Christoff Yurievich
Member
I should put all the Encyclopedia Brown books I read to my son, there's an extra 25 there easily.
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50 books. 50 movies. One year - 2016 edition
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Do a separate update post for each month (at the end of the month). Scroll up on this page to see what I mean.
Whoever posts a month update, is what I update. It is too time consuming to go through the entire thread to check for updates.
Edit- I will update yours in a second.
If you want to be included in the monthly updates, you need to post an update post at the end of the month, not just expect him to look up your original post to see if you've updated. You can obviously skip some months, but your updates probably aren't going to be checked if you don't.
This is what I'm talking about:
Count the entire series as one, maybe.
SquirrelWide
Member
Squirrelwide- 5/50 books | 5/50 movies
Books
4. Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson ★★★★☆
5. Masters of Doom by David Kushner ★★★★☆
Movies
2. Persona 3 the Movie 1: Spring of Birth ★★★☆☆
3. Boruto: Naruto the Movie ★★★☆☆
4. A Teacher ★★★☆☆
5. The Witch ★★★★★
Books
4. Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson ★★★★☆
5. Masters of Doom by David Kushner ★★★★☆
Movies
2. Persona 3 the Movie 1: Spring of Birth ★★★☆☆
3. Boruto: Naruto the Movie ★★★☆☆
4. A Teacher ★★★☆☆
5. The Witch ★★★★★
You'll be sorry when I start counting individual chapters of Naruto.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
So, it seems like we had a bit of a decline this month. However, when I was typing numbers into my spreadsheet, it seemed like most people I was entering had a pretty good month. So the decline is probably in large part due to all the people who joined for the first month and then dropped off, as well as a little bit of a decline from people like myself who had classes start again. It'll be fun to watch our trajectory over the rest of the year.
Mimosa97 - 3/50 books - 6/50 movies
January + February update (forgot to post in January)
Books :
Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
2084 La fin du monde - Boualem Sansal
Islam and the future of tolerance - Sam Harris / Majid Nawaz
Movies :
Deadpool
The Revenant
Sicario
Room
Dr Strangelove
Star Wars VII
January + February update (forgot to post in January)
Books :
Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
2084 La fin du monde - Boualem Sansal
Islam and the future of tolerance - Sam Harris / Majid Nawaz
Movies :
Deadpool
The Revenant
Sicario
Room
Dr Strangelove
Star Wars VII
Not if he counters by counting individual chapters of One Piece, though.
Atraveller
Banned
72 books? 147 movies? You guys are scary!
That's more than a book a day, and more than 2 movies per day, wow.
How did you like City of Blades?
Atraveller
Banned
I liked City of Stairs better, because the first book had a more interesting cast, and was set in a lived-in city with its own secrets. Voortyashtan was just a boring wasteland compared to Bulikov.
Atraveller
Banned
Audiobooks help, but 72!
Pretty much.
I think it might simply be due to Malyse's choosing to count books based upon whether they have a Goodreads entry, which in some cases has meant counting short stories or novellas in the 30 - 90 page range as full entries; at least that was the impression when I looked up some of the books Malyse had been posting updates about back in January. It may be the February is different.
You're right. 72 even.
I guess to a lot of people audiobooks are the key to get more books in. I've been thinking about trying an audiobook, but I've tried a couple of previews and it just doesn't feel right to me. Maybe I should pick one for free on Audible and stick with it till the end.
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Thank you for being this year's me. Glad that it's more than me who thought it'd be a good idea to read Proust.
I'm playing a little game: when will Malyse read a book I've heard of? So far I haven't heard of a single one.
Henry Swanson
Member
As I realise I haven't done a single update yet, I guess I'll get them both done now.
January - 0/50 books | 58/50 movies
Top 5 Films Seen in January
February - 0/50 books | 58/50 movies
Top 5 Films Seen in February
Hopefully I'll finally get round to finishing a few of the books I've started soon. Never been much of a reader.
