tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post7136695351199688464..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: Reading Plans for 2020Hamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-76897481075045377462020-01-26T20:42:30.817-05:002020-01-26T20:42:30.817-05:00Thanks, Davida! So far, I have had an amazing mon...Thanks, Davida! So far, I have had an amazing month of reading, and I'm looking forward to it continuing that way too :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-91364712135720953052020-01-26T01:12:32.521-05:002020-01-26T01:12:32.521-05:00Good luck with this! Sounds like you're in for...Good luck with this! Sounds like you're in for some great reading!Davida Chazan (The Chocolate Lady)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13862954387314281089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-52361156681207298462020-01-22T16:38:40.048-05:002020-01-22T16:38:40.048-05:00Skye, lol! Always happy to make other people feel...Skye, lol! Always happy to make other people feel better about their TBR stacks ;-) Thanks!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-75613466578077940062020-01-21T21:44:18.604-05:002020-01-21T21:44:18.604-05:00Now I don't feel so bad about my 102 XD
Good l...Now I don't feel so bad about my 102 XD<br />Good luck!Skye Hofferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385765274513034927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-18093568986713621102019-12-29T13:16:10.148-05:002019-12-29T13:16:10.148-05:00Melissa, um, yes, it is. Thanks! I know it will ...Melissa, um, yes, it is. Thanks! I know it will take me years, but I am determined to get through them because I bought all of these books knowing I would enjoy them... so I should start enjoying them already!<br /><br />Reading more diversely or widely is a good goal!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-27200048920896605152019-12-29T13:15:16.422-05:002019-12-29T13:15:16.422-05:00Gabby, this is a good plan :-DGabby, this is a good plan :-DHamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-39851320957361850362019-12-29T13:15:08.139-05:002019-12-29T13:15:08.139-05:00George, this is true! I am confident I won't ...George, this is true! I am confident I won't get through all my things by Lewis, so it might have to stretch into two years. We shall see.<br /><br />You read almost a hundred books for Mount TBR? WOWIE ZOWIE!!! That is spectacular. I read 15. But that's because it's limited to books I owned BEFORE the year started... which is why I'm not doing that challenge this year, as that restriction chafes me.<br /><br />I know some people are using the Unread Shelf thing to get through the ebooks that have been sitting on their devices for a long time, unread. So that would totally work, I think. And I don't know that the monthly challenges are 'required' -- I mean, this isn't school, lol.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-12206996062745641452019-12-28T16:48:54.089-05:002019-12-28T16:48:54.089-05:00Oh my word, that is a lot of unread books. xD Soun...Oh my word, that is a lot of unread books. xD Sounds like a fun challenge though!! I'm sure you'll conquer your mountain. ;) <br /><br />I don't think I have any particular reading plans, except to read more widely genre-wise. I'd like to dip my toe into more contemporary and science fiction!Melissa Gravitishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889893267095836970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-54651610811441330742019-12-28T08:30:14.959-05:002019-12-28T08:30:14.959-05:00My reading plan:
Read. As much as you can.
