Discussion Anyone Participating in a Summer Reading Challenge ?

[psp3000]

What's on your list of books and what's your goal ?

My goal is 60 books in 2 months or either it's to log that I read a book 60 times in 2 months.

To get used to reading again I read 100% Match by Patrick C. Harrison llI.
The writing was bad and rushed but it was still somewhat entertaining, but I don't understand why everyone hyped it up. But then again are book recommendations from Tik Tok ever good? This is the second time I have been disappointed by a novel that was hyped up by that platform with the first being Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca.

My list so far is mostly filled with horror novels and transgressive novels/fiction from some BookTubers I enjoy. Although most of them are very long I am going to attempt to finish some of them starting with the shorter ones.

Also do you think listening to an Audiobook counts? This is/was a pretty controversial topic in some reading spaces so I wonder what everyone's thoughts are on Audiobooks counting as reading or not counting as reading.

 

[LostLily]

What's on your list of books and what's your goal ?

My goal is 60 books in 2 months or either it's to log that I read a book 60 times in 2 months.

To get used to reading again I read 100% Match by Patrick C. Harrison llI.
The writing was bad and rushed but it was still somewhat entertaining, but I don't understand why everyone hyped it up. But then again are book recommendations from Tik Tok ever good? This is the second time I have been disappointed by a novel that was hyped up by that platform with the first being Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca.

My list so far is mostly filled with horror novels and transgressive novels/fiction from some BookTubers I enjoy. Although most of them are very long I am going to attempt to finish some of them starting with the shorter ones.

Also do you think listening to an Audiobook counts? This is/was a pretty controversial topic in some reading spaces so I wonder what everyone's thoughts are on Audiobooks counting as reading or not counting as reading.

Wow, 60 books in 2 months! That's more than I read in a year. How many books do you read in a year.

I try to read 40- 50ish books in a year. Already on track to beat that goal. Partly because during the 2 weeks in the psych ward, I had a lot of time and read like 7 books.

 

[bankai]

I use Smart Audiobook player. I don't read any books, I listen to them. Right now I'm listening to ishura volume 2.I feel that's the best way to go. Straining your eyes isn't so fun.

 

[psp3000]

Wow, 60 books in 2 months! That's more than I read in a year. How many books do you read in a year.

I try to read 40- 50ish books in a year. Already on track to beat that goal. Partly because during the 2 weeks in the psych ward, I had a lot of time and read like 7 books.

I have only read 1 book this year but hopefully this will change when I become less busy with life things and adulting

( I want to start reading a lot of books as if I were a child or teen again it used to be so easy back then because there wasn't anything to do! )

but I guess for this year my goal will be small maybe 15 to 20 books in one year which may be easy if I choose to read more comic books, graphic novels, and manga than novels

the goal is 60 in 2 months because that's what the last log badge in the challenge is that I am participating in (every 5-15 days you get a reward I think?)

What books do you have in mind to reach your goal ? Or do you just find random ones ?

 

[LostLily]

I have only read 1 book this year but hopefully this will change when I become less busy with life things and adulting

( I want to start reading a lot of books as if I were a child or teen again it used to be so easy back then because there wasn't anything to do! )

but I guess for this year my goal will be small maybe 15 to 20 books in one year which may be easy if I choose to read more comic books, graphic novels, and manga than novels

the goal is 60 in 2 months because that's what the last log badge in the challenge is that I am participating in (every 5-15 days you get a reward I think?)

What books do you have in mind to reach your goal ? Or do you just find random ones ?

I have a Kindle and an Amazon wishlist full of ebooks. And everyday I check that list to see if any books are under $5, and if any are under 5, I will buy that book. So I literally have hundreds of books in my backlog.

 

[psp3000]

I use Smart Audiobook player. I don't read any books, I listen to them. Right now I'm listening to ishura volume 2.I feel that's the best way to go. Straining your eyes isn't so fun.

That is why I prefer physical copies over digital ones, the eye straining issue.

Even though I wear my glasses and turn on the night filter thing that some devices have and dim the brightness when reading at night I still can't avoid straining my eyes.

Do you multitask while listening to your books? If so how do you manage to pay attention to and comprehend everything that going on? When I do this I get distracted and have to re-listen but oddly enough with podcasts I don't have to.