January - 0/50 books | 58/50 movies
Top 5 Films Seen in January
- Ex Machina (2015, dir. Alex Garland)
- Room (2015, dir. Lenny Abrahamson)
- The Hateful Eight (2015, dir. Quentin Tarantino)
- Sicario (2015, dir. Denis Villeneuve)
- Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation (2015, dir. Christopher McQuarrie)
February - 0/50 books | 58/50 movies
Top 5 Films Seen in February
- Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014, dir. David Zellner)
- Queen of Earth (2015, dir. Alex Ross Perry)
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, dir. George Miller)
- Brooklyn (2015, dir. John Crowley)
- Youth (2015, dir. Paolo Sorrentino)
Hopefully I'll finally get round to finishing a few of the books I've started soon. Never been much of a reader.
Monochromaticx
Member
This is incredible. how many hours a day do you spend on reading?
Fuu - 50/50 books | 50/50 movies
Books:
1 - Bird Box (2014), Josh Malerman
2 - Durarara!! (Novel) Vol. 2 (2005) Ryohgo Narita
3 - The Sense of an Ending (2011), Julian Barnes
4 - The King in Yellow (1895), Robert W. Chambers
5 - O Meu Pé de Laranja Lima (1968), José Mauro de Vasconcelos
6 - Norwegian Wood (1987), Haruki Murakami
7 - Room (2010), Emma Donoghue
8 - Pines (2012), Blake Crouch
9 - The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013), Neil Gaiman
10 - About Behaviorism (1974), B.F. Skinner
11 - Laços de Família (1960), Clarice Lispector
12 - Le Città Invisibili (1972), Italo Calvino
13 - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995), Gregory Maguire
14 - A Paixão Segundo G.H. (1964), Clarice Lispector
15 - La Invención de Morel (1940), Adolfo Bioy Casares
16 - Childhood's End (1953), Arthur C. Clarke
17 - 1808 (2007), Laurentino Gomes
18 - Ark Baby (1998), Liz Jensen
19 - Flatland (1884), Edwin A. Abbott
20 - Durarara!! (Novel) Vol. 3 (2005), Ryohgo Narita
21 - And Then There Were None (1939), Agatha Christie
22 - The Vegetarian (2007), Han Kang
23 - On Writing (1999), Stephen King
24 - The Amityville Horror (1977), Jay Anson
25 - O Resto é Silêncio (1970), Érico Veríssimo
26 - The Girl on the Train (2015), Paula Hawkins
27 - O Livro de Ouro do Universo (2000), Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas Mourão
28 - 1822 (2010), Laurentino Gomes
29 - Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success (2011-written in 1938), Napoleon Hill
30 - Lord of the Flies (1954), William Golding
31 - The Goblin Emperor (2014), Katherine Addison
32 - The Jihadis Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising (2014), Patrick Cockburn
33 - Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948), Truman Capote
34 - The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons and an Unlikely Road to Manhood (2008), Ta-Nehisi Coates
35 - The Year of Magical Thinking (2005), Joan Didion
36 - Wonders of the Invisible World (2015), Christopher Barzak
37 - Between the World and Me (2015), Ta-Nehisi Coates
38 - The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State (2015), William McCants
39 - Dance Dance Dance (1988), Haruki Murakami
40 - Água Viva (1973), Clarice Lispector
41 - A Boy's Own Story (1982), Edmund White
42 - 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works (2014), Dan Harris
43 - The Beach (1996), Alex Garland
44 - Mysterious Skin (1995), Scott Heim
45 - Animal Farm (1945), George Orwell
46 - Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis (2016), Anne Rice
47 - Nada a Dizer (2010), Elvira Vigna
48 - Neverwhere (1996), Neil Gaiman
49 - Fight Club (1996), Chuck Palahniuk
50 - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (2016), Mark Manson
1 - Bird Box (2014), Josh Malerman
2 - Durarara!! (Novel) Vol. 2 (2005) Ryohgo Narita
3 - The Sense of an Ending (2011), Julian Barnes
4 - The King in Yellow (1895), Robert W. Chambers
5 - O Meu Pé de Laranja Lima (1968), José Mauro de Vasconcelos
