenty Years After - Alexandre Dumas
Currently Reading: The Man in the Iron Mask
1. The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
2. The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov
3. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
4. Twenty Years After - Alexandre Dumas
Currently Reading: The Man in the Iron Mask
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 7:26 am
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:42 am to Adajax
I always set a goal of 12. I usually reach it, but I tend to get burned out and take breaks from reading here and there so we'll see if I get there this year.
Completed
1. Quarter Share - Nathan Lowell (224 pg)
2. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde (240 pg)
3. Heat 2 - Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner (470 pg)
Currently Reading
How to Get Rich - Felix Dennis (320 pg)
Completed
1. Quarter Share - Nathan Lowell (224 pg)
2. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde (240 pg)
3. Heat 2 - Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner (470 pg)
Currently Reading
How to Get Rich - Felix Dennis (320 pg)
This post was edited on 3/30/26 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:27 am to Adajax
Goal is 40
1) The Book Thief
2) Secret of Secrets
1) The Book Thief
2) Secret of Secrets
Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:44 am to Adajax
2025 goal was 18 but finished with 31
Goal this year is 24
Goal this year is 24
Posted on 1/16/26 at 2:08 pm to Pikes Peak Tiger
Admin, is it possible to get a sticky?
Posted on 1/17/26 at 8:51 pm to Adajax
I'm going for quality, im almost halfway thru war and peace. It's not a slog, it's brilliant.
Posted on 1/25/26 at 5:47 am to ecb
Bump to sticky this and remove 2025.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 7:50 pm to Adajax
I read 34 last year.
Setting a goal of 30 this year. Already Feb and I haven’t even started any books yet this year.
Setting a goal of 30 this year. Already Feb and I haven’t even started any books yet this year.
Posted on 2/2/26 at 10:35 pm to 4cubbies
1. Michael Connolly - Lincoln Lawyer
2. Michael Crichton - Jurassic Park
3. Michael Crichton - The Lost World
4. Armada - Ernest Cline
5. Andromeda strain - Michael Crichton
6. Eaters of the dead - Michael Crichton
7. New Dawn by Alex Irvine
8. Andromeda Evolution by Crichton and Daniel Wilson
9. Micro by Crichton and Richard Preston
10. A Murder in Hollywood - Michael Crichton
11. The Terminal Man - Michael Crichton
12. The Venom Business - John Lange/MC
13. Congo - MC
2. Michael Crichton - Jurassic Park
3. Michael Crichton - The Lost World
4. Armada - Ernest Cline
5. Andromeda strain - Michael Crichton
6. Eaters of the dead - Michael Crichton
7. New Dawn by Alex Irvine
8. Andromeda Evolution by Crichton and Daniel Wilson
9. Micro by Crichton and Richard Preston
10. A Murder in Hollywood - Michael Crichton
11. The Terminal Man - Michael Crichton
12. The Venom Business - John Lange/MC
13. Congo - MC
This post was edited on 8/16/26 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 2/12/26 at 9:18 am to S
I need to revisit these.
Posted on 2/12/26 at 9:43 am to Adajax
I have never kept track before. This could be interesting or demoralizing. Only real goal is to knock out The Expanse series by James S. A. Corey.
Books completed
The haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb
Audiobooks completed
Bioshock Rapture - Andrew Ryan
Kaiju Battlefield Surgeon - Matt Dinniman (DNF)
Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman
Restarted DCC for the third time
Books completed
The haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb
Audiobooks completed
Bioshock Rapture - Andrew Ryan
Kaiju Battlefield Surgeon - Matt Dinniman (DNF)
Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman
Restarted DCC for the third time
Posted on 2/18/26 at 5:24 pm to Scuttle Buttin
quote:
I need to revisit these.
It’s been fun.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 6:42 pm to conservativewifeymom
2. Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay by William W. Warner. Pulitzer prize winner in 1977. As Mary Poppins said, 'perfect in every way.' Highly recommend!
Posted on 2/28/26 at 9:08 pm to Adajax
New to this, but have loved reading just fell off. Set a goal of 24 new books for the year. I have never read anything on the list before setting the goal. I have read some others that are related to my job but have not included them. So far I have read
1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone
2. Sociopath: A memoir. ( Patric Gange) Highly recommend.
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Monday I start Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, with several more to add on after.
1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone
2. Sociopath: A memoir. ( Patric Gange) Highly recommend.
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Monday I start Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, with several more to add on after.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 7:31 am to Adajax
How many hours a week do you folks spend reading to read that many books? I'm happy with my single digit number of books but I don't get to spend much time to read.
Posted on 5/24/26 at 8:27 pm to Adajax
I've been procrastinating starting this because I didn't want to list all the Expeditionary Force books I read.
