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kyuuketsukirui
Goal: At least 75 books by the end of the year
Definition of "book": No fanfic and no manga (I read more than enough manga without setting a goal!), but I am including any non-manga graphic novels as that's not something I usually read. No minimum page count. I do count rereads in my total, though I am not really a rereader, so those are rare for me.
Books read so far: 22
A little about my goal and my reading habits: I used to do nothing but read, but these days I have less free time and more hobbies vying for that free time, so I've kind of fallen out of the habit of reading books. Last year I managed 20 (mostly in the last couple months before the year was up), but the year before I only read 11. D: So this year I wanted to really concentrate on books. I'm doing really well so far. My original goal was at least 50, but I've now upped it to at least 75, considering I'm at about a third of that and the year is not yet a third of the way over.
My preference is for literary fiction, though I have started reading more YA books thanks to seeing reviews for a lot of stuff that sounded good. I like sci-fi and fantasy in theory, but I have no patience for the genre with its thousand-page books and endless series. I much prefer shorter books that are stand-alones. I aim for at least half of my reading to be by authors of color, and I also seek out queer authors as well.
torachan/kyuuketsukiruiGoal: At least 75 books by the end of the year
Definition of "book": No fanfic and no manga (I read more than enough manga without setting a goal!), but I am including any non-manga graphic novels as that's not something I usually read. No minimum page count. I do count rereads in my total, though I am not really a rereader, so those are rare for me.
Books read so far: 22
A little about my goal and my reading habits: I used to do nothing but read, but these days I have less free time and more hobbies vying for that free time, so I've kind of fallen out of the habit of reading books. Last year I managed 20 (mostly in the last couple months before the year was up), but the year before I only read 11. D: So this year I wanted to really concentrate on books. I'm doing really well so far. My original goal was at least 50, but I've now upped it to at least 75, considering I'm at about a third of that and the year is not yet a third of the way over.
My preference is for literary fiction, though I have started reading more YA books thanks to seeing reviews for a lot of stuff that sounded good. I like sci-fi and fantasy in theory, but I have no patience for the genre with its thousand-page books and endless series. I much prefer shorter books that are stand-alones. I aim for at least half of my reading to be by authors of color, and I also seek out queer authors as well.