(Y-9) 22 days… seven times seven

Yesterday I almost put down Jerusalem and leave it for another time.

It’s messing with my mind, in a good way.

The book is so rich and deeply layered, that is no secret coming from Mr. Moore’s pen.

But I decided to push through and finish it before October 13.

That is when (Y-10) begins and epicness ensues.

For year ten, the total of pages to read will be determined by how (Y-9) ends in total pages, but I’m looking forward to about 90,000 + pages. A gargantuan task.

With this in mind, I thought about how many books and pages should I read for the 10th anniversary of my crazy project. Hence, the title of this post, seven times seven.

Using that idea, which has been rattling around my mind for no apparent reason, I came with the number of books for the year: 7 x 7 = 49 books, and, in order to consider (Y-10) a productive year I should at least read 7 x 7,777 = 54,439 pages.

For now, I’ll spend some long night trying to rack up as many pages as I can and keep searching for epic material to read next year.

My midnight companions

Fight Club 2 @ page 51 of 276

Jerusalem @ page 178 of 1266

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Happy Readings!!!

azr.

 

 

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(Y-9) 25 days….some late night reading and a weekend full of art.

These last 5 days were really productive in many ways.

First of all, I finally finish reading México Mutilado by Francisco Martín Moreno, and with this last year reading mark has been surpassed.

I`m currently sitting at 16,875 pages, I’ll focus on finish Jerusalem and maybe try to read Fight Club 2, a graphic novel by the way.

Also, this weekend I finally got around to visit the new art exhibition currently showing at the local museum.

Inside the museum, you can find two really different exhibitions, in the main room La Línea by Francisco Mata Rosas, which consist of a collection of photographs depicting life on the edge of two countries and the hot topic of this days, immigration and the wall.

In the other two exhibition hall, you’ll find Col-Art, a series murals that were done in collaboration by different artists, I must confess that the results are amazing.

The final exhibition was my favorite, Proyectos Impala is a gallery in a refurbish trailer container, what they have done with this tiny space is really mind-boggling.

Currently, there is an exhibition by Chilean artist Máximo Corvalán-Pincheria, which deals with the collective atrocities that the Chilean people suffered under the tyranny of a despot dictator.

I think I cannot make justice to the pieces because most of the sense of this exhibition is to experience the work at first-hand.

If you get the chance to visit it I highly recommend it.

 

Lots of really cool things to see and books to finish.

I’m gearing up for (Y-10) which, I solemnly swear,  is going to be my best one yet.

Happy Readings!!!

azr.

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(Y-9) 30 days….the final stretch

One Month and this ninth year is in the books.

I couldn’t achieve all my set goals for this year but I’m really satisfied with the outcome.

Tonight I’m going to try and make as much head-way with México Mutilado in order to devoted this last month to Jerusalem.

So it’s going to be a fun night. I have some fuel ready and a bright light, so, I’m all set.

Happy Readings

azr.

I almost forget, the final page count is 16,406 pages, just about 102 pages from last year total. Let’s surpass that number.

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(Y-9) 33 days…. the end is drawing near.

I have little over a month to go in this the ninth year of reading.

And with this my focus has to be on finishing the three current books on my reading list.

That is 2,034 pages in 33 days, well I have already read 574 pages, so it’s a bit less than that.

Here is the way I adapted my bullet journal for the task at hand.

With this I’ll finish the year with about 19,000 pages,and really motivated to reach the ultimate goal of 130,500 pages in three years.

For now I’ll focus my efforts in completing the series in the list and make the next year of reading truly an epic one.

And to finish this past weekend right, I acquired a couple of new characters to further improve my bookshelves.

Happy Readings!!!

azr.

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(Y-9) 38 days….go big or go home

In the spirit of doing better and bigger things, I decided to try and make my blog more versatile and full of content about culture and art.

So, too start now you can find me at our new address, lostinamillionpages.com . Still powered by the great folks of WordPress.

And in the coming weeks I’ll start some new sections and side projects that have inhabited for years in my mind.

I’m really excited and ready to start the next chapter in this my crazy little project.

