All of the following reading/bookish resolutions fall under one category: Reducing Mt. TBR1. I will read 100 books this year.
-- I did not even come close in 2007, but I did it the year before so I am going to try again.
1a. Of those 100 books, 8 will be classics and 15 will be non-fiction.
-- I realize that I set my goals too high last year, so I'm going to try for something more manageable in 2008.
2. I will participate in the Book a Month reading challenge.
-- This is just for fun and also and attempt to get Mt. TBR (at the least the portion in my direct ownership) to a more reasonable level.
3. When I go the Library, I will not walk out with a gazillion books.
-- Since I own "a number" of books (coughseveralhundredcough), I must focus on reading my own books as opposed to pulling the "Oooo Shiny!" method of selecting books at the library. Therefore, I will only check out a maximum of two books at a time (a really, that number should be one, but I know myself far to well) and NONE of those books will be romance novels.
4. I will update my reading blog within one week of completing each book.
-- This rule may be postponed for the following reasons:
a. Homework/TestsAnd now for the BIG one...
b. Vacations
c. The craziness that is the end of the semester at The Library
5. I will NOT BUY any books (!!!)
-- That's right, I said it. I will not buy any books in 2008... with the following exceptions:
a. The book is written by one of these authors: Vince Flynn, Diana Gabaldon, Jacqueline Carey, Mark Bowden
b. Books received from Paperbackswap.com do not count (I'm swapping, not buying - that's how I am going to justify that source of bound material to myself)
c. The book is needed for my book club and I have no other method of getting my hands on it.
d. The book is a gift for someone else (I'm not buying it for myself, therefore it does not add to MY reading pile)
e. I need the book for a class
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