November Group Read: Check in the First

[glinda]

The first week of the challenge has reached an end. Time to share with the class your triumphs and tribulations. Finish a book? Make a start on something that you've been meaning to get round to for ages? Or finally accept that that one book everyone recommended you is just not your thing and you're never going to get past the second chapter?

New participants, what obstacles have you faced? (Other than the umm...elephant in the room that is current affairs...) Regular participants, what tips and tricks do you have to offer? Are you a break yourself in easy with a short book person? *raises hand* Or perhaps you prefer to start with something chunky while you're full of enthusiasm?

Successes and failures below the line please!

Comments

[fred_mouse]

I picked 10 ebooks that I've started (or opened, which registers as starting) to finish at least four. My trick for getting motivated was to pick the one I've read previously, which I was about 2/3 of the way through, and finish that one. Which I have! And then I celebrated by reading three collected volumes of the *Giant Days * comics (so, vol 1-12) which are adorable, but not actually on the selected list. And then I finished off something that I worked out was not on the list, because I'd put a different one of the related series on my list.

I've also kicked one off the selection, because I've read it before, and it is too uncomfortable now.

So I'm quite please at myself at the moment.