How to Win the Goodreads Reading Challenge

Melanie Jo Moore just wrote a funny blog about failing the 2014 Reading Challenge. She only read 13 books of 36. Sad, right? But life, you know, it kind of intervened.



Well, there's a secret to never failing the Goodreads Challenge that I can share with you: Don't take it.



The whole idea is flawed. Why should you set yourself up for failure as so many people end up doing? They think it'll make them better readers, people, dog owners, parents, citizens, whatever -- and they end up feeling misera...