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Read More Books in 2020 with the Goodreads Reading Challenge!
But don't worry, there's a better way! Why not start 2020 by vowing to make more time for something you truly love? That's right. Spend more time reading! And to help you, we encourage you to join the 2020 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 your progress. How many books will you be pledging?
After several years of offering the Reading Challenge, we've learned 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).
- Get scientific: Check out this expert advice on how to develop a reading habit.
- Remember, this is fun! This challenge is all about what you want to read. But don't take our word for it: See what several of our very bookish Goodreads members 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.
- Put books on hold at your local library so it's easier to start your next book.
- Use your Want to Read shelf to help keep track of what you'd like to read next.
- If you’re an Amazon Prime member, did you know there are multiple ways you can read free books as part of your membership? Check out First Reads to get one free, pre-release Kindle book a month (available in the U.S., U.K., and Australia). And you can also read more free books with Prime Reading (available in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, the U.K., Germany, Spain, France, Italy, India, Japan, China, and Australia).
- Peruse our News and Interviews page for bookish articles and roundups, chats with favorite authors, and much more.
- Check out the winners and nominees from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards for hundreds of new books Goodreads members love.
- Browse thousands of reading lists on Listopia.
- Get started with a seasonal read with these reader-approved wintertime books.
- Reading = Self-Care! Studies have shown that a reading habit can prolong your life, make you a better leader, and improve your mental health all while being entertained by a good story.
So...what are you waiting for? Get started now!
And let us know how many books you will be pledging this year! Tell us in the comments.
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Last year my goal was 15 so I've decided on 20 this year!!
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My reading goal is to read 45 books, while also read the whole Bible throughout the year. (1/1/20)
Last year my goal was 50, but I didn’t know the speed of my reading, so I set it to 24, and left it at that. This year, I want to read 50. Wish me luck!
I’m aiming for 150 but if I see that’s it’s not achievable I will lower it down to 100.
My goal is 15 for 2020. That’s 15 more books than last year... Gotta start somewhere. 🤷🏼♀️
Last year I went with 50 books and got through 118. I'm wanting to listen to 100 this year. Happy 2020 and gyood luck with your reading challenges!
I typically read about 2 books a week with an average page count of around 300, so I'm setting my goal at 100. I do read the novellas that are part of a lot of series books.
I’m going to start with 100! Last year I made it to 123 books 📚
Robbin wrote: "I’m going to start with 100! Last year I made it to 123 books 📚"I might increase mine along the way because I do read some shorter novellas that are part of my series books sometimes. Like you, I set my goal at 100. That's something we can always change later if we are making progress ahead of schedule. 100 is a good number. About 2 books a week.
Each year I set the bar higher.65 in 2018 which I surpassed. I read 67 books.
In 2019 my goal was 75 books and I read 78 books.
So my next goal is 85 books in 2020. Let the reading begin!!
Last year my goal was 101 books. This year I want to cut some slack so, it's 35 books. Though all my past challenges were above 50.
My son said I have to read 55 books...So hard; but I need to set example!!!
In 2019, I set my reading goal for 8 and surpassed that by reading 14. I am setting my 2020 goal for 8 again because I know I can reach it, it won't stress me out (reading is a huge release for me and I don't want an unmet list to be hanging over my head), plus I have some longer books on my radar for 2020 - so I should be set in 2020 for a good year of reading!
My goal is 25 books. This year I want to concentrate more on longer books like 400-500 page plus range. Last year my goal was 20 with different genres and I finished with 38.
I'm going for 100 this year and I'm pumped up!🤞
Last year my goal was 15 and i read 37, this year i want to read only 12 books, but they’re a lot longer than last year, so they’ll be more pages in less books💕
My goal is 25, same as last year. I read 29 in 2019, but the thing is, there is always some young-adult fantasy/sci-fi/whatever series, that I get into, and even though it is trash, I don't quit on it, because it reads fast and easy, I have a sliver of hope that it will turn out to have a bit of sense and meaning, that would somehow justify the whole thing, and I get ahead with my reading challenge. fingers crossed, so that I should stumble upon something that I will finish reading without loathing myself for wasting my time on it this year. the Witcher was a mess.
Bostonlotus wrote: "#1 goal this year is to read the books I own...I love using the library, ...I love buying books, ... I love downloading audiobooks for my commute, ... However, I definitely need to clean those shel..."Ditto! :)
My reading goal for this year is 36 books. I'm excited to set a target for the very first time and look forward to rekindling my love for reading.
