Trying to get back into serious reading next year. I have a mountain of books at my house that I’ve read a few pages or the first chapter of, but for the purposes of this market I need to both start and finish reading 52 books in 2024. They can be rereads, fiction/non-fiction, etc., but manga/magazines/instruction manuals don’t count.

For context I’m applying for a grad program in English literature (to start in the fall), so not only is this 52 goal realistic but I have a sharp motivation to actually achieve it earlier than the end of the year.

Three major challenges stand in my way: I hate audiobooks, I have ADHD, and book reading doesn’t directly translate into monetary gain (which is always a concern for poors like me). That said, I feel like if I am held accountable for my reading in a public forum, I am far more likely to do it.

I plan on checking in and updating my progress on the last day of each month.

The first book I will attempt to read is the ol’ “Gödel, Escher, Bach” by Hofstadter. (If I finish, it’ll be the first time I’ve gotten past the first chapter.) Wish me luck! 📚

***Update 12/23/23***

Please connect with me on StoryGraph if you want to follow along with my reading progress on a more regular basis. (Please disregard all current reading content on my profile, I'm still trying to get the hang of the site and am just brainstorming ideas for how to lay out my books/reading/etc.) Also, it'd be more fun to see what other Folders are reading throughout the year :)

I've set my profile to public so that anyone with the link can get some info about what I'm reading/plan to read/have read and adjust their bets from there. I'm hoping to finalize my reading list by 12/31/2023, but it may have to wait until 1/5/24 due to travel/vacation/etc. I will probably start the year with a smaller book than GEB just so I don't have to lug it around on an airplane, fair warning.

Thanks to all of those who decide to follow/read along with me!