Top Ten Tuesday 19 - Bookish bucket list

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
This week's theme: Top Ten Things On My Bookish Bucket List


  1. Meet an author - any author, really, but I'd be most excited if it were Laini Taylor, Patrick Ness, Markus Zusak, Melina Marchetta, Marissa Meyer, or Brandon Sanderson. I'm going to college in Los Angeles, too, so you would think there would be plenty of authors stopping by - I need to get more on top of finding out about book tours and meeting them!
  2. Read 100 books this year - my Goodreads goal is set to 80 right now, because that's a more realistic goal, but 100 is such a beautiful number and fingers crossed that I get there!
  3. Read at least 75 of the Time 100 Best Novels of All Time - so far I'm at 17. I have a loooong way to go
  4. Host a giveaway - I've had my blog running for a little under a year now, and I've never hosted a giveaway. I'll probably be doing that for my blogversary in a couple of weeks, so look out for that :)
  5. try a book in a genre I don't normally read - I usually read sci-fi/fantasy or historical fiction, and sometimes an occasional mystery or thriller. I tried a graphic novel on a whim, and ended up really liking it. I'm open to suggestions in any genres I don't usually read - maybe I'll like them!

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  1. Chrissi ReadsMarch 25, 2014 at 1:42 AM

    I can't believe I forgot to put about meeting authors I like on my list. I would like to do that too! :-) I hope you achieve your goals.

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  2. AngeliqueMarch 25, 2014 at 5:48 AM

    It's great how reading something you don't normally go for ends up being great right?? Which is why I make a habit of doing that at least once a month.

    Great list

    My TTT

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  3. Jessica @ a GREAT readMarch 25, 2014 at 6:31 AM

    Ooh nice list! Meeting authors is definitely the greatest! Hope you get to meet some too!

    Here's my Tuesday post

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)

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  4. debnanceMarch 25, 2014 at 6:39 AM

    There is a fabulous book festival in LA. One of my book friends online used to go to it every year. It's in the summer, I think.

    Here's my Book-ish Bucket List!

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  5. MichelleMarch 25, 2014 at 6:53 AM

    *Read 100 in a year* I did that one too!^^

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  6. JBMarch 25, 2014 at 5:22 PM

    Read 100 in a year is on my list, too! Really, quite the lofty goal for me. I hope you get to meet some authors. That's always a ton of fun! I'd think LA would have some book conferences. Those are so fun because you get to meet a bunch of authors at one time!

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  7. neabarabeaMarch 25, 2014 at 11:33 PM

    Sci-fi books are really cool! You should give it a go :) College in LA! Holy freaking awesome!! Enjoy these years.. they will be the best years of your life ;)

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  8. KritikaMarch 25, 2014 at 11:52 PM

    Thanks! You too :)

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  9. KritikaMarch 25, 2014 at 11:52 PM

    yeah, it is! I should try books more often - once a month sounds good!

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  10. KritikaMarch 25, 2014 at 11:53 PM

    Thanks - fingers crossed!

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  11. KritikaMarch 25, 2014 at 11:53 PM

    cool, I'll see if I can find it!

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  12. KritikaMarch 25, 2014 at 11:53 PM

    Good luck! Last year was the first time I got to 100 :)

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  13. KritikaMarch 25, 2014 at 11:54 PM

    oooh I'll look into it!

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  14. KritikaMarch 25, 2014 at 11:55 PM

    Yeah, they are - sci-fi is the majority of what I usually read :)
    haha thanks! It's been great so far!

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  15. SheMarch 27, 2014 at 10:21 AM

    I might add reading 20 of the best novels of all time to my bucket list! Good idea!

    Since you like Austen, I thought you might like my latest post!
    http://she-read.blogspot.com/2014/03/etsy-finds-mad-about-austen.html

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  16. KritikaMarch 27, 2014 at 11:54 AM

    cool, I'll check it out!

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  17. The Book WheelMay 1, 2014 at 5:19 PM

    Good luck with the Top 100! I started reading the Top 1001 but that might have been a bit ambitious..... I love that this was a Top Ten Tuesday - I hope you come by
    and link it up to the Original
    Bookish Bucket List    , too!

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