Reading Challenge!

Drone205 · Mar 16, 2018, 6:20 PM

I came up with this idea because I am so far behind in so many series. I want to catch up and read at a faster rate so to that end I decided to make this post. It is one thing if I tell myself "I will read faster/more" but it is another thing if I tell other ppl. I will post a goal and try to achieve it. anyone can do the same thing if they want. since I have Essays and mid-terms my goal is to finish Spice and Wolf Vol 5 and Faraway paladin Vol 2 by the end of March (I am half way through Spice and Wolf and almost done Faraway Paladin).

myskaros · Mar 16, 2018, 6:28 PM

I feel like, for me, a challenge would be to read less lol. Since the start of March, I've read:

All 5 complete volumes of Arifureta
720 chapters of Release That Witch
104 chapters of Seirei Gensouki
Index volumes 12-14
Strike the Blood 5
All the released prepubs for Grimgar 8

Aruseus493 · Mar 16, 2018, 6:46 PM

My challenge has mostly been not to run out of stuff to read. I pretty much rely on J-Novel Club and Yen Press to keep me from running out of LNs.

Terrence · Mar 16, 2018, 7:03 PM

If you guys are interested in challenges, we have two on the light novel page on Goodreads.

Japanese Novel and Light Novel Book Club Group (545 Members) | Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/145571-japanese-novel-and-light-novel-book-club

"New Horizons Challenge" - Read Volume 1s of Light Novels, or single volume work Japanese Novels you never read before.

Then there's the general challenge to read as many JP Novels as you can. I set my goal to 60 (I'm up to 27 books read overall, 19 novels for this challenge).

I also have a Listopia open to others to keep track of novels you read in 2018 and see what others read.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/120152._Japanese_Novels_You_Read_In_2018

paulnamida · Mar 17, 2018, 1:20 AM

I'll challenge myself into reading the Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere series within this month... I'm sure going to fail lol.

Terrence · Mar 17, 2018, 1:20 AM

@paulnamida said in Reading Challenge!:

I'll challenge myself into reading the Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere series within this month... I'm sure going to fail lol.

I picked up 18 full series from Bookwalker (during Coin Up shenanigans)... Way too many to machine translate through I think.

Looking at:

Sundays Without God
https://bookwalker.jp/de61849ebc-a0d9-488e-b17d-ae84cf763cb8/?acode=WpfPW3yk

Upper Class (if anyone knows anything about this series, like its title or an anime for it, let me know)
https://bookwalker.jp/de2b16de2b-d8b7-46bb-b194-0f4a83a83f9b/?acode=WpfPW3yk

Raisen? (Again, confusing title)
https://bookwalker.jp/de35fb22b7-aeed-4561-bc8c-b50844076311/?acode=WpfPW3yk

Fire Country, Wind Country
https://bookwalker.jp/de0a85d551-d074-4366-8913-7e36add31211/?acode=WpfPW3yk

I Could Not Become A Brave, So I Reluctantly Decided To Get A Job.

Bladeline

Haruhi Is Not In My Classroom

Omamari Himari (I don't think I'll read that since I looked up some relationship spoilers when I was bored)

And a whole host of other random ones. Lots of ones with gals with guitars.

Paul Nebeling · Mar 17, 2018, 1:51 AM

Well, with volume 4 of Clockwork Planet and a new series, I'll have my hands full.

Drone205 · Mar 22, 2018, 10:51 PM

I have finished Spice and Wolf Vol 5, plan to finish Faraway Paladin Vol 2 over the weekend. next goal will be Finish Smartphone vol 5, Konosuba Vol 4, by April 8.