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Gmastalli wrote: "365"

HOW

I'm thinking about 250 also. Heck I think I read in my sleep sometimes lol, but seriously sometimes I'll read 2 or 3 maybe even 4 books at a time lol. One in each room and my kindle has made it so much easier.

24 for me

65 is the highest I have ever set it.

I jumped to a goal of 100 for this year.

Aenea wrote: "Gmastalli wrote: "365"

HOW"

Short books I guess. There are a lot of books that are 50-100 pages, that is a 1 or 2 hour read, which means it's totally possible to read one each day without even having to break a sweat.

Then poetry can be pretty fast to read. And comics. I have read a 200 pages comics in half an hour, depends on how the comics is made.

Also people sometimes also put really EVERYTHING they read, like cookbooks and such. Personnally I have a collection that puts well known/important speech in little books, they are half an hour reads, still counts for one book each.

And then there are people that can read all day, either because their work allow it/demande it, or because they are retired, or sick... When you have a whole day of reading before you, even 500 pages read can be done easily.

We don't all have the same lives and the same interests, that's why the challenge is for yourself not for competition, or at least why I see it that way, as an idea to challenge myself not others.

I'm signing up for 50 for 2019. I can fly thru some of my favorite genre. I'm challenging myself to dive into a genre outside my comfort level. Maybe add one book per month on a genre I'm not already devouring!? Who's with me?

Setting it at 12 because I like to exceed expectations but 12 won’t stress me out and I can focus on the quality, I’ll probably read more but I won’t have to

22 books in the year.

100

24 in 2019. Keeping track is the hard part!

Leo wrote: "Alex wrote: "What happened to the "update progress" button under "currently reading" books on one's homepage? That always drove me to keep on reading!"

Yep, it has disappeared for me too"

It disappeared on my as well.

I love the concept of quality versus quantity. Some books are much longer than others. It's hard to tell for me since I exclusively read on my kindle.

Read 42 in 2018. Shooting for 45 in 2019!📚

52. one book every week. hopefully XD.

I am going to read 416 books this year. Well... Probably more than that, but that's where I'll start. I'm pretty sure I'm a black hole for books. I'd love some suggestions; I do run out of books pretty quick...

Lots of discussion about quality and quantity /length of books... I think really the number of books and the goal is a personal motivation to read a bit more, not a comparison with anyone else at all... for all the reasons people have said.
I'll rad some short books and some longer ones, some because I want to, some because I have to, and some because my students have to. :)

25.

Debz wrote: "Lots of discussion about quality and quantity /length of books... I think really the number of books and the goal is a personal motivation to read a bit more, not a comparison with anyone else at a..."

I agree ! Also, the length of a book does not say anything about its quality so I find it weird that people seem to equate short book with bad book/not so good book. I also find it weird that some people seem to need to reassure themselves "I'm gonna read only that many books but they will be very good not like you people that read more than me" is a weird way to announce your reading goal, that is only for yourself and not a competition.

Karen wrote: "Megan wrote: "The numbers people are picking are making me feel like an idiot because there is no way I can read 300..."

With a name like Megan? Let me guess. You're 30 or 40 years old, have a job with a title that's not "bookseller" or "librarian," and likely even have children. You'd be an idiot if you *did* spend all your time trying to read as much as an old bookseller. You're a Bright Young Thing with a life, *and* time for books. Cheers!

Trying 50, already finished 7. Its not easy being a new mom and reading books 😂

I’m going to start with 12. Working on MAT and full time teaching.

Hoping for 30

Trying for 12 hopeful for more

I read 88 books in 2018. I’m hoping to get close to 100, but I’m putting 90.

Magali wrote: "Debz wrote: "Lots of discussion about quality and quantity /length of books... I think really the number of books and the goal is a personal motivation to read a bit more, not a comparison with any..."

I agree. I read a few Patterson short story books and I love them interspersed with the other books I am reading.

