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andpuff

You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me. -- CS Lewis

Jan 03, 2016 16:56

Remember the whole "only read books by specific peoples" thing going around this time last year? Well, while I felt that "only read" was a tad restrictive, I did agree that it certainly wouldn't hurt to broaden my reading outside my defaults. I just wasn't sure what my defaults were so I decided to keep track of who wrote what I read for pleasure ( Read more... )

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trektone January 3 2016, 23:03:55 UTC

Which book gave you the most pleasure?

andpuff January 3 2016, 23:31:23 UTC

That's a hard call but I'd have to say Pratchett's The Shepherd's Crown because of what it represented -- where pleasure could be defined as which book effected me the most. Loved it but so much externally applied sadness so... But on the other hand, I should go out so well.

deborahblakehps January 3 2016, 23:52:56 UTC

Ahem. Did you read one of mine?

filkferengi January 4 2016, 00:04:17 UTC

I read two of yours, & am impatiently awaiting the 3rd.

deborahblakehps January 4 2016, 01:29:05 UTC

Yay!

andpuff January 4 2016, 04:23:14 UTC

Yes. And have the novellas on my tablet so you'll be part of next years 68% too.

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madfilkentist January 4 2016, 01:01:47 UTC

I agree, broadening one's reading is much better than restricting it.

querida_bonbon January 4 2016, 01:24:19 UTC

You can always use Goodreads to challenge yourself to read more than 30 books this year :)

I read 74 books this year (but that includes a few comics and kid's books) and I found it a cool challenge to read books with certain criteria to step out of my comfort zone. The most interesting were reading a book originally written in a different language (Night Watch and The Three-Body Problem were my choices here) and reading a book over 100 years old. I will admit I didn't complete them all, like a Pulitzer Prize-winning book, a play, and a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't (but I just don't know if I can ever bring myself to finish Pride and Prejudice, ugh).

andpuff January 4 2016, 04:20:03 UTC

This year, I'm going to read Great Expectations if it kills me. And it might. :)

deborahblakehps January 4 2016, 13:28:54 UTC

It's not that bad. Not good, but not that bad.

Audible, that's the secret querida_bonbon January 5 2016, 16:34:09 UTC

Listening while driving, or doing dishes, or walking ... doubles the pleasure.

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andromakie January 4 2016, 01:45:58 UTC

wow, look at all those statistics. I read lots of books but I have no idea what countries they were from.

andpuff January 4 2016, 04:19:27 UTC

Everything's on the net... :)