Here are the results of the Read a Classic in 2012 challenge. I have enjoyed participating in the discussions with all of you these past few months. I encourage you to invite others to participate in the 2013 challenge (Similar, but with optional monthly themes) or to contact me with any suggestions for improving the group page. Happy New Year! - John
Scott's 2012 Summary Message:
Thanks to everyone who participated! I had a lot of fun, and had no idea that so many people would join up and really enjoy themselves while reading classic literature. I'm proud of what we accomplished.
Final Data: In four and a half months we read 227 books totaling 77,496 pages.
Top five readers by number of books: John Sauter: 15 Liz Holmes : 9 Scott Howard: 9 Robert Scott: 8 Michael Gordon: 8
Top five readers by number of pages: Liz Holmes: 4591 Michael Gordon: 4056 Karen Cassavant: 2841 John Sauter: 2722 Lynda Krobath: 2108
Top five authors read by number of books: Jane Austen: 10 Charles Dickens: 9 JRR Tolkien: 7 John Steinbeck: 6 Ernest Hemingway: 6 Anthony Trollope: 6 Thomas Hardy: 6
Top five most read books by number of books: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: 7 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: 6 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain: 5 The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien: 5
Books formats read by number of books: Print: 162 E-reader: 55 Audio books: 10
Books read by relation to Scott Howard by number of books: Me: 9 Friends: 17 Teacher/Colleague: 27 Family Member: 30 Ex-Students: 63 Complete Strangers: 81
- John
Scott's 2012 Summary Message:
Thanks to everyone who participated! I had a lot of fun, and had no idea that so many people would join up and really enjoy themselves while reading classic literature. I'm proud of what we accomplished.
Final Data: In four and a half months we read 227 books totaling 77,496 pages.
Top five readers by number of books:
John Sauter: 15
Liz Holmes : 9
Scott Howard: 9
Robert Scott: 8
Michael Gordon: 8
Top five readers by number of pages:
Liz Holmes: 4591
Michael Gordon: 4056
Karen Cassavant: 2841
John Sauter: 2722
Lynda Krobath: 2108
Top five authors read by number of books:
Jane Austen: 10
Charles Dickens: 9
JRR Tolkien: 7
John Steinbeck: 6
Ernest Hemingway: 6
Anthony Trollope: 6
Thomas Hardy: 6
Top five most read books by number of books:
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: 7
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: 6
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain: 5
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien: 5
Books formats read by number of books:
Print: 162
E-reader: 55
Audio books: 10
Books read by relation to Scott Howard by number of books:
Me: 9
Friends: 17
Teacher/Colleague: 27
Family Member: 30
Ex-Students: 63
Complete Strangers: 81