Being
a goal-orientated person of mostly sound mind, I set forth for your
consideration my 2017 Reading Goals:
Total
Read Goal: 100
While
I read 140-150 books the last two years, I am dissatisfied with the quality.
Far too many were picture or elementary level books. This year, I want to read
books with more meat and grit and higher thinking. By reducing my goal by 1/3,
I think I can accomplish this. Quality over quantity.
Mini-Challenges:
Christian:
20+
More
realistic than 2016, but the reasons are the same. Collecting the books without reading them does me no good.
Evolution:
2+
I
need to get reading these!
Writing:
2+
As
a writer, I need to study my craft. Reading the advice of other writers is one
way.
Science
Fiction/Fantasy: 20+
The goal is two-fold:
1) to read series that I have collected to completion
2) to read a stand-alone novels by authors I haven't read before.
The goal is two-fold:
1) to read series that I have collected to completion
2) to read a stand-alone novels by authors I haven't read before.
- Series (Pick 3):
Vatta’s War by Elizabeth Moon (5)
Sarantha
Jax by Ann Aquirre (6)
The Regiment by John Dalmas (4)
In the Time of the Sixth Sun by Thomas Harlan (3)
Confederation Series by Tanya Huff (7)
Honor Harrington Series by David Weber (11+)
The Uglies by Scott Westerfield (4)
The Maze Runner Series by James Dashner (4)
Song in the Silence Series by Elizabeth Kerner (3)
The Regiment by John Dalmas (4)
In the Time of the Sixth Sun by Thomas Harlan (3)
Confederation Series by Tanya Huff (7)
Honor Harrington Series by David Weber (11+)
The Uglies by Scott Westerfield (4)
The Maze Runner Series by James Dashner (4)
Song in the Silence Series by Elizabeth Kerner (3)
- Authors (Pick 5)
Larry Niven
David Brin
Ray Bradbury
Chris Bunch
F. M. Busby
Jack McDevitt
Andre Norton
Frederick Pohl
H. G. Wells
George Dickson
Larry Niven
David Brin
Ray Bradbury
Chris Bunch
F. M. Busby
Jack McDevitt
Andre Norton
Frederick Pohl
H. G. Wells
George Dickson
Classics: 5+
These must be books tagged as classic in my LibraryThing Catalog. In particular, I would like to a book by Honore de Balzac, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, and a play by Shakespeare.
Other Possibilities include:
Stephen Crane
Dante's Divine Comendy
Thoughts and Minor Works by Blaise Pascal
Elizabeth Goudge
Dashell Hammett
Lady Mursaki
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
John Steinbeck
H. G. Wells
General Fiction: 5+
This must be books tagged as such in my LibraryThing Catalog. In particular, I want to read Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts, and at least two should be written by non-western authors .
Non-Fiction: 5+
Topic does not matter. Does not count for the Evolution reading. In particular, I want to read non-western philosophy, books on medicine and science, and at least two world history books. I suspect I will fulfill this in July when I do my annual American Revolution Reading.
Young Adult / Newbery Winner: 5+:
I have stacks of these books that I need to read. I collect Newbery and have fallen behind on reading them
This is a ridged reading list compared with previous years. But it is part of the overall goal to be more mindful about what I read. And, I like lists.
To the Books!
These must be books tagged as classic in my LibraryThing Catalog. In particular, I would like to a book by Honore de Balzac, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, and a play by Shakespeare.
Other Possibilities include:
Stephen Crane
Dante's Divine Comendy
Thoughts and Minor Works by Blaise Pascal
Elizabeth Goudge
Dashell Hammett
Lady Mursaki
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
John Steinbeck
H. G. Wells
General Fiction: 5+
This must be books tagged as such in my LibraryThing Catalog. In particular, I want to read Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts, and at least two should be written by non-western authors .
Non-Fiction: 5+
Topic does not matter. Does not count for the Evolution reading. In particular, I want to read non-western philosophy, books on medicine and science, and at least two world history books. I suspect I will fulfill this in July when I do my annual American Revolution Reading.
Young Adult / Newbery Winner: 5+:
I have stacks of these books that I need to read. I collect Newbery and have fallen behind on reading them
This is a ridged reading list compared with previous years. But it is part of the overall goal to be more mindful about what I read. And, I like lists.
To the Books!
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