Intro

I am going to try and follow-up on all of the goals and things I set myself to track in my 2017 reading.

First though, I am going way minimal next year. I really found that I don’t give a crap about much of this—especially the writing of reviews and the godawful amount of data tracking. Who needs it? Life is way too short. [More on this soon.] I am happy enough with my reading and need less pressure; especially so regarding self-pressure.

The writing of reviews : several of my challenges involved writing and posting reviews as part of the challenge but fairly early in the year I decided I simply did not care. If a book sparked a well-done review out of me then “Woohoo!” But if not then move along, quickly. And let the pressure go. …

2017 Reading Challenges & Goals

http://marklindner.info/blog/2017/01/01/2017-reading-challenges-goals/ 2017curr #2017poss #2017look #2017gnc #2017nfc #2017transl #2017reading

Generic goals: [# finished in 2016 : # finished in 2017]

More poetry; re-reading encouraged here [2 : 8 [3 re-reads]] Excellent!
More erotica, sex & gender [3 : 9 + 1] Also excellent.
More literature [1 : 6] Also excellent.
More librariana [1 in progress; slowly : 3] Better.
Translations same-ish [14 : 6, gave up on 1] Oh. My. Perhaps a little commitment here next year.
More ebooks [8 : 27] Very excellent.
Nonfiction same-ish [54 : 53] Cool.
More essays and short stories [1?, unknown for sure : 4 + 3] Also excellent.
[Fiction 48]
[Total books [F / NF / Poetry] 48 + 53 + 8 = 109]

Books currently reading being read [2017curr]

Finish all 4 of the books I am supposedly currently reading.

Finished 1 of 4 : Glushko, et al. – The Discipline of Organizing

2017 Books To Read Challenge (personal) [2017poss]

2017 Books To Read Challenge (personal) post

Total of 85 books (which includes some 8 on pause) I challenge myself to complete 2 from each of the 16 categories and a total of 35

Finished 17. Currently reading one together, of which we are on page 258 of ~307. So not so good. But I also don’t care. [See below for breakout.]

2017 “the looking all around list” Self-Reading Challenge [2017look]

2017 “the looking all around list” Self-Reading Challenge

At least 30 of 40 categories read in.

Finished 28 categories, with a possible 1-2 more if seriously scour list. A total of 21 titles met these 30. Not shabby. [See below for breakout.]

2017 A Novel Idea selection (Deschutes Public Library, Bend, OR)

Homecoming by Yaa Gyasi [A Novel Idea] I finished this on 01 January 2017 and it was excellent.

2016-2017 Author! Author! Literary Series

Finished 1 of 3.

Dave Eggers : 19 January 2017 [not reading anything for this]
Anthony Doerr : 4 February 2017 : ~~All the Light We Cannot See~~
Siddhartha Mukherjee : 10 April 2017 : The Emperor of All Maladies [gave up]

Challenges hosted elsewhere

2017 Goodreads Challenge

My goal is 100 this year, same as last year.

Finished 108, but seems 1 is missing. Should be 109.

2017 10th Annual Graphic Novel/Manga Challenge [2017gnc]

24 for Silver Age [all needed reviews]

Read 37. Reviewed 12. Yay! Not yay.

Nonfiction Reading Challenge 2017 [2017nfc]

Read a minimum of 50 nonfiction books and review a minimum of 25 of these.

Read 53. Reviewed 9. Yay! Not yay.

Books in Translation Reading Challenge 2017 [2017trans]

Read a minimum of 16 translations and review a minimum of 12 of these.

Read 6. Gave up on 1. Reviewed 2. Not yay. At all.

2017 Books To Read Challenge (personal)

2017 Books To Read Challenge (personal) http://marklindner.info/blog/2016/12/17/2017-btr/

Finished 17 out of 35 challenged from a total of 85 books (which includes some 8 on pause). I also challenged myself to complete 2 from each of the 16 categories.

We are currently reading one together, of which we are on page 258 of ~307, but won’t finish it tonight [31 Dec 2017].

Beer and Brewing [4: 18 total]

Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers (Brewing Elements) – John J. Palmer and Kaminski [own] Read 25 February – 24 March 2017

New Brewing Lager – Noonan [own] Read 13-18 February 2017

The Brewer’s Companion – Mosher [own] Read 7-8 February 2017

The Homebrewer’s Companion – Papazian [own] 21-25 January 2017

Central Oregon [*1 : 1 other]

*Hiking Oregon’s History – William L. Sullivan [DPL] [own] [currently reading]

Erotica [0 : 9 others]

History [1 : 16 total]

Hip Hop Family Tree, v. 1 [have Lib] Read 24-26 April 2017

Librariana [1 : 3]

Cataloging the World: Paul Otlet and the Birth of the Information Age – Alex Wright [own]Read 2 February – 27 April 2017