6 - Norwegian Wood (1987), Haruki Murakami
7 - Room (2010), Emma Donoghue
8 - Pines (2012), Blake Crouch
9 - The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013), Neil Gaiman
10 - About Behaviorism (1974), B.F. Skinner
11 - Laços de Família (1960), Clarice Lispector
12 - Le Città Invisibili (1972), Italo Calvino
13 - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995), Gregory Maguire
14 - A Paixão Segundo G.H. (1964), Clarice Lispector
15 - La Invención de Morel (1940), Adolfo Bioy Casares
16 - Childhood's End (1953), Arthur C. Clarke
17 - 1808 (2007), Laurentino Gomes
18 - Ark Baby (1998), Liz Jensen
19 - Flatland (1884), Edwin A. Abbott
20 - Durarara!! (Novel) Vol. 3 (2005), Ryohgo Narita
21 - And Then There Were None (1939), Agatha Christie
22 - The Vegetarian (2007), Han Kang
23 - On Writing (1999), Stephen King
24 - The Amityville Horror (1977), Jay Anson
25 - O Resto é Silêncio (1970), Érico Veríssimo
26 - The Girl on the Train (2015), Paula Hawkins
27 - O Livro de Ouro do Universo (2000), Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas Mourão
28 - 1822 (2010), Laurentino Gomes
29 - Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success (2011-written in 1938), Napoleon Hill
30 - Lord of the Flies (1954), William Golding
31 - The Goblin Emperor (2014), Katherine Addison
32 - The Jihadis Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising (2014), Patrick Cockburn
33 - Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948), Truman Capote
34 - The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons and an Unlikely Road to Manhood (2008), Ta-Nehisi Coates
35 - The Year of Magical Thinking (2005), Joan Didion
36 - Wonders of the Invisible World (2015), Christopher Barzak
37 - Between the World and Me (2015), Ta-Nehisi Coates
38 - The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State (2015), William McCants
39 - Dance Dance Dance (1988), Haruki Murakami
40 - Água Viva (1973), Clarice Lispector
41 - A Boy's Own Story (1982), Edmund White
42 - 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works (2014), Dan Harris
43 - The Beach (1996), Alex Garland
44 - Mysterious Skin (1995), Scott Heim
45 - Animal Farm (1945), George Orwell
46 - Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis (2016), Anne Rice
47 - Nada a Dizer (2010), Elvira Vigna
48 - Neverwhere (1996), Neil Gaiman
49 - Fight Club (1996), Chuck Palahniuk
50 - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (2016), Mark Manson
Movies:
1 - Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008), Kurt Kuenne
2 - Donnie Darko (2001), Richard Kelly
3 - Easy A (2010), Will Gluck
4 - Cloverfield (2008), Matt Reeves
5 - Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Matthew Vaughn
6 - You're Next (2011), Adam Wingard
7 - The Imitation Game (2014), Morten Tyldum
8 - The Social Network (2010), David Fincher
9 - Enemy (2013), Denis Villeneuve
10 - Rear Window (1954), Alfred Hitchcock
11 - The Hateful Eight (2015), Quentin Tarantino
12 - Strapped (2010), Joseph Graham
13 - The Invitation (2015), Karyn Kusama
14 - Captain America: Civil War (2016), Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
15 - The Guest (2014), Adam Wingard
16 - The Wizard of Oz (1939), Victor Fleming
17 - The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Derek Cianfrance
18 - Metallica Through the Never (2013), Nimród Antal
19 - XOXO (2016), Christopher Louie
20 - 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), Dan Trachtenberg
21 - Goodfellas (1990), Martin Scorsese
22 - Hush (2016), Mike Flanagan
23 - Event Horizon (1997), Paul W.S. Anderson
24 - Zombieland (2009), Ruben Fleischer
25 - The Witch (2015), Robert Eggers
26 - Amanda Knox (2016), Rod Blackhurst, Brian McGinn
27 - Cidade de Deus: 10 Anos Depois (2012), Cavi Borges
28 - The Mudge Boy (2003), Michael Burke
