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Musing Mondays (June 4)

June 4, 2012

This week’s musing asks…

Do you have a reading goal for the year, such as __ books? Why or why not?




I usually try to read at least 52 books per year — a book-a-week. From 2002 on, I belonged to a Yahoo! group called “Book-a-Week“, where the main goal was to read 52 books a year. We kept a reading log (and/or book journal), and we let the group know every time we finished a book. Those who met the goal used to get a bookmark from a fellow group member who had also reached their 52-book goal.

So, that has stuck with me, and every year since, I have aimed to read 52 books/year. Mind you, nowadays, that isn’t hard. Now I read approximately 70-80 books per year, so it’s fairly easy to hit 52 — heck, for this year, I’ve already read 40 books, and it’s only June! :P

Either way, I don’t participate in the BaW group much, any more. But, I still do aim for that number, and I still keep a book journal of what I’ve read. I will probably always do the book journal thing, at the very least, as it’s one of the best things I’ve ever done for my reading.


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46 Comments
  1. Vicki permalink

    My GoodReads goal is to read 50 books this year, I’m at 26 right now.
    Here’s my MM: http://irbratb.com/?p=2365

    Reply
  2. gautami tripathy permalink

    Here is mine:

    http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.in/2012/06/mondays-mailboxwhat-am-i-readingmusings.html

    Reply
  3. Gigi Ann permalink

    Being retired I find I have more time to read, which is great, because I love reading.

    Here is my answer for this week… http://annsreadingcorner.blogspot.com

    Reply
  4. caite@a lovely shore breeze permalink

    Things like planning and goals are not really my thing, as you can see from my Musing Monday.

    http://caitesdayatthebeach.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-monday.html

    Reply
  5. Donna permalink

    After hitting the low 90s for a few years, in 2011 my goal was to get to 100. And I made it with 114 new books and about 20 re-reads. This year I’m reading longer stuff so my goal is 52 and I’m already up to 26 with about 4 re-reads.

    Reply
  6. Alyssa permalink

    I’m doing the Goodreads challenge and my goal is 100 books. Good luck with your goals this year!
    My Musing Mondays: http://alyssareadsbooks.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/musing-mondays-3-4062012.html

    Reply
  7. Alicia♥ permalink

    Click here for my Monday Musing! : http://bookaworld.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/musing-mondays-june-4/

    Have a happy week ahead :)

    Reply
  8. Colletta Miller permalink

    Great question! Here’s my answer:

    http://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2012/06/book-goals-musing-6412.html

    Colletta

    Reply
  9. ★Nazish Ahmed ★ (@NazishTVDSwift) permalink

    Great question!

    Here’s my Monday Musings

    Reply
  10. WutheringWillow permalink

    Hi! Here’s my MM post,

    http://apaperbacklife.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/musing-mondays-june-4/

    Reply
  11. realmsofanopenmind permalink

    I set a goal through GoodReads.. sometimes I meet it, sometimes I don’t :)

    Here’s my Musing Monday :)

    Happy Reading!

    Reply
  12. Jenny @ Chocolate Chunky Munkie permalink

    Here is my answer – http://chocolatechunkymunkie.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/musing-mondays-7.html

    Reply
  13. Soon Remembered Tales permalink

    http://soonrememberedtales.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-mondays-june-4th.html

    Here we go!

    Reply
  14. yvonne473 permalink

    My MM is here.

    Reply
  15. Boo and Kari permalink

    Here’s my Musing Monday post
    .http://booandkari.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-mondays.html

    Thanks for hosting this!

    Reply
  16. wcs53 permalink

    I like this question. I enjoy keeping track of the books I’ve read. Here’s my answer:
    http://wcs53.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/musing-mondays-june-4/

    Reply
  17. jonesjar permalink

    Nice question. Here is my answer. http://mixedbookbag.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-mondays-june-4-2012.html

    Reply
  18. Cathy De Los Santos (@boriquaz) permalink

    I like having goals. Here’s my Musing http://imaddicted2yabooks.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-monday-goals.html

    Reply
  19. Debbie permalink

    Happy Monday!
    http://nofiltermom.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-mondays.html

    Reply
  20. cherylmash permalink

    Here is my MM response.

