Book Buying Addicts Anonymous discussion

Happy New Year! Looking back at the last four years' challenges, I've averaged about 28 books a month, so multiplying that by 12 months gives me the number I'm going to aim for this year, 332. How about you?

This year I feel lucky! I will start this year off with a 250 book goal. I generally start out at the 200 mark and increase it after the summer vacation but I have been acquiring so many great books lately I think I won't be able to contain my urges to read them all!

I'm going easy this year, will try to read only books that are entertaining from the beginning untill the end, all the others I'll discard, so my goal is 36.

I'm jumping in this year with the same 125 goal from last year but I really hope to exceed it.

Been buying lots of book,just have to read them!!!!So busy and stressed~~

I have set my starting goal at 90 books. I will revise this as the year progresses.

Even though I obliterated last year's 23 books by reading 64, a lot of that was due to travel across both the Atlantic and Pacific for work. (Don't get to read much when I travel with family as the daughter is an attention suck) So I'm just increasing to 30 and hoping I make it.

I'll shoot for 20.

I'm shooting for 80. Let's all cross fingers I can make this goal!!

I don't do challenges. I just wanted to wish everyone good luck.

Aiming for 100 right now; I've exceeded that the past 2 years now, but I would rather adjust my goals upwards rather than down :)

Same as last year 125 which I made exactly on 12/30/14.

My goal is 50.

Just barely made my goal of 200 in 2014. This year it's 75. I have lots of historical fiction on my tbr list!

Last year my reading challenge was 200 books but I managed to exceed it by 5 reads so this year I'm shooting for 220 (crossing my fingers). But if I need to I'll reconsider this number later as the year progresses. I've got quite a few looking promising books on my TBR shelf.
Happy New Year everyone!

my target is 300 but I think I wont succeed. its a case I want to clear as much as I can off my tbr pile, hoping to make it smaller but no doubt it will be ever growing like everyones tbr piles

My goal this year is 200 books. I used to have an hour lunch to spend time with a book and now I am down to 30 minutes so I won't have quite as much time to spend with books.

My goal is 100 books! I'm starting a new job, so I just hope I find the time to read!

I bumped for the first time in five years from 100 to 150

I decided to bump it up this year from 100 to 125 since the past couple years I've cracked the triple digits. Figure it's not much of a challenge if I know I'll make it :)

Last year my goal was 212 books. I reached that goal on December 30th. The last couple of months of 2014 I found myself stressed over the fact I possibly would not reach my goal. I found myself evaluating which books to bed by how much time I thought I could spend on each book. I want to choose my books because of the anticipation I feel for the story. I have set my goal for 2015 at 120 books. I wiill review in June and decide if I need to increase it. Hope 2015 is filled with an abundance of books and plenty of reading time to enjoy them. Happy reading to you all.

I think that the Goodreads Challenge should serve as an inspiration to meet and not become a shackle around the reader’s neck to lead them to the quick and easy as opposed to the long and satisfying. I, however, read everything and anything, making 250 more of a mark than a challenge.

I have to agree with you Thom. I let meeting the goal for last year spoil the pleasure the reading is supposed to be. I scaled way back for 2015. I know that reading 120 books will be an easy task for me. Any above that will be just because.

I have set my goal for 100 again. Last year was the first year I started one and accomplished it. Let's see how 2015 goes. Good luck to everyone :-)

My thoughts as well, Thom :)

My goal last year was 150 books and I was short by 36 books. It's ok though: this years goal is to hit 150-for real this time. :)

My goal is 25

Thom wrote: "I think that the Goodreads Challenge should serve as an inspiration to meet and not become a shackle around the reader’s neck to lead them to the quick and easy as opposed to the long and satisfyin..."

I agree. It's hard not to feel that hectic feel, so I do have to fight that. Overall it has helped me stay on track and get more reading done.

My goal is 55 for this year, a bit lower than last year because I've got a busy year ahead :)

How are we doing after a month? Everyone "on track"?

Shannon wrote: "How are we doing after a month? Everyone "on track"?"

