26-ish books in 2022

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Shiny new thread for 2022.

I am setting my target at 25 this year.

I want to read at least a min of 5 in hardcopy and at least 4 non-fiction.

@CanapeWader

I'd like to join in with this.

I think I read about 20ish fiction books last year but I am an absolute bugger for starting non fiction that really interests me and then never finishing because something else attracts me and I can't wait to crack it open (yes, I'm flighty). I really would like to have finished at least 5 non fictions this year and am going to aim for 30 in total.

I like the OPs idea of going through the tbr (and tbf in my case) pile and doing some forward planning.

Like most people I read a mix and will be counting physical, digital and audio books.

I'm currently reading Wintering by Katherine May in book form (non fiction)
Am listening to Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro) on audio and am also taking part in the War and Peace MN readalong via kindle

I'm exactly the same with non fiction!! I have 5 books on my Goodreads 'currently reading' shelf, one is the novel I'm actually reading, one is poems and short stories that I dip in and out of. The other 3 are non fiction books that I thought were fascinating but seem to have been somewhat abandoned about a third of the way through

I've just finish The Seven Husbands of Emily Hugo which I really enjoyed. First book down!

It’s never too late … we are here all year

I usually set my target at about 12 because one a month feels manageable no matter what I’m doing.

I’ve gone for 20 ish plus the two readalongs here and my book club readalong where we normally read 4-6 books so set for 25. Last year I smashed it at 53 but that was in large part due to reading the entire series of Unfortunate Events last year with DS3. He is getting more confident by himself now so I expect at some point in the year this Weill stop ☹️

@SparkleWhale

I've just finish The Seven Husbands of Emily Hugo which I really enjoyed. First book down!

Oh I really enjoyed that one! I've read the blurb of a few of her other books but none of then jumped out at me. Have you read any of her others?

I am so proud of myself I am about 100 pages into Three Hours .I have realised there are a few opportunities to read throughout the day if I grab them. Really enjoying it so far.

@Manteo good luck! You can definitely do it!

Thank you so much for the lovely comments, I used to read well but I just Don't have the attention span these days, work, tired, distractions, tired!

@Manteo I just read that one too. Really enjoyed it. I also liked Daisy Jones and the Six by her.

@Manteo I think being on this thread will help!

*2. How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino

Described as an uplifting Japanese classic, with more than two million copies sold, this is apparently the favourite childhood book of anime master Hayao Miyazaki, and is the basis of an upcoming film from Studio Ghibli.

I’ve snaffled this from DD1(14), who is the big reader of the family, as we’re all big Ghibli/anime fans and can’t wait for the film to come out. I need a gentle read after the frenetic, heart-in-mouth pace of The Passenger.

I finished an audiobook today, so that will be No 2. I think I will keep a list going on my posts. So,

1. Freckles by Cecelia Ahern (book)

2. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (audio) I enjoyed this book, it was an interesting concept, as Nora explores alternative lives she could have led, via the concept of books in a library with a friendly librarian. However it could have done with being a bit shorter, by the final third I was getting impatient for a conclusion, I felt it got a bit self-indulgent. The narration was nice and calming.

I'd like to join too please!
I'm actually aiming for 52 books but I'm including audio books in that. I'll be pleased if I read 20 something actual books.
I've already finished Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo and currently listening to The Five by Hallie Rubenhold. I'm reading Natives by Akala so should have three in the bag in the first week.

Finished my first book tonight. Three hours by Rosamund Lupton.
I really enjoyed this book. It took me a while to get into due to the style of writing but I loved it. I did guess about the police offer though.... sorry for anybody who hasn't read it.

I don't usually push myself to read, but my Kindle unlimited runs out today and I want (need!) to finish this book (The House at Sunset by Norah Lofts) by midnight! So today will be spent curled up in my recliner under a blanket, reading music playing, with snacks at the ready.

@TankGirl97

I'd like to join too please! I'm actually aiming for 52 books but I'm including audio books in that. I'll be pleased if I read 20 something actual books. I've already finished Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo and currently listening to The Five by Hallie Rubenhold. I'm reading Natives by Akala so should have three in the bag in the first week.

I enjoyed The Five. I have the other two books in my TBR pile, I will aim to read those soon.

@Manteo I highly recommend Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - it was one of my favourite books I read last year. Her latest book, Malibu Rising, was also enjoyable.

I’ve just finished number 2 of the year.

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke I loved this! It’s a really fascinating book, like a puzzle but also very moving in places. Very much recommend it. It’s about a man living in a vast endless house with a statues and strange tides.

Just trying to decide what to start next! Maybe The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo which is a sort of gentle Agatha Christie style murder mystery written in the 1940s but only just translated I think. Either that or Foe by Ian Reid. I don’t know anything much about it but loved his other book, Im thinking of ending things.

3. Winter - Ali Smith
The second in her seasons quartet of books - I read Autumn late last year. Her style of writing is very unusual - almost poetic - and it's definitely a style that challenges me. As with Autumn there is a storyline but not much resolution. However, if I just let myself go and enjoy each line of what I'm reading I find I quite like it! I have the next book, Spring, on reserve through my library app.

@Fridafever Piranesi was in my top 3 books of 2021 - I'm glad you loved it too!

@livingonpurpose if I'm going to read Winter do I need to read Autumn first?

If so, I'll need to wait till next September .. couldn't possibly read Autumn now. That would feel all kinds of wrong

@highlandcoo not sure about Spring and Summer, but Autumn and Winter were completely standalone books so can be read in any order.

Hi, I posted on/followed this thread for parts of last year. I've read quite a bit in the last few days and it's now taking me a while to catch up with various book related social media.

I read most genres and like to have several books on the go with a variety between them, including fiction/non fiction, genre and subject, settings.

@livingonpurpose thank you! I will give Winter a go.

I hope it's not too tricksy as I really prefer straightforward narratives, but I liked Ali Smith when i saw her interviewed and sometimes it's good to try something completely different.

@highlandcoo there were definitely some weird bits in Winter that I didn't really get - specifically the floating head - so will be interested to see how you interpret it!

@elkiedee