Reading

At the beginning of the year, I set a goal for myself to read a book a week, on average, this year.  Earlier this weekend Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/736111 sent me a message that I have read 57 books this year.  Since then, I have completed another.  I suspect, because we have a lot of holidays over the next two weeks, I will at least complete one more.

That was a good goal, and I am glad I accomplished it.  However, sometimes, I used that goal to interfere with other things I should be doing: housework, knitting projects, and yard work to name a few.  I think next year, my goal will be to balance all of these tasks, which might mean fewer books, but better caretaking of my house and other chores.

A Book a Week

In 2014, I am hoping to read a book a week.  I did not do that in 2013, although I read 48 books. But, in 2013, I was not working on reading a book a week.

I am doing okay, so far, and have actually already read 40 books.  What has slowed me down are some of the non-fiction books, such as The Monuments Men, The Men Who United the States,  and Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage.  On the other hand, The Greatest Generation, a non-fiction book was a fast read for a thick book.

What has helped is reading two or three books a weekend, which I have done many times, including this weekend.  I finished one book I had previously started, and completed two others, before returning to The Men Who United the States. 

What has also helped is that I am reading some books at work, that are work related, and are slow reading, but I read here and there as I have an opportunity at work.

As one of my friends said, reading non-fiction is not always exactly reading page turners.  This is true.  Also, sometimes, the non-fiction books are much thicker than the novels I am reading.

Tune on December 31, 2014, find out what the final tally is.