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2020
My goal for 2020 is to read 100 books.
Breakdown
100 books include audiobooks, ARCS, library books, and my own copies. Of those,
- 25 must be shopped from my own shelf (ARCS not included),
- 10 must be from the 1001 book list,
- 10 must be audiobooks,
- 10 must be graphic novels
- 5 must be read in German
- 15 must be for review through NetGalley or similar AND
- 1 must be read out loud (children’s books not included).
I am also planning to read 12 books with my book club (one per month) and to maintain a written reading journal in which I note down thoughts and impressions as well as favorite quotes. Of course, I’ll be participating in various readathons throughout the year. I am again “softly” participating in the Popsugar reading challenge meaning at the moment I am not fulfilling categories on purpose but will see if books I choose fit into one. I will also “softly” participating in the ABC challenge (read one book starting with each letter of the alphabet). Every month, I am planning on tackling one classic and at least one ARC. I will most likely maintain my stance on avoiding series and focus on stand-alone novels. I am hoping to read more short stories and novellas, poetry, and non-fiction.
How many books do I have left in each category?
- books I own: 25*
- 1001 books: 10**
- audiobooks: 10
- graphic novels: 10
- books in German: 5
- ARC reviews: 15
- books read out loud: 1
*in my monthly blog posts, I will underline books I own AND ARCs (because technically I own them at that point) but in this tally, I am only counting the books I own and not the ARCs.
2019
My goal for 2019 is to read 100 books.
BOOK COUNT: 136/100
Breakdown
100 books include audiobooks, ARCS, library books, and my own copies. Of those,
- 25 must be shopped from my own shelf (ARCS not included),
- 10 must be from the 1001 book list,
- 10 must be audiobooks,
- 5 must be read in German
- 15 must be for review through NetGalley or similar AND
- 1 must be read out loud (children’s books not included).
I am also planning to read 12 books with my book club (one per month) and to maintain a written reading journal in which I note down thoughts and impressions as well as favorite quotes. Of course, I’ll be participating in various readathons throughout the year. I am “softly” participating in the Popsugar reading challenge meaning at the moment I am not fulfilling categories on purpose but will see if books I choose fit into one.
How many books do I have left in each category?
- books I own: done*
- 1001 books: done**
- audiobooks: done
- books in German: done
- ARC reviews: done
- books read out loud: sort of done
*in my monthly blog posts, I will underline books I own AND ARCs (because technically I own them at that point) but in this tally, I am only counting the books I own and not the ARCs.
2018
Update: I completed my Goodreads reading goal, my ARC review goal, and my 1001 book list goal! I also finished the Popsugar reading challenge with 2 hours to spare on December 31st.
My official 2018 Goodreads reading goal is 75 100 books. My unofficial goal is to read 100 books, but I am keeping that a flexible number. I want this, of course, to be fun without pressure. I’ve also set a few other goals.
- I am again partaking in the Popsugar Reading Challenge – trying to fulfill 50 categories.
- I would like to review at least 15 ARCs this year.
- I MUST read 25 books I own.
- I am going to read 10 books from the 1001 Books To Read Before You Die list.
I am not certain, yet, how I will structure this page for 2018, but for now, I am going to keep a running tally.
Total Tally: 124/100
Popsugar Category Fulfilled: 50/50*
Reviewed ARCs: 24/15
Owned Books Read: 28/25**
1001 Book List Reads: 12/10
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*includes library books, owned books, and ARCs
**in my monthly blog posts, I will underline books I own AND ARCs (because technically I own them at that point) but in this tally, I am only counting the books I own and not the ARCs.
2017
For 2017, I will have monthly write-ups about all the books I’ve read here on my blog (see linked months below; each book will additionally be rated on Goodreads). I will further link all the reading challenge categories below to my reviews on Goodreads.
