Happy New Year!! I'm so excited to finally be able to pick my goodreads challenge for 2016. I've aimed higher this year. I've gone for 60 books. I usually stick to 50 and always go over, so why not do a real challenge and aim higher! Fingers crossed I can do this.
I'm not one who can pick a TBR pile, my whole book shelf is a constant TBR shelf. I can't ever pick books in advance and say 'okay this month i'll read this' - well done if you can - but I get bored, or I worry I'm missing something else much more fun. So I won't have set order of ever reading any books this year.
The only thing I do want to do within the reading challenge is to branch out - so within the above I wish to do/ find books that will come under the following. No book can be classed as more than one category.
- Read a classic
- Read a banned book
- Discover a new author
- Read a book published in 2016
- Read a book over 600 pages
- Read a childrens book
- Read a Graphic Novel
- Read an ARC
- Read a book translated to english
- Read a book more than 100 years old
- Read a Triology
- Read a play
- Read a book that was turned into a movie
- Read a book I was given
- Read a book based on a true story
- Read a book that scares me (or an author)
- Read a book set in a different country
- Read a book with an animal on the cover
- Read a book with a number in the title
- Read a mystery or thriller
- Read a book set into the future
- Read a book with a one word title
- Read a book based on it's cover
- Re-read a book on your shelf
- A book with a character that has your name
- Re-read a book on your shelf
- A book with a character that has your name
I think by doing this, I'm not tying myself to any one particular book and should reduce my reading shelf dramatically, if i stop buying of course (it's not going to happen but a girl can hope!).
On a personal level, I want to have fun in 2016, I really want my job to get better. I want to start enjoying it again rather than dread going there. I want to study something but not be forced to do so, and I want it to be something I enjoy. I want to get more involved with blogging and start speaking to other bloggers, and learn from them. I want to get more involved in the book community, because from the oustide, it's a brilliant one!
I also hope to gradually come out of my comfort zone in everything I do. I can do it, I'm probably just too lazy to do so. I also want to use my reading to be more social. How that will happen is beyond me, as reading is such an isolating thing, but I'm going to see if i can find book groups locally or something. We're already in the start of planning 'World Book Day' at work - this year finally dressing up! I want to that to succeed!
Overall I just want to be happy for 2016 and read more books.
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