2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Greetings one and all!

One thing I want to do in 2019 is read some of the more 'challenging' or lengthy books I have had for a while, and some of the books where i have many unread books by an author. Because of this, I am setting my goals lower than usual to allow for some month+ reads.

ॐ 25 books in 2019

ॐ 10,000 pages in 2019

ॐ Read at least one book each from the following authors on my shelves:
- Haruki Murakami
- Angela Carter
- Margaret Atwood
- Milan Kundera
- A.S. Byatt
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- John Irving
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Umberto Eco
- Iain Banks
- Paul Auster
- Hermann Hesse
- Doris Lessing
- Ian McEwan
- Toni Morrison
- Iris Murdoch
- Tom Robbins
- Alice Walker

Books: 2/25 [8%]
Pages: 373/10,000 [4%]

1. The Body in the Library p.191 3/5
2. The Empty House p.182 3/5

ॐ Read at least one book each from the following authors on my shelves:
- Haruki Murakami
- Angela Carter
- Margaret Atwood
- Milan Kundera
- A.S. Byatt
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- John Irving
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Umberto Eco
- Iain Banks
- Paul Auster
- Hermann Hesse
- Doris Lessing
- Ian McEwan
- Toni Morrison
- Iris Murdoch
- Tom Robbins
- Alice Walker
0/18

Books: 3/25 [12%]
Pages: 562/10,000 [6%]

1. The Body in the Library p.191 3/5
2. The Empty House p.182 3/5
3. Murder at the Vicarage p.189 4/5

ॐ Read at least one book each from the following authors on my shelves:
- Haruki Murakami
- Angela Carter
- Margaret Atwood
- Milan Kundera
- A.S. Byatt
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- John Irving
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Umberto Eco
- Iain Banks
- Paul Auster
- Hermann Hesse
- Doris Lessing
- Ian McEwan
- Toni Morrison
- Iris Murdoch
- Tom Robbins
- Alice Walker
0/18

Books: 4/25 [16%]
Pages: 927/10,000 [9%]

1. The Body in the Library p.191 3/5
2. The Empty House p.182 3/5
3. Murder at the Vicarage p.189 4/5
4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry p.365 3/5

ॐ Read at least one book each from the following authors on my shelves:
- Haruki Murakami
- Angela Carter
- Margaret Atwood
- Milan Kundera
- A.S. Byatt
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- John Irving
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Umberto Eco
- Iain Banks
- Paul Auster
- Hermann Hesse
- Doris Lessing
- Ian McEwan
- Toni Morrison
- Iris Murdoch
- Tom Robbins
- Alice Walker
0/18

Books: 5/25 [20%]
Pages: 1,091/10,000 [11%]

1. The Body in the Library p.191 3/5
2. The Empty House p.182 3/5
3. Murder at the Vicarage p.189 4/5
4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry p.365 3/5
5. The Bluest Eye p.164 3.5/5

ॐ Read at least one book each from the following authors on my shelves:
- Haruki Murakami
- Angela Carter
- Margaret Atwood
- Milan Kundera
- A.S. Byatt
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- John Irving
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Umberto Eco
- Iain Banks
- Paul Auster
- Hermann Hesse
- Doris Lessing
- Ian McEwan
- Toni Morrison
- Iris Murdoch
- Tom Robbins
- Alice Walker
1/18

Books: 6/25 [24%]
Pages: 1,294/10,000 [13%]

1. The Body in the Library p.191 3/5
2. The Empty House p.182 3/5
3. Murder at the Vicarage p.189 4/5
4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry p.365 3/5
5. The Bluest Eye p.164 3.5/5
6. The Windvale Sprites p.203 4/5

ॐ Read at least one book each from the following authors on my shelves:
- Haruki Murakami
- Angela Carter
- Margaret Atwood
- Milan Kundera
- A.S. Byatt
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- John Irving
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Umberto Eco
- Iain Banks
- Paul Auster
- Hermann Hesse
- Doris Lessing
- Ian McEwan
- Toni Morrison
- Iris Murdoch
- Tom Robbins
- Alice Walker
1/18

Books: 8/25 [32%]
Pages: 1,669/10,000 [17%]

1. The Body in the Library p.191 3/5
2. The Empty House p.182 3/5
3. Murder at the Vicarage p.189 4/5
4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry p.365 3/5
5. The Bluest Eye p.164 3.5/5
6. The Windvale Sprites p.203 4/5
7. A Man Called Ove p.295 4/5
8. Marnin' Moonrakers! p.80 4/5

ॐ Read at least one book each from the following authors on my shelves:
- Haruki Murakami
- Angela Carter
- Margaret Atwood
- Milan Kundera
- A.S. Byatt
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- John Irving
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Umberto Eco
- Iain Banks
- Paul Auster
- Hermann Hesse
- Doris Lessing
- Ian McEwan
- Toni Morrison
- Iris Murdoch
- Tom Robbins
- Alice Walker
1/18

Books: 12/25 [48%]
Pages: 2,935/10,000 [29%]

1. The Body in the Library p.191 3/5
2. The Empty House p.182 3/5
3. Murder at the Vicarage p.189 4/5
4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry p.365 3/5
5. The Bluest Eye p.164 3.5/5
6. The Windvale Sprites p.203 4/5
7. A Man Called Ove p.295 4/5
8. Marnin' Moonrakers! p.80 4/5
9. The Vision p.270 3/5
10. Let Me Lie p.390 3/5
11. The Woman Next Door p.297 3/5
12. The Keeper of Lost Things p.309 5/5

