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.)

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Ted-another (vain?) attempt to read 50 books in 20244 ongelezen / 4ted74ca, Gisteren 1:19am
utbw42's 50 for 20243 ongelezen / 3utbw42, maandag 8:28am
Less Reels, More Books for Ilithyia in 2024!17 ongelezen / 17Ilithyia, zondag 11:51pm
BookDoc16: Still Here in 20247 ongelezen / 7BookDoc16, zondag 6:59pm
Tropics' 2024 Reading Challenge12 ongelezen / 12tropics, zondag 1:55pm
Ameise1 (Barbara)'s 50+ in 202425 ongelezen / 25Ameise1, zondag 9:49am
lavaturtle's 50 books in 202415 ongelezen / 15lavaturtle, zaterdag 10:58pm
Quickmind's 50 book challenge 2024. Its going to be my year to accomplish this!2 ongelezen / 2quickmind, zaterdag 10:05am
Corinne's 2024 Reading Challenge7 ongelezen / 7Corinne, maart 20
clong's 50 book challenge for 202415 ongelezen / 15clong, maart 20
2024 50 Book Challenge13 ongelezen / 13asukamaxwell, maart 19
Treebeard_404's 2024 50+ list13 ongelezen / 13Treebeard_404, maart 18
Jean_Sexton and Her 2023 Books20 ongelezen / 20Jean_Sexton, maart 17
ABVR in 202417 ongelezen / 17ABVR, maart 15
Stringcat3 50-Book Challenge 20245 ongelezen / 5stringcat3, maart 15
Seidchen’s 2024 Books11 ongelezen / 11seidchen, maart 15
lizaandpaul [paul]302 ongelezen / 302lizaandpaul, maart 13
TAir 20242 ongelezen / 2TAir, maart 13
50 Book Challenge 2022 - Witchcraft History46 ongelezen / 46asukamaxwell, maart 3
Kibosa 50 book challenge 20245 ongelezen / 5kibosa, maart 3
Quaisior's 50 for 20242 ongelezen / 2Quaisior, maart 3
SF_fan_mae's 2024 50 Book Challenge5 ongelezen / 5SF_fan_mae, maart 2
Chiliihead's 2024 list3 ongelezen / 3chiliihead, maart 1
kgramer 2024 challenge3 ongelezen / 3kgramer, maart 1
Joy's (jlshall) 2024 Challenge9 ongelezen / 9jlshall, februari 28
TAir 20237 ongelezen / 7TAir, februari 23
2023 50 Book Challenge28 ongelezen / 28asukamaxwell, februari 16
50 more in 2024!3 ongelezen / 3chrirob, februari 10
2026 Book Challenge - Horror1 ongelezen / 1asukamaxwell, februari 8
Lamplight goes for 50plus in 20245 ongelezen / 5lamplight, februari 7
Alexandra319 50 Book Challenge1 ongelezen / 1alexandra319, januari 23
PaperbackPirate reads 47 in 2023!12 ongelezen / 12PaperbackPirate, januari 15
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MizzLette 50 Book Challenge1 ongelezen / 1TwilightBlue, januari 13
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Corinne's 2023 Reading Challenge25 ongelezen / 25Corinne, januari 5
202393 ongelezen / 93Yuki-Onna, januari 4
Arrianarose's 2023 Reading Challenge22 ongelezen / 22arrianarose, januari 3
2023 is going to be my year!!!35 ongelezen / 35readinggeek, januari 1
Ilithyia’s 2023 Book Crawl63 ongelezen / 63Ilithyia, december 31, 2023
SF_fan_mae's 2023 50 Book Challenge15 ongelezen / 15SF_fan_mae, december 31, 2023
rocketjk's 50-Book need to read - 202369 ongelezen / 69rocketjk, december 31, 2023
Tropics' 2023 Book Challenge43 ongelezen / 43tropics, december 31, 2023
Bumblesby 202347 ongelezen / 47bumblesby, december 31, 2023
Ted-want to actually read 50+ books in 2023!32 ongelezen / 32ted74ca, december 30, 2023
2024 Love of Reading (L-Anne)4 ongelezen / 4L-Anne, december 29, 2023
BookDoc16: Back Again for 202316 ongelezen / 16BookDoc16, december 29, 2023
utbw42's 50 for 202334 ongelezen / 34utbw42, december 2023
