SubscribeIn 2005, I began an annual meme called “52 Books in 52 Weeks,” wherein one reads at least 52 books in a year and then reports on each. It’s a combination of self-improvement and a recommendation program. Because I will soon start the meme again for 2006, I’ve decided to make a base [...]
52 Books in 52 Weeks
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Nice review, Ben. I actually hadn’t heard of this book, but I might have to look for it. True SF...
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ozlady
/ Sunday, May 20th, 2007Thanks for the inspiration!!! I’ve started and here’s hoping I get through the year with at least 52 books reviewed! Thanks!
Ben
/ Sunday, May 20th, 2007It’s a bit of a late start, but I think you can do it. My first year doing this meme, I didn’t start until 1 April, and I managed 60 or so reads, so it’s still perfectly doable.
Welcome to the wonderful world of 52 in 52.
Bernard Doddema, Jr.
/ Monday, December 8th, 2008I know that you use the Now Reading plugin but how did you even come up with this!
I love how you have the yearly statistics. How would I go about doing that?
Ben
/ Monday, December 8th, 2008Honestly, I just keep a spreadsheet that can autototal page numbers and such. There’s no web-side magic for that, though I’ve considered trying to write something.
I know that Rob, the author of the Now Reading plugin, has written a semi-usable plugin that can auto-calculate stats and such, but I don’t think he ever released it publicly, and probably doesn’t have time to work on it anymore.
Robbi
/ Monday, March 16th, 2009Awesome. I’m totally trying this. I read a lot, but lately I’ve become sucked into the world of TV. This might be just the thing.
Carlos S. Del Castillo
/ Saturday, July 11th, 2009This is a great idea. I guess I can start now and just end in July each year. I’ll definitely start this one.