Eleflan
Eleflan t1_ivv8m9g wrote
Reply to comment by Low_Educator_6510 in What are your "reading goals"? by basketsnbeer
According to Goodreads 44 out of 52 as of today is "You're on track!" (I am in the exact same spot) You can do it!!
Eleflan t1_ivv6jcf wrote
Reply to What are your "reading goals"? by basketsnbeer
Classics, non fiction, and books I own. I keep track of them and if I feel I didn't do particularly well in a category I will try to make it a focus the next year.
My 2022 goals were to get back into some "joy of reading" type things that goodreads kind of killed for me. One goal was to reread a favorite book. I used to reread a lot more before I joined GoodReads and now the TBR is basically infinite and I never reread. My other goal was to go to the store or library and browse for a book and read it without looking it up online. I basically research everything on GoodReads and order it at the library so I wanted to go back in time to when I would browse and discover books at the bookstore. I ended up with a mediocre read LOL
Eleflan t1_iuykaa5 wrote
Reply to comment by JanaT2 in How do i get back into reading? by Ok_Ebb2671
I agree. Think "now it's time to read." Prep a cozy spot: blanket, beverage, candle and just start reading. Enjoy.
Eleflan t1_iudgiyy wrote
I always have 2, one audio and one paper/ebook. I might on occasion get a third if it's non fiction, short stories, or a buddy read with an agreed upon slow pace.
Eleflan t1_itl2dej wrote
I do this too. I just finished The Three Musketeers because I have tickets to a theatre production in November. I thought it started off okay, I was pretty unimpressed with d'Artagnan. But half way through I thought it got really good. Now I'm just hoping the show sticks to the first book because I don't have time to read the rest of the trilogy. I find knowing the story ahead of time adds to the enjoyment of live shows, you can see what's been adapted and omitted for the stage.
Eleflan t1_ja8jkyl wrote
Reply to after ASOIAF and kingkiller I dont dare to start reading unfinished series, I wonder statistically how much people are same and if it sffects other authors? by [deleted]
Has anyone ever said they regretted reading asoiaf? I certainly am glad to have read it.
That said I get my books from the library these days so I'm not really supporting authors anyways and with such a backlog I only ever get around to reading series once they are finished usually.