1. Expeditionary Force: Zero Hour - Alanson
2. Expeditionary Force: Mavericks
3. Expeditionary Force: Renegades
4. Expeditionary Force: Armageddon
5. Expeditionary Force: Valkyrie
6. Expeditionary Force: Critical Mass
7. Expeditionary Force: Brushfire
8. Expeditionary Force: Breakaway
9. Expeditionary Force: Fallout
10. Expeditionary Force: Match Game
11. Expeditionary Force: Failure Mode
12. Expeditionary Force: Aftermath
13. Expeditionary Force: Task Force Hammer
14. Expeditionary Force: Gateway
15. Expeditionary Force: Ground State
16. There Is No Antimemetics Division - qntm
17. Operation Bounce House - Dinnamin
18. Slaughterhouse-Five - Vonnegut
19. The Three Musketeers - Dumas
20. A Parade of Horribles - Dinnamin
21. Assassin's Apprentice - Hobb
22. Royal Assassin
23. Assassin's Quest
24. The Odyssey - Homer *
25. A Confederacy of Dunces - Toole
26. Heart of Darkness - Conrad
*reread
1. Expeditionary Force: Zero Hour - Alanson
2. Expeditionary Force: Mavericks
3. Expeditionary Force: Renegades
4. Expeditionary Force: Armageddon
5. Expeditionary Force: Valkyrie
6. Expeditionary Force: Critical Mass
7. Expeditionary Force: Brushfire
8. Expeditionary Force: Breakaway
9. Expeditionary Force: Fallout
10. Expeditionary Force: Match Game
11. Expeditionary Force: Failure Mode
12. Expeditionary Force: Aftermath
13. Expeditionary Force: Task Force Hammer
14. Expeditionary Force: Gateway
15. Expeditionary Force: Ground State
16. There Is No Antimemetics Division - qntm
17. Operation Bounce House - Dinnamin
18. Slaughterhouse-Five - Vonnegut
19. The Three Musketeers - Dumas
20. A Parade of Horribles - Dinnamin
21. Assassin's Apprentice - Hobb
22. Royal Assassin
23. Assassin's Quest
24. The Odyssey - Homer *
25. A Confederacy of Dunces - Toole
26. Heart of Darkness - Conrad
*reread
This post was edited on 8/1/26 at 10:54 pm
Posted on 7/8/26 at 12:06 pm to Esquire
36 so far in 2026:
1. Children of Ash and Elm, Neil Price
2. Team of Rivals, Dorothy Kearns Goodwin
3. No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy
4. Naked and the Dead, Norman Mailer
5. Grant, Ron Chernow
6. The Nightingale's Song, Robert Timberg
7. Annie Bott, Caragh O'Brien
8. Master of the Senate, Robert Caro
9. I Still Believe in Miracles, Lucas Jones
10. Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bugakov
11. Deep Cuts, Holly Brickley
12. The Secret Hours, Nick Herron
13. The Barracks Thief, Tobias Wolfe
14. A Separate Peace, John Knowles
15. Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke
16. Echo Park, Michael Connelly
17. Angel Down, Daniel Kraus
18. Caught Stealing, Charlie Huston
19. A Violent Masterpiece, Jordan Harper
20. Vigil, George Saunders
21. The Moon is Down, John Steinbeck
22. The Winter Soldier, Daniel Mason
23. Glyph, Ali Smith
24. Sorry for Your Trouble, Richard Ford
25. The Long Walk, Stephen King
26. Our Kind of Traitor, John LeCarre
27. Night of the Grizzlies, Jack Olsen
28. Theo of Golden, Allen Levi
29. Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid
30. Saltwash, Andrew Michael Hurley
31. The Climb Up to Hell, Jack Olsen
32. Orbital, Samantha Harvey
33. White River Crossing, Ian McGuire
34. Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen
35. No Way Home, TC Boyle
36. Departures, Julian Barnes
13,824 pages
Mean length 384 pages
Median length 320 pages
That list is more or less in the descending order of how much I liked the book. FTR, I would not use the Julian Barnes novel for toilet paper.
1. Children of Ash and Elm, Neil Price
2. Team of Rivals, Dorothy Kearns Goodwin
3. No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy
4. Naked and the Dead, Norman Mailer
5. Grant, Ron Chernow
6. The Nightingale's Song, Robert Timberg
7. Annie Bott, Caragh O'Brien
8. Master of the Senate, Robert Caro
9. I Still Believe in Miracles, Lucas Jones
10. Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bugakov
11. Deep Cuts, Holly Brickley
12. The Secret Hours, Nick Herron
13. The Barracks Thief, Tobias Wolfe
14. A Separate Peace, John Knowles
15. Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke
16. Echo Park, Michael Connelly
17. Angel Down, Daniel Kraus
18. Caught Stealing, Charlie Huston
19. A Violent Masterpiece, Jordan Harper
20. Vigil, George Saunders
21. The Moon is Down, John Steinbeck
22. The Winter Soldier, Daniel Mason
23. Glyph, Ali Smith
24. Sorry for Your Trouble, Richard Ford
25. The Long Walk, Stephen King
26. Our Kind of Traitor, John LeCarre
27. Night of the Grizzlies, Jack Olsen
28. Theo of Golden, Allen Levi
29. Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid
30. Saltwash, Andrew Michael Hurley
31. The Climb Up to Hell, Jack Olsen
32. Orbital, Samantha Harvey
33. White River Crossing, Ian McGuire
34. Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen
35. No Way Home, TC Boyle
36. Departures, Julian Barnes
13,824 pages
Mean length 384 pages
Median length 320 pages
That list is more or less in the descending order of how much I liked the book. FTR, I would not use the Julian Barnes novel for toilet paper.
