Monday, 29 December 2014

2014 Challenge Wrap-Ups



While I've done some individual wrap-ups for certain challenges (and have some more to go), because I had so many challenges this year, I thought I'd encapsulate them in one big main post.


Chunkster Challenge:                   Goal:  5-6 books    Completed: 11 books
Arthurian Lit Challenge:              Goal:  3-4 books    Completed: 3 books
Back to the Classics:                     Goal:  10 books       Completed: 10 books 
History Challenge:                         Goal:  1-3 books     Completed:  5 books
Russian Lit Challenge:                  Goal:  1-3 books     Completed:  5 books
Books on France Challenge:    Goal:  3 books       Completed:  5 books
TBR Pile Challenge:                       Goal:  12 books      Completed:  10 books
Pre-Printing Press Challenge:    Goal:  4-6 books     Completed:  13 books
Shakespeare Challenge:              Goal:  1-4 books      Completed:  9 books
Around the World Challenge:    Goal:  6 books       Completed:  7 books
C.S. Lewis Challenge:                   Goal:  12 books      Completed:  14 books
British Books Challenge:             Goal: none            Completed:  40 books
Mount TBR Challenge:                 Goal:  24 books     Completed:  55 books
European Challenge:                    Goal:  5 books       Completed:  4 books
52 Books in 52 weeks:                  Goal:  52 books      Completed:  75 books


 So, all in all, and considering the number of challenges I participated in, it wasn't a bad year.  My fails were the TBR Pile Challenge and the European Reading Challenge.  Yet in other challenges I far exceeded my goals, so I'm pleased.  I made it to Mt. Ararat in the Mount TBR challenge, read a good number of Shakespeare's plays and did well on my Chunkster and Pre-Printing Press challenges.

I can't wait to see what 2015 will bring.  Will I be able to finally complete the TBR Pile Challenge 2015?  Will I be able to handle the scope of my challenges:  from English literature to Pre-Printing Press literature to books in translation .....?  I'm going to try for a bit more focus for the coming year and see what I can accomplish!


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  1. *ೃ༄ Jillian29 December 2014 at 15:13

    WOW -- that's very focused! You did so well. :)

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    1. Cleo29 December 2014 at 16:30

      Thanks, Marianne. My Shakespeare was a rush at the end of the year, my TBR Pile too, so as not to be an embarrassing fail, and my Arthur challenge was a little disappointing, but otherwise a success!

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  2. Ruth @ with freedom and books29 December 2014 at 17:24

    That's a good idea to put all of your challenges in one post. So how many books did you read in total?

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    1. Cleo29 December 2014 at 18:15

      I will probably make 75 books by the end of the year. I feel pretty good about that, considering most of them weren't fluff. I'd like to be able to add a few more fluff books, however I never seem to have the time.

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  3. Fanda Classiclit29 December 2014 at 17:39

    Whoa....that is a superb statistic! Well done, Cleo... and congrats!
    Good luck with your 2015 challenges. I bet you are itching right now to start it right away, eh? I am! *counting hours* ;)

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    1. Cleo29 December 2014 at 18:16

      Thanks, Fanda! Your history challenge is going to be one of the ones I'll be missing but I hope to keep it up in spirit.

      Yes, I can't wait for 2015!

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  4. Song29 December 2014 at 21:14

    Congratulations! It's amazing how you've stuck to your guns and completed your goals. 10 out of 12 for the TBR Pile is really not bad at all! All the best with 2015. ^_^

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    1. Cleo29 December 2014 at 21:33

      Thanks, Saari. I feel good about this year's challenges and since I'll have less than half the number for 2015, I should be able to complete them all. **** crossing my fingers ****

      Happy reading for 2015 to you too!

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  5. Keely30 December 2014 at 00:20

    You sure were busy this year! Congrats on finishing most of your challenges. The TBR challenge didn't work out for me either but I hope next year will be the year I'll be able to tackle it and win.

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    1. Cleo30 December 2014 at 09:23

      The TBR Pile Challenge is hard, isn't it? A book-lover's Mount Everest! More success to everyone with it in 2015.

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  6. Sam (Tiny Library)30 December 2014 at 06:52

    Congratulations on meeting so many of your goals! Hope 2015 is a great reading year for you too.

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    1. Cleo30 December 2014 at 09:24

      Thanks, Sam! I hope you have a great 2015 with reading and with your family!

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  7. Jean30 December 2014 at 19:51

    Holy MOLEY. 15 challenges?!? You're a worse sucker than I am! :D Congrats on doing so well!

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    1. Cleo30 December 2014 at 20:28

      Well, I'm not sure about that ..... ;-) You'll notice I have six challenges for 2015 (although I may add one more), not counting my Canterbury/Brubury one. Moderation is the word for 2015. I'm not sure that it'll last though .....

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  8. amanda @ simplerpastimes2 January 2015 at 07:54

    Wow, you did great! I can't fault you for joining so many challenges if you can meet so many of them. Hopefully 2015 just as good a reading year for you (even with fewer challenges).

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    1. Cleo2 January 2015 at 14:36

      I loved all of the challenges, there were just too many to keep track of. I'm aiming for balance in 2015. So far I'm heading in the right direction!

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  9. Elena10 January 2015 at 17:06

    I'm impressed with the success rate you had on the Pre-Printing Press Challenge last year.

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    1. Cleo10 January 2015 at 18:04

      It was a good year for ancient texts. This year, probably not so much but I love the Greeks and Romans, so I would naturally do quite well. Thanks for the nice words!

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