I have a Kindle and an Amazon wishlist full of ebooks. And everyday I check that list to see if any books are under $5, and if any are under 5, I will buy that book. So I literally have hundreds of books in my backlog.

I am the same except I pirate some stuff and get other stuff from archive sites or have hundreds of bookmarks and I have yet to get around to them



Do you make sure to read the ones you already have before deciding to purchase more or do you put a limit on the amount of purchases ?

 

[bankai]

That is why I prefer physical copies over digital ones, the eye straining issue.

Even though I wear my glasses and turn on the night filter thing that some devices have and dim the brightness when reading at night I still can't avoid straining my eyes.

Do you multitask while listening to your books? If so how do you manage to pay attention to and comprehend everything that going on? When I do this I get distracted and have to re-listen but oddly enough with podcasts I don't have to.

I don't do any complex multi tasking but I walk around and get my steps for the day in


you're right, if I do anything too complicated I'll have to keep rewinding the audiobook. not a big deal but still..

 

[The Unanswered Q]

Took over a month just to read one book, so doubt would be able to read that many. Plus, only have two left and don't have any money, so that limits it.

 

[Pluto]

 

[psp3000]

Update:

Here is my list of books I would like to read for the first week of June:

(most if not all were found on the FANTASTIC website OceanofPDF they were very quick to deliver requests)

His Pain by Wrath James White

Story of the Eye by George Bataille

The Vanishing (There is also a film!) by Tim Krabbé

Woom by Duncan Ralston

A Crackup at the Race Riots by Harmony Korine

if anyone also has a list that they plan on reading soon please do share :)

 

[The Morningstar]

If I could get through the remaining John Steinbeck books I haven't read, that would be swell.
Also, for meme: re-read the Divine Comedy and Paradise Lost.

 

[psp3000]

If I could get through the remaining John Steinbeck books I haven't read, that would be swell.
Also, for meme: re-read the Divine Comedy and Paradise Lost.

I see that John Steinbeck has a lot of books in the Penguin Classics collection? publisher? whichever is the right word

whenever I see that small penguin on the front cover I am intimidated and it takes me back to highschool literature and reading classes

Which ones have you read in his collection ? and Which would you recommend ?

The Divine Comedy should be on my list too, had no idea it was 472 pages.

How did you manage to finish or read that or how did you make a schedule for it ?

I also would like to read Dante Alighieri's La Vita Nuova also known as The New Life or it may be known as A New Life for Dante (name of a painting that is related to the book/poems/novel).

Have you also read or thought of reading Faust the play/book? Whenever people mention The Divine Comedy sometimes they mention that book too.

 

[The Morningstar]

Oh, I actually love that Penguin. Idk why, it just feels cozy to me. I understand what you mean by school flashbacks ruining things for you: I hate the sounds of lockers opening and closing.

I know it's cliché, but The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men have got to be his best works. Highly recommend those. Also, The Winter of Our Discontent is very underrated.
He has a lot of great shorter novels, too, like The Moon is Down, Cannery Row, The Pearl, and Tortilla Flat.
Lately, I've been stuck on East of Eden. He tried to make it his magnum opus, but it's not as interesting as his other works. But I'm not done, so we'll see.

It's been so long since I read Dante and Milton, I really should re-read them. I don't remember how I did it, lots of boring visits to family, I guess, haha. I've never considered reading Dante's other works, but perhaps I should.

As for Faust, which book/play do you recommend? There have been so many. I'd like to read Goethe's version. Faust kept getting rewritten over and over throughout the years; he's sort of like Germany's King Arthur, in the way that he's a historical figure turned legend. Does that sound like a fair analogy?

 

[psp3000]

As for Faust, which book/play do you recommend? There have been so many. I'd like to read Goethe's version. Faust kept getting rewritten over and over throughout the years; he's sort of like Germany's King Arthur, in the way that he's a historical figure turned legend. Does that sound like a fair analogy?

I am unsure as I am not very informed on the book/play but I think Goethe's version is the way to go ? Or I would go with whatever is maybe closely related to the film adaptation (maybe not since it has 2.9 stars?) along with the one with the most positive reviews and which is more highly recommended

(I think that sounds like a fair analogy yeah but I definitely have to read it myself or look into it when I have the time, maybe I'll start with the film although that is a bad idea)