Comments on: The What? When? Where? Why? and How? of Challenges http://reviews.rebeccareid.com/the-what-when-where-why-and-how-of-challenges/ Thoughts about reading fiction, nonfiction, and children's books, new and old Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:31:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Rebecca Reid http://reviews.rebeccareid.com/the-what-when-where-why-and-how-of-challenges/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Rebecca Reid Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:42:19 +0000 http://reviews.rebeccareid.com/?p=111#comment-570 Literate Housewife, I likewise love what "journaling" my reading has done for my reading! Jessica, thanks for your feedback and I hope you enjoy hosting your challenge! Teresa, Me too! I like finding ones that fit what I'm already doing. Literate Housewife, I likewise love what “journaling” my reading has done for my reading!

Jessica, thanks for your feedback and I hope you enjoy hosting your challenge!

Teresa, Me too! I like finding ones that fit what I’m already doing.

]]> By: Teresa http://reviews.rebeccareid.com/the-what-when-where-why-and-how-of-challenges/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Teresa Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:05:43 +0000 http://reviews.rebeccareid.com/?p=111#comment-556 I've only joined a few challenges, and they're all ones that fit the reading goals I already have (1% Well-Read Challenge, Book Awards Reading Challenge, and 100 Books in a Year Challenge). The longer the time frame, the better. That way I can read something different if the challenge books don't suit my mood. I really like reporting with Mr Linky. Posting to a different site seems like too much trouble, and I like having all the comments come to one place and being able to follow them easily. Choosing ahead of time is great if the books have to fall into a specific category--it helps me know which TBR books to turn to first, but I don't like being held to that list. If the challenge is more indefinite, like 100 books in a year, I don't want to choose the books. I’ve only joined a few challenges, and they’re all ones that fit the reading goals I already have (1% Well-Read Challenge, Book Awards Reading Challenge, and 100 Books in a Year Challenge). The longer the time frame, the better. That way I can read something different if the challenge books don’t suit my mood.

I really like reporting with Mr Linky. Posting to a different site seems like too much trouble, and I like having all the comments come to one place and being able to follow them easily.

Choosing ahead of time is great if the books have to fall into a specific category–it helps me know which TBR books to turn to first, but I don’t like being held to that list. If the challenge is more indefinite, like 100 books in a year, I don’t want to choose the books.

]]> By: Jessica http://reviews.rebeccareid.com/the-what-when-where-why-and-how-of-challenges/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Jessica Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:26:36 +0000 http://reviews.rebeccareid.com/?p=111#comment-551 Hmm...challenges. This is a relevant topic for me at the moment, because I'm hosting my <a href="http://thebluestockings.com/lit-flicks-challenge" rel="nofollow">first challenge</a>. I tend to join challenges that comport with my already-existing reading goals. Still, a really interesting challenge might get me to chance my reading goals. Also, I like a challenge that extends over 6-12 months, so I have plenty of time to complete it. As for the list thing, I don't mind when they ask for a list up front, as long as I'm not held to it. In all, I've found the challenges that I've completed to be satisfying experiences. (I'm hoping the hosting experience will be similarly rewarding.) Hmm…challenges. This is a relevant topic for me at the moment, because I’m hosting my first challenge.

I tend to join challenges that comport with my already-existing reading goals. Still, a really interesting challenge might get me to chance my reading goals.

Also, I like a challenge that extends over 6-12 months, so I have plenty of time to complete it. As for the list thing, I don’t mind when they ask for a list up front, as long as I’m not held to it.

In all, I’ve found the challenges that I’ve completed to be satisfying experiences. (I’m hoping the hosting experience will be similarly rewarding.)

]]> By: Literate Housewife http://reviews.rebeccareid.com/the-what-when-where-why-and-how-of-challenges/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Literate Housewife Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:24:04 +0000 http://reviews.rebeccareid.com/?p=111#comment-547 I haven't joined in a lot of challenges myself. They have to catch my fancy and I want to feel somewhat sure that I can meet it. That being said, my entire blog started out as my own personal reading challenge. I decided to read 52 books last year and I reviewed my way through it. Partly to keep at it and partly to "journal" what that experience was like. Now it's an ongoing project that I can't live without. I understand not wanting your reading to be dictated by anything. I think that sometimes, however, it can be good to focus specifically for a while. That's what I like about your How to Read and Why challenge. I hope to be a much better reader and reviewer for the experience. Have fun in New Zeeland! I wish I could be there with you. I haven’t joined in a lot of challenges myself. They have to catch my fancy and I want to feel somewhat sure that I can meet it. That being said, my entire blog started out as my own personal reading challenge. I decided to read 52 books last year and I reviewed my way through it. Partly to keep at it and partly to “journal” what that experience was like. Now it’s an ongoing project that I can’t live without. I understand not wanting your reading to be dictated by anything. I think that sometimes, however, it can be good to focus specifically for a while. That’s what I like about your How to Read and Why challenge. I hope to be a much better reader and reviewer for the experience.

Have fun in New Zeeland! I wish I could be there with you.

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