10,000 Page Challenge -- 2012
Total: 10,062/10,000 pages
I did it! This was my third consecutive year of setting myself a reading goal to try and make a dent in my giant pile of unread books, but it's the first year I've actually accomplished the goal. *\0/* Of course, I had to cheat like whoa and read manga for the entire month of December to get there, but those manga were on the pile so they totally count. Unfortunately, 12 of these books were bought this year, so I didn't make quite as big a dent in the backlog as I would have liked. I really have to learn to read the books I already own.
Stuff I read in 2012:
Fiction
1. Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth -- 317 p.
2. Death Vows by Richard Stevenson -- 183 p.
3. The President's Vampire by Christopher Farnsworth -- 273 p.
4. Gone by Jonathan Kellerman -- 456 p.
5. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- 151 p.
6. Next by Michael Crichton -- 422 p.
7. The Theory of Cat Gravity by Robin Wood -- 32 p.
8. The 38 Million Dollar Smile by Richard Stevenson -- 284 p.
9. Red, White, and Blood by Christopher Farnsworth -- 330 p.
10. The Legend of Nightfall by Mickey Zucker Reichert -- 496 p.
11. Redshirts by John Scalzi -- 317 p.
12. Obsession by Jonathan Kellerman -- 331 p.
13. Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch -- 273 p.
14. Dave and Liz and Chicago Save the World by John Scalzi -- 16 p.
15. Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman -- 283 p.
16. Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch -- 254 p.
17. Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch -- 277 p.
18. The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- 147 p.
19. Touching Evil by Rob Knight -- 244 p.
Nonfiction
1. Debunking 9/11 Myths by Popular Mechanics -- 192 p.
2. Your Neighborhood Gives Me the Creeps by Adam Selzer -- 266 p.
3. Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights? by Alex Hutchinson -- 81/309 p. (I read the rest last year)
4. The Art of Captain America: The First Avenger by Matthew K. Manning -- 240 p.
5. The Mystery Chronicles by Joe Nickell -- 360 p.
Graphic Novels/Manga/Manhwa
1. The Losers: Book One by Andy Diggle and Jock -- 304 p.
2. Loveless 9 by Yun Kouga -- 177 p.
3. Hero-Heel 3 by Makoto Tateno -- 184 p.
4. Sea View by Ayumi Kano -- 172 p.
5. Samurai Champloo 1 by Masaru Gotsubo -- 176 p.
6. Samurai Champloo 2 by Masaru Gotsubo -- 176 p.
7. The Loudest Whisper 1 by Temari Matsumoto -- 178 p.
8. The Loudest Whisper 2 by Temari Matsumoto -- 156 p.
9. Descendants of Darkness 5 by Yoko Matsushita -- 197 p.
10. Kashinfu by Makoto Tateno -- 177 p.
11. Duetto by Aoi Kujyou -- 191 p.
Zines
1. Mockingbird by Hiyacynth (SPN) -- 306 p.
2. All I Want for Christmas by Kassandra (X-Files) -- 142 p.
Sony E-Reader Fic
1. Kauoha = To Order or Command by ember_firedrake (H50) -- 65 p.
2. Bring the Rain by sinestrated (J2 AU) -- 152 p.
3. Performance in a Leading Role by madlori (BBC Sherlock) -- 283 p.
4. Mamo's Books and Music by deepbluemermaid (H50) -- 79 p.
5. Of Disadvantages and Benefits by flawedamythyst (BBC Sherlock) -- 47 p.
6. In a World So Wrong (Hold On) by malbryn (J2 AU) -- 71 p.
7. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by jaguarcaine (H50) -- 90 p.
8. Psychic Dreams by ankaree (Pros) -- 160 p.
9. Devil's Gonna Follow Me (Wherever I Go) by
Lyaka (MCU Avengers) -- 146 p.
10. We Know How It Works (The World Is No Longer Mysterious) by
Pistol (Losers) -- 208 p.
