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.

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.

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.

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.

Group website: http://community.livejournal.com/50bookchallenge/

Total members: 2,462 members

Recent members: cynhazel, johnfwilley, lauranowotny, josephthomas, robbynesudduth, hairilasisi, dannysbooks, AnnNerdley, jamescjbarnesjr, pamelaclark, reneepicardi, philipmcfadden, authorfcampbell, mikehewitt, eclecticdodo, alankaustin, philipbralich, maraskywalkeriii, kathleenodwyer, charlesotaheller, myroncherry, neon70000, Joy-Varner-Martin, caldavis, abide01, georgelavrov, elizehattin, andreagross, christopheranderson, jeanpierrebreton

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CityChelle's 50 Books in 2012 Challenge		9	callmejacx, Today 12:05am
Jem907's 2012 50 Book Challenge!!!		6	callmejacx, Today 12:01am
Daland's 50 Book Challenge 2012		7	callmejacx, Yesterday 11:59pm
bluemeanie11's 50 Books in 2012		11	callmejacx, Yesterday 11:56pm
Calque's 50 book challenge for 2012		10	callmejacx, Yesterday 11:49pm
Weener's 2012 book challenge!		8	callmejacx, Yesterday 11:48pm
Can I do it this year: 2012		12	callmejacx, Yesterday 11:37pm
Corinne's 2012 50 Book Challenge		2	Corinne, Yesterday 10:27pm
50 book challenge for Vindemia		3	vindemia, Yesterday 10:03pm
CompSki's Books!		256	compskibook, Yesterday 8:55pm
Madcow299's try for 50 in 2012		11	Madcow299, Yesterday 8:49pm
Lamplight's 2012 Reading List.		7	lamplight, Yesterday 4:36pm
Vic's 50 Book Challenge 2012		9	Vic33, Yesterday 4:02pm
Bibliobeck's 2012 challenge		9	bibliobeck, Yesterday 2:19pm
trueneutral's 2012 books		8	trueneutral, Yesterday 1:35pm
readeron's 2012 Reading Challenge		23	readeron, Yesterday 12:28pm
wildbill's 2012 challenge		16	wildbill, Yesterday 12:16pm
katacs' Challenge in 2012		12	katacs, Yesterday 11:43am
Lex 23's 2012 50 Book Challenge		7	Lex23, Yesterday 10:15am
utbw42's 50 for 2012		13	utbw42, Yesterday 8:26am
Shinyone's 50+ in 2012		13	shinyone, Yesterday 7:10am
Austral's 2012 50 book challenge		5	australwind, Yesterday 6:52am
Ilithyia's new life in 2012		9	Ilithyia, Wednesday 10:48pm
Drew & Kelly's 50 for 2012		3	drew-kelly-renaldo, Wednesday 10:04pm
2012 Fifty Book Challenge for belgrade18		4	belgrade18, Wednesday 9:09pm
Notmyrealname's 50 in 2012		14	notmyrealname, Wednesday 8:13pm
jcordes07 - 50 Book Challenge (2012)		4	jcordes07, Wednesday 7:40pm
Alina's 50 books		7	quinaquisset, Wednesday 7:30pm
quinaquisset's 2012 challenge		6	quinaquisset, Wednesday 7:25pm
rocketjk's modest 50 in 2012		23	richardderus, Wednesday 6:56pm
domlancaster - My first 50 Book Challenge.		2	TinaValdes, Wednesday 5:36pm
trisarahdactyl's 50 Book Challenge 2012		4	trisarahdactyl, Wednesday 4:22pm
Ameise1's 50 in 2012		12	Ameise1, Wednesday 3:36pm
moonwatcher's books in 2012		2	moonwatcher, Wednesday 1:04pm
eclecticdodo's 50 book challenge		8	eclecticdodo, Wednesday 8:02am
Maggotbrain's 50 for 2012		8	maggotbrain, Wednesday 4:47am
Ron's 50+ Booklog for 2012		15	RBeffa, Tuesday 9:50pm
Levitrons 2012 Challenge - this time he means it		4	Levitron, Tuesday 5:05pm
ted74ca's 2012 reads		8	ted74ca, Tuesday 4:08pm
Ellesee's 2012 Reading Challenge		12	Ellesee, Tuesday 4:06pm
John's 50+ book challenge for 2012		4	johnsimpson, Tuesday 2:55pm
