10,000 Page Challenge -- 2013
Total: 9,079/10,000 pages
I'm a little disappointed, but I discovered last year that I have a hard time motivating myself to read when I'm not really enjoying the book, and I hit a record number of books I just didn't like very much this year. Why didn't I just give up on them? Some were books in a series I have otherwise enjoyed, some were by authors I have otherwise enjoyed, and some were books that were recommended to me and I kept waiting for the awesomeness I'd been promised to turn up (spoiler alert: it didn't).
I'll probably track what I read next year just because it's kind of fun to see what I've read over the course of the year, but next year's goal will be slightly more nebulous and difficult to quantify. I want to read some things I've been meaning to read for a long time but just never got around to.
Stuff I read in 2013:
Fiction
1. Bones by Jonathan Kellerman -- 306 p.
2. Amphigorey Again by Edward Gorey -- 260 p.
3. The Velvet Touch by Edward D. Hoch -- 224 p.
4. The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells -- 538 p.
5. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown -- 522 p.
6. To Dream, Perchance To Live by Nessa L. Warin -- 350 p.
7. The Rook by Daniel O'Malley -- 489 p.
8. Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman -- 313 p.
9. Dauntless by Jack Campbell -- 241 p.
10. Deception by Jonathan Kellerman -- 273 p.
11. Smoke and Shadows by Tanya Huff -- 408 p.
12. Mystery by Jonathan Kellerman -- 277 p.
13. Victims by Jonathan Kellerman -- 299 p.
Nonfiction
1. WITSEC by Pete Earley & Gerald Shur -- 359 p.
2. Lost Moon by Jim Lovell & Jeffrey Kluger -- 378 p.
3. Salty-Dog VII by Kazuya Minekura -- 96 p.
4. Sugar Coat by Kazuya Minekura -- 110 p.
5. Sugar Coat Excess by Kazuya Minekura -- 112 p.
Graphic Novels/Manga/Manhwa
1. Loveless 10 by Yun Kouga -- 176 p.
2. Descendants of Darkness 6 by Yoko Matsushita -- 190 p.
3. Descendants of Darkness 7 by Yoko Matsushita -- 188 p.
4. Hawkeye Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon -- 136 p.
5. Iron Man/Captain America -- 240 p.
6. Loveless 11 by Yun Kouga -- 176 p.
7. Polterguys 1 by Laurianne Uy & Nathan Go -- 192 p.
8. Hawkeye Vol. 2: Little Hits -- 136 p.
9. Captain America & Hawkeye -- 96 p.
10. Ultimate Comics Captain America -- 112 p.
11. Gambit Vol. 1: Once a Thief -- 152 p.
12. Descendants of Darkness 8 by Yoko Matsushita -- 182 p.
13. Descendants of Darkness 9 by Yoko Matsushita -- 188 p.
14. Gambit Vol. 2: Tombstone Blues -- 120 p.
15. Descendants of Darkness 10 by Yoko Matsushita -- 188 p.
16. Gambit Vol. 3: King of Thieves -- 112 p.
Single Issue Comics
1. Grimm #0 -- 32 p.
2. Grimm #1 -- 32 p.
3. Grimm #2 -- 32 p.
4. Grimm #3 -- 32 p.
Zines
None. 8(
E-Reader Fic
1. The Second Rise by musesfool (MCU Avengers) -- 17 p.
2. Chthonian Limericks by
Proser (MCU Avengers) -- 38 p.
3. Beautiful Things Can Come from the Dark by alienat (J2 AU) -- 33 p.
4. If At First by kellifer_fic (MCU Avengers) -- 25 p.
5. Bad Moon on the Rise by
Beardsley (MCU Avengers) -- 20 p.
6. The History of Music by
NezumiPi (MCU Avengers) -- 69 p.
7. Baby, I'm Howling for You by andrealyn (H50) -- 115 p.
8. Contractually Obligated, at Least Out of Uniform by snack-size (MCU Avengers) -- 156 p.
9. Captain Fraudulent by
Ellid (MCU Avengers) -- 187 p.
10. Stilinski's Home for Wayward Wolves by
Owlpostagain (Teen Wolf) -- 80 p.
11. Cupboard Love by
Mklutz (Teen Wolf) -- 72 p.
