tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post3439851364534514657..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: 2019 here we come - ready or not!Bronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-89649356153177935162018-12-25T09:59:53.792+11:002018-12-25T09:59:53.792+11:00I can relate to your feelings about reading challe...I can relate to your feelings about reading challenges. I love them and every year I join at least 4-5 but I don't always complete them. While I've seen a couple of challenges that sound really good I'm also going back and forth and maybe not doing any. One thing though is the reading events, those I think are much easier to join and see through so I think that may be my focus as well. I guess I better decide soon. Best of luck with your reading plans for 2019!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-86911238855228168322018-12-22T06:02:56.849+11:002018-12-22T06:02:56.849+11:00I'm definitely interested in the Moby Dick rea...I'm definitely interested in the Moby Dick read-along!!! Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-41442742869614866712018-12-21T15:45:53.363+11:002018-12-21T15:45:53.363+11:00The housing market has gone wild! Slowly, we'...The housing market has gone wild! Slowly, we're getting there....Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-7050309378902703082018-12-21T03:55:51.527+11:002018-12-21T03:55:51.527+11:00Keep me updated on the Moby Dick readalong. That i...Keep me updated on the Moby Dick readalong. That is a book I plan on reading next year. :)Rachelhttp://hibernatorslibrary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-28189583282351895482018-12-20T12:57:51.634+11:002018-12-20T12:57:51.634+11:00A Maigret Christmas! How have I missed that one. O...A Maigret Christmas! How have I missed that one. Of course when you say no challenges, you surely don't mean mine! If you have a spare day or two over Christmas/New Year you could always read/review an old Australian for my Australian Women Writers Gen 2 Week (writers who came of age in the Bulletin years 1890-1918). The one challenge I missed this year which I was looking out for was AWWC Bingo.Bill Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226596508434055521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-71585060462645556382018-12-20T09:00:57.828+11:002018-12-20T09:00:57.828+11:00I don't mind making some reading plans as I do...I don't mind making some reading plans as I do need help to get through my enormous TBR pile! Compiling books for the 20 Books of Summer (Winter) helps me to rediscover books long forgotten on the bottom of the pile. I usually don't read everything from my initial list as my day job/new release commitment gets in the way, but I do like the push it gives me to get 20 books read during that time. <br /><br />I find that Non-Fic Nov is more of a blogging challenge than a reading challenge. I read non-fic throughout the year, but being ready with a non-fic post every week for 5 weeks in Nov is not easy for me! Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-12247779358854303452018-12-20T08:46:23.323+11:002018-12-20T08:46:23.323+11:00Challenge free, but not plan free :-)
My goodread...Challenge free, but not plan free :-)<br /><br />My goodreads target kept me hopping this year (I bumped it up to 110 this year as I kept reaching the 100 mark in early Dec previously). I now have to finish 5 more books before NY.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-65441146795743225392018-12-20T08:41:26.062+11:002018-12-20T08:41:26.062+11:00On reflection I realise that for me, it's not ...On reflection I realise that for me, it's not so much, NO reading plans, as NO challenges. I'm no longer trying to match book titles to colours, seasons, time periods, genres or trying to work out just how long this book has been lurking on my TBR pile.<br /><br />As you know, planning a readalong takes some organising, so having a plan is necessary for some books. But the rest is serendipitous :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-64900153196515162532018-12-20T08:38:28.780+11:002018-12-20T08:38:28.780+11:00I had wondered if I could/should extend the Moby D...I had wondered if I could/should extend the Moby Dick readalong to include the Philbrick books - would it be too much Moby to attempt to read them all over a 6 mnth period?Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-84134488633299806302018-12-20T08:36:12.093+11:002018-12-20T08:36:12.093+11:00I've really enjoyed reading my handful of IM&#...I've really enjoyed reading my handful of IM's is such good company. I doubt I would have got as much out of them as I did, if I hadn't had your enthusiasm and knowledge to inspire me. So thank you for committing so wholeheartedly to such an extensive and exhaustive readalong :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-78141638661511084292018-12-20T08:33:07.631+11:002018-12-20T08:33:07.631+11:00Hear, hear! I hope the bushfire recovery is procee...Hear, hear! I hope the bushfire recovery is proceeding smoothly in your area as well.