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fred_mouseCheck in the last! Here ends the challenge to get something off your TBR pile.
Did you make progress on the book(s) you picked? Or something else (including something else from the looming pile). Do you have opinions you want to share?
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fred_mouseCheck in the second!
Did you make progress on the book you picked? Or something else (including something else from the looming pile). Do you have opinions you want to share?
This post marks roughly two weeks of challenge - I think I'll be aiming to wrap up next weekend, which will be slightly shorter than three weeks, but gives me time to finish at least one more book.
fred_mouseCheck in the first!
Did you make progress on the book you picked? Or something else (including something else from the looming pile). Do you have opinions you want to share?
This check in brought to you by me finishing the first pair of books I selected. I would like to note that I am reading children's fiction for my (full-time) studies and thus will be reading a lot more than average.
Challenge: Climbing Mount Tsundoku
May. 2nd, 2026 09:46 pmfred_mouseTitle stolen from a James Davis Nicoll article over at ReacTor from Some Years Ago. Tsundoku is, roughly speaking, acquiring books and then not reading them. As I have just borrowed more than ten books from the library, and ordered more than ten from an online bookseller, I'm about to be awash in books that need reading.
So! the challenge, if you are interested in partaking, is to look at the mountain of books you have acquired with good intentions, and over the course of the next 1-3 weeks (depending on how many check-ins happen, and how much oomph I have), see if you can make a start on reading something.
Lingering Challenge Wrap-Up
Jan. 4th, 2026 08:28 amkallowayHow did it go?
Did you finish something from days gone by?
Or did you get distracted by a new shiny?
Either way, I hope you're having a lovely new year!
(and if you're still reading, keep reading!)
Did you finish something from days gone by?
Or did you get distracted by a new shiny?
Either way, I hope you're having a lovely new year!
(and if you're still reading, keep reading!)
Lingering Challenge
Dec. 29th, 2025 06:46 amkallowayWell, this is far later than intended because someone unfortunately gifted me with a miserable headcold for Christmas and I've mostly been laying around watching youtube...
But all is not lost - it is only Monday and we are still firmly in the weird week of the year.
What's lingering?
We all have that book. The one we'll get to later. The one that doesn't get chosen. The one that's well-intentioned. (It's been sitting there for a long time.)
While it doesn't have to be the absolute oldest thing on your TBR shelf, if you even know what is, this is the week to read* something that's been waiting for awhile.
I'll try for a follow-up around the 5th. Nudge me if I've been buried under bookpiles.
*read/listen/watch/play. Whatever media you choose is fine.
But all is not lost - it is only Monday and we are still firmly in the weird week of the year.
What's lingering?
We all have that book. The one we'll get to later. The one that doesn't get chosen. The one that's well-intentioned. (It's been sitting there for a long time.)
While it doesn't have to be the absolute oldest thing on your TBR shelf, if you even know what is, this is the week to read* something that's been waiting for awhile.
I'll try for a follow-up around the 5th. Nudge me if I've been buried under bookpiles.
*read/listen/watch/play. Whatever media you choose is fine.
November Group Read Check-In Final
Nov. 30th, 2025 07:04 amkallowayAnd we're to the end of November! How did your month go?
(and a reminder that![[community profile]](/makepkg/implementing-https-www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
readingtogether is open to all sorts of read-alongs hosted by anyone. I'll probably be doing my sometimes-annual Lingering challenge between Xmas and New Year's.)
(and a reminder that
readingtogether is open to all sorts of read-alongs hosted by anyone. I'll probably be doing my sometimes-annual Lingering challenge between Xmas and New Year's.)November Group Read Check-In 2
Nov. 17th, 2025 09:53 amkallowayI'm just going to wander in a bit late and without pizza. Sorry about that! How goes the reading?
November Group Read
Oct. 31st, 2025 10:44 pmkallowayHi, readingtogether! Guess what time it is! It's time for the November Group Read!
All you need to do is... read! If you want to share what you're reading, that's fine, and if you just want to say that you're doing it (or not), also fine.
As always, what counts as 'reading' is up to you. Fiction, non-fiction, audiobooks, comics, visual novels, work reports, etc. all count.
Feel free to share in the comments what you'll be reading.
(And sorry for the late start. This actually isn't an organized event, but it is one of my favorites so here I am.)
readingtogether! Guess what time it is! It's time for the November Group Read! All you need to do is... read! If you want to share what you're reading, that's fine, and if you just want to say that you're doing it (or not), also fine.
As always, what counts as 'reading' is up to you. Fiction, non-fiction, audiobooks, comics, visual novels, work reports, etc. all count.
Feel free to share in the comments what you'll be reading.
(And sorry for the late start. This actually isn't an organized event, but it is one of my favorites so here I am.)
3 Weeks 4 Dreamwidth Minithon
Apr. 25th, 2025 11:04 pmkalloway(stealin' this from last year!)
Since it's time for3weeks4dreamwidth, let's have a little reading* minithon until the 15th of May. Pick a book*, any book, and read! (You can even pick more than one, that's fine!)
If you'd like, share your plans in the comments!
*as usual - 'read' and 'book' are wide open and audiobooks, visual novels, etc. are welcome.
Since it's time for
3weeks4dreamwidth, let's have a little reading* minithon until the 15th of May. Pick a book*, any book, and read! (You can even pick more than one, that's fine!)If you'd like, share your plans in the comments!
*as usual - 'read' and 'book' are wide open and audiobooks, visual novels, etc. are welcome.
Something borrowed - final checkin
Apr. 2nd, 2025 08:51 pmfred_mouseHow did you go with reading your borrowed books? Did you make startling amounts of progress? Respectable amounts? Less than optimal amounts (yeah, I hear you, I resemble that remark).
And! Because I love these challenges, suggestions on what I might put up for a challenge in the near future? Time to be determined, depending on spoons, weather, and a stack of unpredictable events in the near future.
fred_mouse(Posting early because I'm going to be out this evening)
Have you made progress on your borrowed books during the week? Do you have grand reading plans for the weekend? Do you need a little motivation to get reading so that you have something to report in?
Tell us where you are at or where you are hoping to be!
Anyone can join the challenge at this point, drivebys and lurkers included.
There will be a last checkin on Wednesday, which will be the end of the week.
fred_mouseHave you made progress on your borrowed books during the week? Do you have grand reading plans for the weekend? Do you need a little motivation to get reading so that you have something to report in?
Tell us where you are at or where you are hoping to be!
Anyone can join the challenge at this point, drivebys and lurkers included.
I'll aim to do a checkin on Sunday, so you get the weekend to make progress. And then a last checkin on Wednesday, which will be the end of the week.
Short challenge: Something borrowed
Mar. 26th, 2025 01:46 pmfred_mouseI have two three library books that need reading, and no motivation to read them. Can I interest anyone else in a one week challenge to read and return borrowed books?
February Reading: Check-in #2
Feb. 15th, 2025 12:38 pmmekareHow have you been getting on?
I‘ve finally finished my audiobook of Joy at Work and have started a new children‘s book by Chris Riddell.
I‘ve finally finished my audiobook of Joy at Work and have started a new children‘s book by Chris Riddell.