2017 Popsugar Reading Challenge
- InterWorld (Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves) a book with multiple authors
- Where’d You Go, Bernadette? (Maria Semple) a book with a title that’s a character’s name
- The Sunset Limited (Cormac McCarthy) a book about a difficult topic
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman) a book that’s been on your TBR for way too long
- A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams) a bestseller from a genre you don’t normally read
- We Are on Our Own (Miriam Katin) a book with pictures
- Before the Fall (Noah Hawley) a book recommended by an author you love
- Me Before You (Jojo Moyes) a book with a red spine
- The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender) a book about food
- The Siren (Kiera Cass) a book involving a mythical creature
- When Breathe Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi) a book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
- Ella Enchanted (Trophy Newbery) a book recommended by a librarian
- A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab) the first book in a series you haven’t read before
- The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden) a book that’s published in 2017
- A Man Called Ove (Frederik Backman) a book with a cat on the cover
- The Trees (Ali Shaw) a book set in the wilderness
- The Secret of Wishtide (Kate Saunders) a book with an eccentric character
- Norse Mythology (Neil Gaiman) a book based on mythology
- March, Book Two (John Lewis) a book set in two different time periods
- March, Book Three (John Lewis) a book with a month or day of the week in the title
- Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty) a book about an interesting woman
- The Girl with all the Gifts (M.R. Carey) a book from a nonhuman perspective
- The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead) a book by a person of color
- The Woman in Cabin 10 (Ruth Ware) a book with an unreliable narrator
- Hillbilly Elegy (J.D. Vance) a bestseller from 2016
- Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett) a book written by someone you admire
- Leviathan (Scott Westerfeld) a steampunk novel
- Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) a book about an immigrant or refugee
- Behemoth (Scott Westerfeld) a book involving travel
- Goliath (Scott Westerfeld) a novel set during wartime
- Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami) a book by an author from a country you’ve never visited
- Commonwealth (Ann Patchett) a book that takes place over a character’s lifespan
- The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield) a book that is a story within a story
- One (Sarah Crossan) a book from a genre/subgenre that you’ve never heard of
- The Obsession (Nora Roberts) a book by an author who uses a pseudonym
- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Cheryl Straight) a book with a subtitle
- My Sister Rosa (Justine Larbalestier) a book with a family-member term in the title
- The Wednesday Letters (Jason F. Wright) a book of letters
- It (Stephen King) a book that’s more than 800 pages
- The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers) a book by or about a person who has a disability
- Kinderland (Mawli) a book bought on a trip
- Momo (Michael Ende) a book you loved as a child
- The Magician’s Nephew (C.S. Lewis) a book you got from a used book sale
- The Summer Book (Tove Jansson) a book with one of the four seasons in the title
- The Next Always (Nora Roberts) a book set in a hotel
- Dark Harvest (Norman Partridge) a book set around a holiday other than Christmas
- Lisey’s Story (Stephen King) an audiobook
- Lab Girl (Hope Jahren) a book with career advice
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson) a book that has been mentioned in another book
- Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) a book you’ve read before that never fails to make you smile
2016
Some of the 2016 categories will either be linked to an individual review here on my blog or to my Goodreads review.
2016 Popsugar Reading Challenge
- After Alice (Gregory Maguire) a book based on a fairy tale
- Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee) a book with a blue cover
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs) a book that’s becoming a movie this year
- The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) a book you haven’t read since high school
- The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd) a book that takes place during the summer
- Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden) a book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with
- The Book Thief (Markus Zusak) a book set in Europe
- Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell) a YA bestseller
- The Time Keeper (Mitch Albom) a science-fiction novel
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky) a New York Times bestseller
- The Shining (Stephen King) a book from the library
- Heroes Are My Weakness (Suzan Elizabeth Philipps) a book that takes place on an island
- The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel Volume 1 & 2 (Neil Gaiman, Craig Russell) a graphic novel
- Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman) a book recommended by someone you’ve just met
- As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner) a classic from the 20th century
- Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides) a book from Oprah’s book club
- All The Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr) a book set in your home state
- A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd, Jim Kay) a book you can finish in a day
- Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel) a dystopian novel
- Santa, Honey (Kate Angell, Sandra Hill, Joy Nash) the first book you see in a bookstore
- The Gunslinger, The Dark Tower series (Stephen King) a book that’s guaranteed to bring you joy
- Mr. Mercedes (Stephen King) a murder mystery
- Eligible (Curtis Sittenfeld) a book published in 2016
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams) a satirical book
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll) a book at least 100 years older than you (reading it cause I haven’t done so in English)
- Die Chemie des Todes/ The Chemistry of Death (Simon Becket) a book recommended by a family member
- #Girlboss (Sophia Amoruso) an autobiography
- Young Widow (Clarissa Fairchild Cushman) a book with a protagonist who has your occupation
- Legend (Marie Lu) a romance set in the future
- The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories (Tim Burton) a book of poetry
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future … Twists, and Turns, and Lessons Learned (Michael J Fox) a book that’s under 150 pages
- The Round House (Louise Erdrich) a National Book Award winner
- The Little Paris Bookshop (Nina George) a book translated to English (I feel kinda silly reading this in English since it’s originally written in German but I wanted to read this book and needed to fulfill this category)
- Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates) a political memoir
- Shopgirl (Steve Martin) a book written by a comedian
- The Selection (Kiara Cass) and The Prince (Kiara Cass) a book and its prequel
- Someday, Someday, Maybe (Lauren Graham) a book written by a celebrity
- 11/22/63 (Stephen King) a book that’s more than 600 pages
- American Gods (Neil Gaiman) a book about a road trip
- The Gifts of Imperfection (Brené Brown) a self-improvement book