I'm a little disappointed, but I discovered last year that I have a hard time motivating myself to read when I'm not really enjoying the book, and I hit a record number of books I just didn't like very much this year. Why didn't I just give up on them? Some were books in a series I have otherwise enjoyed, some were by authors I have otherwise enjoyed, and some were books that were recommended to me and I kept waiting for the awesomeness I'd been promised to turn up (spoiler alert: it didn't).
I'll probably track what I read next year just because it's kind of fun to see what I've read over the course of the year, but next year's goal will be slightly more nebulous and difficult to quantify. I want to read some things I've been meaning to read for a long time but just never got around to.
Stuff I read in 2013:
Fiction
1. Bones by Jonathan Kellerman -- 306 p.
2. Amphigorey Again by Edward Gorey -- 260 p.
3. The Velvet Touch by Edward D. Hoch -- 224 p.
4. The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells -- 538 p.
5. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown -- 522 p.
6. To Dream, Perchance To Live by Nessa L. Warin -- 350 p.
7. The Rook by Daniel O'Malley -- 489 p.
8. Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman -- 313 p.
9. Dauntless by Jack Campbell -- 241 p.
10. Deception by Jonathan Kellerman -- 273 p.
11. Smoke and Shadows by Tanya Huff -- 408 p.
12. Mystery by Jonathan Kellerman -- 277 p.
13. Victims by Jonathan Kellerman -- 299 p.
Nonfiction
1. WITSEC by Pete Earley & Gerald Shur -- 359 p.
2. Lost Moon by Jim Lovell & Jeffrey Kluger -- 378 p.
3. Salty-Dog VII by Kazuya Minekura -- 96 p.
4. Sugar Coat by Kazuya Minekura -- 110 p.
5. Sugar Coat Excess by Kazuya Minekura -- 112 p.
Graphic Novels/Manga/Manhwa
1. Loveless 10 by Yun Kouga -- 176 p.
2. Descendants of Darkness 6 by Yoko Matsushita -- 190 p.
3. Descendants of Darkness 7 by Yoko Matsushita -- 188 p.
4. Hawkeye Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon -- 136 p.
5. Iron Man/Captain America -- 240 p.
6. Loveless 11 by Yun Kouga -- 176 p.
7. Polterguys 1 by Laurianne Uy & Nathan Go -- 192 p.
8. Hawkeye Vol. 2: Little Hits -- 136 p.
9. Captain America & Hawkeye -- 96 p.
10. Ultimate Comics Captain America -- 112 p.
11. Gambit Vol. 1: Once a Thief -- 152 p.
12. Descendants of Darkness 8 by Yoko Matsushita -- 182 p.
13. Descendants of Darkness 9 by Yoko Matsushita -- 188 p.
14. Gambit Vol. 2: Tombstone Blues -- 120 p.
15. Descendants of Darkness 10 by Yoko Matsushita -- 188 p.
16. Gambit Vol. 3: King of Thieves -- 112 p.
Single Issue Comics
1. Grimm #0 -- 32 p.
2. Grimm #1 -- 32 p.
3. Grimm #2 -- 32 p.
4. Grimm #3 -- 32 p.
Zines
None. 8(
E-Reader Fic
1. The Second Rise by musesfool (MCU Avengers) -- 17 p.
2. Chthonian Limericks by
Proser (MCU Avengers) -- 38 p.
3. Beautiful Things Can Come from the Dark by alienat (J2 AU) -- 33 p.
4. If At First by kellifer_fic (MCU Avengers) -- 25 p.
5. Bad Moon on the Rise by
Beardsley (MCU Avengers) -- 20 p.
6. The History of Music by
NezumiPi (MCU Avengers) -- 69 p.
7. Baby, I'm Howling for You by andrealyn (H50) -- 115 p.
8. Contractually Obligated, at Least Out of Uniform by snack-size (MCU Avengers) -- 156 p.
9. Captain Fraudulent by
Ellid (MCU Avengers) -- 187 p.
10. Stilinski's Home for Wayward Wolves by
Owlpostagain (Teen Wolf) -- 80 p.
11. Cupboard Love by
Mklutz (Teen Wolf) -- 72 p.