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“Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today.” – Holbrook Jackson

No one ever wishes they hadn’t learned to read. Begin the journey of a thousand volumes by reading at least one book this year!




Find out about what makes Ayami Nakajo, Yu Aoi, Mana Ashida,
and Mai Fukagawa such avid readers!

1. Make a post, preferably stating a goal of how many books you want to read this year.
2. Edit that post as you read throughout the year, slowly adding to the list of books you've read. Sorting the list by month is recommended.
3. Don't create additional posts, just keep editing your original post. Graphic novels count as .25 (in other words, 4 graphic novels = one book)

Link to 2019 thread: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=44982.0
« Last Edit: January 02, 2020, 12:44:43 AM by muppet »

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My goal for 2020: 20 books


Past Performance:
2011: 26 books read - goal 50 books
2012: 24 books read- goal 50 books
2013: 26 books read - goal 35 books
2014: 14 books read - goal 30 books
2015: 30 books read - goal 28 books
2016: 21 books read- goal 32 books
2017: 17 books read- goal 30 books
2018: 13 books read - goal 20 books
2019: 16 books read - goal 15 books

January 2020 (1)

Killing Commendatore (Haruki Murakami)
[Translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen]

February 2020 (2)
The Ghost Bride (Yangsze Choo)
King Bhumibol and the Thai Royal Family in Lausanne
(Recollections of HM King Rama IX’s Tutor assembled by Lysander C. Séraïdaris)


March 2020(2)
The Labyrinth of the Spirits (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
[Translated from the Spanish by Lucia Graves]

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Cho Nam-Joo)
[Translated by Jamie Chang]


April 2020(3)

The Ten Loves of Mr. Nishino (Hiromi Kawakami)
[Translated from the Japanese by Allison Markin Powell]
The Revenant (Michael Punke)
Land of a Thousand Hills (Rosamond Halsey Carr with Ann Howard Halsey)

May 2020(1)

The Piano Teacher (Janice Y.K. Lee)

June 2020 (1)

Lost in a Good Book (Jasper Fforde

July 2020(2)

Map of the Invisible World (Tash Aw)
The Evergreen Tea House (David T.K. Wong)

August 2020 (1)

The Bride Test (Helen Hoang)

September 2020 (3)

Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
The Force (Don Winslow)
Savages (Don Winslow)


October 2020 (3)

The Kings of Cool (Don Winslow)
The Shadow King (Maaza Mengiste)
Seven Years of Darkness (You-Jeong Jeong)
[Translated by Chi-Young Kim]

November 2020(2)
The Coffin Tree (Wendy Law-Yone)
Blood Orange (Harriet Tyce)


December 2020(2)
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
The Beggar & The Hare (Tuomas Kyrö)


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Well, I still hardly ever read books, and only count full novels in this list, but two years ago I met my target of 1, and last year met my target of 3, so this year will set a target of 4  :lol:

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And I'm one down already -The Wall by John Lanchester. A dystopian tale, that feels like it could only have been written in our present times.

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End of January, and I've read another - The Humans by Matt Haig. I'd read another of his books last year, and saw this in a shop and really wanted to read it. Again, it's speculative fiction, and again, quite a lot about life - this one really gets you thinking about life, and I enjoyed it a lot - I like his style.

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End of March and I read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. I saw the film years ago, and forgot what was in it, but saw the trailer for it on some DVD recently and so thought I should read the book. It was good, but didn't grip me as much as the books above.

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Beginning of April, and I've reached my target of 4 already! Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata. A nice little relaxing read about a woman who can't fit in with society's demands but finds sanctuary working in a convenience store her whole life.
« Last Edit: April 08, 2020, 05:52:01 PM by Jul3 »

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