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2017 Reading Challenge - How Did I Do?

Not well.

Oh, sure, I read 76 books and that's impressive.  At least, most people think it's impressive.  For my reading friends, perhaps not, especially if you're a voracious reader that has loftier goals in the 100-150 range.  Me?  Trying to read 75 books a year seems doable without being terribly stressful, so I am perfectly happy to say I met that particular goal.

However, I did not do a very good job in meeting the 2017 reading goals I shared on here last year.  Let's start with the re-read challenge.

I stated I would re-read the following books:

1. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
2. A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin (GRRM hereafter)
3. A Clash of Kings by GRRM
4. A Storm of Swords by GRRM
5. A Feast of Crows by GRRM
6. A Dance of Dragons by GRRM
7. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
8. Scar Night by Alan Campbell 
9. Through Wolf's Eyes by Jane Lindskold
10. 1984 by George Orwell

Here's what I ended up reading instead (bold = yes / strike-through = no):
1. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
2. A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin (GRRM hereafter)
3. A Clash of Kings by GRRM
4. A Storm of Swords by GRRM
5. A Feast of Crows by GRRM
6. A Dance of Dragons by GRRM
7. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
8. Scar Night by Alan Campbell 
9. Through Wolf's Eyes by Jane Lindskold
10. 1984 by George Orwell

Instead of reading the Song of Ice and Fire series as I had intended to do, I decided to join the Harry Potter re-read.  Although I technically finished the series on January 5th, most of the reading was done in 2017, so I'm counting it as a 2017 win!

I also stated in my 2017 reading goals that I was going to read at least 20 books from my physical TBR and 20 books from my Kindle TBR.  Figuring this one out was hard, but this is what I came up with...

Of the 76 books read in 2017...

Physical TBR -                16
Kindle TBR -                  16
Purchased in 2017 -        25
Borrowed in 2017 -        10
Re-read from Shelves -    9

I must admit I'm surprised I read 25 books in 2017 that I purchased in 2017.   I'm also disappointed that I didn't do a better job of reading down my Kindle and physical TBR shelves.  I really want to put a dent in the physical TBR shelf because it's crazy out of control and interfering with leg room in my scrapbooking space.

Now that I have taken a look at my reading patterns for the last year, though, I know what changes I want to see in 2018.  More off those TBR piles!!

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