29 - Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (2014), Daniel Ribeiro
30 - Kill your Darlings (2013), John Krokidas
31 - Into the Wild (2007), Sean Penn
32 - Güeros (2014), Alonso Ruizpalacios
33 - Triangle (2009), Christopher Smith
34 - A Cambio de Nada (2015), Daniel Guzmán
35 - Los Héroes del Mal (2015), Zoe Berriatúa
36 - Freier Fall (2013), Stephan Lacant
37 - Doctor Strange (2016), Scott Derrickson
38 - Stranger by the Lake (2013), Alain Guiraudie
39 - The Art of Getting By (2011), Gavin Wiesen
40 - The Way Way Back (2013), Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
41 - Eu Não Faço a Menor Ideia do Que Eu Tô Fazendo Com a Minha Vida (2012), Matheus Souza
42 - The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), Rob Burnett
43 - 5 Centimeters Per Second (2007), Makoto Shinkai
44 - The First Time (2012), Jon Kasdan
45 - Spectral (2016), Nic Mathieu
46 - Green Room (2015), Jeremy Saulnier
47 - Tickled (2016), David Farrier, Dylan Reeve
48 - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Gareth Edwards
49 - Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Stanley Kubrick
50 - Blue Ruin (2013), Jeremy Saulnier
1 - Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008), Kurt Kuenne
2 - Donnie Darko (2001), Richard Kelly
3 - Easy A (2010), Will Gluck
4 - Cloverfield (2008), Matt Reeves
5 - Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Matthew Vaughn
6 - You're Next (2011), Adam Wingard
7 - The Imitation Game (2014), Morten Tyldum
8 - The Social Network (2010), David Fincher
9 - Enemy (2013), Denis Villeneuve
10 - Rear Window (1954), Alfred Hitchcock
11 - The Hateful Eight (2015), Quentin Tarantino
12 - Strapped (2010), Joseph Graham
13 - The Invitation (2015), Karyn Kusama
14 - Captain America: Civil War (2016), Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
15 - The Guest (2014), Adam Wingard
16 - The Wizard of Oz (1939), Victor Fleming
17 - The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Derek Cianfrance
18 - Metallica Through the Never (2013), Nimród Antal
19 - XOXO (2016), Christopher Louie
20 - 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), Dan Trachtenberg
21 - Goodfellas (1990), Martin Scorsese
22 - Hush (2016), Mike Flanagan
23 - Event Horizon (1997), Paul W.S. Anderson
24 - Zombieland (2009), Ruben Fleischer
25 - The Witch (2015), Robert Eggers
26 - Amanda Knox (2016), Rod Blackhurst, Brian McGinn
27 - Cidade de Deus: 10 Anos Depois (2012), Cavi Borges
28 - The Mudge Boy (2003), Michael Burke
29 - Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (2014), Daniel Ribeiro
30 - Kill your Darlings (2013), John Krokidas
31 - Into the Wild (2007), Sean Penn
32 - Güeros (2014), Alonso Ruizpalacios
33 - Triangle (2009), Christopher Smith
34 - A Cambio de Nada (2015), Daniel Guzmán
35 - Los Héroes del Mal (2015), Zoe Berriatúa
36 - Freier Fall (2013), Stephan Lacant
37 - Doctor Strange (2016), Scott Derrickson
38 - Stranger by the Lake (2013), Alain Guiraudie
39 - The Art of Getting By (2011), Gavin Wiesen
40 - The Way Way Back (2013), Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
41 - Eu Não Faço a Menor Ideia do Que Eu Tô Fazendo Com a Minha Vida (2012), Matheus Souza
42 - The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), Rob Burnett
43 - 5 Centimeters Per Second (2007), Makoto Shinkai
44 - The First Time (2012), Jon Kasdan
45 - Spectral (2016), Nic Mathieu
46 - Green Room (2015), Jeremy Saulnier
47 - Tickled (2016), David Farrier, Dylan Reeve
48 - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Gareth Edwards
49 - Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Stanley Kubrick
50 - Blue Ruin (2013), Jeremy Saulnier
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Oh, I went through and got the info from the whole thread! So that's not the source of the decline!
Happy to help though!