Can’t wait to kick off this year! I got to 158 reads last year pretty breezily so I have my sights set on the big 200! (: Bring on the thrillers, mystery, and horror!
My goal used to be 100 and I always completed it until I started working full-time and had to reduce the quantity, not even achieving that. This year it’ll be 50 books again and I want to complete it!!
Going for 60. Last year pledged 52 & read 59, so hoping I will exceed that without feeling pressured.
I'm committing to 78 books this year, or about 1.5 per week!
RED wrote: "My goal used to be 100 and I always completed it until I started working full-time and had to reduce the quantity, not even achieving that. This year it’ll be 50 books again and I want to complete ..."Even though I just work 3 days a week, I do volunteer work also RED. 100 might be a real challenge for me, but I'm gonna try anyway since I do read some of the novellas that go with my series books. Good luck to you. I'm sure 50 will be a reasonable goal for you to achieve.
I love reading and making time to do so is of the essence...I'll try for one book monthly!
Starting with Words of Radiance so does that count as 2 or more?
Joshua wrote: "Starting with Words of Radiance so does that count as 2 or more?"I know that Goodreads will only count it as one. I read a 700 page book in 2019 and counted it as one. They will balance each other out if you read a lot of books. Although I counted that book as just one, I have read novellas that were only 70 pages. It averages out.
Goodreads has helped me keep account of what I am reading, usually 3-4 books at a time. This past year I set a goal of 60 but ended up with 98! Although some books I just could not finish (for which I made a separate shelf)! My goal this year is 75.
Since I am in a couple of book clubs I have to be more diverse by reading what is selected. Sometimes it’s a struggle to get thru a book but I persevere.
Joshua wrote: "Starting with Words of Radiance so does that count as 2 or more?"Every book counts as a single book, whether it's 10 pages or 1,000 pages. However, I don't know if this would be doable with that book or not, if you are reading a book that contains multiple books that are not always published together, what you can do is track each book separately (e.g., I have a three-in-one edition of the Chronicles of Faerie. Rather than saying I read The Chronicles of Faerie, I tracked the three books separately as The Hunter's Moon, The Summer King, and The Light-Bearer's Daughter)
As I've said in another post, I do wish we could track pages or words read rather than books, since some books are so much longer and take so much more time/effort than the average... but as Cindy said, if you read widely, it will probably all average out in the end.
Ellen wrote: "Joshua wrote: "Starting with Words of Radiance so does that count as 2 or more?"Every book counts as a single book, whether it's 10 pages or 1,000 pages. However, I don't know if this would be do..."
I do the same thing Ellen whenever there are multiple books within one volume. I look them up individually and use those books. Even when there are just two books in one.
I'm going to start with 20 books but will probably read a few more by the end of the year.
Ok, I tried to find my original post about how many books I am going to read in 2020. In 2019 I read 140 books and made a page count of well over 40.000. For me the book count reaching 140 was important this past year as it was a PB in terms of number of books. But the page count was equally important to me. I really wanted to get past 40000 pages. When I had read 139 books a few years ago I only made 39000+ pages and I really wanted to get into the next bracket. I will only set my goal to 80 books which is doable and I won't stress if I read a few that are particularly long. However, as a challenge for myself I want to read 10 books in German this year so I don't loose my mother tongue. I have lived in an English speaking country for more than half my life and am loosing my German.
30 books! I try to increase it by 5 books every year but didn't make it last year so I'm trying again :)
Curious to know why the challenge colour this year is green? I absolutely love it but totally voting for Lavender for next year! Lets make Ariels dream come true #Lavender2021
I'm setting my goal at 1. Don't want to pressure myself but still want the awesome stats that come at the end of the year & an easy way to see what I've read during 2020.
My 2019 goal was 24, I only read 6. I was sad that I didn't read 24 books but I was distracted by school and it was the first time I actually got into reading after 3 years of a reading slump. So I this year I want read a least 7 books. I hope I'll be able to do it!
my count is already off for 2020, I have only read 2 books, how is this happening and can we correct it
I love reading challenge, it is a way to keep me motivated :).I love the illustrations of this post. Who did it?
I want to start with 24 books this 2020 i.e. 2 per month.
My goal is to read 24 books. I love audiobooks so should be able to reach my goal.
