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Do you guys have any book reading goals for next year? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by PixelatedCleric@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/books@lemmy.ml

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Personally, I am trying to read 15 books this year and mix in more non-fiction books.

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[–] GreyShuck@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago

There are years when I have read upwards of 60 books and others when I have scarcely read 6. It depends heavily on what else is going on. I don't do numerical goals and never have.

For the last few years, however, no matter how many others I read, I have had a 'big read' of some kind spread across the year: War and Peace first - since it has 365 chapters in total, then In Search of Lost Time, and this year Finnegans Wake - which I was reading with a group which scheduled in some 'summing up time' at the end so I have finished it already. In 2024 I have decided that it will be The Romance of the Three Kingdoms: so completing that is my goal.

[–] astreus@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

This is the first year where I've decided not to have any reading goals. It isn't work, it's pleasure. I don't have video game goals, or cloud watching goals, so why book goals? This year, I will read when I feel like reading!

[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 11 months ago

I'm going to finish Ulysses by James Joyce if it kills me

[–] learnbyexample@programming.dev 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hopefully less than this year. I'm reading too many (100+) and that's reflecting in my reduced time on actual work (self-employed).

[–] Mickey@lemmy.ca 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

100+ is very impressive! It sounds like you essentially finish a book every 3-4 days to get those numbers. How you keep that up consistently? I feel like I can do that for a month or two and then tend to need a break before picking up more.

[–] learnbyexample@programming.dev 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mostly read fantasy and sci-fi, which tend to have multiple books in a series. If they are easy-to-read and short (300-400 pages per book), it becomes easy to consume. Also, I read for escapism, so I don't read too closely.

[–] OmegaMouse@feddit.uk 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Out of interest, what do you mean 'you don't read too closely'?

[–] learnbyexample@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

When I was younger, I'd read slowly, trying to visualize the setting, keep track of character preferences, look up words I don't know, etc. I'd remember a book well enough to talk about it even a year or so after.

These days, I just skim over descriptions and read as fast as I could while still getting the main plot. I get attached to characters only if the book is really good and savor them during rereads.