How many books did you read in 2025?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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

Whoops, got those mixed up - Republic of Taste was first; Mailman will be last.

[Anonymous]

81
First: Reset: How to Change What's Not Working
Last: Isola

[Anonymous]

I didn’t hit my goal. 42 of 50. Usually I read a lot more.

[Anonymous]

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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.

NP and I never listed or counted my books until I realized I was accidentally re-reading books not because I wanted to but because I lost track of what I’d actually read. Reading on a Kindle made it worse because for me it’s harder to remember titles and authors if I don’t see a physical book all the time while I’m reading it.

Once I started writing books down, I got curious about my pace. And then it became a habit and I couldn’t stop.

I read about a woman in her 80s or 90s who’s kept track of everything she’s read since maybe elementary school and I regret that my habit didn’t start far earlier in my life. It’s fun to see streaks and jags and trends, like my Orthodox Jewish romance phase or my tennis novel phase.

[Anonymous]

I answered upthread about my totals, but I keep track and highlight books I really enjoyed and note which books were chosen in my book group.

[Anonymous]

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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.

NP and I never listed or counted my books until I realized I was accidentally re-reading books not because I wanted to but because I lost track of what I’d actually read. Reading on a Kindle made it worse because for me it’s harder to remember titles and authors if I don’t see a physical book all the time while I’m reading it.

Once I started writing books down, I got curious about my pace. And then it became a habit and I couldn’t stop.

I read about a woman in her 80s or 90s who’s kept track of everything she’s read since maybe elementary school and I regret that my habit didn’t start far earlier in my life. It’s fun to see streaks and jags and trends, like my Orthodox Jewish romance phase or my tennis novel phase.

That is an interesting answer, thank you.

[Anonymous]

40 - I mainly read easy popular fiction. I read all day at work, and it's intense legal and scientific reading. Reading non-sense before bed helps me clear my brain.

First - Beach Read by Emily Henry
Last - Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino

Worst - More: A Memoir of Open Marriage by Molly Roden Winter
Best - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

[Anonymous]

I'm not 100% sure as to the exact number but Fairfax Library told me I borrowed over $3k in books this year (this does include my kid who borrows big heavy expensive science books). The public library is awesome.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure. But it was a lot more than the year before.

This year I'm keeping a list.

[Anonymous]

1. A Woman is No Man
65. Some Bright Nowhere

Will probably finish Heartwood and The Last Romantics

5 Stars-
The Correspondent
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
Bone Valley
My Friends

[Anonymous]

Around 60 including 1 audiobook.

The first was Without Merit by Colleen Hoover ( rated 3/5)

Most recent was Culpability ( also 3/5 )

[Anonymous]

42 — I’m usually at 42/43 but want to do 50 in 2026 which I’ll take from social media time.

I like tracking because I can’t always remember authors that I like. So I can look back and see if I liked a book by them or not.

Reading The Ballerinas now.

[Anonymous]

39 - Hope to finish Marriage at Sea this week!

[Anonymous]

94

First: Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry
Last: In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear

I keep a word doc each year with a short review of each book I read and have a spreadsheet that I've kept since 2008 with title, author, year read, star rating

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

NP and I never listed or counted my books until I realized I was accidentally re-reading books not because I wanted to but because I lost track of what I’d actually read. Reading on a Kindle made it worse because for me it’s harder to remember titles and authors if I don’t see a physical book all the time while I’m reading it.

Once I started writing books down, I got curious about my pace. And then it became a habit and I couldn’t stop.

I read about a woman in her 80s or 90s who’s kept track of everything she’s read since maybe elementary school and I regret that my habit didn’t start far earlier in my life. It’s fun to see streaks and jags and trends, like my Orthodox Jewish romance phase or my tennis novel phase.

This.

I don't count them, too lazy, but I started keeping track a few years ago when I accidentally reread several times. Reading on the Kindle makes me forget authors and titles in a way I never did with har copies of books. I don't forget serious non-fiction or literary fiction but I also read a lot of detective fiction and rom coms, several per week, and these are the titles I forget.