50 Book Challenge

Welcome one and all!

What is 50 Book Challenge?

50 Book Challenge is a way to track and share the books you read throughout the year. Some people also choose to set personal goals to read more books, or more non-fiction, or more new books. The point is that it's up to you what you want to do.

Do I have to read 50 books? What if I read less/more/long books/etc? Can I include kids' books/comic books/picture books/etc?
Read as few or as many books as you want - 50 is just a suggestion.

Some people also track the number of pages they read, particularly if they're reading a lot of longer books this year. One way of finding a number of pages for the challenge is to multiply the number of (shorter) books you might have read by 300 (e.g. 50 x 300 = 15,000 pages).

You can include (or exclude) any types of books you want (including but not limited to rereads, graphic novels, comic books, audiobooks, and kids' books). Same goes for including reviews, ratings, or summaries, tagging your books, and using a progress meter (such as this or this) - do it if you want to, don't do it if you don't.

This sounds like fun! How do I start?
To begin, click "Post a new topic". Include your LibraryThing username in the subject, then put your first book(s) in the message. Or your to-read list. Or make it a simple hello post, if you like. When you want to update - when you finish a book, or monthly, or every three books, whatever - just make a new post in your topic.

Your Challenge year doesn't have to start January 1!
If you don't remember everything you've read since the beginning of the year, you can start your year when you join and keep track until this time next year.

(50 Book Challenge group originally created by Heina.)

