When I posted on GoodReads reviews last month I got a great comment from Shayana about her inability to stop reading a book, even one she is not loving, because she doesn't like leaving a world unfinished. She really got me thinking.
When I started keeping track of how many books I read a year my goal was 52, one a week.
I hit that mark pretty easily.
The next year I upped it to 75, hit that pretty easily as well.
It was when I upped it to 100 that I had a hard time meeting the goal. And it made me feel like a failure. I was so intent on the number that I let go of quality. I wasn't giving some books a chance, I stopped reading them pretty quickly because I wanted to read more.
So I have decided to let go of the number.
I am going to still try and do 5 re-reads, 7 retro reads, and 6 from my GoodRedas TBR list, but the total number just isn't going to be as big of a deal for me. I am just going to relax & read!
What about you, do you have a number of books you strive to read each year?
I've set a goal on Goodreads to read 95, but I never really think to look at it. I guess I let go of the number. When I do happen to see the challenge icon, I just enjoy seeing all the covers of books ive read all gathered together.
ReplyDeleteNo way.
ReplyDeleteI know some love it but it makes me feel like I'm doing homework instead of something I love.
I try to read most of the books for my author interviews, which are 1-2 a week. Plus there are other authors I follow. Like you, I'm realizing that I'm on too much of a reading schedule and plan to cut back my expectations so I can just enjoy the reading more.
ReplyDelete