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2022 Reading Challenges

Tobe Buffenbarger

I’m once again going to focus on challenges that appeal to my strange mood reading tendencies. My challenges are mostly homegrown (except for Unread Shelf Reading Challenge) and reflect my want to read off my own TBR (either digital or physical). I want to focus on the books that I will enjoy rather than what everyone else is talking about.

2022 Reading Challenges

  • Goodreads Challenge

  • Perpetual Books

  • UnRead Shelf Project

  • Seasonal TBRS: Winter TBR, Spring TBR, Summer TBR, Fall TBR

  • UnRead Shelf Reading Challenge

  • Kid Read Alouds

GoodReads Challenge (200) - I’m sticking with my usual 200 books for this overall goal. In 2021, I ended with 223 books which is slightly down from 2020’s 230. I still like the 200 number.

Perpetual Books (25) - I’ve done a bit of a culling when it comes to my perpetual lists page. I deleted some of the lists altogether and am focusing on the ones that appeal to be personally. We’ll see how this one goes…

UnRead Shelf (50) - My fourth year participating in this particular challenge. I did not do well at all last year. As always, I have high hopes for this!

Seasonal TBRs - Instead of strict monthly goals, I’m going to focus on seasonal goals. Unlike last year, I won’t be filling my lists with 25 specific titles, but instead use a bit of a goal framework. For example, winter’s list includes 5 Kindle books, 5 fantasy/scifi pics, 5 romances, and 5 nonfiction. I can go anywhere in those categories.

UnRead Shelf Project (24) - Another one that I didn’t quite finish last year. I’m really going to commit to doing the monthly challenge and the topical challenge.

  1. January: The Book You’ve Been Putting Off Reading -

  2. February: A Title You Couldn’t Resist -

  3. March: A Memoir or Biography -

  4. April: A Book by an Indie Published or Small Press -

  5. May: The Shortest Unread Book on Your Shelf -

  6. June: A Book About a Journey -

  7. July: Book Set un a Country or Culture Different Than Your Own -

  8. August: A Book Chosen by Your Friends or Family -

  9. September: A Book that Represents the Reader You Want to Be -

  10. October: A Book that Makes You Nervous -

  11. November: A Title That Starts with the First Letter of Your Name -

  12. December: A Classic Book -

  13. A Book in Translation -

  14. A Book Bought for the Cover -

  15. A Science/Technology Nonfiction -

  16. The Most Recently Acquired -

  17. A Book About/Of Poetry -

  18. A Book About Nature -

  19. A Book Made into a Movie or TV Series -

  20. A Book About a Season or Phase of Life -

  21. A Book About Food or Cooking -

  22. A Book Set in Your Hometown or State -

  23. A Book About Art or Artists

  24. A Modern Retelling of a Classic Book

Kid Read Alouds (20) - Continuing with this challenge again this year. We haven’t some great read aloud choices for the spring semester. And I’m sure that I’ll pick some great titles for the fall semester.

My rating system:

  • 5 stars - loved it, will tell everyone (or almost everyone) to read it

  • 4 stars - liked it, would recommend to certain people

  • 3 stars - okay book, but maybe not something i would recommend, maybe not a book for me, but I see merit

  • 2 stars - disliked it

  • 1 star - finished the book, but hated it! will rant to anyone about why I hated this one