How many books did you read in 2025?

[Anonymous]

Around 80. Final book is Atmosphere and I should finish by the 31st.

[Anonymous]

I just started number 45. My goal was 50, and I'm keeping that for next year.

[Anonymous]

52

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea. I don't count them, they are not trophies or things to brag about. They're books FFS.

I imagine a lot of people, myself included, count them as a way to keep track of what they’ve read over the years. I keep a yearly list in my notes app - title, author, date finished.

[Anonymous]

I’ll finish up the year with 61.

1. Vox by Christina Dalcher
61. The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea. I don't count them, they are not trophies or things to brag about. They're books FFS.

I imagine a lot of people, myself included, count them as a way to keep track of what they’ve read over the years. I keep a yearly list in my notes app - title, author, date finished.

Are you officially on the spectrum, because counting / listing is a trait. I do list things a lot, but I don't count.

[Anonymous]

103.

[Anonymous]

48 (maybe 49 by new year)

My five stars-
Shuggie Bain
Shark Heart
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
The Correspondent

[Anonymous]

22 but about to finish 2 more within a day or two.

[Anonymous]

38

[Anonymous]

66 (likely will get to 67 😄, if only to needle/delight my 5th grader).

#1: The Fiery Cross
#66: The Correspondent

Contenders for #67 (both in progress): Lord John & the Private Matter (Diana Gabaldon) or Let Them (Mel Robbins).

A little over 25k pages read; 5 were audio only, many were physical books only, most were a combination of physical/eBook/audio. At least 20% nonfiction, which is a big increase for me and was enjoyable (yay narrative nonfiction!).

[Anonymous]

OP here. I never used to count the number, but because most of the books I read are on Libby or Hoopla, it’s kind of fun to scroll back to see everything I’ve read. There are also a few print books that I’ve bought or have been given that I include in my number.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea. I don't count them, they are not trophies or things to brag about. They're books FFS.

I imagine many of us use something like Goodreads to track. I do it because my memory is crap and I’ve picked up a book before to get two chapters in before it becomes apparent I’ve already read it.

Just because this is DCUM doesn’t mean you always have to be nasty and superior. Try and resist sometimes.

[Anonymous]

I’m on #57, which I should finish by the 3st.

First: Stephen Grant, Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home

Last: Catherine Kelly, Republic of Taste: Art, Politics, and Everyday Life in Early America

Favorite (other than Pride and Prejudice, which I reread and has no peer): Laura Leibman, Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multi-Racial Jewish Family

[Anonymous]

I usually read a book a week, but some take longer to get through.