tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post8480025838009616397..comments2024-02-20T15:42:02.043+05:30Comments on everything distils into reading: Weekly Geeks : Planned reading and spreadsheetsgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-61079720834474802812009-09-18T06:53:31.852+05:302009-09-18T06:53:31.852+05:30CB James - I like the idea of rolling dice. Do yo...CB James - I like the idea of rolling dice. Do you use a 6d or something else? I could probably use a 20d to help with my stack. I may have to implement that.Jackie (Literary Escapism)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11997751439135226570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-11682604151404453172009-09-18T06:52:17.433+05:302009-09-18T06:52:17.433+05:30I'm actually kind of the same way. I have a T...I'm actually kind of the same way. I have a TBR stack, but that's mainly because I can never buy just one book and I get a bunch sent to me. I'll just look at it and whatever catches my eye is generally the next one to get read (unless there is a review deadline for a certain book).<br /><br />The only reason I have a spreadsheet is because of all the books I come across. When I first started reading UF/PNR, I didn't know that many authors, so when I went asking for suggestions, I received a TON. My TBR list at the time was around 90 novels; now its over 700 and there's no way I would remember them all. <br /><br />I've joined challenges, but purely for fun. I never take them serious and I rarely finish all of them. I know this year I'll be lucky to finish one and I'm even hosting one.Jackie (Literary Escapism)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11997751439135226570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-27824892407036413912009-09-17T05:26:54.199+05:302009-09-17T05:26:54.199+05:30Good for you! a no-plan is the best plan, someti...Good for you! a no-plan is the best plan, sometimes. :)Carehttp://bkclubcare.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-3213543733975027832009-09-16T04:01:32.120+05:302009-09-16T04:01:32.120+05:30I'm with you. I read whatever reaches out to m...I'm with you. I read whatever reaches out to me from my TBR pile. Sometimes it gets too genre heavy though. I'm afraid anyone who follows me over the next couple months is going to think I'm only a sci-fi/fantasy reviewer. That's just not true! <br /><br />http://oohbooks.blogspot.comCara Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629469295992958988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-84411771929841800532009-09-14T21:11:30.756+05:302009-09-14T21:11:30.756+05:30I don't plan my reading either! I used to do c...I don't plan my reading either! I used to do challenges and things like that, but they didn't work for me. I read whatever feels right at the time, or whatever matches my bookmark. No, seriously, sometimes I do select books based on whether they color-coordinate with the bookmark of my choosing.Allegrahttp://herestous.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-3862231673977014362009-09-13T20:25:42.727+05:302009-09-13T20:25:42.727+05:30I only plan in so much as I have a pile of review ...I only plan in so much as I have a pile of review books in the order in which I received them. When I've finished a book I decide whether to read the next on the review pile - or I stand in front of my all too large - yet still growing - TBR pile and pick a book to read for fun!Clare Swindlehurst | Blue Archipelagohttp://www.clareswindlehurst.com/bookreviewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-85858309479008725602009-09-13T17:33:17.583+05:302009-09-13T17:33:17.583+05:30I don't usually plan my reading, but this week...I don't usually plan my reading, but this week I realised I was going to have to, if I planned to complete all my challenges by Christmas.serendipity_vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156013023056026525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-22544820080469128332009-09-13T14:19:44.629+05:302009-09-13T14:19:44.629+05:30I totally agree. No plan here either. Spreadsheet ...I totally agree. No plan here either. Spreadsheet reminds me too much of a work task. Reading is a pleasure.Rikkihttp://www.rikkidonovan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-49125966830343260522009-09-13T10:02:53.381+05:302009-09-13T10:02:53.381+05:30Once upon a time I had a need for a spreadsheet. I...Once upon a time I had a need for a spreadsheet. It served its purpose and now I don't need it. My post is <a href="http://www.pussreboots.pair.com/blog/2009/comments_09/wg_plan.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.pussrebootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167235847991793325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-35581017673562762782009-09-13T06:47:36.025+05:302009-09-13T06:47:36.025+05:30I don't really plan my reading either.
