Read 50
books.
This is a goal I set every year. This number is
arbitrary to me, I don’t feel bad if I don’t read 50 books, but I think it’s a
nice goal. A book every week with two weeks off. I started this back in 2010, I
believe, if not 2009. I once tried to up the amount with no success, but I
still read 50 books. The past two years, I have not, having only read under 30
books each year. But I was not counting things I read for school in that, so I
think that will help.
Read at
least 1 book where the author or protagonist life experience differs from my
own.
This is basically my way of saying, “I’m going to
read diverse books.” I figure one a month is a good starting point, but from
there, I hope to increase this number.
Post at
least once a week.
I think this one is going to be the biggest
struggle for me. I get so wrapped up in everything going on at school that I
forget to keep the blog up. I’m hoping that by planning out my posts and
writing them ahead of time, I’ll be able to keep this one for once.
Set TBRs
for each month
This is something that really intrigues me that I
want to try for the year. As you might guess from the title, this post comes in
two parts. The second part is going to be my TBR for the month, which is
something I have never done before. I’m hoping that by selecting 1-2 books to
read each month on top of my school work, I’ll be able to make time to read.
Read more
ebooks and audiobooks.
This is one is less measureable because I don’t
feel inclined to set a particular number with this one. But as I own a Nook, I
think it’s doable for me to read more ebooks. I’m also very intrigued by Audible,
so depending, I may add that subscription service.
Organize
this blog.
I’m doing The Book Addict’s Guide’s Blog
Organization Challenge for 2015, which in part inspired some of my resolutions
and this post. If you notice slight changes to the blog, that would be why.
So without further ado, here is my TBR for the
month of January. Since I have another before school and am not expecting too
much work that first week of classes, I’m feeling ambitious for this month.
To start, I want to try to finish up two of my
carryover books from 2014. One of which I have been reading since May. That
would be Too Much Happiness by Alice
Munro. Don’t get me wrong; it’s a
fine book. But short story collections lead me to believe that I don’t have to
read it for an extended period of time and it will be fine. I only have three
stories left. My other carryover book I’ve been reading over winter break is The Awakening and Other Selected Short
Fiction by Kate Chopin. I thought I would like this a lot more than I did,
but in all reality, it just feels like an American South version of Madame Bovary. I’m hoping to finish at
least The Awakening this month.
As for the books, I’m hoping to start and finish
this month, I’m planning on reading Their
Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurtson this month for my diverse
pick. I’ve wanted to read this for awhile; I believe one of my professors
recommended it some time ago. But I figured it would be a good place to start.
If I had my syllabi for my classes, I would tell you what books we have
projected for this month. However, for my Honors Project, I plan to read One Woman’s Freedom by Helen Zenna Smith, since
that and Not So Quiet are at the
focus of my paper.
What are some of your goals for 2015, bookish or
otherwise? What are you planning to read this month? Let me know in the
comments.
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