4 books ahead of schedule! *fist pumps the air*

2 book ahead of schedule!!! woo hoo!

I'm a unheard of (for me) 8 ahead. Which is great because historically February is a slow reading month for me. I really hope I can keep the momentum.

I'm 2 books behind, but I'm not worried.

You all amaze me! I am going to be happy to make it to 25 this year! I want a large page number count and I can't speed read.

tiffany I can't speed either so my three chunksters may carry over to next year. bound and determined to do the hoarders challenge and a challenge I found here and pintrist
. •A book with more than 500 pages the pillars of the earth
•A classic romance
•A book that became a movie gone girl
•A book published this year
•A book with a number in the title
•A book written by someone under 30 the outsiders-- se hinton was 16
•A book with nonhuman characters lord of the rings
•A funny book
•A book by a female author the bluest eye--toni morrison
•A mystery or thriller die trying

•A book with a one-word title divergent
•A book of short stories cyvle of the werewolf
•A book set in a different country the girl who series
•A nonfiction book
•A popular author’s first book
•A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
•A book a friend recommended
•A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
•A book based on a true story
•A book at the bottom of your to-read list
•A book your mom loves
•A book that scares you
•A book more than 100 years old
•A book based entirely on its cover
•A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t
•A memoir
•A book you can finish in a day
•A book with antonyms in the title
•A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit angela's ashes
•A book that came out the year you were born
•A book with bad reviews
•A trilogy
•A book from your childhood
•A book with a love triangle
•A book set in the future
•A book set in high school
•A book with a color in the title
•A book that made you cry
•A book with magic
•A graphic novel
•A book by an author you’ve never read before
•A book you own but have never read
•A book that takes place in your state
•A book that was originally written in a different language the girl who series
•A book set during Christmas
•A book written by an author with your same initials
•A play
•A banned book
•A book based on or turned into a TV show the stand
•A book you started but never finished


what I plan on reading so far. many of the boooks listed I already have

Sonya I saw this challenge too. I actually started a thread for it.


https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Would love to see some more people join in.

I've read a dozen books which puts me at 2 behind.

I've read 102 books putting me 73 ahead. I can cruise along for the rest of the year; maybe doing something entirely new.

Wow, that is amazing. It is only February still, hope you are enjoying them all.

I'm consistently staying 2-3 behind.

my target is 300 and im like 22 books behind but im not that fussed

I´ve been caught in the web of manga lately, so I´m "24 books ahead of schedule" at the moment.

I´ve read some 300-600+ pages books as well but it´s mostly manga. Well, so far I´ve been true to my goal for this year, of reading only books that are of real interest to me. I recall reading only two books that bored me so it´s an improvement of a sort.
Oh, and I gave up on on only two books!

My numerical goal is 36 books. ^^

Lára wrote: "I´ve been caught in the web of manga lately, so I´m "24 books ahead of schedule" at the moment.

I´ve read some 300-600+ pages books as well but it´s mostly manga. Well, so far I´ve been true to m..."

I know what you mean, the only reason I'm three books ahead at the moment is thanks to a couple of graphic novels. :-)

Right now 4 behind. It bugs me so.

I went low this year. I normally shoot for 75 and surpassed that by ten lest year. This year going for 50. I have some other non reading projects I want to engage in this year, so wanted to make sure I didn't stress myself out trying to do everything. I'm staying around 2-3 ahead of schedule, so we will see what happens! Happy reading and good luck everyone!

March check in:

I'm 15 books ahead of the game but I've had 8 DNFs so far this year so maybe I should say I'm 7 books ahead. Not too shabby.

I have read 34 books so far for the year.

Lin wrote: "I have read 34 books so far for the year."

Go you! That's great. I wish I could say the same.

I'm kind of lame with numbers this year. To be fair though I went through a small reading slump in January for some reason. It's picked back up but I've been reading some long books. Just finished Lonesome dove at 940 pages and some Urban fantasies that are a bit over 500 pages, so this is slowing down the total finished too a little. Also been reading a few books at once!

But oh well it will work out in the end I'm sure :)

I've 19 books but that puts me 4 behind.