Reading Goals: 2017
In 2015, I set a goal of reading 30 books which I managed to meet. In 2016, I didn’t want to track my reading, rather I just wanted to enjoy books without having to track my reading, so I only have a guess that I managed to read around 20 in 2016.
For 2017, I think the same principle is going to apply with not setting a specific book goal but rather concentrate more on what I’m reading and consuming, so here are some goals I’ve set myself:
1. Listen to all my audible purchases. I have 57 titles in my library and have listened to 28 out of those titles. Some of the others I’ve started, but the narrator didn’t do it for me so it’s been left abandoned.
2. Read more diversely. I read NW by Zadie Smith in 2015 and liked reading something that was outside my normal reading bubble. This year I’d like to tackle work by such authors as Chimananda Ngozi Adichie, Marlon James and more literary works. I have a love for language that can be found in literary novels and I’m keen to find new voices.
3. Read more genre. I’ve recently gotten into science fiction, given I’m writing a sci-fi book at the moment. I’ve mainly been watching a lot of sci-fi films (thank you Netflix!) but I want to move this into books as well to know how the good books are written well. I purchased Arrival from Whitcoull’s over the holidays, after loving the film it’d be great to see how it originally appeared in text.
4. Non-fiction. With listening to more podcasts this year, I’ve gotten more into non-fiction work, this has primarily been in writing fiction as well as personal development. I enjoy the Great Courses that Audible offers, (the last one I listened to was a 12 hour lecture series on science fiction!) and some more niche non-fiction that’s out there. I’m keen to discover more good books that add value, rather than take time unnecessarily.
And that’s it! Reading is a great past-time and with books being available now in more different formats it’s easier to get into books and find something that you enjoy.
Leave a comment and tell me your reading goals for this year. Want to read my writing goals for this year? Check out this post!
