Progress for 2010

The books I have read thus far in 2010:

1. The Gate House by Nelson DeMille
2. Poppy Done to Death by Charlaine Harris
3. A Secret Rage by Charlaine Harris
4. Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton
5. Tempted by Kristin Cast and P.C. Cast
6. Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton
7. Demon Seed (Revised) by Dean Koontz
8. The Gunslinger: Dark Tower I by Stephen King

Currently, I'm (re)reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'engle.

In terms of reading goals, I set them by number of pages to be read rather than by number of books. I've found if I go for a book oriented goal, I exclude longer volumes that are well worth reading. This year, my goal is to read 17,520 pages (last year I read 15,840 which was well beyond my goal of 10,000). I totaled 51 books. If I can make my goal this year, I may take on the goal of reading 100 books in 2011 (yikes!).

I select books in many different ways. To begin with, I have compiled a list of books that have won various awards (Nobel Prize for Literature, Booker, etc.) and am currently working on expanding that list to include over 100 random "favorites" lists from the internet. Though I like to select books from that list, there are also authors that I really enjoy, such as Dean Koontz, Charlaine Harris, Laurell K. Hamilton, Anne Rice, that are rarely found on such lists and I read them anyhow because I enjoy them. Once in awhile I read something that is recommended by a person or publication, and sometimes I just see a book on the shelf at the bookstore or the library, and I pick it up to read. So, there is some method to the madness, but there aren't really any rules. I love to read and I try to read as much as I can.

I'm going to try and write a quick review of books as I finish them, if nothing else to say I finished it, update the tally for the year, and say "loved it" or "pass!". If you have any questions about a book or just wish to chat about it, please do! Sometimes I don't say much about something but that doesn't mean I don't have much to say. :)

If you have any recommendations, please share!