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Today’s question is:
Did you achieve your 2025 reading challenge?
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Yes I changed it several times and by the end of the year I will be on 55 books. I just need one more which will happen. This is the most for many years.
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I did … yesterday! Made it to 150! And then today I finished number 151. I don’t change the goal, just have every book after it as a bonus.
I saw you had reached your goal. I thought I would have read a few more this month but with all thats happened I have lost reading time and been to tired to want to read.
I wanted to knock down my eBook TBR pile, so no…
I made a dent but that’s it.
Thats a start you know those books you don’t need to read next time. its the ones added that become an issue right. I set my goal low knowing how health affects reading I would rather raise it several times than feel deflated at the end of the year.
Yes I did, my goal was 175 books and I have passed it to 190 so far. I have 3 that I am reading on different devices right now, I might finish them before Thursday.
Wow you have done really well.
I’ve had my worst year in a long time in terms of complete books read. But if I could count all the books I have on the go, I’d be romping in. Maybe there’ll be a big surge of completions in the New Year. I only met my Goodreads goal by changing it downwards a couple of times so that I still had a record to keep.
But I’ve been reading a chronological Bible all year, which I should finish about March, and that’s been a big read. I also tend to read a lot of magazine articles, blog posts and (dare I say) retro comic books, which I don’t count in the figures unless it’s a full graphic novel. So I still do a lot of reading, just not as many books this year.
I can understand that. I normally start low cos I had years where 10 in the year was a miricle. thankfully I can read more but because I had to move the botox for migraines and Occipital Neuralgia out out to almost 11 months instead of 6 and a half I am finding the pain is affecting me and reading may slow down for the next 2 months. (had to change due to shingles and then not being able to handle travel that long and hes always booked out 3 months ahead). I am going for 48 next year which if I can read 4 a month I can get.
Hi Jenny, I’m late commenting because I worked out I’d missed adding 13 books to Goodreads. My 2025 total is 49, one book short of my 50 book goal. I’m starting book #50 tonight. 😊
You can do it. but don’t forget the cricket tonight.
Oh, I just checked the schedule! Cricket wins, lol. 😊