My favorite resolutions are the ones that involve reading, and lots of it! In fact, I don't really make any resolutions that have to do with anything else. My physical and emotional well being depends upon a steady reading diet, so once I work some books into the mix I pretty much have everything covered.
So, here are my Reading Resolutions for 2012:
- Read at least 75 books this year. (The books that I read for work don't count.)75 will only make a mere dent in my ever-growing TBR list, but it's something.
- Read at least one mystery book. (Time to stop avoiding them.)I really don't know when my aversion to mystery books began, but it's time to get over it.
Any recommendations?
- Read some classics I haven't read but should: Jude the Obscure
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- The Moonstone
- Read more nonfiction.I am so partial to fiction that I fear I've been missing out on some great nonfiction books.
- Read more books by independent authors.
There are so many great independent authors out there.
- Finally build our home library. I've been collecting inspiration photos for ages, so now is the time!
- Fall in love with a new series. It's been too long since my love affair with Harry Potter and Sookie Stackhouse.
I need a new series to love!
- Buy from independent bookstores. I spend a bit too much time at the local chains,
and not enough time at the great indy bookstores we have in the area.
So, what are your reading resolutions for 2012?
2 comments:
Wow! 75 books in a year sounds similar to NaNoWriMo craziness. I may have only read two books in less than a week. I'm a slow reader.
Good luck, I'm sure it will be fun! Oh, and I haven't read many mysteries, but why not begin with Agatha Christie? I think I have one of her classics teed up on my Kindle, but still haven't read it either.
Agatha Christie is a great idea, thanks! I'll start there.
75 books in a year is nothing like the NaNo craziness, trust me! I will never read all of the books I want to read, so at least it's a start.
My secret weapon for reaching that reading goal is my summer vacation--you can read a lot of books when you don't have to go to work every day.
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