This week’s musing:
How many books did you read in 2010? If you had a reading goal, did you meet it? What books are you most looking forward to reading for 2011 (either new, OR ones that have sat on your shelves for a while)?
It has been a long while since I did a Musing Mondays post; plus I really liked this week's questions so here we are.
I read 73 books in 2010. To be specific, I read 3 Chinese novels, 9 manga/graphic novels, 2 nonfiction and fiction as for the rest. I didn't read as many books as in 2009 (86 books) but still I think I had a great reading year last year in terms of quality and a few new-to-me authors whereby I enjoyed reading their books and will make sure to check them out should they have any releases out in the near future.
As for reading goals, I don't have any. I think simplicity is the way and my main focus will be reading as many books as I can from my TBR pile. However, I don't think it is possible to make a dent out of those piles at this point unless I make an effort to stop buying books, as my best friend always say to me. Unfortunately, I find this to be impossible since the temptation of books buying is too great, plus there are too many good books out there that I wouldn't want to miss. It would be a 'vicious' cycle, but at least I will be more choosy when it comes to buying the books I want to read.
Nevertheless, here are a few new books which I am most looking forward to buying (reading) this year:
- Gone by Mo Hayder
- The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards
- The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
- Playing Hurt by Holly Schindler
- The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
- Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
- Take Me There by Susan Colasanti
- What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
- Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale by Carolyn Turgeon
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This year I am definitely going to read Sarah Adison Allen :()
70+ book is Huge by my standards :) I hope you have a great year ahead :)
Everyone's vow this year seems to be to concentrate on their own personal TBR pile hehe. That's definitely mine. 73 books? Wow, Mel. That was certainly a good year for you. :D
Wow Melody you read alot! I stopped buying books this year and the library is my new friend. I will also be reading Gone by Mo Hayder. You were the one that got me interested in that author!
Good list, you have some interesting ones in there!
You did great Melody and I'm with you, simplicity is a good thing :)
I just saw that Kim Edwards has a new book (or will be coming out soon) and I am looking forward to that one.
You had a terrific year in books. I hope 2011 is even better.
You had a great reading year. Buying new books is a must, you never want to miss out on that next favorite read :)
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WOW 73 books -- that great! So much more than mine (I read 40 books *pout*)! Good luck with this year books reading :)
What a great year of reading, Melody! With the new job, relocation and other stuff that happened in 2010, I only managed to squeeze in 62 (a large drop from 2009's 110). Happy reading in 2011!