The library isn't really an option for me. When I'm not at work, it's closed.
I checked project Gutenberg once. Didn't find anything that really appealed to me.
I do use paperbackswap.com though, to clear put books I don't want.

Lol. Currently I spend like... ten dollars a year on books. I generally only buy if trading isn't an option. But I hate e-books tbh. I much prefer the feel and smell of actual books. I will grant that e-books are better for travel, though. Not that I travel. Ever.

hey every one sorry i havent been able to chat, life is getting complicated >C<

it's ok, purple. *hugs*

i love real books, and i love my library. this year i've bought.... hm. two books come to mind off the top of my head (a Supernatural novel, and a Dune novel... neither of which i've read yet). but mostly, my books come from my county library system, which is awesome.

if i do read any parts of War and Peace, it'll be my only ebook. don't really like reading electronically. i blame a musical for wanting to read some of War and Peace, actually....

I need to stop buying books. I have so many and it stresses me out that I have them and don't have the time to read them. And I read slow. I am trying to use speed reading techniques which still allows for proper comprehension.

I'm reading Hybrids by Robert J. Sawyer, so my avi is, all of a sudden, totally appropriate for where my mind is right now.

It's a good book, but being a translation, copies read differently I expect. I read it years ago, Took me a year I think. Once I actually started, it was a really easy read. Just needed to find a the time here and there to read a few chapters.

I overall am not fond of electronic reading, but ereaders are great for massive books I don't want to tote around, and for super cheap collections of old work.

yeah, i'm sure every translation is different. and the parts that i did read do seem to be an easy read.

this exactly.

one of the on-line sites i found had W&P at 2882 pages! the reason i picked the Gutenberg Project site is that it displays well on my computer and my phone!

Hey guys: I won't be hosting a 2018 Reading Challenge, so if anyone wants to start one by all means go ahead. I will join it.

Sorry I've been mostly absent, real life can be a bitch! :(

i can host it for 2018. can i copy and paste some of your stuff from the first post?

i'll probably post it next month sometime then

Absolutely,go ahead and copy anything you want.
I am glad you are hosting it next year.

cool cool. thanks!

Awww...hopefully things in your life improve. I miss you! This thread won't be quite the same without you hosting it.

(Although Trystan will be a good host of it too, I'm sure.)

aw, thanks Kaderin.

and moonshadow - please do join the new thread! we do miss you when you're not around!

that said: i probably will set up a whole new thread, that way i can have a post that links to everyone's list in either the first or second post, like this thread has. =)

Totally gonna try to claim the first available post again...
XD
And hopefully will do better at reading than I have this year. Might need to lower my goals slightly...
Although, if I finish at least 3-4 projects by the end of the month, I should have all of next month to actually read, so I might be able to almost finish my goal.
XD