2012 reading challenge

[Pickman's model]

you should all know the score by now: you indicate the number of books you expect to read in the coming year on the poll and then let us know how you're getting on. it's really very simple and it's not a big competition. you determine what a book is, whether it's an asterix book or proust's remembrance of things past. but you have to read it all the way through to count it. any queries, eg whether references count, are left up to you. i can't be bothered with such minutiae.

 

[Pickman's model]

it should be 21-50, and it should be 51-99, i wasn't paying attention. but if you expect to get to 100 you can vote there or vote in the 100-200 category. and if you're going to read 20 books you can decide for yourself which bit to make your mark

 

[marty21]

48/50 this year, just short - I'll go for 50 next year.

 

[strung out]

i'm just about to start my 68th book of 2011, having originally thought i should be able to manage about 50.

i'll go for 50 in 2012 because i'm hoping to start a masters later in the year, which might eat into some of my leisure reading time and i doubt i'll be able to go at quite the pace which i've been going these past few months.

edit: make that 52 books for 2012. a book a week.

 

[pennimania]

Oh dear god - not already!

I'll go for 100-200 again, I suppose

but some of them will be Elizabeth Seifert

 

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i read a hell of a lot, but i'ts damn rare now that i get a chance to sit down and read a book from cover to cover.

 

[pennimania]

I read up to three books a week. But I feel no need to crow about it.

Well don't post in this thread then .

 

[marty21]

I read up to three books a week. But I feel no need to crow about it.

it's not crowing, it's just lists - and it is interesting to see what others are reading.

 

[pennimania]

I love seeing what the othrs read - it's quite amusing to notice that we adopt others choices. I reckon most of the 'regulars' have read 'The Death of Grass' for instance.

I would hardly boast about my Mrs Seifert addiction

I'm off to have a bath with 'Katies Young Doctor '

 

[marty21]

And you can fuck off too, penny. A pity, I think.

step away from the thread.

 

[pennimania]

Look - I want to go for a bath

and now I have been distracted by more Urban twattery (not you marty or PM)

 

[pennimania]

mr mania has started my bath for me ;D

 

[pennimania]

I have to get up tomorrow, so I'm off for the bath that my henpecked husband has run for me

with soppy doctor book

I shall check in here later.

 

[marty21]

Starting the thread is no excuse for following me from an argument on another thread, simply to continue what he'd failed to achieve there.

Pickman's has started this thread about the same time for the last 3 years - it has nothing to do with whatever argument you are having elsewhere - step away from the thread.

 

[pennimania]

'hot' from bath.

you know I'm really quite annoyed that this thread has been derailed like this - take that as 'umbrage' if you will.

Can we get on with the books now or perhaps the mods should lock this thread and a nice shiny clean one can be strated in a few days?

 

[Pickman's model]

'hot' from bath.

you know I'm really quite annoyed that this thread has been derailed like this - take that as 'umbrage' if you will.

Can we get on with the books now or perhaps the mods should lock this thread and a nice shiny clean one can be strated in a few days?

i don't like to admit defeat but i'm going to, and we'll reconvene tomorrow

 

[marty21]

perhaps it's best to start another thread - L&L can then rant like a loon on this one.

 

[pennimania]

i don't like to admit defeat but i'm going to, and we'll reconvene tomorrow

Good idea - do you mind if we start again - this thread means quite a lot to me

 

[Pickman's model]

perhaps it's best to start another thread - L&L can then rant like a loon on this one.

i've asked a mod to lock this one, and i'll have another pop tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Pickman's model]

Good idea - do you mind if we start again - this thread means quite a lot to me

no, we'll have our thread

 

[strung out]

Thanks Pickman's. It's a great thread that has inspired me to increase my reading fivefold on last year and it would be a shame to have it spoiled before it's begun by that dullard.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Is it too late for my Mr Men joke?

 

[marty21]

Is it too late for my Mr Men joke?

never too late for that

 

[littlebabyjesus]

It's entirely predictable.

Aside from the Mr Men, I will be reading at least 12 books this year.

Shamefully, that's probably about how many books I've read this year in full. Time was I'd read a couple a week.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

I responded to this thread without the knowledge that you had started it. I said what I wanted to, and penny took umbrage. Then you appeared, hot from the other thread where you'd just had your arse whipped. Go to bed now, Pick, there's a good boy.

For fucks sake, you total cock

 

[Mrs Magpie]

I'm locking this thread so that I can edit out L&L's territorial pissing after I've finished everything else I have to do.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

The last woman I slept with is the same one as I slept with nearly thirty years ago. She's still as delicious as she was then.

Sympathy fuck, was it?

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Right, I've gone and deleted an awful lot of pointless attention-seeking arsery from L&L as well as other posts quoting him, remonstrating with him and attempting to get him to leave the thread. Then I sort of lost the will to live. L&L's not made any friends on this thread and I'm still bloody furious. Any more twattery of this ilk and I shall be using the ban button.

 

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Sympathy fuck, was it?

ouch.

 

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now can someone feel sympathy for me cause i never get to read a whole book anymore.