Rachelle-a-trons 50 Book Challenge - 2024!1 ongelezen / 1rachelle-a-tron, december 2023
femalewarbride's 50 book challenge 20241 ongelezen / 1femalewarbride, december 2023
clong's challenge for 202337 ongelezen / 37clong, december 2023
si: 50 Books in 202340 ongelezen / 40si, december 2023
Stringcat3 50-Book Challenge 202330 ongelezen / 30stringcat3, december 2023
Dianelouise100 accepts the Challenge13 ongelezen / 13dianelouise100, december 2023
kgramer 2023 Challenge11 ongelezen / 11kgramer, december 2023
beehappy's 2023 Challenge11 ongelezen / 11beehappy, november 2023
Lamplight in 202334 ongelezen / 34lamplight, november 2023
Quaisior's 50 for 20231 ongelezen / 1Quaisior, november 2023
2023 - Fifty Books for Me!26 ongelezen / 26chrirob, november 2023
TAir 20228 ongelezen / 8TAir, november 2023
Chiliihead's 2023 list10 ongelezen / 10chiliihead, november 2023
Jean_Sexton and Her 2022 Books59 ongelezen / 59Jean_Sexton, september 2023
Handshakes' 2023 Challenge--Anybody there?10 ongelezen / 10handshakes, september 2023
Fifty mas libros for me!2 ongelezen / 2rocketjk, augustus 2023
Seitherin's 2023 Book Challenge47 ongelezen / 47seitherin, juli 2023
alsleep is ready to read more1 ongelezen / 1alsleep, juli 2023
Ameise1 (Barbara)'s 50+ in 202348 ongelezen / 48Ameise1, juli 2023
2026 50 Book Challenge - Vikings1 ongelezen / 1asukamaxwell, juni 2023
50 Book Challenge - Disease / Medical History 202145 ongelezen / 45asukamaxwell, april 2023
NHMountainMan's 2023 50-book challenge.1 ongelezen / 1NHMountainMan, februari 2023
LBRADF LOIS 20231 ongelezen / 1lbradf, januari 2023
2022 - New year, new try ❤44 ongelezen / 44Yuki-Onna, januari 2023
PaperbackPirate reads 46 in 2022!14 ongelezen / 14PaperbackPirate, januari 2023
Going for It!1 ongelezen / 1gdietz, januari 2023
Seidchen’s 2023 Books1 ongelezen / 1seidchen, januari 2023
Rachelle-a-trons 50 Book Challenge - 2023!1 ongelezen / 1rachelle-a-tron, januari 2023
Rocketjk's 50-Book Feet Up, Read Up in 2293 ongelezen / 93fuzzi, januari 2023
BookDoc16: In for 202210 ongelezen / 10BookDoc16, januari 2023
Arrianarose's 2022 Books, books and more books challenge23 ongelezen / 23arrianarose, januari 2023
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Ted's Reading Challenge for 202230 ongelezen / 30ted74ca, januari 2023
Seitherin's 2022 Book Challenge89 ongelezen / 89seitherin, januari 2023
Lamplight's 2022 goals: 50 and beyond!74 ongelezen / 74lamplight, december 2022
SF_fan_mae's 2022 50 Book Challenge14 ongelezen / 14SF_fan_mae, december 2022
2022, Ilithyia’s 16th year of 50 Book Challenges!59 ongelezen / 59Ilithyia, december 2022
Corinne's 2022 Reading Challenge24 ongelezen / 24Corinne, december 2022
QuestingA's 50 in 2022 revisited29 ongelezen / 29QuestingA, december 2022
Tropics' 2022 50 Book Challenge39 ongelezen / 39tropics, december 2022
clong's 50 book challenge for 202230 ongelezen / 30clong, december 2022
Stringcat3's 2022 50-Book Challenge32 ongelezen / 32stringcat3, december 2022
jlshall's 50 Book Challenge for 202245 ongelezen / 45jlshall, december 2022
si: mini challenge for Aug -Dec 202220 ongelezen / 20si, december 2022
utbw42's 50 for 202214 ongelezen / 14utbw42, december 2022
Kgramer 2022 challenge10 ongelezen / 10kgramer, december 2022
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