The e...My reading plan:<br /><br />Read. As much as you can.<br /><br />The end. :PGabby A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02094981984519672898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-73193882702158523942019-12-27T21:54:47.763-05:002019-12-27T21:54:47.763-05:00Every year is a good year to read Lewis. :)
It...Every year is a good year to read Lewis. :)<br /><br />It's been my intention to read more of Lewis' academic works that I haven't gotten around to yet. Have started The Discarded Image in the last few weeks. Also finally rereading That Hideous Strength. Been awhile since I read it since it always frightens the willies out of me. I'm hoping to follow along with the Till We Have Faces read through. <br /><br />Will also hopefully get to read some Tolkien this coming year. I'm long, long overdue for a reread of The Silmarillion. <br /><br />I did the Mount TBR challenge this past year & did pretty well, almost a hundred books down on it. Regarding the unread shelf project, I'm a bit unsure how to participate. I have plenty of books on shelves downstairs but I only read them slowly and some are pretty deep theological works with small print that my eyes don't handle well anymore. So I read mostly ebooks. I'm thinking I'll set up a collection on my Kindle for a set number of unread ebooks I have. Following their challenge fully seems a bit overwhelming to me and I don't want to get stressed trying to follow their goals, so I'll just trim things down to a size I think I can handle. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501327753737422337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-67330428659495491992019-12-27T17:59:18.177-05:002019-12-27T17:59:18.177-05:00MC, how cool you're joining the read-along too...MC, how cool you're joining the read-along too! I've honestly only read Narnia, that space trilogy, and Screwtape Letters... and the space trilogy was back in high school, so two decades ago. I don't remember it at all, heh.<br /><br />Thanks!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-33843092408999609282019-12-27T17:58:20.525-05:002019-12-27T17:58:20.525-05:00Olivia, I'm confident it's going to be fan...Olivia, I'm confident it's going to be fantastic. I was going to do just A Year in Narnia, but then I decided to do your read-along, so I switched it to Lewis in general :-)<br /><br />I like your plan to reread and cull a particular collection! That's going to be instructive, I suspect.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-8393767434493191342019-12-27T17:40:14.420-05:002019-12-27T17:40:14.420-05:00I love the Year with C. S. Lewis idea! I've on...I love the Year with C. S. Lewis idea! I've only read the Chronicles of Narnia (favorite series ever! <3 I want to reread them, too!) and Reflections on the Psalms, but there are sssssssooooo many others that I want to do! I'll definitely be joining in on TWHF. Good luck on all of your unread books!!!!! :-)Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-64938303660779015142019-12-27T11:35:44.236-05:002019-12-27T11:35:44.236-05:00YAAAASSSS.
First, obviously, I'm so happy you...YAAAASSSS.<br /><br />First, obviously, I'm so happy you'll be doing the TWHF readalong (thanks for the shout-out!), but also, a year with Lewis sounds fantastic in general. Perhaps I should try that.<br /><br />I've already come up with a couple reading ideas for 2020: I'd like to read through my collection of Christian romance to see which I'll keep and which I'll pitch. That should be fun. ;) Plus, since you mentioned the unread shelf project, I've looked into that and that looks quite good, as well. So I guess we'll see. :-POliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-79281765955777652042019-12-26T23:26:00.847-05:002019-12-26T23:26:00.847-05:00Ruth, it's a cool challenge, and it comes with...Ruth, it's a cool challenge, and it comes with some downloadable things to help keep track, and I really just like her approach overall.<br /><br />I'm not putting myself on a book-buying ban, as I tried that last year and failed utterly. Instead, I'm going to try really hard not to buy any books that I want to read "someday." If I buy a book, it has to be because I want to read it NOW. And then I have to go ahead and read it next after whatever I'm already reading. I feel like I can stick to that, cuz after all, I read books from the library soon after I check them out. But that will cut down on "oh, that looks good, I'll read it sometime" buying, which I'm sooooooo guilty of lately.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-67464780307932383632019-12-26T23:11:58.728-05:002019-12-26T23:11:58.728-05:00Oh, I need to check out that challenge. You defini...Oh, I need to check out that challenge. You definitely top me. I'm in the 300 range of books owned but not read; and that is my goal, too, for 2020. Get these unread books read, and no more new books until I do...except the ones my husband just bought me. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-29939057275731811692019-12-26T16:38:48.765-05:002019-12-26T16:38:48.765-05:00Livia, that sounds like a good plan! Intentional,...Livia, that sounds like a good plan! Intentional, but enjoyable reading is such a laudable goal.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-67091085826851258512019-12-26T15:56:21.669-05:002019-12-26T15:56:21.669-05:00I intend to use the weekend plus two off days next...I intend to use the weekend plus two off days next week to plan next year. I'm re-reading Narnia now. I've gotten into a reading slump. I think that may be my main reading plan, try to work a little harder to read well and not only to escape.Livia Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755623391278276925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-5965723609685446722019-12-26T14:43:56.003-05:002019-12-26T14:43:56.003-05:00Thanks, Katie! I think it's going to be epic....Thanks, Katie! I think it's going to be epic.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-50808102555605207262019-12-26T14:42:14.005-05:002019-12-26T14:42:14.005-05:00A year with C.S. Lewis! What a wonderful idea! &l...A year with C.S. Lewis! What a wonderful idea! <3 Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.com