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-26480303200005167852018-12-20T08:30:30.278+11:002018-12-20T08:30:30.278+11:00I went through a phase and signed up for numerous ...I went through a phase and signed up for numerous challenges. I loved going through my TBR pile & seeing what I could make fit into each particular challenge. And for that reason the challenges are a good thing - they bring things from the bottom of the pile back into the limelight & give me an excuse to bring them to the top. But the stress of following through was too much in the end. My day job means that I need to read lots of current new releases & I can only fit so many books in, in one year!<br /><br />My Goodreads target this year was 110 books, but I also count the extra special picture books I read at work as well as the junior fiction & teen stuff I read for work.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-74439306202048575712018-12-19T20:02:21.707+11:002018-12-19T20:02:21.707+11:00How funny, I had the exact same reaction as Cleo. ...How funny, I had the exact same reaction as Cleo. Imagine what your year would look like if you had actually included challenges ???? I tried a no-plan 2018 (I called it my year of reading naked). It meant stepping back from some challenges like 20 books of summer. But I did join in some of the shorter events like Non fiction Nov. So yes its possible to do both!Booker Talkhttp://www.bookertalk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-34951236773603478702018-12-19T14:39:52.168+11:002018-12-19T14:39:52.168+11:00Wow, for someone who is challenge-free, you have A...Wow, for someone who is challenge-free, you have ALOT planned! I can't wait for the Moby Dick read-along. Thanks for being pushed into it, lol! ;-) All your other plans look wonderful. I'm adding back challenges this coming year; after being nearly challenge-free for the last couple of years, I find the challenges push me to read more so even if I don't complete them, I read more. Being challenge-free I'm reading less and less, which I don't like. I hope you have a wonderful reading year in 2019, Brona!Cleo @ Classical Carouselhttps://classicalcarousel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-61619556190837288272018-12-19T12:32:43.046+11:002018-12-19T12:32:43.046+11:00Yay for no plan reading year! Though at some point...Yay for no plan reading year! Though at some point we DO make plans, LOL... But at least we don't have to set any deadline or target, and certainly won't feel guilty if we just didn't make it.<br /><br />I'm glad you decided to host Moby Dick readalong, it will be fun.<br /><br />And you have tempted me to read/reread Agatha Christie's! I think Robin's perpetual reading challenge suits me very well, as there is no time limit. I have read a lot of Christie's in the past, but not all. It will be fun to read them all over again in chronological order.<br /><br />And for #Zoladdiction, I will need your idea/thoughts, as next year I will be more hectic than ever :((Fanda Classiclithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642429343958941266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-92136564496995182162018-12-19T12:15:06.110+11:002018-12-19T12:15:06.110+11:00Happy to see you decided to delve into the Agatha ...Happy to see you decided to delve into the Agatha Christie reading challenge on 52 Books. Enjoy your Moby Dick readalong. Read it a few years back and enjoyed it. Nathaniel Philbrick's Why Read Moby Dick is a great lead into the story. I plan to read his nonfiction In the Heart of the Sea this coming year. Also a spin off from Moby Dick, Ahab's Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund is excellent. ~cheers and best wishes for a better 2019! Robin Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765229264945106765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-39871067155899602018-12-18T18:40:46.636+11:002018-12-18T18:40:46.636+11:00Ooh that's two great Iris Murdochs, two of the...Ooh that's two great Iris Murdochs, two of the best, and I look forward to you joining in with those in IM's centenary year. LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-28473384544971835352018-12-18T15:45:54.781+11:002018-12-18T15:45:54.781+11:00I also had a rough year. Let's hope for bette...I also had a rough year. Let's hope for better things in 2019. <3<br />Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-10275347516170718412018-12-18T10:53:42.628+11:002018-12-18T10:53:42.628+11:00I try not to do too many challenges because I tend...I try not to do too many challenges because I tend not to follow through, as well. I do set a Goodreads goal of 52 books and that lended well to the 52 books in 52 weeks challenge.<br /><br />Have a wonderful, reading filled 2019!collettakayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13242365478904701504noreply@blogger.com