kac522's 50 Books in 2012		8	kac522, Tuesday 1:27pm
StormRaven's Fifty and Beyond for 2012		33	StormRaven, Tuesday 9:51am
First try at 50!		11	TinaValdes, Monday 10:35pm
glwebb's 2012 books		16	glwebb, Monday 4:20pm
QuestingA's 50 books for 2012		6	QuestingA, Monday 11:39am
CFoxyLady goal for 2012, always to have a book in her hands.....		6	CFoxyLady, Monday 8:38am
Attempt #2		1	dannysbooks, Monday 3:16am
Whitewavedarling's Reads in 2012		7	whitewavedarling, Monday 12:24am
poetontheone's fastidious 50 for 2012.		8	poetontheone, Monday 12:13am
Sharon's 50 Book Challenge 2012		6	sharonmoe, Sunday 6:02pm
Aya.Herron's 50 Book Challenge for 2012		9	aya.herron, Sunday 4:11pm
arrianarose's 50 in 2012 challenge		6	arrianarose, Sunday 12:18pm
colinflipper's book list		114	colinflipper, Saturday 9:13pm
kiwifortyniner's 50 in 2012		6	kiwifortyniner, Saturday 6:11pm
Gordon361's 2012 thread		7	gordon361, Saturday 3:25pm
I'll will do better in 2012.		15	usnmm2, Friday 7:28pm
lizaandpaul [paul]		120	lizaandpaul, Friday 5:26pm
AnnNerdley's 50 book challenge		1	AnnNerdley, Friday 2:13pm
aiming for 38 in 2012		3	zdufran, Friday 10:29am
kgramer 2012 challenge		2	kgramer, Friday 8:56am
Wilsonknut 50 Book Challenge 2012		4	wilsonknut, February 2
Chiliihead's challenge		22	chiliihead, February 2
Adrateia's 60 Book Challenge		8	adrateia, February 2
Callibre 50 book challenge		82	Callibre, February 2
Randy Mouse 50 Book Challenge 2012		8	Randy_Mouse, February 2
ph8's 100 in 2012		3	ph8, February 1
soylentgreen23's list for 2012		3	soylentgreen23, February 1
wrmjr66 tries--and likely fails again--to read 50 books in 2012		2	wrmjr66, January 31
2012 a new beginning		4	ct.bergeron, January 31
Annie's 2012 book challenge		4	maraskywalkeriii, January 31
VeilofIsis' 2012 Book Challenge		9	veilofisis, January 31
lsg really intends to make at least 50 this year		10	notmyrealname, January 31
Fourth Time's the Charm—25,000 Pages in 2012!		7	raistlinsshadow, January 31
loulou's 50 challenge		1	masonlou, January 30
50 in *2012* =]		1	ZJF, January 30
50 Book Challenge for 2012 for Marina of Daddyofattyo		2	daddyofattyo, January 30
Louanne's 2012 Reading Challenge		33	Louanne, January 29
Lovelyluck's 2012 Challenge		2	lovelyluck, January 28
50 in 2012		1	eesti23, January 28
Jaidelle's book challenge for 2011		1	Jaidelle, January 28
readinggeek will read 50 in 2012!!!		2	readinggeek, January 28
Stringcat3's 2012 50-book challenge		7	stringcat3, January 28
kb1dqt - 50 book challenge		83	kb1dqt, January 28
LMHTWB's 50 Book Challenge 2012		6	LMHTWB, January 28
LittleBookSnob 2012 Reads		3	LittleBookSnob, January 28
Calimera's 50 books for 2012		1	Calimera, January 28
RockStarNinja's 2012 Book Challenge		5	RockStarNinja, January 28
1 out of 50		1	neon70000, January 27
50 in 09 won't be mine!		40	bfertig, January 27
Joy-Varner-Martin		8	Joy-Varner-Martin, January 27
Joy-Varner-Martin		1	Joy-Varner-Martin, January 27
Joyfulgirl's books for 2012		7	joyfulgirl, January 27
Hirotani's 2012 - 50 book challenge		3	hirotani, January 27
Asukamaxwell's 2012 List		3	asukamaxwell, January 27
Beatles1964 2012 Reading Challenge		4	beatles1964, January 26
jlshall's 50 Book Challenge for 2012		18	meadowmist, January 25
Tropics' 2012 Books Read.		5	tropics, January 24
violinbook reads...50bc		1	violinbook, January 24
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