50 Books in 2016

[turketron]

This'll be a fun place to track what I'm currently reading! I don't know that I'll hit 50 books for the year- I love to read I do so in spurts. Sometimes I'll read a book in a couple days but then will go a few weeks without reading anything. Here's what I've got so far in 2016:

1.  Leviathan Wakes - James S.A. Corey
2.  Caliban's War - James S.A. Corey
3.  Abaddon's Gate - James S.A. Corey

[Sailor Sam]

Hot dog! This is a challenge I can get behind.

1. Steelheart: The Reckoners, Book 1
2. Red Shirts: A Novel with Three Codas, by John Scalzi
3. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Book 1, by N.K Jemisin
4. One Year After, by William R. Forstchen
5. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett

6: The King's Speech, by Mark Logue & Peter Conradi

[LindseyS]

1.  360 Degrees Longitude: One Family's Journey Around the World   (really neat and inspiring book!)

Now I am working on How to Raise An Adult.

I probably won't make it to 50 books - my personal goal is 24.  :-)

[riverffashion]

I read 76 last year & have decided to focus on writing this year, however I still spend a couple hours a day reading. So.. count me in . pretty sure I'll still reach 50. Mostly to to keep track of what I've read & get ideas :)

1. Revenge Wears Prada
2. Koko be good.

3. The Men I Didn't Marry

[meyling]

I also have a goal to read more books this year, though I'm only aiming for getting 12 books read. I used to read a lot, but now I always take out a few books from the library, renew them twice and I still don't have those books done!

I've read one book so far this year. So I'm ahead of schedule (:

[asauer]

I'm in!  I always have 3 books going at a time.  One paper, one Kindle and one Audible. 
Dragonfly in Amber: current
Secret Rooms: 1/6
Renaissance Soul: current

[Anje]

I'm in.
A side coment: Titles in brackets are in my native language - I've translated the title to english myself so that they'll make sence.

1."Economics on the tram"
2. Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare
3. The Twelve Clues of Christmas - Rhys Bowen (current - audiobook)

[riverffashion]

I read 76 last year & have decided to focus on writing this year, however I still spend a couple hours a day reading. So.. count me in . pretty sure I'll still reach 50. Mostly to to keep track of what I've read & get ideas :)

1. Revenge Wears Prada
2. Koko be good.

3. The Men I Didn't Marry

4. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

[kpd905]

1. Unwind by Neal Shusterman (finished 1/1/2016)
2. Golden Son by Pierce Brown (1/4)
3. The Most Good You Can Do by Peter Singer (1/8)
4. Three Cups of Deceit by Jon Krakauer (1/9)
5. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (1/11)
6. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (1/12)
7. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King (currently reading)
8. Alone on the Wall by Alex Honnold (currently reading)
9. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey (currently reading)

[Sailor Sam]

Hot dog! This is a challenge I can get behind.

1. Steelheart: The Reckoners, Book 1
2. Red Shirts: A Novel with Three Codas, by John Scalzi
3. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Book 1, by N.K Jemisin
4. One Year After, by William R. Forstchen
5. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
6: The King's Speech, by Mark Logue & Peter Conradi

7. The Long Utopia, by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter

[Kriegsspiel]

• F - Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (1 Jan)
• NF - Trust Me, I’m Lying by Holiday (6 Jan)
• NF - Mindset by Dweck (8 Jan)
• NF - Brainwashing And Other Forms Of Mind Control by Hyde (9 Jan)
• NF - Beyond Fear by Schneier (12 Jan)

[Kriegsspiel]

7. The Long Utopia, by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter

That looks like an interesting series. Added it to the list, thanks.

[Sailor Sam]

7. The Long Utopia, by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter

That looks like an interesting series. Added it to the list, thanks.

Yup! Though, getting through The Long Mars was tough. It just didn't seem to have much of a point. But I've liked the rest of the books in the series. It's a super premises.

[Kriegsspiel]

• F - Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (1 Jan)
• NF - Trust Me, I’m Lying by Holiday (6 Jan)
• NF - Mindset by Dweck (8 Jan)
• NF - Brainwashing And Other Forms Of Mind Control by Hyde (9 Jan)
• NF - Beyond Fear by Schneier (12 Jan)
• F - How I Became Stupid by Page (13 Jan)

This book comes with Kriegsspiel's highest recommendation.

[nnls]

I am in

Finished
1. Holy Cow - Sarah MacDonald

Currently Reading
 These Things Happen - Greg Fleet

Finished these things happen now reading

Buried Angels - Camilla Lackburg

[Sailor Sam]

Hot dog! This is a challenge I can get behind.

