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The 40 Most Read Books of the 2023 Goodreads Reading Challenge (So Far)
Time once again, gentle readers, for our midyear check-in on the Goodreads Reading Challenge, in which readers push themselves by pledging to read a set number of books for the year. Lots of activity this time around! Six million participants and more than 250 million books pledged?! Crazy numbers!
We’ve collected below the most popular books completed so far in this year’s Reading Challenge. That is to say, the books that people are marking "read" as part of this year's Challenge.
There are a few clear takeaways here at the halfway point. As is typical, the list tends to favor a few Very Popular Authors, each of whom has multiple individual books clocking in. For instance, Colleen Hoover, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Sarah J. Maas. Romance continues to be a popular genre in the Challenge, but you’ll find other specimens, too: domestic thrillers, inventive fantasy, giant octopi, this sort of thing. Not surprisingly, you’ll also find plenty of nominees and winners of past Goodreads Choice Awards.
Take a leisurely scroll through the images below, click through the cover images for more details, and feel free to add to your own Want to Read shelf.
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What are some of your favorite reads so far this year from your own 2023 Reading Challenge? Let us know in the comments!
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I've read 4 on this list, really enjoyed only one (Remarkably Bright Creatures), don't have any of the others on my to-read list. My favorite books this year have been Delia Ephron's Left On Tenth and Jon Cohen's Harry's Trees.
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I've resd obly 5 books GOOOOOOD I'M SO PROUDI'd never read maas/hoover crap
24/40 but only one on this list, The Last Thing He Told Me, which was okay, nothing spectacular. Favorites so far, London Seance Society and Weyward.
I've read 11 of these over the years. A lot in winter 2021. Some as new releases. I tried CH, but couldn't handle the overblown drama. Don't judge me 😊
I wish there was a DNF button. Is that a thing? A few of these would be on that list
I've read 39 books so far this year.From this list I've read: 0/40.
Only one title on my TBR: The Silent Patient.
I'm happy about this.
Ange wrote: "I wish there was a DNF button. Is that a thing? A few of these would be on that list"There's a way you can create one (as I did on my profile). If you go to "my books" and then "edit" your bookshelves, you can create a DNF shelf. Make sure it is marked as "exclusive" because then books can only be marked as TBR, currently reading, read, or DNF once at a time.
14/40 read!! And starting Remarkably Bright Creatures for 15.
0/40 Three are on my tbr though and I have currently borrowed out The Silent Patient from my local library so I guess it'll be 1/40 pretty soon. As for the other two books (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and The Midnight Library, I'll probably have to wait a millennium until I get to them
Kathy wrote: "I've read 17 of those books. The best jmo were 1) Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorros; 2) Verity; and 3) The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I agree with the Colleen Hoover comments. She's a good wri..."Good for you (reading the Florida censored books I mean) The only book I've read is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo which has a stunning cover, but the book itself is good rather than great.
I have another three on my to-read list, but I'm not expecting to get to them any time soon.
I've read 0 of 40 so far and I'm happy with my pace of reading them.
I have read 77 books so far this year. I am happy to report that none of them are on this list. :D
I've read.... 1. Although I do tend not to read 'new' books. Jennette McCurdy's memoir was an exception because I love a good owning-your-own-life story.
Sarah wrote: "Side eye to everyone criticising what people are reading. This is a hobby not homework. Let people read what they want!"Agreed
Ange wrote: "I wish there was a DNF button. Is that a thing? A few of these would be on that list"You can make one in your bookshelves. Just click edit bookshelves, create one and call it DNF, and then tick the circle that says "exclusive".
I cant believe the amount of CoHo books here. That should be illegal.
As this list is made up of mostly the same three authors, i'd really like to see the what the next 40 books are just to see if that would give us a bit more variety LOL
the books I had read I for the most part enjoyed them and the rest are books I just don’t plan on reading
i’m surprised fourth wing isn’t here seeing how EVERYONE is reading that book right now
Love to see that I’ve read most of these books 👏🏾
Jessica wrote: "I DNF'ed Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow at about 75 pages in... Didn't know where it was going and there wasn't ANYTHING happening imo... 😅😬"I thought it was going to get better somewhere in the middle. When it didn't, I thought the ending was going to be great. It wasn't. Meh.
I've read 5/40. I don't usually read romance but decided to give one a try. I regret looking at this list. I picked a singular romance, which was just a "Harlequin Romance" with a different cover. Never doing that again.
Read = 4/40Interested in/might read = 4/40
Won't touch with barge pole = 19/40
I will never read Colleen Hoover in my lifeLike literally wtf is everyone reading right now
I get SJM her books are great
But literally DIVERSITY people NOT COLLEEN HOOVER
Amanda wrote: "Rania wrote: "I read some of those years ago. There are tones of better writers out there."Hopefully some of them know the difference between "tones" and "tons.""
For someone who says leave people to read what they want, you're fairly judgemental. Also correcting grammar/spelling is actually considered ableist.
Sara wrote: "correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't we, as an internet society, agree that colleen hoover's books should generally be avoided? I haven't read any myself (besides DNF-ing Heart Bones) so I can't tes..."Ever since she defended the fact that her son sa a 16 year old girl yes, she is to be avoided.
T.HiggsReviews wrote: "Sara wrote: "correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't we, as an internet society, agree that colleen hoover's books should generally be avoided? I haven't read any myself (besides DNF-ing Heart Bones) s..."Wtf I did not know that
0/40 because I don't suffer from fomo. Also, will never read Colleen Hoover. I do have some TJR on TBR.
Other TBR:
Song of Achilles
The Silent Patient
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow
Lessons In Chemistry
The Midnight Library
Moris wrote: "0/40 because I don't suffer from fomo. Also, will never read Colleen Hoover. I do have some TJR on TBR.
Other TBR:
Song of Achilles
The Silent Patient
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, ..."
Same I will never read Colleen Hoover though I do read SJM
I've read 59 books this year and none of these are on my list
10/40 and some of these books were the most horrible books i‘ve ever read
I've DNF'd 3 and read 1 which I regret... None of these books sound good for me, so I guess I'll treat this list as an anti-recommendation.
My favourite book to read this year was A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon. I couldn’t put it down. I also re-read On Chesil Beach - a masterpiece!
I’m a fan of historical fiction…am waiting for Phillipa Gregory’s next offering!
I’ve only read 3 of the listed books. Most of them are not in my wheelhouse!
I have read one book, and have another one in my 'Want to read'