Posted on 7/20/26 at 9:03 am to Adajax
1. Project Hail Mary - Weir
2. The 6:20 Man - Baldacci
3. The Tenth Legion - Kelly
4. Prodigal Son - Koontz
5. City of Night - Koontz
6. The Cost of These Dreams - Thompson
7. Why We Love Baseball - Posnanski
8. Mr New Orleans - Randazzo & Brouillette
9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone- Rowling
10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets- Rowling
11. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Rowling
12. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Rowling
13. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Rowling
14. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - Rowling
15. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Rowling
16. Blood Meridian - McCarthy
2. The 6:20 Man - Baldacci
3. The Tenth Legion - Kelly
4. Prodigal Son - Koontz
5. City of Night - Koontz
6. The Cost of These Dreams - Thompson
7. Why We Love Baseball - Posnanski
8. Mr New Orleans - Randazzo & Brouillette
9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone- Rowling
10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets- Rowling
11. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Rowling
12. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Rowling
13. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Rowling
14. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - Rowling
15. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Rowling
16. Blood Meridian - McCarthy
Posted on 7/23/26 at 1:41 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
Updated:
37 so far in 2026:
1. Children of Ash and Elm, Neil Price
2. Team of Rivals, Dorothy Kearns Goodwin
3. No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy
4. Tom's Crossing, Mark Danielewski
5. Naked and the Dead, Norman Mailer
6. Grant, Ron Chernow
7. The Nightingale's Song, Robert Timberg
8. Annie Bott, Caragh O'Brien
9. Master of the Senate, Robert Caro
10. I Still Believe in Miracles, Lucas Jones
11. Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bugakov
12. Deep Cuts, Holly Brickley
13. The Secret Hours, Nick Herron
14. The Barracks Thief, Tobias Wolfe
15. A Separate Peace, John Knowles
16. Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke
17. Echo Park, Michael Connelly
18. Angel Down, Daniel Kraus
19. Caught Stealing, Charlie Huston
20. A Violent Masterpiece, Jordan Harper
21. Vigil, George Saunders
22. The Moon is Down, John Steinbeck
23. The Winter Soldier, Daniel Mason
24. Glyph, Ali Smith
25. Sorry for Your Trouble, Richard Ford
26. The Long Walk, Stephen King
27. Our Kind of Traitor, John LeCarre
28. Night of the Grizzlies, Jack Olsen
29. Theo of Golden, Allen Levi
30. Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid
31. Saltwash, Andrew Michael Hurley
32. The Climb Up to Hell, Jack Olsen
33. Orbital, Samantha Harvey
34. White River Crossing, Ian McGuire
35. Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen
36. No Way Home, TC Boyle
37. Departures, Julian Barnes
15,110 pages
Mean length 408 pages
Median length 320 pages
Average pages per day 74 pages
That list is more or less in the descending order of how much I liked the book. Most recent is highlighted.
37 so far in 2026:
1. Children of Ash and Elm, Neil Price
2. Team of Rivals, Dorothy Kearns Goodwin
3. No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy
4. Tom's Crossing, Mark Danielewski
5. Naked and the Dead, Norman Mailer
6. Grant, Ron Chernow
7. The Nightingale's Song, Robert Timberg
8. Annie Bott, Caragh O'Brien
9. Master of the Senate, Robert Caro
10. I Still Believe in Miracles, Lucas Jones
11. Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bugakov
12. Deep Cuts, Holly Brickley
13. The Secret Hours, Nick Herron
14. The Barracks Thief, Tobias Wolfe
15. A Separate Peace, John Knowles
16. Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke
17. Echo Park, Michael Connelly
18. Angel Down, Daniel Kraus
19. Caught Stealing, Charlie Huston
20. A Violent Masterpiece, Jordan Harper
21. Vigil, George Saunders
22. The Moon is Down, John Steinbeck
23. The Winter Soldier, Daniel Mason
24. Glyph, Ali Smith
25. Sorry for Your Trouble, Richard Ford
26. The Long Walk, Stephen King
27. Our Kind of Traitor, John LeCarre
28. Night of the Grizzlies, Jack Olsen
29. Theo of Golden, Allen Levi
30. Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid
31. Saltwash, Andrew Michael Hurley
32. The Climb Up to Hell, Jack Olsen
33. Orbital, Samantha Harvey
34. White River Crossing, Ian McGuire
35. Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen
36. No Way Home, TC Boyle
37. Departures, Julian Barnes
15,110 pages
Mean length 408 pages
Median length 320 pages
Average pages per day 74 pages
That list is more or less in the descending order of how much I liked the book. Most recent is highlighted.
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