Ha! Don’t worry I am going to set realistic ones! Haha. You can check the one I made last year here. And check if I was able to stick with all these crazy ones I made here.
- Read at least three Classics I did say realistic ones right? So this is the most realistic I could get. Haha! Crossing my fingers I could do it! Can you recommend good classics to start with?
- Finish A song of Ice and Fire Yes! I bought the clothbound edition which was oh so gorgeous look at this babe! Hehe
So I vow to finish this at least by April, hopefully, before the new season comes out. At least I am off a good start almost half way through the first book Game of Thrones. - Read Lord of The Rings at least the first book. Haha! I know I can do it, so don’t look at me like that.
- Read more Nonfiction and I really mean more than three, last year I was able to squeeze in a few, but was not really that satisfied.So I hope I could actually get around to it.
- Lesser YA I have nothing against YA alright? It’s just that I sometimes think I am too old for it, yet I always find myself engrossed over it. This 2016 I hope I could cut on my YA binge reading. Crossing my fingers.
- Read at least one Horror book This I dread, haha! But I will try my best to tick this one off my list.
- Read collection of Short Stories. I’ve accumulated a lot of short stories, maybe 2016 is the time to finally read them. I was not a fan of collection of short stories, but maybe I haven’t found the perfect one. So here’s to hoping I could read at least three this year.
- Again, read historical fiction. A genre I have not explored yet, I think I have only read few ones. I really need to read The Book Thief and Between Shades of Gray, at least start with the popular ones. I will really make sure to stick to this as I have hauled a lot of historical fiction books, The Paris Wife and Love Letters to Your Lover to name a few.
- Read a work by Ernest Hemingway I’ve been meaning to read his book a Farewell To Arms, a book I won from a giveaway by @ziba.reads on Instagram, but never got around to it. Hopefully 2016 will give me a time to get to know Ernest Hemingway.
- Start Outlander I guess it is about damn time to join the bandwagon.
- Read at least 50 books. I have set my reading challenge to 50. I am keeping it within a realistic range. It is so hard not to be able to finish the challenge.
- Attend more Book Signings. 2015 was the first time I attended a book signing, it was a tiring one yet super fun. I hope I could attend more this year.
- Impose a book buying ban. I will be imposing read five buy 1 book, again with the exception of warehouse sale and secondhand bookstore. My TBR is cuh-razzzy.
- Read more Retellings I just recently enjoyed retellings, (Cinder, The Wrath and The Dawn) so I would like to read more of it this 2016. Can you suggest great retellings you have read? I am aiming to read Cruel Beauty and A Thousand Nights.
- Read at least one Daphne Du Maurier novel I have heard so many good things about her, so it is about time to get acquainted with her writing.
- Read Award Winning Books I have read just a few, it is the year to remedy that! Maybe I could start with Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel.
- Continue reading Poetry Books My 2015 was filled with poetry books, of course it will be a regular part of my reading life, I hope I would discover new poets to love. I can’t wait!
- Read Joan Didion’s works I only have one of her books which is The Year of Magical Thinking. I have heard a lot of great things about Joan Didion so I vow to read a lot of her works.
- More Chuck Palahniuk I own 7 of his books, he is one of my favorite authors, so it is just right to read more of his works.
- Read, read and read. And never judge a book by its review or ratings. I have read books with high ratings yet I end up disappointed with them, and I also have read books that only had average ratings but has become my favorite. So yes, I vow to never judge a book.
What is your bookish new year resolution? Oh goodness I hope when 2016 comes to a conclusion I could proudly say that I was able to stick with all my resolutions. Let’s see! 🙂
Happy New Year everyone, cheers to a better reading year! 🙂
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I’m planning to read LOTR too but i don’t know if it’s okay to start reading it before The Hobbit. I also set my reading challenge to 50 and I’m gonna be reading horror books this year 🙂 *virtual high fives* hahaha
Yes to 50, it is all about keeping it manageable and realistic haha. I’ve read somewhere that you can read it either way. But for me maybe I would like to start with The Hobbit, maybe we could buddy read? 😊
I’m planning to buy the Hobbit or just read it in ebook format, but any format will work hehe. Sure thing ate Eunice!
You can check Booksale! I got my hardcover copy there! 🙂
Sadly, we don’t have any bookstores in our city but I saw an online seller on IG who sells The Hobit and good thing is that were in the same place, so I don’t need to pay for the shipping fee 🙂
That’s lovely! If di ka makakakita tacos may necktie mako sa Booksale bilhin ko for you 🙂
short stories I recommend are Fragile things or Smoke and Mirrors – both by Neil Gaiman 🙂
Oooh thanks for the recommendation. I will definitely check those out!
Hemingway was pretty much a misogynist. But we had to read him in school. I think he was a better short story writer than novelist. If you want to say one day, I’ve read Hemingway!, I recommend Old Man and the Sea instead. Short novella, a great example at the style he was famous for and got him the Pulitzer.
Yes I have heard not so good things about Hemingway, made me more curious. I will sure be getting a copy of that book! I also have his collection of poems, have you read any of his poems?
Nope, haven’t read his poems. Actually didn’t know he’d written or published any. That’s interesting though. Have you read Joseph Conrad? His novella Heart of Darkness is one of my all-time favorites.
I have not read it either! I will sure check that one out!
Happy New Year, Eunice! Loving all your resolutions, and I am sure you will manage them. I also want to read more non-fiction and less YA in 2016. Have you read “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar WIlde? Next to “Pride and Prejudice” my all time favorite classic ❤
i have read Pride and Prejudice, I need to reread it though, been a long time since I’ve read it. Picture of Dorian Gray I have yet to read. I will surely consider reading it this year. 😊
Hopefully we could truly lessen reading YA. Haha. Nora Ephron’s I Feel Bad About My Neck and I Remember Nothing are good ones to start with nonfiction. 😊
Thank you for the recommendation! Her books sound really interesting. (:
Oh how I want to read poetry books. But sadly, I have none. Poor me. But I want o read one soooo bad. I’ll try to find one as soon as I step into a BookSale!
It is easy to find! Hope you can find one on bookseller. I actually have a blog post about poetry books and where I buy them. 🙂
Yeah. I read it. So as soon as I step into a bookstore, i’m gonna find one 🙂
That seems a pretty good New Years resolution list. I managed 31 books last year and definitely aim to improve on that number this year. Good luck with your resolutions, I look forward to hearing what you’ve read
Thanks! I have to force myself to really stick to these resolutions. I don’t want to be the same reader, I want to improve! Good luck on your reading life as well, hope you can manage to read more than what you read last year. 🙂