    Reply
  21. Emily @ Emily Hearts Books permalink

    Hi everyone! Nice post! Here’s my MM post for this week: http://emilyheartsbooks.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-mondays-june-4-2012.html

    Reply
  22. Intriguing Reads (@IntruguingReads) permalink

    My MM:http://mamivalsbooks.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-mondays-june-4.html

    Reply
  23. Doodle Bug permalink

    I liked this weeks question… I could have went on forever…. http://doodlebugsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2012/06/monday-musing-5.html

    Reply
  24. Megan Monell permalink

    Great question. I think 52 books is a great goal. glad to hear you’ve been able to hit that goal frequently. Here’s my MM: http://meganm922.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-mondays-plus-last-weeks.html

    Reply
  25. jerikavonalexandra permalink

    Hello!

    Here’s my MM: http://averydisorientedreader.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/musing-mondays-june-4/

    Reply
  26. Amarilys Acosta permalink

    My musings
    http://amysbookden.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-mondays-40-monday-36.html

    Reply
  27. Kwizgiver permalink

    What a great question! My answer is here: http://www.kwizgiver.com/2012/06/musing-mondays.html

    Reply
  28. Aspen@Inner Aspen permalink

    goals are nice :) goodreads user here.

    http://inner-aspen.blogspot.com/2012/06/much-love-monday-june-4-2012-musing.html

    Reply
  29. northernplunder permalink

    I went a little overboard when answering! Here is mine – http://northernplunder.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/musing-mondays-2.html

    Reply
  30. carvedbytheshadows permalink

    I had a reading goal until recently, but decided I needed a change. Here is my answer: http://irememberdelight.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/musing-mondays-june-4/

    Reply
  31. Amy permalink

    Great question and even better answer! :)

    Here’s mine:

    http://amylunderman.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-mondays-awards-and-some-reviews.html

    Reply
  32. Lauren @ Booky Addict permalink

    Here’s mine! http://bookyaddict.blogspot.ie/2012/06/musing-mondays-2.html

    Reply
  33. Valentina permalink

    Interesting question.

    http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-mondays.html

    Reply
  34. Nazish permalink

    Good question

    Here’s my Monday Musing

    Reply
  35. Sasha @ The Bookshelf permalink

    Great question! Here’s my answer: http://wp.me/p1WoFm-ha

    Reply
  36. Tristen@Totallybookedsolid permalink

    I like how you came about your goal . Here is mine http://totallybookedsolid.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-monday.html

    Reply
  37. on thehomefrontandbeyond permalink

    I do not keep track, but I should start

    Reply
  38. Dani (Pen to Paper) permalink

    Great question this week!
    Here is my response: http://www.pentopaperblog.com/2012/06/musing-mondays-12.html

    Reply
  39. Matthew permalink

    I set the goal for 100 books this year.
    My full answer is posted.

    Reply
  40. Patricia @ Lady with Books permalink

    My answer
    http://ladywithbooks.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/musing-mondays-reading-goals/

    (ugh. tired. need sleep. too lazy to do HTML)

    Reply
  41. Danielle permalink

    I track right now, but am debating whether to do it next year..

    http://enchantedbybooks.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/musing-mondays-11/

    Reply
  42. abookandashortlatte1 permalink

    Great question. My answer is here:

    http://abookandashortlatte.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/musing-mondays-47/

    Reply
  43. Jess@ Jessy's Bookends permalink

    Soon, I will accomplish my reading goal for this year, soon I will be adding more books to my Goodreads challenge http://jessysbookends.blogspot.com/2012/06/musing-mondays-2012-reading-goal.html

    Reply
  44. Nora permalink

    Here’s mine:
    http://phantasiewelten.blogspot.de/2012/06/musing-monday-1.html

    Reply
  45. Ang permalink

    Good luck on your goal! Here’s my MM: http://xandersmom11.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/musing-mondays-19/

    Reply
  46. Niki @Könyvesem permalink

    Hi! My post:
    http://azajtom.blogspot.hu/2012/06/heti-osszegzo.html

    Reply

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