elegantlion Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 ...is anyone going to organize a 999? I am not going to finish my 888, but since I didn't start until April I feel good about the number of books I have read. I sat down last night and started a list of books I plan to read in 2009. I could easily fill out 9 categories with 9 books each. I would guess following the same rules from this year you could overlap 9 books so that would be a minimum of 72 books to read. Is anyone thinking of doing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.S. Burrow Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I think this would be a great idea! I did not participate in 888 - I didn't find out about it until late August (I think) and felt it was too late. I would join a 999. How do we do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5knights3maidens Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Please explain this to me. I'm all :bigear: !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 Please explain this to me. I'm all :bigear: !! http://triple8challenge.blogspot.com/ This is the 888 blog. You can also do a search here for several threads. It is a reading challenge. Basically you read 8 books each from 8 different categories. You decide the books, you create the categories. Several members participated this year, that is how I found out about it. I thought it would be fun to up the ante for a 9/9/9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Can't we just square nine and make it 3/3/3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 Can't we just square nine and make it 3/3/3? :lol::lol: Ah, come on, where's the challenge in that? 81 books in one year seems improbable so of course I'll take the challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I'm up for it - I didn't sign up for 888 because I live under a rock and didn't find out about it until a few weeks ago. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 :lol::lol::iagree: I like the way you do math. Can't we just square nine and make it 3/3/3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritAnnia Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I don't know that I will, though I am tempted. I found myself reading books only because they fit one of my 888 categories and not because it was a book I was truly interested enough (before 888) to read. I know the lists can be altered... and mine were, for both the categories and some of the book choices, 3 times in fact! I liked being guided in my reading, however this felt too forced at times. I've still got 3 books left for 888, it's looming over me. EEK! :blink: That said, I'm new to using reading lists and love knowing where I'm going next AND yet being able to sneak away from a preplanned read to something that catches my eye at that moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 I don't know that I will, though I am tempted. I found myself reading books only because they fit one of my 888 categories and not because it was a book I was truly interested enough (before 888) to read. I know the lists can be altered... and mine were, for both the categories and some of the book choices, 3 times in fact! I liked being guided in my reading, however this felt too forced at times. I've still got 3 books left for 888, it's looming over me. EEK! :blink:That said, I'm new to using reading lists and love knowing where I'm going next AND yet being able to sneak away from a preplanned read to something that catches my eye at that moment. I added an obligatory "other" category for next year. I like to have the freedom to be spontaneous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 Should we start a 999 social group? What do y'all think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritAnnia Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I had one of those from the start. Used it like Chance in Yahtzee, for books that didn't fit elsewhere... :D Perhaps if I had a 999 list completely of "Other" or "Misc." :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritAnnia Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 But but but... then I'll want to participate! I'll feel compelled! Remember 999 is the emergency call number in the UK... Heeeeeeeeeelp!! We need a little bobby smiley now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 My dh balances the checkbook- thought ya'll might be happy to know that!:lol: Well, I'll probably be up for it- it's just getting to the library and getting the books back on time. My ability to do that is closely related to my ability to talk coherently about math! oh..and he wants me to add that he teaches the h.s. math around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 This sounds interesting. I didn't do 888 because I found out about it not that long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I am trying to start a 999 List for next year. I have posted about it on my blog and put a poll on there to see if there is any interest. I would start a blog page for people to get info on the list and it would be a twist from this year's list.......... Check it out and let me know what you think http://redefiningparadise.blogspot.com/2008/11/poll-of-sorts.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Count me in. I have one book left to finish on my 888 list.....and I had the book from the library for over a month and I just couldn't get into it. I love having reading lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 If I only chose nine categories and not specific titles, could I still join you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 If I only chose nine categories and not specific titles, could I still join you? Certainly. The lists are not set in stone anyway. Mine have changed dramatically over the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 I am trying to start a 999 List for next year. I have posted about it on my blog and put a poll on there to see if there is any interest. I would start a blog page for people to get info on the list and it would be a twist from this year's list.......... Check it out and let me know what you think http://redefiningparadise.blogspot.com/2008/11/poll-of-sorts.html I think your idea is fantastic. However, I will probably stick with a reading 999 list for myself. I have other systems of accountability in place for other areas of my life and I tend to compartmentalize them. I have a wonderful book I used (see I can't get away from books!) to help with some focused goals for one year that I did a self-improvement project similar to what you are talking about. I'll see if I can dig up the title this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Readsalot Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I guess I will start compiling a list for 09 with 999 I did feel a bit restricted in my reading with the 888 list. I know this is due to my personality though, and I hope to work on not feeling this way next year. I ended up reading way more than the required books last year and really enjoyed branching out and reading books outside my comfort zone. I actually read Jane Austen for the first time last year due to the list. Now I have an entire pile of Austen related books I want to dig into. Needles to say you know what my first catagory will be. I hope everyone will post catagories as they come up with them. Happy Reading!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 Okay, I will start a 999 social group here. I'm doing about 5 other things today so I won't have time to add much. This is going to be fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2jnb Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I would try it too!!!! It will be fun!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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