{"id":12835,"date":"2023-10-03T01:32:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T06:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=12835"},"modified":"2023-10-03T01:34:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T06:34:18","slug":"update-on-my-2023-bookish-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=12835","title":{"rendered":"update on my 2023 bookish goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday from That Artsy Reader Girl<\/a> invites us to check in with our 2023 bookish goals and see how we’re doing. I’m not optimistic:<\/p>\n

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  1. Read 52 books. (I’m actually on track to hit this number for the first time in years.)<\/li>\n
  2. Read more of my own collection. (I’m at five, but have a whole pile of personal books up here in Connecticut with me.)<\/li>\n
  3. Listen to more audiobooks [12]. (I’m at nine, and have several in progress, so this seems doable.)<\/li>\n
  4. Read more diversely [1\/3]. (I’m closer to a quarter, but it’s still possible.)<\/li>\n
  5. Read more nonfiction [5]. (I’m nearly done with my fourth, so if I get that Grann book when I return to D.C., it’s possible.)<\/li>\n
  6. Read more internationally. (Japanese manga has been my friend this year. I’ve read three so far.)<\/li>\n
  7. Read more poetry. (I’ve bought more poetry books, but haven’t actually finished one this year. Time to work on this!)<\/li>\n
  8. Read at least two classics. (Failing at this one utterly so far.)<\/li>\n
  9. Put a book in every bag I own and read them instead of playing on my phone while I\u2019m out. (Often true.)<\/li>\n
  10. Actually review everything I finish. (Have I reviewed anything this year?)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Huh. Turns out I was doing better than I thought. Only three of these are utter failures so far, and while I probably won’t get all the book reviews for the year in, the other two are possibilities.<\/p>\n

    How are your bookish goals going this year?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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