Monochromaticx
Member
monochromaticx - 9/50 books | 11/50 movies
Books
Movies
Books
- Decisive battles in history (Great Courses)
- The Disappearing Spoon
- Journey into Mystery vol1
- Journey into Mystery vol2
- Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition (Great Courses)
- Orphan:The Quest to Save Children with Rare Genetic Disorders
- The Higgs Boson and Beyond (Great Courses)
- Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World (8/10)
Amazing story! Her major invention has lead to wireless communication tech breakthrough that is widely used today (wifi,bluetooth,cellular phone communication etc etc!) George Antheil should have been included in the title as he was her partner and the book covers his story as much as Hedy. - 1066: The year that changed everything (Great Courses)
Movies
- Alien 5/5
- All the Presidents Men 3/5
- Saving Private Ryan 4/5
- The Butler 4/5
- Anna Karenina (2012) 2/5
- The Martian 4/5
- Bridge Of Spies 4/5
- Aliens 4/5
- Training Day 4/5
- Mad Max: Fury Road 5/5
- Spotlight 5/5
Kanhir
Member
Kanhir - 0/50 books | 48/50 movies
Books
Movies
14 of them short films which I'm counting anyway, but I'm aiming to compensate for them with full films.
Need to actually stop reading non-fiction books and get back into finishing Real Books, though.
Books
- Nada as of yet.
Movies
- I Married A Monster From Outer Space
- Satan's Satellites
- The Martian
- Carol
- Straight Outta Compton
- Shaun the Sheep Movie
- Joy
- Ride Along 2
- Creed
- Mustang
- Amy
- Boy & The World
- Cinderella
- Dirty Grandpa
- The Revenant
- Sicario
- Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
- Sisters
- A War
- What Happened, Miss Simone?
- Concussion
- The Hateful Eight
- Deadpool
- Anomalisa
[*]Ave Maria
[*]Shok
[*]Everything Will Be Okay
[*]Stutterer
[*]Day One
[*]Sanjay's Super Team
[*]Bear Story
[*]We Can't Live Without Cosmos
[*]World of Tomorrow
[*]If I Was God
[*]The Short Story of a Fox and a Mouse
[*]The Loneliest Stoplight
[*]Catch It
[*]Prologue - Spotlight
- Steve Jobs
- Room
- The Big Short
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
- Trumbo
- Brooklyn
- The Danish Girl
- Bridge of Spies
- Zootopia
14 of them short films which I'm counting anyway, but I'm aiming to compensate for them with full films.
Need to actually stop reading non-fiction books and get back into finishing Real Books, though.
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
For me personally it's been more a question about time. At the beginning of January I had lots of free time. February has had my birthday, a new job, started rebuilding my guestroom/office and lots of other stuff. It's been a constant chase to the next thing.
On the other hand I've read more books but watched fewer movies. Probably due to the commute.
I checked a few of those are they were like 50-70 pages, still a lot of reading but you could easily read two of those a day.
Dandy Crocodile
Member
I haven't updated because I'm filled with guilt over only having read a single book so far. I think I've watched 5 or 6 movies though.
Ugh.
Ugh.
Jest Chillin
Member
Feb Update:
Jest Chillin
Books: 2
King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
Movies:
8. Men, Women, and Children (Adam Sandler, Jennifer Garner)
9. The Princess and the Frog (Animated - Anika Rose, Keith David)
10. Furious 7 (Paul Walker, Vin Diesel)
11. Ouija (Olivia Cooke, Ana Coto)
12. Unfriended (Heather Sossaman, Matthew Bohrer)
13. The Martian (Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain)
14. Revenge of the Green Dragons (Justin Chon, Kevin Wu)
15. Goodbye to All That ( Paul Schneider, Melanie Lynskey)
16. I Origins ( Micheal Pitt, Steven Yeun)
I was out actually out of town at the end of the month so I didn't get my Feb update in but my pace dropped significantly as life hasn't really allowed me much time to focus on reading for enjoyment. I did get some movies in though.
Jest Chillin
Books: 2
King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
Movies:
8. Men, Women, and Children (Adam Sandler, Jennifer Garner)
9. The Princess and the Frog (Animated - Anika Rose, Keith David)
10. Furious 7 (Paul Walker, Vin Diesel)
11. Ouija (Olivia Cooke, Ana Coto)
12. Unfriended (Heather Sossaman, Matthew Bohrer)
13. The Martian (Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain)
14. Revenge of the Green Dragons (Justin Chon, Kevin Wu)
15. Goodbye to All That ( Paul Schneider, Melanie Lynskey)
16. I Origins ( Micheal Pitt, Steven Yeun)
I was out actually out of town at the end of the month so I didn't get my Feb update in but my pace dropped significantly as life hasn't really allowed me much time to focus on reading for enjoyment. I did get some movies in though.