1. Steelheart: The Reckoners, Book 1
2. Red Shirts: A Novel with Three Codas, by John Scalzi
3. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Book 1, by N.K Jemisin
4. One Year After, by William R. Forstchen
5. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
6: The King's Speech, by Mark Logue & Peter Conradi
7. The Long Utopia, by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter

8. Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1), but Jim Butcher

[HappierAtHome]

1. War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells
2. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane
3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling
4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K.Rowling

Currently reading: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling.

[turketron]

1.  Leviathan Wakes - James S.A. Corey
2.  Caliban's War - James S.A. Corey
3.  Abaddon's Gate - James S.A. Corey
4.  Cibola Burn - James S.A. Corey

[Cookie78]

Completed:
1. The Wealthy Barber Returns - Dave Chilton
2. The Tiger - John Vaillant
3. Leviathan Wakes - James S.A. Corey
4. Oh, The Places You'll Go - Dr. Seuss
5. His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novik
6. Throne of Jade - Naomi Novik

Currently reading:
7. The Obstacle is the Way - Ryan Holiday
8. Fluent Forever - Gabriel Wyner
9. The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rottfuss

[turketron]

1.  Leviathan Wakes - James S.A. Corey
2.  Caliban's War - James S.A. Corey
3.  Abaddon's Gate - James S.A. Corey
4.  Cibola Burn - James S.A. Corey
5. Nemesis Games - James S.A. Corey

Need to find something else now since the next Expanse book doesn't come out until this summer...

[ahptex]

I'm in.  Looking forward to seeing what others are reading!

Books read in 2016:
1.  11/22/63 by Stephen King
2.  The Martian by Andy Weir

[Thinkum]

Just completed my first for the year, took all of 4 days.

1. Harmony Black - Craig Schaefer

[tofuchampion]

I'm in! I actually want to do 2 per week, 1 fiction and 1 nonfiction. So far I'm behind... read 1 fiction, started 2 nonfiction but didn't finish either before they had to go back to the library. Just couldn't get into them, and I don't believe in forcing myself to finish a book I'm not enjoying.

Completed - Fiction:
1. The Courtesan (Alexandra Curry)

[Sailor Sam]

Hot dog! This is a challenge I can get behind.

1. Steelheart: The Reckoners, Book 1
2. Red Shirts: A Novel with Three Codas, by John Scalzi
3. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Book 1, by N.K Jemisin
4. One Year After, by William R. Forstchen
5. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
6: The King's Speech, by Mark Logue & Peter Conradi
7. The Long Utopia, by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
8. Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1), but Jim Butcher

9. Second Hand Souls, by Christopher Moore

[riverffashion]

I read 76 last year & have decided to focus on writing this year, however I still spend a couple hours a day reading. So.. count me in . pretty sure I'll still reach 50. Mostly to to keep track of what I've read & get ideas :)

1. Revenge Wears Prada
2. Koko be good.

3. The Men I Didn't Marry

4. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

5. Fight Club

[Fi(re) on the Farm]

I'm so in!

So far this year:
1. I married you for happiness by Lily Tuck (great book, loved every minute of it)

I'm currently reading:
2. Almost Anywhere : Road Trip Ruminations on Love, Nature, National Parks, and Nonsense

3. Smarty bones by Carolyn Haines (I read mysteries while climbing stairs on my work breaks)

[thatbrowncat]

I'm in!

First blood!

1. Level up your life! by Steve Kamb (finished 1/15/2016)

[Sailor Sam]

I'm so in!

So far this year:

I married you for happiness by Lily Tuck (great book, loved every minute of it)

I'm currently reading:
Almost Anywhere : Road Trip Ruminations on Love, Nature, National Parks, and Nonsense

Smarty bones by Carolyn Haines (I read mysteries while climbing stairs on my work breaks)

!!!

Please describe the mechanics of that. I would trip and break myself.

[riverffashion]

I'm so in!

So far this year:

I married you for happiness by Lily Tuck (great book, loved every minute of it)

I'm currently reading:
Almost Anywhere : Road Trip Ruminations on Love, Nature, National Parks, and Nonsense

Smarty bones by Carolyn Haines (I read mysteries while climbing stairs on my work breaks)

!!!

Please describe the mechanics of that. I would trip and break myself.

Now that u mention it... Ya, I'm curious.
You must be referring to a tablet or similar ?

[Fi(re) on the Farm]

I'll so in!

So far this year:

I married you for happiness by Lily Tuck (great book, loved every minute of it)

I'm currently reading:
Almost Anywhere : Road Trip Ruminations on Love, Nature, National Parks, and Nonsense

Smarty bones by Carolyn Haines (I read mysteries while climbing stairs on my work breaks)

!!!

Please describe the mechanics of that. I would trip and break myself.