Language [Language and related] [1 : 4]

Integrationist Notes and Papers 2014 – Roy Harris [own] Read 27 January – 3 February 2017

Literature [(lit, poetry, essays, short stories) and literary theory] [ 6 + 8 + 4 + 3 = 21]

Imagination in Place: Essays – Wendell Berry [own] Read to Sara 11 January – 06 March 2017

Philosophy [loosely defined] [2 : 3]

Self and Soul: A Defense of Ideals – Mark Edmundson [own]

Philosophy on Tap – Lawrence [own] Read 21 May – 7 June 2017

Post 2016 Election [0 : 9 others]

Renewal [0 : 4]

Soul: An Anthology – Cousineau [own] Read 1 January – 6 March 2017

Sex & Gender [0 : 1 other]

Tech & Software [2 total]

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation – Pollan [own ebook] 16 January – 14 February 2017

Abuse of Language—Abuse of Power – Josef Pieper, Lothar Krauth [translation] [library]

Wander [1 : 7 total]

Selected Stories – Walser [translation, short stories]

Assorted/Too Lazy to Classify [0 of 4]

Re-reads [3 : 7 total + 1 in progress]

*Reverence – Woodruff [renewal] [own] [reading]

On the Cusp of a Dangerous Year – Roripaugh [poems] [own] 17-30 March 2017

What Do We Know – Oliver [poems] [own]

Winter Hours – Oliver [poems] [own] Read 6-16 March 2017

On Pause [0 of 8]

2017 “the looking all around list” Self-Reading Challenge [2017look]

At least 30 of 40 categories read in.

Finished 28 categories, with a possible 1-2 more if seriously scour list. A total of 21 titles met these 30.

A book about the production of a favorite beverage, or one of great interest : began Alworth’s Cider [intend to get back to it] but let’s be honest, I read ~15 books and beer and/or brewing this year. This is ticked.] 9-17 January 2017 Sustainable Homebrewing by Loftus
An ethnography
A biography or memoir : 02 January 2017 Johnny Cash by Kleist
A work of classic literature
A book with more than 500 pages : 09 January 2017 All the Light We Cannot See
A book published this year (2017) : 08 February 2017 The Lunar Chronicles 1: Wires and Nerve
A book with a number in the title
A book by a female author : 01 January 2017 Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
A book of short stories : 23 February – 12 March 2017 The Slab by Glen Humphries
A book of essays : 01-10 January 2017 Ways of Seeing by John Berger
A book set in a different country : 01 January 2017 Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet : 27 January – 3 February 2017 INP 2014 by Roy Harris
A book a friend recommended : 12-13 January 2017 March, Book One – Three by John Lewis, et al. Recommended by Angel Rivera
A book at the bottom of your to-read list
A book more than 100 years old [1917] {older, yes, 150 is 1867} : 19 June – 14 August 2017 Selected Stories by Walser [1916]
A book you can finish in a day : 01 January 2017 Howl: a graphic novel
A graphic novel : 01 January 2017 Howl: a graphic novel
A book by an author you’ve never read before : 01 January 2017 Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
A book you own but have never read : 01 January – 06 March 2017 Soul: An Archaeology
A book that takes place in your home town : 14 December 2017 Eat, Play, Lust by Fenske
A translation : 02 January 2017 Johnny Cash by Kleist
A book about war or a battle : 09 January 2017 All the Light We Cannot See
A book about feminism : 20-21 May 2017 We Should All Be Feminists
A self-published book : 3-6 January 2017 Beer, in So Many Words, Adrian Tierney-Jones, ed.
A book about the region you live in [Central Oregon]
A book of poems or about poetry : 01 January 2017 Howl: a graphic novel
A book of erotica : 14-21 March 2017 The Naughty Pleasures Bundle
A book on sex/gender : 20-21 May 2017 We Should All Be Feminists by Adichie
A book about your professional realm [librariana] : 2 February – 27 April 2017 Cataloging the World
An ebook : 16 January – 14 February 2017 Cooked
A re-read : 16 March 2017 Winter Hours
A book for post-election understanding [fascism, race, economic disparity, social justice, …] : 12-13 January 2017 March, Book One – Three by John Lewis, et al.
A book from an opposing viewpoint
A book by an author of a different race : 01 January 2017 Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
A book about a different faith or religion
A book from a genre you don’t normally read : 09 January 2017 All the Light We Cannot See
A book about Puerto Rico
A book about Cuba/Castro
A book of Latin American history or literature
A microhistory : 12-13 January 2017 March, Book One – Three by John Lewis, et al.

Wrap-Up

So that’s it for my reading in 2017. I also read 2 issues of Lapham’s Quarterly [Magic Shows and Communication] and they are in Goodreads but how to count them?

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