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45 participants (193 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 12 physical books that you already owned on January 1, 2025, during the course of the year. Since this challenge is aimed at reducing the number of unread physical books you already have on your shelves, new purchases made after 1/1/25, as well as any audiobooks and digital copies, do not count towards this specific goal. 

Challenge Books

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The Round House by Louise Erdrich

The Round House

Louise Erdrich

317 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery dark emotional sad medium-paced
Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World

Naomi Klein

399 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir politics technology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
True Biz by Sara Nović

True Biz

Sara Nović

386 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim

The Dragon's Promise

Six Crimson Cranes #2

Elizabeth Lim

496 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

The Witch's Heart

Genevieve Gornichec

359 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

277 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Splendid City by Karen Heuler

The Splendid City

Karen Heuler

275 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

Faebound

Faebound #1

Saara El-Arifi

386 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

Authority

Southern Reach #2

Jeff VanderMeer

352 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense slow-paced