ThemaThemaPosteingangLetzter Beitrag 
Treebeard_404's 2024 50+ list13 ungelesen / 13Treebeard_404, Gestern 8:17pm
Corinne's 2024 Reading Challenge6 ungelesen / 6Corinne, Gestern 6:18pm
my reads in 202427 ungelesen / 27Yuki-Onna, Gestern 3:34pm
Less Reels, More Books for Ilithyia in 2024!16 ungelesen / 16Ilithyia, Gestern 2:21am
Jean_Sexton and Her 2023 Books20 ungelesen / 20Jean_Sexton, Sonntag 7:29pm
ABVR in 202417 ungelesen / 17ABVR, Freitag 9:27pm
Stringcat3 50-Book Challenge 20245 ungelesen / 5stringcat3, Freitag 6:38pm
Seidchen’s 2024 Books11 ungelesen / 11seidchen, Freitag 10:41am
rocketjk's 2024 50-book rambles11 ungelesen / 11rocketjk, Freitag 9:10am
2024 50 Book Challenge12 ungelesen / 12asukamaxwell, Mittwoch 9:45pm
Tropics' 2024 Reading Challenge11 ungelesen / 11tropics, Mittwoch 7:14pm
lizaandpaul [paul]302 ungelesen / 302lizaandpaul, Mittwoch 7:46am
TAir 20242 ungelesen / 2TAir, Mittwoch 5:56am
CompSki's Books, Continued!126 ungelesen / 126compskibook, Dienstag 8:30pm
Janoorani 50 Book Challenge 202416 ungelesen / 16janoorani24, Dienstag 9:29am
2024 will be my year!!!12 ungelesen / 12readinggeek, März 10
Bumblesby 202412 ungelesen / 12bumblesby, März 9
lavaturtle's 50 books in 202412 ungelesen / 12lavaturtle, März 9
Ameise1 (Barbara)'s 50+ in 202421 ungelesen / 21Ameise1, März 6
50 Book Challenge 2022 - Witchcraft History46 ungelesen / 46asukamaxwell, März 3
Kibosa 50 book challenge 20245 ungelesen / 5kibosa, März 3
clong's 50 book challenge for 202414 ungelesen / 14clong, März 3
Quaisior's 50 for 20242 ungelesen / 2Quaisior, März 3
SF_fan_mae's 2024 50 Book Challenge5 ungelesen / 5SF_fan_mae, März 2
Chiliihead's 2024 list3 ungelesen / 3chiliihead, März 1
kgramer 2024 challenge3 ungelesen / 3kgramer, März 1
Joy's (jlshall) 2024 Challenge9 ungelesen / 9jlshall, Februar 28
BookDoc16: Still Here in 20246 ungelesen / 6BookDoc16, Februar 28
Ted-another (vain?) attempt to read 50 books in 20242 ungelesen / 2ted74ca, Februar 27
TAir 20237 ungelesen / 7TAir, Februar 23
2023 50 Book Challenge28 ungelesen / 28asukamaxwell, Februar 16
utbw42's 50 for 20242 ungelesen / 2utbw42, Februar 12
50 more in 2024!3 ungelesen / 3chrirob, Februar 10
2026 Book Challenge - Horror1 ungelesen / 1asukamaxwell, Februar 8
Lamplight goes for 50plus in 20245 ungelesen / 5lamplight, Februar 7
Alexandra319 50 Book Challenge1 ungelesen / 1alexandra319, Januar 23
PaperbackPirate reads 47 in 2023!12 ungelesen / 12PaperbackPirate, Januar 15
PaperbackPirate reads 48 in 2024!5 ungelesen / 5PaperbackPirate, Januar 15
MizzLette 50 Book Challenge1 ungelesen / 1TwilightBlue, Januar 13
edgewood's 50 Book Challenge for 20241 ungelesen / 1edgewood, Januar 10
Corinne's 2023 Reading Challenge25 ungelesen / 25Corinne, Januar 5
202393 ungelesen / 93Yuki-Onna, Januar 4
Arrianarose's 2023 Reading Challenge22 ungelesen / 22arrianarose, Januar 3
2023 is going to be my year!!!35 ungelesen / 35readinggeek, Januar 1
Ilithyia’s 2023 Book Crawl63 ungelesen / 63Ilithyia, Dezember 31, 2023
SF_fan_mae's 2023 50 Book Challenge15 ungelesen / 15SF_fan_mae, Dezember 31, 2023
rocketjk's 50-Book need to read - 202369 ungelesen / 69rocketjk, Dezember 31, 2023
Tropics' 2023 Book Challenge43 ungelesen / 43tropics, Dezember 31, 2023
Bumblesby 202347 ungelesen / 47bumblesby, Dezember 31, 2023
Ted-want to actually read 50+ books in 2023!32 ungelesen / 32ted74ca, Dezember 30, 2023
2024 Love of Reading (L-Anne)4 ungelesen / 4L-Anne, Dezember 29, 2023
BookDoc16: Back Again for 202316 ungelesen / 16BookDoc16, Dezember 29, 2023
utbw42's 50 for 202334 ungelesen / 34utbw42, Dezember 27, 2023
Rachelle-a-trons 50 Book Challenge - 2024!1 ungelesen / 1rachelle-a-tron, Dezember 26, 2023
femalewarbride's 50 book challenge 20241 ungelesen / 1femalewarbride, Dezember 26, 2023
clong's challenge for 202337 ungelesen / 37clong, Dezember 24, 2023
si: 50 Books in 202340 ungelesen / 40si, Dezember 23, 2023
Stringcat3 50-Book Challenge 202330 ungelesen / 30stringcat3, Dezember 2023
Dianelouise100 accepts the Challenge13 ungelesen / 13dianelouise100, Dezember 2023
kgramer 2023 Challenge11 ungelesen / 11kgramer, Dezember 2023
beehappy's 2023 Challenge11 ungelesen / 11beehappy, November 2023
Lamplight in 202334 ungelesen / 34lamplight, November 2023
Quaisior's 50 for 20231 ungelesen / 1Quaisior, November 2023
2023 - Fifty Books for Me!26 ungelesen / 26chrirob, November 2023
TAir 20228 ungelesen / 8TAir, November 2023
Chiliihead's 2023 list10 ungelesen / 10chiliihead, November 2023
Jean_Sexton and Her 2022 Books59 ungelesen / 59Jean_Sexton, September 2023
Handshakes' 2023 Challenge--Anybody there?10 ungelesen / 10handshakes, September 2023
Fifty mas libros for me!2 ungelesen / 2rocketjk, August 2023
Seitherin's 2023 Book Challenge47 ungelesen / 47seitherin, Juli 2023
alsleep is ready to read more1 ungelesen / 1alsleep, Juli 2023
Ameise1 (Barbara)'s 50+ in 202348 ungelesen / 48Ameise1, Juli 2023
2026 50 Book Challenge - Vikings1 ungelesen / 1asukamaxwell, Juni 2023
50 Book Challenge - Disease / Medical History 202145 ungelesen / 45asukamaxwell, April 2023
NHMountainMan's 2023 50-book challenge.1 ungelesen / 1NHMountainMan, Februar 2023
LBRADF LOIS 20231 ungelesen / 1lbradf, Januar 2023
2022 - New year, new try ❤44 ungelesen / 44Yuki-Onna, Januar 2023
PaperbackPirate reads 46 in 2022!14 ungelesen / 14PaperbackPirate, Januar 2023
Going for It!1 ungelesen / 1gdietz, Januar 2023
Seidchen’s 2023 Books1 ungelesen / 1seidchen, Januar 2023
Rachelle-a-trons 50 Book Challenge - 2023!1 ungelesen / 1rachelle-a-tron, Januar 2023
Rocketjk's 50-Book Feet Up, Read Up in 2293 ungelesen / 93fuzzi, Januar 2023
BookDoc16: In for 202210 ungelesen / 10BookDoc16, Januar 2023
Arrianarose's 2022 Books, books and more books challenge23 ungelesen / 23arrianarose, Januar 2023
50 Books For My 50th Year - 20226 ungelesen / 6readinggeek, Januar 2023
Ted's Reading Challenge for 202230 ungelesen / 30ted74ca, Januar 2023
Seitherin's 2022 Book Challenge89 ungelesen / 89seitherin, Januar 2023
Lamplight's 2022 goals: 50 and beyond!74 ungelesen / 74lamplight, Dezember 2022
SF_fan_mae's 2022 50 Book Challenge14 ungelesen / 14SF_fan_mae, Dezember 2022
2022, Ilithyia’s 16th year of 50 Book Challenges!59 ungelesen / 59Ilithyia, Dezember 2022
Corinne's 2022 Reading Challenge24 ungelesen / 24Corinne, Dezember 2022
QuestingA's 50 in 2022 revisited29 ungelesen / 29QuestingA, Dezember 2022
Tropics' 2022 50 Book Challenge39 ungelesen / 39tropics, Dezember 2022
clong's 50 book challenge for 202230 ungelesen / 30clong, Dezember 2022
Stringcat3's 2022 50-Book Challenge32 ungelesen / 32stringcat3, Dezember 2022
jlshall's 50 Book Challenge for 202245 ungelesen / 45jlshall, Dezember 2022
si: mini challenge for Aug -Dec 202220 ungelesen / 20si, Dezember 2022
utbw42's 50 for 202214 ungelesen / 14utbw42, Dezember 2022
Kgramer 2022 challenge10 ungelesen / 10kgramer, Dezember 2022
bookworm3091 2022 Reading Goal12 ungelesen / 12bookworm3091, Dezember 2022
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