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Goodreads Reading Challenge

I'm way below my goal of 80 as I've only read 62 so far this year. I'm definitely not reading as much this past couple of years, but would like to get back to it again. I read 100 in 2015 and 75 last year, so I think I'm going to leave my goal at 80 again for the coming year.
https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/11020444
 
I fell just a hair short this year - 48 out of 50. I've done that twice now, and it drives me nuts. So I haven't decided if I'm going to sign up for a number this year or not.
 
Tree City said:
I don't know how many books I read in 2018, but I know it wasn't as many as I had hoped to read. :) Oh well. The books I finished were really enjoyable and have stuck with me, so that's good enough for me. The Goodreads challenge sounds like a nice way to encourage reading, which is a great thing! Along those lines, I did pick up the Read Harder log by Book Roiot from Amazon. (I bought it before it was out of stock, btw, so don't freak about the price rofl!) It has different "challenges" you can do and a place to write your thoughts on the book you chose and to rate it. I'm going to start in January.
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I love the idea of writing down my thoughts as I read a book. So often I have a point I want to make when I review it at the end, but by the time I finish I forget it or I can't speak it as succinctly as I originally could. I couldn't do this log though - I can't read a book because I'm challenged to read a book originally in a different language, or read a book about a book. That totally spoils it for me.
 
amien1 said:
I challenged myself to 12 this year- I have slacked the last few & wanted to get back into reading- I think it worked! ;) I have read 23 so far, but have 2 weeks to finish my last 2 library books so I'll get those in most likely before the end of the year! phew! As for next year- I think I'll actually set a harder goal- maybe 35 or something...
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We read a lot of the same books!
 
mrs2a50 said:
I couldn't do this log though - I can't read a book because I'm challenged to read a book originally in a different language, or read a book about a book. That totally spoils it for me.
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I can see that. :) For me, I'm looking at the Book Riot challenge almost like a self-led book club cuz I get a little input from them (read a book about a book) but I get to make the final selection. It's about expanding my literary horizons, if you will.

There are "book journals" out there, though, that are what you're looking for. Cuz I know exactly what you mean about wanting to write down your thoughts as you go!
 
I love to read but totally fell of the bandwagon this year! BUT I am so looking forward to get back to reading again and I will definitely put a new goal for 2019! Think I'm gonna put my goal at 30 books - I am a fast reader.... :D
 
I set my goal as 90 for the last several years. Last year I read almost 100, but this year I got to 86. I didn’t read much at the beginning of the year because I had a concussion, so I feel pretty good about my totals. I am entertained by the page totals, over 30,000. I’ll definitely set 90 as my goal again. I do it more to keep track of what books I read and want to read.
 
Geez, you gals have inspired me to read more and to log into Goodreads. Do you count audiobooks? My husband read 37 books this year and I thought that was great (considering he ran 787 miles training and completing a marathon). But you all have surpassed that number. Wait til I tell him hahaha
 
juljul13 said:
Geez, you gals have inspired me to read more and to log into Goodreads. Do you count audiobooks? My husband read 37 books this year and I thought that was great (considering he ran 787 miles training and completing a marathon). But you all have surpassed that number. Wait til I tell him hahaha
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Yes I count audiobooks! I always have an audiobook going because I have a boring drive to work and then I wait in the car for kids a lot
 
Yes audiobooks definitely count! If they don’t, my total is probably like 15 or something. Rofl. I listen to a lot of audiobooks.
 
I think my challenge is changing. I read so much, a lot if fun books - thriller, mysteries, paranormal, witchy, series, etc. I think I will challenge myself to read 12 books outside my normal genres. Just because. I will have my regular challenge, but my side challenge will be to read those 12 different books as well. Double Whammy. :giggle Off to make my challenge a go!
 
I count audiobooks. I have a list going at mobileread.com and I indicate if a book is traditional or audio; unmarked books are digital. I'm also choosy about the books that I add to my Goodreads list and make a point of picking the edition that I actually read and not just whatever the default one is.
 
Good luck with your goals everyone!

I do the Goodreads challenge every year and set my goal for 2019 to 200 books. In 2018 my goal was 150 and i read 172 so I decided to push myself this time around.
 
I never updated my goodreads, but still plan to since I did snap a picture of each book I finished. I didn't even make my small goal though, but considering 2018 was so busy I'm not surprised. Here's to a better 2019 on the reading front! I'll wait until after January to make my goal.
 
I count audiobooks! I'm not a tv person, so I listen to audiobooks while I scrap (and while I do boring house chores, like cooking and cleaning). The last few years I've set my goal at 100 books. I usually make it easily, but in 2017 I fell a few books short and in 2018 I just barely made it. I kept my 2019 goal at 100; when I'm reading less, it's usually because I'm wasting too much time online instead of scrapping and listening! I also read some e-books every year, but I'm sure that's a small number out of my 100.
 
I'm not participating in the Goodreads challenge, but I've made a personal goal to read 52 books this year. I've got about 30 titles pre-selected and then I'll fill in the rest during the year, assuming I'm coming anywhere close to reaching my goal! I'm a pretty fast reader and I've also committed to one day a week of no technology, so here's hoping. :)
 
@janedee Thx Jane for sharing your goodreads 2018 challenge board. We've read some of the same books and the J.T. Ellison books looked interesting. I reserved a few of them with my library.

BTW.....for anyone sharing their goodreads challenge link, it only works if we're friends on goodreads, otherwise the link doesn't work. Mine is under rae clevett if you want to find me.
 
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