lirazel | (no subject)

I hit my GoodReads goal of 75 books the other day. I've done the goal-setting for the last few years, but I've decided I'm not going to do it in 2023.

It actually helped me get back on the reading track--after I graduated from undergrad, I had a few years where I just didn't read much (except fanfic). For a while, I was really scared that I would never get back into reading again. I think keeping track of what I read and setting a goal for myself was part of the process of getting back into reading voraciously again.

But now I have, and I don't need that anymore.

I'm still going to keep track of which books I read, but I am not going to worry about how many. I'm hoping that this will inspire me to read more longer books. There are a bunch of books that are just so long that I've put them off for a long time. But if I only read, like, 30 books this next year because I'm reading longer ones? That's fine.

I don't know that the Year of the Long Books will actually happen. But hopefully I'll at least read one or two of the door-stoppers that I've felt intimidated by before.

Maybe 2023 will be the year I finally read War and Peace? (Speaking of which--which translation is best?)

Feel free to tell me about your reading habits, about how you keep up with which books you've read, about whether you keep count of how many you read in a year, etc. in the comments!

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That's awesome that you hit your goal!! I haven't read nearly as many, but I'm also kinda feeling the "I don't want to focus on the number I've read as much as I used to" mood going into the new year. I feel like I consume so much fiction constantly that sometimes it's hard to form a deep connection with something these days -- it's just overwhelming how much there is to read/watch! -- so I'd like to spend more time really taking the time to appreciate stuff that I like, rather than trying to read (and watch!) as much as possible. That is my 2023 goal!

I feel like I consume so much fiction constantly that sometimes it's hard to form a deep connection with something these days -- it's just overwhelming how much there is to read/watch! -- so I'd like to spend more time really taking the time to appreciate stuff that I like, rather than trying to read (and watch!) as much as possible.

I love this goal! Savoring is more important than quantity!!!