Now that u mention it... Ya, I'm curious.
You must be referring to a tablet or similar ?

No tablet, just an old fashioned book. My office  is on the 19th floor so I take the elevator to the lobby and walk back up while reading. I can't do it going down the stairs, I would kill myself but going up I do just fine.

[Splashncash]

I am in and looking forward to it as well.

1.  Golden Age by Jane Smiley
2.  The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith 
3.  The Most Beautiful Walk in the World by John Baxter (currently)

4. The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows
Still working on #3.  I guess that walk is taking longer than I planned...

I love this thread, it has given me ideas for future reads.  Thanks.

[riverffashion]

I'll so in!

So far this year:

I married you for happiness by Lily Tuck (great book, loved every minute of it)

I'm currently reading:
Almost Anywhere : Road Trip Ruminations on Love, Nature, National Parks, and Nonsense

Smarty bones by Carolyn Haines (I read mysteries while climbing stairs on my work breaks)

!!!

Please describe the mechanics of that. I would trip and break myself.

Now that u mention it... Ya, I'm curious.
You must be referring to a tablet or similar ?

No tablet, just an old fashioned book. My office  is on the 19th floor so I take the elevator to the lobby and walk back up while reading. I can't do it going down the stairs, I would kill myself but going up I do just fine.

Ah, gotcha. When I saw stairs I thought stairmaster (because everyone has a gym in their office right? lol. That's much safer;) . how efficient/productive of u.
I'm eating breakfast while reading (well, you know, after this post) , something I do most everyday- my fav reading time.

[JLGNY]

I love to read. If I am feeling sad or cranky, reading a (physical) book improves my mood dramatically. I am finally reading Middlemarch by George Elliot. Despite the novel's age, the depth of emotional insight is profound. It feels like a self-help book --a genre that normally eludes me-- and it might be my favorite book. I think something by Wilkie Collins is next. Maybe Lord of the Rings? Mindless/read in a day books include those by Sue Grafton, Jennifer Chiaverini, or any historical fiction or epic. I also like non-fiction, and  Hume's A Treatise on Human Nature is on that list of 2016 possibilities. I also intend to finish Robert Caro's current books on Johnson. Caro is incredible.

[asauer]

Dragonfly in Amber:January
Renaissance Soul: January
A Year for Change: January
Manual for Living- Epicetus: January
A Guide to the Good Life: January

[Sailor Sam]

Hot dog! This is a challenge I can get behind.

1. Steelheart: The Reckoners (Book 1), by Brandon Sanderson
2. Red Shirts: A Novel with Three Codas, by John Scalzi
3. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Book 1, by N.K Jemisin
4. One Year After, by William R. Forstchen
5. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
6: The King's Speech, by Mark Logue & Peter Conradi
7. The Long Utopia, by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
8. Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1), but Jim Butcher
9. Second Hand Souls, by Christopher Moore The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman

10: A Symphony of Echos (The Chronicles of St Mary's Book 2), by Jodi Taylor

[Nancy]

1. A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge (finished 1/19). I like the universe/aliens he built. He set up some problems/solutions that he did not deliver on, but I suspect he'll do so in the third book. He could work on his pacing. The climax was rushed IMO, and other sections could have been pared down considerably. But what do I know? I enjoyed it!

Currently reading:
2. Lisons comme ça (a multilevel French reader)

I read half of two other books before abandoning them, so they don't count toward my 50.

Would an entire issue of Lapham's Quarterly count as a book? It's comprised of a bunch of excerpts from many writers, but it is dense.

[eljay]

Joining as I mostly read sci-fi/fantasy and am always looking out for new books to try.

Read 59 in 2015 so should be able to meet the 50 target - though some of those were re-reads.

2016
1. Scarlet - Marissa Meyer
2. Cress - Marissa Meyer
3. Winter - Marissa Meyer
Sequels to Cinder, a fun sci-fi revisit of the Cinderella/Red Riding Hood/Rapunzel stories.

4. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers
Author's first book, nice sci-fi worldbuilding, characterisation slightly weak, would still read sequel when it comes out.

5. Balanced on the Blade's Edge - Lindsay Buroker
Currently free for Kindle on Amazon, nice, light, short fantasy romance.

Am now reading the sequel to Blade's Edge.

[Ready2Go]

1. The Cairo Affair - Olen Steinhauer
2. American Nations - Colin Woodard
3. The Invention of Wings - Sue Monk Kidd

4. Dune - Frank Herbert. First read this series years ago, still a good fun read.

5. Expats - Chris Pavone


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[Splashncash]

I am in and looking forward to it as well.

