52 Books 52 Weeks :: 2010 Review

When 2010 began, I set off with a goal of reading 52 books, essentially 52 books in 52 weeks. A book a week. As I read avidly myself as well as aloud to the kids, I felt sure that I could accomplish this. I made a mental note, however, that I would only count chapter books - not everybody books or picture books that I could read cover to cover in under an hour.

I started off well and many months, I read more than what was necessary each week to meet my goal.  By mid-year, however, wouldn't you know it ... I began to lose steam.  In November, I started The Pillars of the Earth, a book I had been wanting to read for years.  Though I really enjoyed the story, it took me several weeks to complete.  I would pick it up for a few days and then set it down for a week.  It thereby took me forever to complete.

I am quite impressed however ... In the end, I was just 4 books shy of my goal.  I enjoyed this challenge much more than the reading / book challenges I have done in the past.  It was far more flexible than the 888 or the 999 challenges.  Therefore, I will again strive to achieve this goal in 2011.

52 Books 52 Weeks :: Catch Up

Early in the year, I challenged myself to read one book each week for the entire year.  I started out really well and then as summer came upon me, I found myself out doors more frequently and was less inclined to curl up on the couch or in bed with a book.  This morning, I came across a blog of a friend, my corner, and discovered that she, too, was taking part in a similar challenge. I hadn't even realized that there was an online community doing this same challenge ... though I should have suspected.

52 Books in 52 Weeks

I thereby jumped over to the spreadsheet I created in the early part of the year and along with my Goodreads account, brought it was up to date.  38 books thus far (assuming I didn't overlook one).  Not too shabby.  I should be able to succeed if I continue forth and resume reading as avidly as I had at the start of the year.  Now if I could just stop reading twaddle and resume my quest to read the classics I never read in school.