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StColumbofNavron · 2021-12-31T11:49:57+00:00

Roll up, roll up ... Shiny new thread for 2022. I am setting my target at 25 this year. I want to read at least a min of 5 in hardcopy and at least 4 non-fiction.

livingonpurpose · 05/01/2022 10:46

@Manteo I highly recommend Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - it was one of my favourite books I read last year. Her latest book, Malibu Rising, was also enjoyable.

WeeFae · 05/01/2022 10:36

@TankGirl97

I'd like to join too please! I'm actually aiming for 52 books but I'm including audio books in that. I'll be pleased if I read 20 something actual books. I've already finished Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo and currently listening to The Five by Hallie Rubenhold. I'm reading Natives by Akala so should have three in the bag in the first week.

I enjoyed The Five. I have the other two books in my TBR pile, I will aim to read those soon.

WeeFae · 05/01/2022 10:34

I don't usually push myself to read, but my Kindle unlimited runs out today and I want (need!) to finish this book (The House at Sunset by Norah Lofts) by midnight! So today will be spent curled up in my recliner under a blanket, reading music playing, with snacks at the ready.

princessspotify · 04/01/2022 22:13

Finished my first book tonight. Three hours by Rosamund Lupton.
I really enjoyed this book. It took me a while to get into due to the style of writing but I loved it. I did guess about the police offer though.... sorry for anybody who hasn't read it.

TankGirl97 · 04/01/2022 21:47

I'd like to join too please!
I'm actually aiming for 52 books but I'm including audio books in that. I'll be pleased if I read 20 something actual books.
I've already finished Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo and currently listening to The Five by Hallie Rubenhold. I'm reading Natives by Akala so should have three in the bag in the first week.

ExtremelyDetermined · 04/01/2022 21:35

I finished an audiobook today, so that will be No 2. I think I will keep a list going on my posts. So,

Freckles by Cecelia Ahern (book)

2. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (audio) I enjoyed this book, it was an interesting concept, as Nora explores alternative lives she could have led, via the concept of books in a library with a friendly librarian. However it could have done with being a bit shorter, by the final third I was getting impatient for a conclusion, I felt it got a bit self-indulgent. The narration was nice and calming.

SmaugMum · 04/01/2022 20:22

*2. How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino

Described as an uplifting Japanese classic, with more than two million copies sold, this is apparently the favourite childhood book of anime master Hayao Miyazaki, and is the basis of an upcoming film from Studio Ghibli.

I’ve snaffled this from DD1(14), who is the big reader of the family, as we’re all big Ghibli/anime fans and can’t wait for the film to come out. I need a gentle read after the frenetic, heart-in-mouth pace of The Passenger.

CanapeWader · 04/01/2022 20:11

@Manteo I think being on this thread will help!

VittysCardigan · 04/01/2022 19:37

@Manteo I just read that one too. Really enjoyed it. I also liked Daisy Jones and the Six by her.

ThesecondLEM · 04/01/2022 19:16

Thank you so much for the lovely comments, I used to read well but I just Don't have the attention span these days, work, tired, distractions, tired!

AColdDuncanGoodhew · 04/01/2022 19:05

@Manteo good luck! You can definitely do it!

Shinyandnew2022 · 04/01/2022 18:21

I am so proud of myself I am about 100 pages into Three Hours .I have realised there are a few opportunities to read throughout the day if I grab them. Really enjoying it so far.

Manteo · 04/01/2022 18:08

@SparkleWhale

I've just finish The Seven Husbands of Emily Hugo which I really enjoyed. First book down!

Oh I really enjoyed that one! I've read the blurb of a few of her other books but none of then jumped out at me. Have you read any of her others?

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StColumbofNavron · 04/01/2022 18:01

It’s never too late … we are here all year

I usually set my target at about 12 because one a month feels manageable no matter what I’m doing.

I’ve gone for 20 ish plus the two readalongs here and my book club readalong where we normally read 4-6 books so set for 25. Last year I smashed it at 53 but that was in large part due to reading the entire series of Unfortunate Events last year with DS3. He is getting more confident by himself now so I expect at some point in the year this Weill stop ☹️

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SparkleWhale · 04/01/2022 17:57

I've just finish The Seven Husbands of Emily Hugo which I really enjoyed. First book down!

