While I’ve meant to, I’ve never actually written a post about my Goodreads Reading Challenge activity. I’ve actively taken part in the challenge every year since 2018. Generally, I’ve been conservative with my goal. In 2022, I went fairly easy on myself, setting a goal of only 36 books.
Since I haven’t looked back at my reading in previous years — on my blog, at least — I want to provide a brief overview of the previous years’ challenges, too. After all, while I know many of my readers are here for the fountain pen posts, 32% of my blog content is related to books.
If you’re interested in what I thought of the books I read, you can take a look at my book review posts, or my Reviewed list on Goodreads. I don’t always review the books I read, and, even for those I do, they aren’t guaranteed to make it on here.
CHALLENGE
Goal | 36 |
Read | 82 |
Percent | 228% |
Avg. Length | 236 pgs |
2022 Reading Challenge Details
Goodreads provides a neat overview of your reading for each challenge, which they title “My Year in Books.” While it has some nice insights, I like to look back on my reading patterns throughout the year. I tend to read a lot then go a while without reading, before voraciously devouring books again. You can see that in the graph below.
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
My Year In Books – 2021
CHALLENGE
Goal | 26 |
Read | 48 |
Percent | 185% |
Avg. Length | 266 pgs |
My Year In Books – 2020
CHALLENGE
Goal | 24 |
Read | 49 |
Percent | 204% |
Avg. Length | 390 pgs |
My Year In Books – 2019
CHALLENGE
Goal | 12 |
Read | 69 |
Percent | 575% |
Avg. Length | 315 pgs |
My Year In Books – 2018
CHALLENGE
Goal | 52 |
Read | 59 |
Percent | 113% |
Avg. Length | 266 pgs |
Thanks for reading to the end, I hope you enjoyed my post. Do you take part in Goodreads reading challenges? What’s your reading goal for this year? Let me know in the comments! I’d love to hear from you.
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