Hello, fellow readers! Christmas is almost here, and the Fall Into Reading Challenge is just about over. I hope you’ve all enjoyed your reading, and met some (or all) of your goals for this fall.
On Saturday, December 20th, I’ll post the “official” wrap-up post for Fall Into Reading 2008. I’ll include a Mr. Linky so that you can put up a link to your personal wrap-up post (posted on your blog), letting us know how you did with your reading.
Not sure what to put in your wrap-up post? There are no real rules — we’d just like to see how the challenge went for you! But if you are someone who likes a little more structure, here are some questions you can answer as part of your wrap-up. Pick and choose whatever works for you!
- Did you finish reading all the books on your fall reading list? If not, why not?
- Did you stick to your original goals or did you change your list as you went along?
- What was your favorite book that you read this fall? Least favorite? Why?
- Did you discover a new author or genre this fall? Did you love them? Not love them?
- Did you learn something new because of the Fall Into Reading challenge — something about reading, or yourself, or a topic you read about?
- What was your favorite thing about the Fall Into Reading challenge?
- Would you like to participate in another challenge here this spring?
That should be enough to get your started!
So this week, amidst the Christmas decorating, wrapping, shopping, baking, and planning, try to squeeze in a little more reading. And don’t forget to write your wrap-up post! I’ll see you back here on Saturday, when we can all compare notes.
I finished my Journey devotional book for the month of November, reading on December now. I also completed reading The Renovating of Becky Miller and The Undomessticated Goddess.
I had a busy fall and never got around to putting up my goal post….but, ironically, I did actually finish all the books that I had thought about including as part of my challenge.
The list of books I read that weren’t on my original list is almost as long as my original list. I still want to read all the ones on my challenge list, so I’ll be bumping them to a winter challenge.
Katrina — Thanks for this wrap up notice. I’ve done really well with this challenge. It’s been fun to see how many books I’m getting done. The list changed as I went along and I’ve greatly exceeded the number of books I thought I’d do. Many of the books fell into other categories — 100+, 101 in 1001 Days, Seconds, Young Readers, even Obscure. I did like The Autobiography of Upton Sinclair and it took me most of the fall to complete it. And yes, I’d love to do a similar challenge next spring. In particular, I liked that I could add to my list without really thinking about it. Thanks so much for hosting this fun challenge, Katrina! And Merry Christmas to all! ~~ Jan in Edmonds
I have done well too! There are a couple of nonfiction books that I did not get finished, but I’m good with that.
oooo I need to hurry up! Hehe! Can’t wait to read everyone’s wrap up.
love your Christmas decorations in the above post! Very lovely!
and thanks for encouraging the reading thing. I finished all my books and i’m quite thrilled that i’ve started reading again.. it’s been a few years since i’ve put effort and enjoyment into reading like i have!
Thanks for the reminder. My post will be up first thing tomorrow morning.
Thank you for hosting the challenge. I have enjoyed it so much, I will be doing a Winter Reading Challenge. Thanks for the inspiration.
Robin of mytwoblessings