ॐ Read at least one book each from the following authors on my shelves:
- Haruki Murakami
- Angela Carter
- Margaret Atwood
- Milan Kundera
- A.S. Byatt
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- John Irving
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Umberto Eco
- Iain Banks
- Paul Auster
- Hermann Hesse
- Doris Lessing
- Ian McEwan
- Toni Morrison
- Iris Murdoch
- Tom Robbins
- Alice Walker
1/18

Books: 13/25 [52%]
Pages: 3,352/10,000 [34%]

1. The Body in the Library p.191 3/5
2. The Empty House p.182 3/5
3. Murder at the Vicarage p.189 4/5
4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry p.365 3/5
5. The Bluest Eye p.164 3.5/5
6. The Windvale Sprites p.203 4/5
7. A Man Called Ove p.295 4/5
8. Marnin' Moonrakers! p.80 4/5
9. The Vision p.270 3/5
10. Let Me Lie p.390 3/5
11. The Woman Next Door p.297 3/5
12. The Keeper of Lost Things p.309 5/5
13. The Forgetting Time p.417 3/5

ॐ Read at least one book each from the following authors on my shelves:
- Haruki Murakami
- Angela Carter
- Margaret Atwood
- Milan Kundera
- A.S. Byatt
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- John Irving
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Umberto Eco
- Iain Banks
- Paul Auster
- Hermann Hesse
- Doris Lessing
- Ian McEwan
- Toni Morrison
- Iris Murdoch
- Tom Robbins
- Alice Walker
1/18

I have had to lower and simplify my book reading goals this year due to the lion's share of my brainJuice and energy being consumed by a new job. Hopefully I'll get back on track in 2020.

Books: 15/20 [75%]
Pages: 4,020/6,000 [67%]

1. The Body in the Library p.191 3/5
2. The Empty House p.182 3/5
3. Murder at the Vicarage p.189 4/5
4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry p.365 3/5
5. The Bluest Eye p.164 3.5/5
6. The Windvale Sprites p.203 4/5
7. A Man Called Ove p.295 4/5
8. Marnin' Moonrakers! p.80 4/5
9. The Vision p.270 3/5
10. Let Me Lie p.390 3/5
11. The Woman Next Door p.297 3/5
12. The Keeper of Lost Things p.309 5/5
13. The Forgetting Time p.417 3/5
14. Troubled Waters: Memoirs of a Canal Boatwoman p.204 4/5
15. The Woman in the Window p.464 3/5

Books: 17/20 [85%]
Pages: 4,840/6,000 [81%]

1. The Body in the Library p.191 3/5
2. The Empty House p.182 3/5
3. Murder at the Vicarage p.189 4/5
4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry p.365 3/5
5. The Bluest Eye p.164 3.5/5
6. The Windvale Sprites p.203 4/5
7. A Man Called Ove p.295 4/5
8. Marnin' Moonrakers! p.80 4/5
9. The Vision p.270 3/5
10. Let Me Lie p.390 3/5
11. The Woman Next Door p.297 3/5
12. The Keeper of Lost Things p.309 5/5
13. The Forgetting Time p.417 3/5
14. Troubled Waters: Memoirs of a Canal Boatwoman p.204 4/5
15. The Woman in the Window p.464 3/5
16. Ghost Story p.507 4/5
17. Hubble Bubble (re-read) p.313 4/5

Books: 18/20 [90%]
Pages: 5,227/6,000 [87%]

1. The Body in the Library p.191 3/5
2. The Empty House p.182 3/5
3. Murder at the Vicarage p.189 4/5
4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry p.365 3/5
5. The Bluest Eye p.164 3.5/5
6. The Windvale Sprites p.203 4/5
7. A Man Called Ove p.295 4/5
8. Marnin' Moonrakers! p.80 4/5
9. The Vision p.270 3/5
10. Let Me Lie p.390 3/5
11. The Woman Next Door p.297 3/5
12. The Keeper of Lost Things p.309 5/5
13. The Forgetting Time p.417 3/5
14. Troubled Waters: Memoirs of a Canal Boatwoman p.204 4/5
15. The Woman in the Window p.464 3/5
16. Ghost Story p.507 4/5
17. Hubble Bubble (re-read) p.313 4/5
18. Inspection p.387 5/5

Books: 20/20 [100%] --- COMPLETED 29/12/19!!
Pages: 5,680/6,000 [95%]

1. The Body in the Library p.191 3/5
2. The Empty House p.182 3/5
3. Murder at the Vicarage p.189 4/5
4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry p.365 3/5
5. The Bluest Eye p.164 3.5/5
6. The Windvale Sprites p.203 4/5
7. A Man Called Ove p.295 4/5
8. Marnin' Moonrakers! p.80 4/5
9. The Vision p.270 3/5
10. Let Me Lie p.390 3/5
11. The Woman Next Door p.297 3/5
12. The Keeper of Lost Things p.309 5/5
13. The Forgetting Time p.417 3/5
14. Troubled Waters: Memoirs of a Canal Boatwoman p.204 4/5
15. The Woman in the Window p.464 3/5
16. Ghost Story p.507 4/5
17. Hubble Bubble (re-read) p.313 4/5
18. Inspection p.387 5/5
19. Wicked Autumn p.304 3/5
20. A Whole Life p.149 5/5

It looks like this will be my final tally for 2019. I'm glad to have (just) reached my reduced goal of 20 books, but it looks like I'm just not going to manage my page goal between now and tomorrow night.

So here's to a more successful attack on Mount TBR in 2020! If you'd like to follow my progress, you can find me here:

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