2025 Reading Challenge discussion

My challenge for 2016 was 52 books. For 2017 I will increase my challenge to 54 books.

How many have you read so far?

Hello, so far I have read 32 books and I have plenty more on my TBR list. What about you?

Wow, nice! I haven't done that good but I'm fairly close. I've read 29 so far.
I had a TBR list of about 50 books (which were ones that were on my physical shelf that I haven't read yet) but the more I read the more gets added so I'm not any further ahead than I was when I started. My unofficial goal this year was to read all the books on my shelf that I haven't read before but since I'm still shopping at all the local book thrift stores . . . I'm not very close to my goal. lol.

What's the longest book of the 32 that you've read? I'm curious. I usually throw in a bunch of mangas since they are fast reads so that I don't fall behind. XD

Well I am a member of the big read challenge which is anything over 400 page. My longest read so far will be the book I am reading at the moment After I've Gone @ 456 pages.

I have had a kindle for a few years now so most of my books are digital. I am a member of Netgalley so most of the new books I get are free. I also love, love audiobooks, every week I have a book to read and a audio book to listen to. I have never read a manga, I know it is a Japanese comic, what is the idea behind them.

I see. That's awesome. Free books are the best. I don't do so well with audiobooks. I find that I tune them out and miss have the story anyway, but I do understand the convenience of them. Sometimes I wish I could listen to audiobooks, but even when I'm in the car, I find that I tune it out. LOL.

I love mangas because they are basically adult picture books. XD
They're also great because where the story is told in pictures with dialogue written, it makes it very fast to get through a book. So even though they can be 100 to 400 pages, I can finish one in about an hour or two, whereas if it was an actual novel, I'd be reading for much longer.
But mostly I just like the pretty art along with the interesting story. hehehe, because who doesn't like pretty pictures?

Keri wrote: "I don't do so well with audiobooks. I find that I tune them out and miss have the story anyway, but I do understand the convenience of them. Sometime..."

Same here!

Keri wrote: "I love mangas..."

Me too, although prefer the tv series over the novels I guess (haven't actually read any though, but looked through one and it just didn't appeal to me....).

I will give some mangas a try. I have a few freebies that are quite short. If I get desperate towards the end of the year, i will read a few.