Happy W...I don't really plan my reading either.<br />Happy Weekly Geeks :)Mareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928083444845381275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-83011034697319120612009-09-13T04:46:34.691+05:302009-09-13T04:46:34.691+05:30I can't determine my reading ahead too much, a...I can't determine my reading ahead too much, although as you'll have realised from <a href="http://paradise-mysteries.blogspot.com/2009/09/weekly-geeks-2009-35-whats-plan.html" rel="nofollow">my blog post</a>, there are many determinants of what I read each month that are almost beyond my control. My records are almost a defence mechanism to help me remember what I've read, but I do find with books coming in to be reviewed, I have to be a bit more organised - although it doesn't really help me get them read.Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-33325687787030768832009-09-13T03:06:26.182+05:302009-09-13T03:06:26.182+05:30I agree with you - I like to be able to read whate...I agree with you - I like to be able to read whatever I want, when I want. The rest of my life is all planned and filled with "must do" stuff and reading is my leisure activity which means no plans. I have a database of books I have read (I'm old and would forget otherwise) but it has nothing in it about books I am going to read.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-63119774505336761362009-09-12T23:09:12.565+05:302009-09-12T23:09:12.565+05:30What you do is "my dream". I long to jus...What you do is "my dream". I long to just stand in front of my shelves and read the book that calls me, but instead I'm feeling pressured to read review books and library books. I do plan to get better in 2010.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-39353012839022227582009-09-12T22:24:26.314+05:302009-09-12T22:24:26.314+05:30I can't plan my reading. I tried when I signe...I can't plan my reading. I tried when I signed up for the LibraryThing 999 Challenge, but I just couldn't stick to the books I'd planned to read. It's as if writing it on a list automatically (a)reduces my desire to read it and (b)guarantees I'll find something else that I want to put right at the tippy top of the TBR. <br /><br />I keep a basic spreadsheet of stuff I've read - title, author, when I read it and whether I liked it - but never of current or future reads.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876749802039937548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-17134878071507824362009-09-12T22:15:10.246+05:302009-09-12T22:15:10.246+05:30I think you've got a good system going, and it...I think you've got a good system going, and it's much like I did until these last few months. It's just that now, I've got a few more reading commitments.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-53044471952997076182009-09-12T21:07:00.356+05:302009-09-12T21:07:00.356+05:30I do the same as you about 60% of the time. I alt...I do the same as you about 60% of the time. I alternate between reading a book that speaks to me out of the pile and reading one for a challenge or an ARC. <br /><br />Lately, I've been doing the random reading challenge by rolling a handfull of dice, adding them up and counting down the TBR stack to a random book. It's been kind of fun.<br /><br />BTW - I like the Kafka quote on your banner. Is it new?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-60157649973303158752009-09-12T21:02:50.418+05:302009-09-12T21:02:50.418+05:30I pick the same way as you, but I do envy the peop...I pick the same way as you, but I do envy the people who have such organized methods!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-37860893858836873632009-09-12T21:01:30.779+05:302009-09-12T21:01:30.779+05:30I choose the next 3 I plan on reading, but a sprea...I choose the next 3 I plan on reading, but a spreadsheet sounds like a bit much doesn't it?John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-24952622755637928912009-09-12T20:56:46.897+05:302009-09-12T20:56:46.897+05:30I do the same thing unless I'm doing a tour or...I do the same thing unless I'm doing a tour or have agreed to review a book on a specific date.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-47127708326061424612009-09-12T20:52:36.538+05:302009-09-12T20:52:36.538+05:30This is how I used to choose my books and still do...This is how I used to choose my books and still do if I don't have review books to be read. The only lists I keep is an Office One Note file of what I read and when. I also keep a list running on a friends message board as a back up just in case I lose my file.Ziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756991022697532688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-20754687072742824072009-09-12T20:49:44.572+05:302009-09-12T20:49:44.572+05:30I like your method. I wish I could implement it m...I like your method. I wish I could implement it more into my own reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com