EverythingShiny
Member
February update: 12/50 Books, 4/50 Movies
Books:
6) Pavlov's Dogs by D.L. Snell, Thom Brannan
7) Nemesis Games by James S. A. Corey
8) Bazaar of Bad Dreams - Stephen King
9) Countdown City - Ben H. Winters
10) World of Trouble - Ben H. Winters
11) Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn
12) Ex-heroes - Peter Clines
I listened to Bazaar of Bad Dreams on audiobook and it was amazing. I loved how there were a few narrators who were the same (some of them were really good) but that each story had a different narrator. Probably one of the best audiobooks I've listened to in a while.
Sharp Objects was terrible. I think I'm done reading Gillian Flynn's books.
Movies:
0 I need to get on this. I've been doing so much schoolwork that reading at night is the only thing (aside from playing WoW) that I have time for.
Books:
6) Pavlov's Dogs by D.L. Snell, Thom Brannan
7) Nemesis Games by James S. A. Corey
8) Bazaar of Bad Dreams - Stephen King
9) Countdown City - Ben H. Winters
10) World of Trouble - Ben H. Winters
11) Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn
12) Ex-heroes - Peter Clines
I listened to Bazaar of Bad Dreams on audiobook and it was amazing. I loved how there were a few narrators who were the same (some of them were really good) but that each story had a different narrator. Probably one of the best audiobooks I've listened to in a while.
Sharp Objects was terrible. I think I'm done reading Gillian Flynn's books.
Movies:
0
I need to get on this. I've been doing so much schoolwork that reading at night is the only thing (aside from playing WoW) that I have time for.lastflowers
Banned
I really like them for non-fiction.
Stuff like David McCullough is perfect for me. I couldn't do a novel with it.
The Wright Brothers and Shirer's third Reich were about 50% audio book and 50% reading. Really nice for elliptical machine workouts where it's a little too cumbersome to read something big
Zero :3
Listening at 1.75 speed with silences and music skipped helps as well.
Audiobooks, but I also read at a ridiculous fast pace.
If the author thinks his works merits a stand alone entry (as they are the one who submit to goodreads), who am I to argue? I wasn't even going to include a lot of those, but I found out they have Goodreads listings. There's a few things that have listings that I've listend to that I wasn't counting, but am now.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
It's up to your discretion. According to the spirit of the original challenge, 100 pages, and I think we said movies were like 90 minutes. But admittedly in the past I've slightly altered the movie aspect to count anything that had a theatrical release. So I understand counting books less than 100 pages. And of course the 100 page count can be odd anyways. Many Steinbeck books come to mind which have versions that sit at around 80-90 pages.
All makes sense. I certainly had less time once classes started again. I'll have more time in the summer I guess.
I'm not as heavy a reader these days, but I can say back when I used to read hundreds a year, it was a matter of learning to read at a steady pace, and keeping a flow. As soon as one book was done, move right to the next.
SquirrelWide
Member
FWIW. I've been spread across a bunch of technical books. Lots of reading, not much completion yet.
Edit: I doubt that applies to everyone, though.
I read reasonably fast, but I think it's mostly down to consistency. I read every day, even if some days it's just ten pages. I listen to audiobooks when I work out and make dinner, for example. I also have multiple books in different genres going at any one time, so I rarely hit reading slumps. If a book is boring I've normally got three or four others at hand that may be more interesting.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
So you are saying you are in search of lost time?
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Why yes, I've felt almost like a prisoner until very recently. While I would have hoped to feel free the first few moments of freedom made me feel more like a fugitive. I'm looking forward to having some time regained soon. I'm reading Darling River currently which is about a young woman in bloom.
Oh, did I mention that Spectre is worth seeing? Léa Seydoux really has a certain way about her that movie as Madeleine Swann. And speaking of interesting movies that everybody needs to see: Amadeus! Did you know it was filmed partly in Guermantes in a way that really brings it to life like no other movie?
I'll probably be sentenced to Sodom and Gomorrah for this post.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I'm actually in that boat for reading. I've got about seven or eight in progress at varying degrees of completion. Some are for classes, some are for enjoyment and some are for work. It's messy to keep up with them all.