Alba wrote: "I'm signing up for 50 for 2019. I can fly thru some of my favorite genre. I'm challenging myself to dive into a genre outside my comfort level. Maybe add one book per month on a genre I'm not alrea..."

I do this also. I use to read lots of biographies but not so much now. I love pretty much any type of mystery but don't like to get in a rut so I try to read one book a month that is non-fiction or self-help. I bought myself "The Minimalist Home" and will start that this Friday. I'm trying to downsize so this will help.

100 books for 2019. I'm a fast reader but also a mother of 4 and that number scares me a little but I know I can do it.

I think whatever number you choose to read is great. I listened to a podcast that encouraged to revisit goals and reset when you need it. We don't know what this year holds for us yet. Read to challenge yourself but more importantly to enjoy yourself. Reading is a joy for me, I use it to de-stress. The book goal is to challenge myself to try new genres. Read on my friends and enjoy yourselves.

I haven't been reading a lot the last few years but I used to read a ton of books. Because of that, there are a lot of good books that I have missed. There are around 150 books I really want to read but I decided to set my Goodreads goal for 120 and just take my time. I plan on doing a few readathons this year but mostly I'm just going to read whatever I feel like reading whenever I can.

I think that is a great plan. I read a lot, books on my own, audio-books with my hubby and AR books with my grandsons. I add them all except for the board books that I read with my granddaughters. My goal is 90 but I will probably read 100. I would read more but I hang out (babysit) my grandchildren a lot, quilt and bike. Since I am retired, I meet my girlfriends for coffee, lunch or crafting :-)

50 to 100 but I won't record all online... as always !

52-at least 1 book per week.

I love it when people sign up for one book and finish their challenge on the first day of the year; I always give that a "like".

Me, I like to wait until the end of December and sign up for half the number of books I've actually read so I can finish the year at least 100% above goal.

My actual goal for 2019 is to read only books I am likely to rate at four or five stars. I want to receive the maximum amount of enjoyment per reading hour.

Holly wrote: "I love it when people sign up for one book and finish their challenge on the first day of the year; I always give that a "like".

Me, I like to wait until the end of December and sign up for half t..."

I agree. You have to smile at the people who do the one or two book challenge and take care of it in the matter of a couple of days. The competition part is over for them and they can then enjoy the rest of the year reading at their own speed.

My goal each year has been 50 but last year I made it to 55. Also, since so many books are long now I started listing the page counts in 2017. Last year I read 17,772 pages so 55 and 17,772 are my goals this year.

Am going to try for 24 but the test y'all had says I'm a dozen a yr kinda girl. So here's to challenging myself, could there be a better way than with books?

i plede to read 25 books in 2019. I've finished 2 already.

I pledged 25 which is a very lowball number for me. Last year I did the same thing, knowing I would probably do at least 40. I choose a lowball number in case life has other plans for me. So far, I have read 4 + books.

52

30, which I hope to surpass by the end of the year :)

Trying for 52 this year :)

IDK! 25-30 maybe?!

My, I am so impressed with the numbers on this thread. I had always been a voracious reader in my growing up years, but with a lot of other life commitments piling up, I think 1 book a month is something that looks possible for me. I'm also writing and publishing in parallel so it is a bit of a balancing act. So to expand the goal it is about getting one more book published this year on the top of the one already published in Jan. But the thing that really makes me happy is the fact that I am in a Universe where books are so well-loved!

I am to read 30 or more books a year, but this year, it might be a struggle to even read 25 -- I'm taking some very intense classes this year, so I don't have has much time for reading.

Amel wrote: "24 two per month.. and i'm IMPRESSED with ur numbers 😯"

That's kind of my pace as well!

Regina - when you travel a lot audiobooks are great as it is difficult to read & drive :-) In any case, you shouldn't judge others by saying audiobooks are cheating. Sometimes, if is all they can do.

40 . Will probably surpass

70 this year

30.

Hope I can get through 100 books this year