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2022 Reading Challenge

2022 was a fairly unremarkable year in my reading journey. Amazingly, the most enjoyable book read this year, was the very last one! Here is a recap of my year in books.

My 2021 Reading Journey

Originally, I chose 24 as my reading challenge goal. After making swift progress early in the year, I bumped it up to 28. As 2021 fades into memory, I was able to finish the 28th book, getting in just under… Continue Reading →

2020 Reading Challenge

Whew, 2020 is finally over! Oddly enough, with all of the “extra” homebound time, I had a relatively shortened reading challenge set this year. Of course, I exceeded it, but not by much. Many good reads this year, but the… Continue Reading →

Reading Challenge – 2019

As 2019 is now officially “in the books”, it turned out to be a year of remarkable reads including books by 5 Pulitzer-winning authors, Colson Whitehead, Anthony Doerr, Doris Kearns Goodwin, David McCullough, and Harper Lee. Favorites this year include… Continue Reading →

2018 in Review

Not only did I fulfill my 2018 Reading Challenge projection in record time, completing my goal months ahead of time and actually bumping it up a couple of times and still overcoming it, but I accomplished so many other things… Continue Reading →

2017, “In the Books”

Goodread’s annual reading challenge was not only met this year but exceeded by 6 books, with 1 underway. I started out the year with some old classic works, mostly by one of my all-time favorite authors, Jack London, then shifting… Continue Reading →

White Fang – Jack London

There is nothing like the stories of Jack London to get through the long, cold nights of the winter months.

My Year in Books 2016

Even with a rapid start at the beginning of the year, I was unable to reach my Goodreads.com reading challenge for 2016. Having to work so many hours in December, I fell shy of my challenge of 35 books, missing… Continue Reading →

As Another Year Fades Away – Books of 2015

Here it is the first of December and I’ve already completed my annual Goodreads Reading Challenge of 30 books, but by year’s end there should be a couple more to add to the list. As in years past, there are… Continue Reading →

City of Bones – Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly had been around a while before his The Lincoln Lawyer novel, my first Connelly, with his Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch series. City of Bones is my first and surely not the last of my experience in the series. City… Continue Reading →

2014 – A Retrospective

Having risen up to yet another Goodreads Reading Challenge (25 this year), it’s time to reflect over the memorable reads of 2014.

2013 – A Year of Good Reads

As an avid participant of GoodReads.com, I’ve taken part in their reading challenge for the second year now. Last year I set the goal at 23 books and it was a tight race (23 of 24 – 94%). For 2013,… Continue Reading →

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