Happy Readings!!!

azr.

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(Y-9) 39 days… bright spots

This was a really good weekend, I did some really cool things with my wife and kids, but one thing, in particular, took the whole cake.

Let me start by saying that it is no secret that my fair city, Ciudad Juárez, suffers an extreme problem of violence.

In 2009 this grave problem reaches its peak and all of its citizens suffered the consequences, business closed, the streets were deserted and a mournful vibe covered the entire city.

But amidst all this chaos and grieve a few bright spots took up arms and fought the good fight.

Biblioteca Independiente Ma’ Juana open 7 years ago with the sole purpose of bringing a save haven for children, a place where they can escape the crude violence and, through reading and the magic of books, learn that another type of life and society.

With hard work and a lot of love it’s two founders, Ana Laura Ramirez and Susana Baez, keep fighting the good fight, and for that, we are really grateful.

As part of this celebration, they presented a couple of children’s book.

 

I’ll post later this evening a few pictures of the books.

Happy Readings!!!

azr.

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(Y-9) 41 days…just keep reading.

This weekend has been a lazy one.

Did a little bit of reading, went to the anniversary of a friend’s independent community library (more on this tomorrow, with pictures and all) and bought some little things that put a smile on my face, in the form of two of my favorite things, chocolate and Star Wars.

I go periodically to find new flavors of one of my favorites chocolates, M&M’s , I know, some guilty pleasures.

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(Y-9) 44 days….making plans

Usually, at this time of the year, I begin planning the reading for next year.

Like I said in past posts the next year of reading is back to the one genre that got me hooked on reading, Epic Fantasy.

So, from now on (Y-10) will be known as “Total Epicness”.

To start the year with a bang I will read the illustrated edition of The Hobbit and the 50th-anniversary edition of Lord of Rings.

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From there I planned to tackle three series: The Malazan Book of the Fallen (starting with book 2) by Steven Erikson, The Black Company by Glen Cook and the Dragonlance: The War of Souls. I know a huge task but I’m up for it.

And to top it off, and if completed, the crown jewel of the year, I will tackle almost the entire Legend of Drizzt series by R.A. Salvatore. I’ll start with book 4, the first three I have already read, and work myself up to number 23, which is the last they have published.

In all the list for (Y-10) is 49 books.

So these coming months I’ll focus on buying the missing books and find a comfortable spot to read because I’m in for a long ass task.

Happy Readings!!!

azr.

 

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(Y-9) 47 days…focus..shifted

The end of this reading year is fast approaching and with that, my anxiety grows.

I start making plans for next year which include the shifting of books and with the next year being the 10th anniversary of my project this take on a whole different meaning.

I have in store for (Y-10) a sort of back to my origins.

The thing that really got me into readings was fantasy books and Lord of the Rings had the most impact of all the books I read.

With that in mind, I started analyzing this year remaining list and decided to migrate some books for my full of epicness.

Here are the remaining books

READING LIST (Y-9)
The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit (Illustrated Edition) J.R.R. Tolkien
Tarantula Bob Dylan 
Jerusalem Alan Moore
Dragonlance: Dragons of a Fallen Sun  Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Dragonlance: Dragons of a Lost Star Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Dragonlance: Dragons of a Vanished Moon Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma Richard A. Knaak
The Tyranny of the Night Glen Cook
México Mutilado Francisco Martin Moreno
Star Wars: Aftermath Chuck Wendig
Star Wars: The Black Fleet crisis Tyrant’s Test Michael P. Kube-McDowell
Star Wars: The Corellian Trilogy-Ambush at Corellia Roger MacBride Allen
Star Wars: The Corellian Trilogy-Assault at Selonia Roger MacBride Allen
Star Wars: The Corellian Trilogy-Showdown at Centerpoint Roger MacBride Allen

The ones in bold red are migrating to next year, the ones in blue are the main focus for the remaining 47 days and the ones in normal text are probably going back to the shelf to be read in another year.

For now, I’ll focus on México Mutilado, Jerusalem, and Tarantula, in that particular order and one by one.

Happy Readings!!!

azr.

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