Goodreads listings aren't all submitted by authors. In fact, the vast majority probably aren't.If the author thinks his works merits a stand alone entry (as they are the one who submit to goodreads), who am I to argue? I wasn't even going to include a lot of those, but I found out they have Goodreads listings. There's a few things that have listings that I've listend to that I wasn't counting, but am now.
Using the evidence of a Goodreads listing is strange anyways since there are entries for things that are as small as 11 pages long. I don't think anyone would say that an 11 page "book" fits the spirit of the 50/50 challenge.
I mean, that's sort of an odd basis to use for including something in your list. On one end, you could read an obscure but solid self-pubbed book that never got a goodreads entry, and by this measure not count it. On the other end, you could read a boatload of novelettes or novellas or whatever and rack up a huge number while kind of losing sight of the purpose of the exercise.
Everyone's going to have their own criteria for what they put on their list and their own reasons for doing this challenge. And it's more or less an honor system; no one's going to say "no you read too many Naruto comics so actually you failed the challenge." But, like, if you're going to get competitive with other people about the number of books you've read, you should be prepared for people to take a gander at your criteria. And if you're including 100 Naruto comics, there might be a few raised eyebrows.
Have you read it? I requested the first book from the library earlier this week. I'm going to take the plunge, so I can reread the Penguin hydra-translation when it finishes releasing in the U.S. in 2018.
If the author thinks his works merits a stand alone entry (as they are the one who submit to goodreads), who am I to argue? I wasn't even going to include a lot of those, but I found out they have Goodreads listings. There's a few things that have listings that I've listened to that I wasn't counting, but am now.
Well, I think it's about what you think the point of doing this is. I've always thought of it as a challenge; and participating in the spirit of the challenge means challenging yourself. It might (should, says I) mean broadening your horizons in terms of movies or books you try, or setting higher standards for yourself, or simply reading or watching things that you find challenging to get through. You're welcome to count whatever you like, but I simply don't think "Having a Goodreads page" is a suitable standard for choosing what you should count.
It's not like there's something up as a prize, for me it's more an incentive to actually read more and watch diffrent stuff than what I would usually do, while keeping track and sharing my best findings with everyone else... I don't really care if by the end of the year I'm 1st or last in the book counting, if deep down I know that I cheated myself on the list pretty much the whole things loses his meaning.
With that being said I hate my work and I want more spare time to read without heavy headaches.
With that being said I hate my work and I want more spare time to read without heavy headaches.
Just to humor you I went through and counted all the books that were under 100 pages. Care to guess how many there were?
12. (and it's worth noting that some of those had 98 or 99 pages)
You guys are jumping on me because I have 72 instead of 60?
Lolkay. If it makes you that happy, change it to 60.
I'm confused by what you intend to signify by repeatedly posting that Kanye picture? It comes across as petulance to me, since that's how Kanye comes across to me, but I doubt that's what you're trying to convey, so I assume it's saying something different to you. What?
And it's not about making me happy: you're welcome to count whatever you like. You certainly aren't the first person to choose to count books that I would consider questionable; I've seen people count out-and-out 30 page children's books before without anyone calling them on it. I explained why I found it to be questionable to count those for the purposes of this challenge, because it seems to go against what I consider to be the point of participating in something like this.
In making that post, I was trying to be conversational, and I'd sort of hoped that by explaining my thoughts you would reciprocate by responding to what I'd said. Do you see it differently?
Edit: WAIT
Since you are very concerned with making me happy, you should read A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara. It is excellent and it has an audiobook which may or may not be good; I haven't listened.
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It's a shrug.
More specifically, it's a "I think I'm right, you think I'm not, but I don't make the rules, so whatever man" general purpose apathy shrug
as was Kanye's point when he interrupted Taylor
This is where I would shrug again
lastflowers
Banned
yep. Pretty much the same. Just like to have the record of my own readings, and it's fun to sometimes catch up on what other people are reading/watching. If interests lineup, I can steal a recommendation without having to interact socially with anyone ever woohoo yeehaawwww, wait?!
I think we're collectively apathetic, since we're mostly all here for numbers and funtimes. hahaha
At this point I'm more concerned that you read A Little Life, really.