Considering we’re more than a third of the way through the year, I’ve not read nearly as many books as I would have liked.
But I thought I’d do a roundup of all the books I have read so far this year and share some quick thoughts.
The above image is a bookshelf I drew in my journal last year, filled with the books I want to get through in 2022. It’s by no means a rigid reading list, and there are books I missed that I really want to read.
No matter how many times I design a reading plan, I can never stick to it. But regardless of how different my year in books may look by year’s end, my actual reading goal differs from the challenge I’ve set myself every other year.
Ordinarily, much like many booklovers, my reading goal is a set number of books to read within 12 months that I declare on Goodreads. This number is mostly arbitrary, high enough to push me to read if I get behind but low enough that I always hit my target. It’s never really been a challenge, and I’ve been content with that.
However, this year, I decided a challenge was necessary to achieve one specific reading goal I always set myself but never manage to complete.
John Wesley Stammers 