Comments: 32
I never knew this was a challenge, but now I want to do it =) (And Short Circuit gif FTW!)
SilverThistle 11 years ago
Yay! Short Circuit is made of awesome :D
silverneurotic 11 years ago
That sounds like fun!
SilverThistle 11 years ago
I think the challenging bit will be remembering to update my ticker every time, lol
Familiar Diversions 11 years ago
Ooh, that sounds fun, although potentially hard to do with e-books. My Nook gives me page counts, though, so I may go ahead and do it anyway. :)
SilverThistle 11 years ago
You should. It'll be fun! :)
I always just estimate the page count of my e-books from the physical book. Now where there is not a physical book...
SilverThistle 11 years ago
You really should. The more the merrier :)
SilverThistle 11 years ago
Fantastic! BL will be awash with tickers :D
SilverThistle 11 years ago
I read a lot of e-books too but I'll just check the page count on GR of the paper versions (if there is one) and use that, although I think the GR stats do that automatically on user's graphs. I'll have to check that...
May's Books 11 years ago
This is great! Now I'm curious to know how many pages I have left and how many years to complete the challenge.... I'm doing the math right now!
SilverThistle 11 years ago
I'll probably need about 40 years to reach mine, at the speed I read, lol! Wish I'd started counting pages when I was 6, I'd surely have made 1M by now!
Rashika, The Book Owl 11 years ago
I'd do it but I've read too many books and I don't even remember all the books I read before 2009. .-.
Ilhem 11 years ago
It sounds like fun, but I am too lazy to count. Good luck! :)
SilverThistle 11 years ago
Thanks! I'm too lazy to count too, I let GR stats do it for me ;P
RedT Reads Randomly 11 years ago
Do you think rereads count? And I've only kept a written record since 2010 or so too, but I might make a stab at estimating old stuff, at least the ones I remember ( you know, all time favorites -- the ones you never forget). Also, text books and magazines, do they count too?
Probably I should just go there and read it, right?
SilverThistle 11 years ago
Definitely re-reads :) And text books...anything with a page sounds about right to me :D
vysed 11 years ago
I would never be able to keep track, but wouldn't it be awesome if booklikes had a thing that automatically added up the pages for the books you've read and kept count for you.
Familiar Diversions 11 years ago
I don't think that can happen until they have their own book database. :-(
SilverThistle 11 years ago
That's my dearest wish - That BL would get it's own comprehensive database and all the extras that go with it. I'd love that. I live in hope :)
Ungh... Arrr... Books! 11 years ago
This sounds just up my alley, I love unobtainable goals too! :D
SilverThistle 11 years ago
Unobtainable goals FTW :D
Ungh... Arrr... Books! 11 years ago
I added mine to my challenge page. 75,640 pages so far not counting 2014... I'll be updating it every new year, it might be a little too complicated updating it more often than that. XD At the rate I'm going, I better live to be 135 or I won't meet this challenge! lol
SilverThistle 11 years ago
I love that people are joining in! I almost picked that exact ticker and marker that you used! Spooky!
Ungh... Arrr... Books! 11 years ago
The worm? I was thinking along the lines of bookworm... :D I just changed the one I had picked... since I adjusted my BL theme to green and wanted something to match a bit more... now I have waves (I love water) and the butterfly since it was the only image without a white outline with the new background. :o
That's doable. It would take me 26 years if I maintain last's year's rate, bit it was unusually high. And yes, GR does how many books/pages you've read per year under stats on your "my books page."
SilverThistle 11 years ago
I reckon I've probably got about 40 years worth of reading to do to get me to 1M, Bahahahah! I'll give it a shot!