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Want to Read More Books in 2019? Take the Goodreads Reading Challenge!
It's simple: Set a goal of how many books you want to read this year, and we'll help you keep track of it. How many books will you be pledging?
After several years of offering the Reading Challenge, we know what helps people enjoy their year of reading. Here's some of our best advice.
- Push yourself, but be realistic. Avoid the dreaded reading slump by committing to an achievable goal. You can always increase the number of books later.
- Use the calendar as a guideline: 12 books (one per month), 24 books (two per month), or even 52 books (one per week).
- Reading shouldn't feel like a chore. Remember, this challenge is all about what you want to read. But don't take our word for it: See what these experts have to say.
- Rereading counts! So by all means, go ahead and dive into those old favorites.
- Listen to audiobooks. This is a great way to read more and multitask.
- Check out books at your local library so it's easier to start your next book. Add your local library's website to your Book Links to request a book and have it ready for pickup later.
- Keep yourself accountable. Sharing an activity with others makes you more likely to focus. Join one of our thousands of reading groups devoted to a range of topics, themes, and genres.
- Use your Want to Read shelf to help keep track of what you'd like to read next. You can also create custom bookshelves for easy sorting.
- Scroll through Goodreads' News and Interviews for articles on new books, favorite authors, and more.
- Look back at the 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards for more than 400 reader-approved winners and nominees across 21 categories.
- Browse thousands of reading lists on Listopia.
How many books will you be pledging this year? Let us know in the comments!
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I’ll start by planning for 26 that i’ll read and at least two i’ll Write.
Pledging 100 again, but usually do more. I love to read!
You all are kinda competitive but me I love a good crime or a great horror for me I love and read all Karen slaughter books last year that was total of 12 so am gonna try and get more of her books this year so will try and get maybe 12 more this year if I do more will be pleased I love reading so see how it goes.
I'm starting with 10 all the rest will be a bonus.
Adrianne wrote: "Just curious of those who manage to read so many books, how many of those are romance novels and fiction vs. non fiction? I personally didn't meet my goal last year, but I doubled it for this yea..."
I read 120 books in 2018. Not one romance, mostly (probably 75%) non fiction (psychology, philosophy, sociology, feminism, history...).
What a silly idea. Reading books is about enjoyment - not competing to see if you can read more than the other person.
I'll be pledging 100 but I'll try to increase it to 150. I ended 2018 with 250 books.
Valerie wrote: "What a silly idea. Reading books is about enjoyment - not competing to see if you can read more than the other person."No one said it was a competition. It's about what your own goal is.
I am trying for 50, though I think it will be more. Will be interesting to see how much I really read and what genre is more read.
Megan wrote: "The numbers people are picking are making me feel like an idiot because there is no way I can read 300 or even 100. I'm honestly too embarrassed to say what last year's goal was even though I reach..."Start with a small goal, maybe 6. I’m a very slow reader, read every word. Even when I had time to read I was lucky to get 4 in a year. Audio books work well for me ( sorry I don’t feel they are cheating ). Don’t let those numbers discourage you. It’s for your goal not someone else’s. Not everyone has time to read 100. Be proud when you bypass your goal whatever that may be
RHM wrote: "Lets start w/ 25 its not a compatition. 😏" Nor is it a competition!
Pushing for 300 this year. Mostly audiobooks though. Already finished two since new years day. Yay me
12 for the year. I am an avid reader but all of the reading for graduate school leaves little time for pleasure reading.
Read over my goal of 50 last year so I'll go for 75 this year.
I hit 30 last year against a target of 25, so 30 for this year. This is my 3rd year on the challenge and have found it really does help concentrate those spare moments to pick up a book rather than flick on the TV or stare at the wall.
5 and one of them was "the art of war" i'm really bad at this haha...
I will start with a goal of 15, a little bit more than one per month I'm very impressed by your numbers
We already know what we have to do Daniela. Don't drive, don't fly, don't eat meat, buy products and vote for parties that prioritize the environment, and above all, ABOVE ALL, do not have children. People know this, I don't see how me not reading novels is going to help with asking people to make sacrifices, some of which are extremely difficult.
That all sounds good Daniela, I'm not from the US, but best of luck with it.
Thinking of 100 if all goes better than 2018. Reading Becoming, a long-awaited Xmas gift.
I set for 30, then up it to 50 and finally read 76 last year.So this year I'm saying 60 as don't want to push it if I'm unwell.
Daniela wrote: "Disappointed to have so little response to my attempt to inspire reading on saving habitable Earth above, as books and reading will be gone when it's gone. Please wake up and comment on reading abo..."This is about our love of reading not your soapbox to try to beat us over the head with your ideals.
I'm starting with only 15 because school might get in the way. Hopefully I'll be able to read more and increase this!
Going to say 50, just as a ballpark figure as this will be my first year of the challenge ☺
I'm gonna shoot for 50 again. Missed it in 2018, I spent most of my available time sedated or groggy in a hospital bed. I'm not making excuses... Oh whom am I kidding. I'm making excuses. 😁
Julian wrote: "I'm gonna shoot for 50 again. Missed it in 2018, I spent most of my available time sedated or groggy in a hospital bed. I'm not making excuses... Oh whom am I kidding. I'm making excuses. 😁"I hope that 2019 is much better for you. . . . *grin*
Hannah wrote: "Daniela wrote: "Disappointed to have so little response to my attempt to inspire reading on saving habitable Earth above, as books and reading will be gone when it's gone. Please wake up and commen..."Hannah wrote: "Daniela wrote: "Disappointed to have so little response to my attempt to inspire reading on saving habitable Earth above, as books and reading will be gone when it's gone. Please wake up and commen..."
I'm with you, Hannah. A person can suggest books but should not get on a soapbox.
Anna wrote: "This is the first year my partner is joining me in the challenge! He hasn't had a lot of free time to read lately (in the past few years, I should say), but we've just moved in together, so I'm hop..."Sounds exciting!
Aiming for 50, but by the end of the year, usually end beating that. Just happy to have enjoyed a lot of great books along the way!
