Today marks the 242nd day of 2014. There are 123 days remaining in the year, so roughly 2/3 have already passed. Thought I would post an update on my 2014 reading/reviewing goals, note some changes, and lament one or two that have already failed. Here is a link to my original January 2 post on the topic.
1. Read (or re-read) at least 50 books each in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and French.
As of right now (totals will change when I finish reading a few by midnight on the 31st):
Spanish: 37/50 - ahead of pace by 4
Portuguese: 21/50 - behind pace by 12 (might finish 1-2 by tomorrow night)
French: 28/50 - behind pace by 5
Italian: 27/50 - behind pace by 6 (should finish 2 by tomorrow night, however)
Since I'm planning on reading a lot more non-English literature in September and October, these totals will shift significantly. Portuguese is the only one in real danger of not being reached, but even there I have almost 60 print volumes and over 30 e-book editions.
2. Have 35% or more of my reading/re-readings this year be of works (co)-authored or (co)-edited by women.
Currently at 80/224 2014 reads, or 35.7%. Just above pace. Have two more books by women that I want to finish by tomorrow, so percentage may rise slightly.
3. To (re)-read and review each of the Premio Alfaguara winners, including those of the 1965-1972 incarnation.
I have only 8 out of 25 books left to review, so this is still very doable. Planning on reviewing more in September and October.
4. During the months leading up to the 2014 World Cup, reprise my 2010 "World Cup" series of posts by writing a combination of reviews of prominent writers from participating countries or summaries of national literature.
I wrote Group previews, but no real reviews of nationally-prominent writers of these 32 nations during that time. Partial fail.
5. Do an in-depth series of articles/reviews on a Southern writer.
Haven't started this yet, but likely to start reviewing Eudora Welty's novels in the coming month or two, along with a few more Faulkner reviews if I have the time. Thomas Wolfe, however, will likely be shunted to next year.
Newer Goals:
1. Write at least one post a day in 2014.
So far, so good.
2. Write 150 reviews in 2014.
I've written 103 so far, so slightly above pace.
3. Read/review all the books listed in the 2014 Upcoming Releases post from January.
I've reviewed all but 20 of the books already released and am quickly closing the gap, writing at least 4-5 reviews/week for the past three months. Already have over 80 2014 releases read/reviewed.
4. Average at least a book a day read, as I've done since 2008.
Behind pace by 18 right now, but should catch up in the coming weeks. Be off work due to injury certainly has given me more time to read, plus I like to read more when it's cooler.
If you came up with reading goals, tell me how you're doing. Curiosity and all that.
1. Read (or re-read) at least 50 books each in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and French.
As of right now (totals will change when I finish reading a few by midnight on the 31st):
Spanish: 37/50 - ahead of pace by 4
Portuguese: 21/50 - behind pace by 12 (might finish 1-2 by tomorrow night)
French: 28/50 - behind pace by 5
Italian: 27/50 - behind pace by 6 (should finish 2 by tomorrow night, however)
Since I'm planning on reading a lot more non-English literature in September and October, these totals will shift significantly. Portuguese is the only one in real danger of not being reached, but even there I have almost 60 print volumes and over 30 e-book editions.
2. Have 35% or more of my reading/re-readings this year be of works (co)-authored or (co)-edited by women.
Currently at 80/224 2014 reads, or 35.7%. Just above pace. Have two more books by women that I want to finish by tomorrow, so percentage may rise slightly.
3. To (re)-read and review each of the Premio Alfaguara winners, including those of the 1965-1972 incarnation.
I have only 8 out of 25 books left to review, so this is still very doable. Planning on reviewing more in September and October.
4. During the months leading up to the 2014 World Cup, reprise my 2010 "World Cup" series of posts by writing a combination of reviews of prominent writers from participating countries or summaries of national literature.
I wrote Group previews, but no real reviews of nationally-prominent writers of these 32 nations during that time. Partial fail.
5. Do an in-depth series of articles/reviews on a Southern writer.
Haven't started this yet, but likely to start reviewing Eudora Welty's novels in the coming month or two, along with a few more Faulkner reviews if I have the time. Thomas Wolfe, however, will likely be shunted to next year.
Newer Goals:
1. Write at least one post a day in 2014.
So far, so good.
2. Write 150 reviews in 2014.
I've written 103 so far, so slightly above pace.
3. Read/review all the books listed in the 2014 Upcoming Releases post from January.
I've reviewed all but 20 of the books already released and am quickly closing the gap, writing at least 4-5 reviews/week for the past three months. Already have over 80 2014 releases read/reviewed.
4. Average at least a book a day read, as I've done since 2008.
Behind pace by 18 right now, but should catch up in the coming weeks. Be off work due to injury certainly has given me more time to read, plus I like to read more when it's cooler.
If you came up with reading goals, tell me how you're doing. Curiosity and all that.
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