Not sure if entirely appropriate for the community (or fediverse really) but last year I came close to reading each issue of the Economist cover to cover. This year, I want to do it including all the special reports plus my couple issue backlog.
Though in these turbulent times, that may get too depressing.
No, reading should be fun, not a task.
To read books I enjoy? Why should I have reading goals? Sounds like a great way to put me off reading.
I make my goals low enough to be slam dunks. Last year it was 6 and the year before that it was 8. The goal of the goal is to just keep going even after I hit it. What threw my 2022 goal WAYYYY off was reading Count of Monte Cristo. Took me 8 months to complete, making ‘22 a 3-book completion year.
Atleast one per month not counting my books for school ideally
The last couple of years I've been trying to read stuff in 4 languages. This year I want to read books equally spread out across those languages. I'll probably go for 16 books, 4 from each. Finding interesting books in my target languages is also part of the challenge
Do you set any kind of reading goals?
Nope. I know in advance many of the books I will read this year, that's about it.
To be honest, I never worried much about how much I read, I worry more about what I read. Nowadays even more than ever as I'm getting old, with serious health issue. I know (my remaining reading) time is scarce ;)
Every year, my goal is to read more than I did during the year before. Last year, I aimed for two books a month and I ended up going over so this year, I’ll shoot for 3 a month, or 36 books.
I want to read more but life makes it really hard to find time. Audiobooks are my saving grace.
My reading goal for now is being able to go through Lord of the Rings once again with a newborn daughter on my hands, ahahahahah. I think this will be a year when quantity is going to count less.
I did The Count of Monte Cristo last year, so I was thinking of tackling Don Quixote in 2026.
I read lots of other books too I mean, just that I'm aiming to specifically read that one.
My goal is to spend 20 bucks a month on physical books. I've been reading exclusively on eReaders since 2009, and I've become a little insecure about my shelves being filled only with plushies and comic books now that I'm in my 30s.
I don't want to accumulate too many books, but a few just to signal to guests that yes I do in fact read might be a good idea, even if it feels a bit vain.
I went big last year and set a goal of 100 books/audiobooks. I didnt think I had a super high chance of making it initially but I actually ended up doing it. It was like 85% audiobooks and probably 20% of that was stuff I had read or listened to before but it still felt good to hit that goal. My 2026 goal is to try to get through everything that I currently own but have not read yet, which is probably 20-30 books total so not nearly as many but all physical books and mostly non-fiction so it will be a good change of pace.
Just more. I used to read a lot. The last book I read cover to cover was Horrorstör by Hendrix. I started A Little Life and was really enjoying it but something came up and I just haven't picked it back up. I'm also two books behind on Stormlight Archive.
I know that I'm an on-and-off reader, so I put down 12. Sometimes I'll blitz through a 1000 page book in a week, sometimes I'll not read for months.
I've got a StoryGraph account and have joined some reading challenges, but I don't think I'll be able to stick to them. I plan to read certain books, then I see something else and go "Oooh! Shiny!!" and then the planned reads are forgotten.
I have found that I like to have two books on the go so I can switch between the two depending on my mood. I did this with two fantasy/dragon genres, and I probably shouldn't do that again. I started mixing them up.
Ive just finished a book and about 2/3 of the way of another, so I'm looking for another to fill the gap. Just cracked Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang, but it hasn't hooked me yet.
I recently won a copy of Project Hail Mary, so I’m hoping I can grind that out before it comes out in theatres. Other than that I’d be happy if I can find the time to start/finish The Fellowship of the Ring this summer.
In just the last 6 months, I have found an interest in books and audiobooks. My husband and I have made listening to audiobooks as a common hobby which has really been a great addition to our usual routines. Starting with Dungeon Crawler Carl series, John Scalzi books/series, and the Bobbiverse, we are steadily expanding our exposure to literature mediums. My only wish is to continue to find great authors and/or narrators so we can continue to enjoy out time together listening to old and new stories.
Mostly just to finish Wheel of Time I think.
I’d also like to read Dungeon Crawler Carl #8 early summer.
I’ll probably read Sunrise on the Reaping before the movie drops as well.
Other than that, I don’t usually set hard goals. I just like to read. ^_^
Oh yeah, maybe I’ll finish the rest of the Red Rising series. I took a break at the end of book 3, since it seemed like a solid stopping point. Oh yeah, and I want to read the Poppy War (trilogy?) and Blood Meridian…
Backlogs are hard.
Yeah I am a big fan of Cormac McCarthy and I haven't read The Passenger yet so I will be.
Probably find some more dystopian fiction since that is great as well. Maybe it will be The Hunger Games
In 2024, I set a goal of 52 books and by the end it felt like a chore. In 2025, I scaled back to a goal of 25 books and ended up easily reading 52.
For 2026, I decided my goal is to go through some of the unread books in my personal collection. Specifically, I would like to get through some of the book series I’ve been carrying around for a while. Some of these are:
Other than reading for the community book bingo, my only goals are to read more authors of color (doable) and to cross off more titles from my TBR pile than I add (really unlikely).
I've set my goal at 26 for the past 5 years and always seem to just scrape by. Last year included quite a few graphic novels...
So the goal is 26 with fewer GNs I suppose.
I read 36 books last year. Most of them were 300 pages or less. This year, I'm going to try reading at least 18 books, some of them being more than 300 pages long or rereads. I think that reading this amount of books will improve my retention.
Furthermore, I usually "study" philosophical and political texts. This year, I will try to look for some novels.
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