I did it! This was my third consecutive year of setting myself a reading goal to try and make a dent in my giant pile of unread books, but it's the first year I've actually accomplished the goal. *\0/* Of course, I had to cheat like whoa and read manga for the entire month of December to get there, but those manga were on the pile so they totally count. Unfortunately, 12 of these books were bought this year, so I didn't make quite as big a dent in the backlog as I would have liked. I really have to learn to read the books I already own.
Stuff I read in 2012:
Fiction
1. Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth -- 317 p.
2. Death Vows by Richard Stevenson -- 183 p.
3. The President's Vampire by Christopher Farnsworth -- 273 p.
4. Gone by Jonathan Kellerman -- 456 p.
5. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- 151 p.
6. Next by Michael Crichton -- 422 p.
7. The Theory of Cat Gravity by Robin Wood -- 32 p.
8. The 38 Million Dollar Smile by Richard Stevenson -- 284 p.
9. Red, White, and Blood by Christopher Farnsworth -- 330 p.
10. The Legend of Nightfall by Mickey Zucker Reichert -- 496 p.
11. Redshirts by John Scalzi -- 317 p.
12. Obsession by Jonathan Kellerman -- 331 p.
13. Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch -- 273 p.
14. Dave and Liz and Chicago Save the World by John Scalzi -- 16 p.
15. Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman -- 283 p.
16. Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch -- 254 p.
17. Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch -- 277 p.
18. The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- 147 p.
19. Touching Evil by Rob Knight -- 244 p.
Nonfiction
1. Debunking 9/11 Myths by Popular Mechanics -- 192 p.
2. Your Neighborhood Gives Me the Creeps by Adam Selzer -- 266 p.
3. Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights? by Alex Hutchinson -- 81/309 p. (I read the rest last year)
4. The Art of Captain America: The First Avenger by Matthew K. Manning -- 240 p.
5. The Mystery Chronicles by Joe Nickell -- 360 p.
Graphic Novels/Manga/Manhwa
1. The Losers: Book One by Andy Diggle and Jock -- 304 p.
2. Loveless 9 by Yun Kouga -- 177 p.
3. Hero-Heel 3 by Makoto Tateno -- 184 p.
4. Sea View by Ayumi Kano -- 172 p.
5. Samurai Champloo 1 by Masaru Gotsubo -- 176 p.
6. Samurai Champloo 2 by Masaru Gotsubo -- 176 p.
7. The Loudest Whisper 1 by Temari Matsumoto -- 178 p.
8. The Loudest Whisper 2 by Temari Matsumoto -- 156 p.
9. Descendants of Darkness 5 by Yoko Matsushita -- 197 p.
10. Kashinfu by Makoto Tateno -- 177 p.
11. Duetto by Aoi Kujyou -- 191 p.
Zines
1. Mockingbird by Hiyacynth (SPN) -- 306 p.
2. All I Want for Christmas by Kassandra (X-Files) -- 142 p.
Sony E-Reader Fic
1. Kauoha = To Order or Command by ember_firedrake (H50) -- 65 p.
2. Bring the Rain by sinestrated (J2 AU) -- 152 p.
3. Performance in a Leading Role by madlori (BBC Sherlock) -- 283 p.
4. Mamo's Books and Music by deepbluemermaid (H50) -- 79 p.
5. Of Disadvantages and Benefits by flawedamythyst (BBC Sherlock) -- 47 p.
6. In a World So Wrong (Hold On) by malbryn (J2 AU) -- 71 p.
7. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by jaguarcaine (H50) -- 90 p.
8. Psychic Dreams by ankaree (Pros) -- 160 p.
9. Devil's Gonna Follow Me (Wherever I Go) by
Lyaka (MCU Avengers) -- 146 p.
10. We Know How It Works (The World Is No Longer Mysterious) by
Pistol (Losers) -- 208 p.