Author: azrield

Book and Coffee Addict Ocassional Writer Trying to read my way throught 1,000,000 pages before I turn 50

(Y-10) 78 days… so close I can smell it

Today was a very successful one.

Firstly, I finally finish the DC Universe by Mike Mignola graphic novel, showcasing the extraordinary early work of the now legendary creator of Hellboy, and personally my favorite comic book artist.

The graphic novel collects some of his work in not only the different DC Comics titles but also a wide range of his cover work, eerily beautiful.

Judge for yourself.

 

Also, I started my journey through one of the latest DC Comics major events, Dark Days, just read the first two issues, which a considered the prelude to the event.

The Forge and the Casting, written by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV with the support of not one but three legendary artists Andy Kubert, Jim Lee and John Romita Jr., this was an epic start to what promises to become a legendary tale in the rich annals of DC Comics.

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Pencils by John Romita Jr.

And because of this great burst of reading is that I stand on the verge of achieving one the immediate goals of this year, reaching 25,000 pages.

Well, I’m painfully close, for my total, as of now, is 24,996 pages.

Just four measly pages away.

To close out the night, I will read the first issue of Dark Days: Metal and make some headway with The Name of the Wind, currently on page 411, picking up the pace.

Happy Readings!!!

azr.

 

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(Y-10) 79 days…lazy

I had one of those lazy ass days were you don’t focus on anything.

I didn’t watch any series or had a long reading session.

Just a lazy day.

Right now the urge to make some headway is starting to show itself.

Luckily for me, and with the help of a little caffeine, my insomnia kick in and not all the day is lost.

I currently at page 357 of The Name of the Wind and hopefully I will reach the 400 page mark before all this caffeine wears out.

Now back to reading.

azr.

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(Y-10) 80 days…focused

The final act of this year of reading is well underway.

I’m locked-in on one primary purpose.

To make this the second-best year of reading for my crazy little project.

But you may wonder, How far away am I to achieve this?

Well, the answer is, not that far.

For this to be the second-best year, I will have to read 3,090 more pages, highly achievable task.

Now, the primary goal for this year is to read more pages than the two previous years combined, to achieve that I will have to read 9,206 more pages, things get a bit more interesting.

And my hail mary goal is to make this my best year of reading, to achieve that I will have to read 23,177 more pages, and well, I have plans to sleep and eat for the foreseable future.

For now Ill stick to my primary goal and try to shoot as close as possible to my best year numbers.

Back to reading, I am currently at page 305 of The Name of the Wind, almost at the halfway mark, and cruising along nicely, better not mess with this good vibe.

azr.

 

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(Y-10) 81 days… at full throttle

As the clock slowly ticks away day after day of this year of reading, I come to realize that only my full commitment will get me thru this final stretch of my road.

For my immediate goal I have a couple of milestones in mind, first, and the most obvious, is to reach 25,000, from which I am little under 500 pages to go.

The second is to make this year at least the second best year of reading of this crazy little project, in order to do that I have to reach a little over 26,500 pages.

So, there you have, a couple of landmarks in the horizon in which to focus my journey

I’ll probably have an extensive reading session this evening, focusing on The Name of the Wind and tomorrow I’ll throw in some graphic novels.

Now back to reading.

azr.

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(Y-10) 82 days… hangover

Today I am in recuperation mode.

I have read a little ,but to be honest it has been a slow day.

Thanks to the 24in48 readathon my total page number has gone up exponentially.

I sit at 24,595 pages and closing in one of the immediate goals, 25,000

Tomorrow I’ll be back on full swing.

Happy Readings!!!

azr.

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Final Reading Session

I almost completed the 24 hours on the readathon, logged 20 hours, and for my first time, I think it went great.

I won’t lie, it is exhausting but really rewarding.

So here are the final numbers.

20 hours of reading.

23 graphic novels finished.

199 pages of The Name of the Wind

3,147 total pages.

Tomorrow I’ll post where I stand on my goals for this year of reading, but right now I need to rest.

azr

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Reading Session V

This was a mini session, a couple of hours, a couple of books, and 337 pages.

The reading list was only two Mouse Guard graphic Novels

Right now I’ll go out with my family and enjoy some outside time.

Happy Readings!!!

azr

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Reading Session IV

I’m sorry that this post was not made right after I finished the session but exhaustion for the best of me.

Right now I am at the halfway point of my total reading hours and this last session was a bit more modest, 1 graphic novel, some progress with The Name of the Wind, and 218 pages.

I’ll start the final day of reading in about 5 minutes and hopefully I’ll get the 24 hours of reading or at least come really close.

Happy Readings

azr

p.s.

my total pages for the 12 hours of reading is 2,164, not to bad.

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Reading Session III

Another great reading session is on the books.

For this one my total of pages was 795 and 5 graphic novels, all of them of the event Rebirth of DC Comics.

With this I have racked up 9 hours of total reading and still have 15 hours ahead of me.

In about 1 hour I’ll start with the final reading session of the day.

I’m going to focus on The Name of the Wind and start reading the critically acclaimed series of Scott Pilgrim.

Happy Readings, I’ll rest my eyes for awhile.

azr

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Reading Session II

The second reading session of the readathon is in the books and I have logged 6 hours of total reading, only 18 more to go.

I consider this was a really successful session.

My total is of 10 graphic novels and 1,068 pages.

You can see the reading material in the pictures below.

I am going to take a break to regroup, eat something and rest my eyes for a while.

The third session will be dedicated to DC Comics Rebirth event and The Name of Wind.

Happy Readings

azr

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