1.  Golden Age by Jane Smiley
2.  The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith 
3.  The Most Beautiful Walk in the World by John Baxter (currently)
4. The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows

5. An Island Christmas (I'm a sucker for holiday fiction)
6. Dishing the Dirt (currently)

[jengod]

1. The Legacy Journey by Dave Ramsey

2. The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford (chapter on price-targeting was particularly useful)

[Fi(re) on the Farm]

I'm so in!

So far this year:
1. I married you for happiness by Lily Tuck (great book, loved every minute of it)

I'm currently reading:
2. Almost Anywhere : Road Trip Ruminations on Love, Nature, National Parks, and Nonsense

3. Smarty bones by Carolyn Haines (I read mysteries while climbing stairs on my work breaks)

4. Long Upon the Land, Margaret Maron

[eliza]

I'm excited to join in.  I'm a pretty avid reader, so my personal goal for the year is 125.

I did a book a day in December 2015 (not literally, but did finish 31 books over the course of the month).  Then, I was burnt out and didn't finish another book until the second week of January. 

1. The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley (1/9) ***
2. I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley (1/10) **
3. A Beginner's Guide to Paradise by Alex Sheshunoff (1/11) **
4. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (1/15) ***
5. Mastering the Art of French Eating by Ann Mah (1/16) **
6. Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith (1/17) **
7. Hotels of North America by Rick Moody (1/18) **
8. Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay (1/20) ** [Audiobook]
9. Beaten, Seared, and Sauced by Jonathan Dixon (1/22) ***

Currently Reading (note: I tend to read lots of books at once...I'm very much a mood reader)
-Buenos Aires by James Gardner
-Possessed by Elif Batuman
-Mothers, Tell Your Daughters by Bonnie Jo Campbell
-Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs
-The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

[Sailor Sam]

Hot dog! This is a challenge I can get behind.

1. Steelheart: The Reckoners (Book 1), by Brandon Sanderson
2. Red Shirts: A Novel with Three Codas, by John Scalzi
3. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Book 1, by N.K Jemisin
4. One Year After, by William R. Forstchen
5. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
6: The King's Speech, by Mark Logue & Peter Conradi
7. The Long Utopia, by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
8. Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1), but Jim Butcher
9. Second Hand Souls, by Christopher Moore The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
10: A Symphony of Echos (The Chronicles of St Mary's Book 2), by Jodi Taylor

11. A Second Chance (The Chronicles of St Mary's Book 3), by Jodi Taylor
12. The Fold, by Peter Cline

[jbaile38]

30 would be a big accomplishment, as I read 18 in 2015.

1.  The Martian - Andy Weir (1/1) ***
2.  American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis (1/16) **

In Progress:  A Manual For Cleaning Women: Selected Stories - Lucia Berlin

[Splashncash]

I am in and looking forward to it as well.

1.  Golden Age by Jane Smiley
2.  The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith 
4.  The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows
5.  An Island Christmas (I'm a sucker for holiday fiction)
6.  Dishing the Dirt by MC Beaton

3.  The Most Beautiful Walk in the World by John Baxter (currently)

[kpd905]

1. Unwind by Neal Shusterman (finished 1/1/2016)
2. Golden Son by Pierce Brown (1/4)
3. The Most Good You Can Do by Peter Singer (1/8)
4. Three Cups of Deceit by Jon Krakauer (1/9)
5. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (1/11)
6. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (1/12)
7. Alone on the Wall by Alex Honnold (1/15)
8. Nexus by Ramez Naam (1/23)
9. Level up your Life by Steven Kamb (1/24)

10. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King (currently reading)
11. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey (currently reading)

[Kriegsspiel]

• F - Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (1 Jan)
• NF - Trust Me, I’m Lying by Holiday (6 Jan)
• NF - Mindset by Dweck (8 Jan)
• NF - Brainwashing And Other Forms Of Mind Control by Hyde (9 Jan)
• NF - Beyond Fear by Schneier (12 Jan)
• F - How I Became Stupid by Page (13 Jan)
• NF - Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E Lee by Korda (23 Jan)

[riverffashion]

I read 76 last year & have decided to focus on writing this year, however I still spend a couple hours a day reading. So.. count me in . pretty sure I'll still reach 50. Mostly to to keep track of what I've read & get ideas :)

1. Revenge Wears Prada
2. Koko be good.

3. The Men I Didn't Marry

4. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

5. Fight Club

I hav to admit I found Fight Club incredibly boring, though I like the movie... Can't say that too often!

6. The Color of Earth (Kim Dong Hwa)

[Nancy]

2. On the Shortness of Life, Seneca (1/24)

[HappierAtHome]

1. War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells
2. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane
3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling
4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K.Rowling

5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling 
6. Small Space, Big Harvest (NF)
7. Whole30 (NF)

Now reading:
8. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling