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message 1: by Damien Jan 02, 2025 12:41AM
Definitely a healthy and balanced way to take on this year’s reading.
Sign me up!
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message 2: by Sarah Jan 02, 2025 12:54AM
This year I may follow the “Rule of 50” more. I have a hard time giving up books even though I do not enjoy them.
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message 3: by sian (school semi-hiatus) Jan 02, 2025 01:00AM
100 is the goal for this year 🗣️🗣️🗣️
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message 4: by Vikas Jan 02, 2025 01:26AM
Happy New Year readers, enjoy your reading this year as well and hope you all find lot of great reads.
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message 5: by Sang Jan 02, 2025 01:44AM
Great!
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message 6: by Sang Jan 02, 2025 01:45AM
sian (harry’s version) wrote: “100 is the goal for this year 🗣️🗣️🗣️” Great! Good luck!
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message 7: by Katie Jan 02, 2025 01:56AM
I keep getting a blank page when I try to set my challenge for the year…I normally set it for 45 but this year I am reducing it as I want to try and read some meatier books.
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message 8: by Analia Jan 02, 2025 02:40AM
Excelente! Me apunté 50 libros, pero NO para competir sino para llevar mi conteo personal, nada más. En todo caso, una motivación, peeeero leer ya es parte de mi esencia.
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message 9: by Cristina Jan 02, 2025 02:51AM
I set myself a decent goal of 25 books. There’s about five bricks in it so far but I hope I can finish them! Good luck to everyone in this new Reading Challenge!
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message 10: by Lara Jan 02, 2025 03:25AM
Why can‘t I see my friends reading challenges?? That was so fun
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message 11: by Bethany Jan 02, 2025 03:29AM
52 but I’m hoping I can read more than that
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message 12: by Wismar Jan 02, 2025 04:02AM
Hola, feliz navidad y feliz año nuevo! 🍾✨🎁🎄…Es mi primer año en esta app y me hizo ilusión el reto de lectura, mi meta será 33 libros jajajjajaa porque? No tengo idea, me gustó el número y este año pasado me leí 20 libros, así que voy a aumentar un poco… El mejor hábito y hobbie del mundo
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message 13: by Renee Jan 02, 2025 04:40AM
Lara wrote: “Why can‘t I see my friends reading challenges?? That was so fun”
i agree
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message 14: by Alan (the Consulting Librarian) Jan 02, 2025 05:07AM
Lara wrote: “Why can‘t I see my friends reading challenges?? That was so fun”
The only way I’ve discovered to see Friends’ Challenges is to scroll through my feed and see where they appear there. Of course that requires them to have set up their Challenge. I can’t see them on their Profile pages, but that might be a glitch while the bugs of the new Challenges are being worked out.
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message 15: by Nadia Jan 02, 2025 05:19AM
Happy New Year! I really love the new achievementes <3
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message 16: by Ida Jan 02, 2025 05:34AM
My Goal for this year is 240. Ambitious I know but that is the number of books on my 2025 TBR list.:)
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message 17: by Keanu Jan 02, 2025 06:01AM
Started reading again since last summer and gonna try and get 35 books in this year
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message 18: by Legally Jan 02, 2025 06:22AM
I read during commercial breaks esp. when I’m watching a sporting event, half time is reading time.
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message 19: by Rhysand Jan 02, 2025 06:42AM
My Goal for this year is 150.
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message 20: by hafna Jan 02, 2025 06:59AM
Ida wrote: “My Goal for this year is 240. Ambitious I know but that is the number of books on my 2025 TBR list.:)”
20 books per month and you can make it!
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message 21: by Denise (last edited Jan 02, 2025 07:09AM) Jan 02, 2025 07:09AM
J’ai remis mon objectif à 40 pour 2025 et on verra, je déguste mes livres
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message 22: by Eliseo Jan 02, 2025 07:09AM
The books you read for school or university count towards the challenge too. Books aren’t just fiction. Sometimes we don’t have time to read fiction because we have to study, but study books count as well!
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message 23: by Rafita;) Jan 02, 2025 07:10AM
This is my first years doing a reading challenge, I’m so excited 😆
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message 24: by Kilburn Jan 02, 2025 07:23AM
*Alan (the Lone Librarian) wrote: “Lara wrote: “Why can‘t I see my friends reading challenges?? That was so fun”
The only way I’ve discovered to see Friends’ Challenges is to scroll through my feed and see where they appear there…”*
But then you can only see their challenge once, at the start of the year. It won’t ever be in your feed again.
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message 25: by daniel Jan 02, 2025 07:25AM
Bring back the friends challenges view!
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message 26: by Graziana Jan 02, 2025 07:26AM
Cercherò di seguire di più la regola del 50. Ogni volta spero che la situazione migliori andando avanti…ma non sempre è così.
Buona sfida di lettura 2025!
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message 27: by Chemyst Jan 02, 2025 07:29AM
I had a long reading slump moment for a few years, and the tips are really helpful. I wish i could back to loving a book again, wish me luck <3
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message 28: by Karen Jan 02, 2025 07:47AM
I can’t even find the new challenges to add, other than the monthly and yearly ones it already assigned to me.
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message 29: by dez Jan 02, 2025 07:47AM
change it back to where we can see our friends challenges too!!! go back to the old layout!! we should have an option if we want to go back to the old layout or not!!
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message 30: by Karen Jan 02, 2025 07:50AM
dez wrote: “change it back to where we can see our friends challenges too!!! go back to the old layout!! we should have an option if we want to go back to the old layout or not!!”
I totally agree.
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message 31: by Lisa Jan 02, 2025 07:53AM
I need to heed the 50 page limit on books im not enjoying.
I find it hard to just give up.
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message 32: by Ann Jan 02, 2025 08:07AM
Lara wrote: “Why can‘t I see my friends reading challenges?? That was so fun”
I agree! Hopefully they are still working out glitches with the formatting.
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message 33: by Kilburn Jan 02, 2025 08:10AM
*Ann wrote: “Lara wrote: “Why can‘t I see my friends reading challenges?? That was so fun”
I agree! Hopefully they are still working out glitches with the formatting.”*
There is no glitch. This is the reading challenge and there is no intention of changing it back.
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message 34: by Elizabeth Jan 02, 2025 08:13AM
Lara wrote: “Why can‘t I see my friends reading challenges?? That was so fun”
I AGREE! I really hope they bring it back.
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message 35: by Charlotte Jan 02, 2025 08:25AM
Great tips on reading books during the year and for your reading Challenge. I do some of this already. I read some books under 300 pages to make my challenge for 2024. And listening to audio books is a great way to meet your goal. This helped me a lot on my long trip to work each day.
My challenge for 2025 is 55 books.
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message 36: by Bryan Jan 02, 2025 08:59AM
If you are looking for easy wins, consider also reading plays. They are often around a hundred pages, and they can often be finished off in a few hours.
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message 37: by Charlotte Jan 02, 2025 09:22AM
Sarah wrote: “This year I may follow the “Rule of 50” more. I have a hard time giving up books even though I do not enjoy them.”
Real, I have a hard time following that rule 🤭
Going for 150!!!!🥳🥳🤩🤩
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message 38: by Kilburn Jan 02, 2025 09:31AM
Bryan wrote: “If you are looking for easy wins, consider also reading plays. They are often around a hundred pages, and they can often be finished off in a few hours.”
Reading short books to make it look like you’ve read more books, is not a win.
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message 39: by Reader1442 Jan 02, 2025 09:43AM
My goal is 50 books, hopefully I can reach it because most times I’m busy with schoolwork but still try to read as much as I can. I’ve gotten more into listening to audiobooks while I work, because I previously used to hate them but now I’m finding them more useful to read more.
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message 40: by Nita (last edited Jan 02, 2025 09:55AM) Jan 02, 2025 09:55AM
Another vote to go back to the old format!
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message 41: by Lily Jan 02, 2025 09:55AM
Good luck with everyone’s goals. My goal is 50 books so wish me luck….
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message 42: by Sara Jan 02, 2025 09:57AM
dez wrote: “change it back to where we can see our friends challenges too!!! go back to the old layout!! we should have an option if we want to go back to the old layout or not!!“
definitelyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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message 43: by Maddy Jan 02, 2025 10:09AM
I like the rule of 50. I hate to DNF…but I’ve wasted so much time on books I disliked but hoped I’d enjoy eventually.
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message 44: by Magdalena Jan 02, 2025 10:34AM
Last year I’ve read 5 wonderful books. My love gor reading increase. I’m happy with the result for 2024. This year I’m gonna try to read at least 1 book at month. So in 2025 my goal is 12 books. 📚
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message 45: by Eekshu Jan 02, 2025 10:40AM
My goal is 200 books for the year
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message 46: by jaylin Jan 02, 2025 10:53AM
This is my first year doing a reading challenge after getting into reading last month, i’m trying to read 50 books this year!
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message 47: by Amy Jan 02, 2025 11:04AM
The rule of 50 is new to me but very helpful. Thankyou
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message 48: by Tammy Jan 02, 2025 11:11AM
Why did you change the reading challenge format? It’s what I looked forward to the most and it’s super disappointing that we can’t see our friend’s challenges now. I also don’t like the specific lists to read from to earn badges but I can ignore that I guess.
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message 49: by Suvi Jan 02, 2025 11:24AM
If others are as disappointed as I am with the new completely botched reading challenge, please make sure to give your feedback on the challenge page: “Help and feedback” in https://www.goodreads.com/readingchal….
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message 50: by Jasmine Jan 02, 2025 11:37AM
Sarah wrote: “This year I may follow the “Rule of 50” more. I have a hard time giving up books even though I do not enjoy them.”
I used to never put down a book I hated and wasted so much time reading bad books. It took a while to allow myself to not finish a book. Now, even if at 5 pages if I am hating it, DUMP.
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