Manteo · 04/01/2022 17:52

@CanapeWader

I'd like to join in with this.

I think I read about 20ish fiction books last year but I am an absolute bugger for starting non fiction that really interests me and then never finishing because something else attracts me and I can't wait to crack it open (yes, I'm flighty). I really would like to have finished at least 5 non fictions this year and am going to aim for 30 in total.

I like the OPs idea of going through the tbr (and tbf in my case) pile and doing some forward planning.

Like most people I read a mix and will be counting physical, digital and audio books.

I'm currently reading Wintering by Katherine May in book form (non fiction)
Am listening to Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro) on audio and am also taking part in the War and Peace MN readalong via kindle

I'm exactly the same with non fiction!! I have 5 books on my Goodreads 'currently reading' shelf, one is the novel I'm actually reading, one is poems and short stories that I dip in and out of. The other 3 are non fiction books that I thought were fascinating but seem to have been somewhat abandoned about a third of the way through

Manteo · 04/01/2022 17:47

@AColdDuncanGoodhew

Would love to join in please!

I've set my Goodreads 2022 challenge at 25, I had it at 20 last year and failed miserably.

Have started this year reading The Couple At No.9

I set mine at 12 for 2021 after failing my 20-something 2020 goal. I think the lack of pressure helped as I managed 23! This year I've set it at 24, wish me luck!

Houseplantmad · 04/01/2022 16:46

Hope I'm not too late to join?!

Divebar2021 · 04/01/2022 16:45

Can I join this thread please? I have a New Years resolution to get off screens and read or create more. I sneakily finished a David Mitchell book on New Years Day and I’m now on Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart. It’s beautifully written but really depressing. 😩

@PlanktonsComputerWife

You should consider starting your own reading group. I’m in a group that started in lockdown 1. I responded to a message on Nextdoor.com. We have about 12-15 regular attendees.

CanapeWader · 04/01/2022 16:40

I'd like to join in with this.

I think I read about 20ish fiction books last year but I am an absolute bugger for starting non fiction that really interests me and then never finishing because something else attracts me and I can't wait to crack it open (yes, I'm flighty). I really would like to have finished at least 5 non fictions this year and am going to aim for 30 in total.

I like the OPs idea of going through the tbr (and tbf in my case) pile and doing some forward planning.

Like most people I read a mix and will be counting physical, digital and audio books.

I'm currently reading Wintering by Katherine May in book form (non fiction)
Am listening to Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro) on audio and am also taking part in the War and Peace MN readalong via kindle

PlanktonsComputerWife · 04/01/2022 16:32

I'm so in (as I miss my book group so much since moving😓)

1. The Care of Time- Eric Ambler
Excellent, old-school thriller, from his old mould of "innocent fella dragged into shady and deadly dealings". A very funny scene interviewing an off his tits sheik. Realistic and the villains are likeable, too. 5/5

ExtremelyDetermined · 04/01/2022 16:16

@MaryasBible - I was late to them too, started about 18 months ago when Troubled Blood came out and have read them in order, finishing Troubled Blood last week, Absolutely brilliant.

MaryasBible · 04/01/2022 15:23

1) Career of Evil (strike number 3) - Robert Galbraith.

What a start to the year. Love Strike, love Robin, loved this book. I gave it 4 stars and picked up Lethal White straight away. I thought these books weren’t for me so I’m late to them, I was a fool.

4/5

AColdDuncanGoodhew · 04/01/2022 15:08

Would love to join in please!

I've set my Goodreads 2022 challenge at 25, I had it at 20 last year and failed miserably.

Have started this year reading The Couple At No.9

RosieposiePuddingandPi · 04/01/2022 15:05

Can I join you all?
I have really fallen out of love with reading over the last year and am determined to get back on the bandwagon this year.
I've just started Ordinary People by Diana Evans which I'm struggling with a bit but I'm persevering for now.
I'd be happy to get through one book a month for 2022!