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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 always set my goal to 42 books, because that is my favorite number.
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I'm going quality over quantity - after achieving my first 1000 in life - next thousand is based on the 1000 Books To Read in Your Lifetime List. So many books I read when I was young - I don't remember. I'm re reading books on the list and even adding to the list those books in my opinion should be on it. It's been a lot of fun because its forced me to read books I never would have considered. The List also describes the authors and has lots of other great info. So far I read: Rebecca, A Year in Provence, Autobiography of a Face, Tracks, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Breaking and Entering, Night, The Big sleep, Healing the Soul of America, and I am currently on A Tale of Two Cities.
Question - I’m a primary school teacher and read at least 5 picture fiction books a day or a very short chapter book. Do these count towards my reading challenge (I’d say not) though I am technically reading these books. Or is it meant to just be novel length books?
Aimée wrote: "Question - I’m a primary school teacher and read at least 5 picture fiction books a day or a very short chapter book. Do these count towards my reading challenge (I’d say not) though I am technical..."You can add any book you've read : picture books, comics, cooking books... It does not have to be fiction.
It's your challenge, you chose how you want to do it. :)
If you wanted to read a book you've already read again, would the reading challenge take it as another book?
Not being a librarian or an expert by any stretch of the imagination, I've read one graphic novel and it counted.As for plays, if it's a 'book - be it audio, ebook or in print - I would certainly say that it would count as well. I'd like to see someone argue (and please, no one start just to be contrary) that the plays of Shakespeare, Sophocles, Ibsen or Shaw doesn't count
I projected 80 for myself last year—and didn’t make it. But I set the same goal this year. Maybe I’ll make it, maybe I won’t. I see the Reading Challenge as just yhat, a personal challenge. It gives me a goal to shoot for. There was no scientific computation to determine that number. I just picked it because it’s a nice round number. 😊 I enjoy updating my progress and seeing how many books I read. There’s no point in comparing my total with someone who read 300 books last year. Once I hit my 80 (whether this year or not) I’ll set a new goal for myself. Till then, Happy Reading, everyone!
Uhh 100 starting now I guess. I’m a bit late to the party I fear.
I've read 175 books so far this year. My goal is to read a book a day, finishing 365 books by year-end.
Cora wrote: "Do graphic novels and plays not count?"they count, everything counts even audiobooks.
Eleanor wrote: "If you wanted to read a book you've already read again, would the reading challenge take it as another book?"Yes, I read the book "Charm School" every year and count it. :-)
How do you count it if you read the same book twice?
Sharyn wrote: "How do you count it if you read the same book twice?"Go to the My Activity of the book you've finished click edit and scroll down. On the left side under date started click "add read date". Then it will give the option to add reading dates.
The hard part is making time to post! I have a list of titles on this laptop, well ahead of the time I have to comment on each book...so, off to comment on as many as possible in the next 40 minutes.
