I love listening to audio books. I listen to them while I'm doing laundry or other cleaning. I love the feeling of being able to "read" and accomplish other things that need to be done at the same time. And of course I love listening while I'm driving. One of my favorite audio books is The Help. The narration is great!
Audio books are a great tool for reading on the go. We're trying to set daily reading goals rather than saying we're going to read a certain number of books. Keeps us working everyday. Good luck with your goals!
Reagan! You're going to love audiobooks (I hope)! They're so convenient! I listen while I drive to school, between classes, while I do chores, and even at work sometimes! Definitely an easy way to get around to some books you just can't get through the physical versions of!
It's so great to hear that I'm not the only one that pushes myself way too hard. It's definitely a good resolution to get that under control. You're more than capable of it as am I! Let's make 2016 the year of self-love and understanding!
Last year I set myself lots of reading goals and I felt too pressured by them in the end, so this year I've decided to just read what I feel like. I totally agree about putting pressure on yourself, I do that too.
I totally agree about being too hard on ourselves. I am also taking a step back and doing what I want this year without all the pressure of feeling like I have to read something.
My personal resolution is to be less hard on myself and more relaxed in 2016. I've had to keep reminding myself of it this past week but I already think it's helping :). Best of luck with your resolutions too
I get most of my audiobooks via my local library! Many libraries are part of Overdrive or some other type of e-audiobook lending app. It's great! I love listening to them while I drive, cook, do chores, work out, etc.
I struggled with audiobooks at first, but I've been listening to them regularly the past couple years (have listened to ~100) and love them! I can get a lot more reading done since a lot of times my eyes are too exhausted and blurry to read but I'm still mentally awake if that makes sense, so I can listen in bed or while cooking, etc. My all-time favourite audiobooks are: The Book Thief, The Diviners series, The Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy, The Girl With All the Gifts, and any Neil Gaiman audiobook. :) The Harry Potter ones are wonderful of course too.
One of my bookish goals this year is to not stress about reading and about how many books I'm reading per month, per year, etc. I want to keep reading a priority, but I don't want it to feel like work.
Good luck on your resolutions! One of my goals is to reread more of my favorite books and to read more books from genres that I don't usually read from. :)
I started listening to audiobooks last year, and I was skeptical at first. But now I've become a convert! They're especially great during an otherwise tedious daily commute. :)
Lovelovelove audiobooks! Perfect for traveling, walking, working out, and doing house keeping stuff! The Half Bad series is absolutely amazing as an audio book! The actor is great! I totally recommend that series as a firsty! Also the Song of Ice and Fire is a lot easier to get through via audiobook! Woohoo! Love your videos!
Your last goal is just perfect and hope a lot of viewers join you on that goal. I know I am! Along the same lines I am setting a goal to love and enjoy and appreciate all the things I own. I LOVE to shop but honestly do not need for anything. I am like most woman who have loads of clothes, perfumes, jewelry, etc. I buy more and more when I have plenty of unused at home. This is the year that I use what I have, appreciate that I have it and really learn the difference between needs and wants.
Great resolutions! my goal is to read 50 books and I'm currently 're-reading' Harry Potter through audio books and Stephen Fry's voice is just brilliant!
I love audiobooks! I have been using Audible for YEARS. I wasn't as actively listening to audiobooks recently, so one of my New Year resolutions is to listen to more audiobooks :)
I'm a huge audiobook reader (I get to listen to my music all day at work, that quickly dissolved into audiobooks!) so here's my two cents: Some of the best audiobooks I've enjoyed are ones based on some type of personal daily entry (journal, diary, etc) they're basically written for audiobooks! Two of my favorites that follow that line are: The Martian and Flowers for Algernon. Good luck with your resolutions!
I set a page goal for myself instead of a book goal. I actually wish goodreads would offer that because it doesn't put pressure on book length. And audiobooks read by the author are awesome. I also love full cast audiobooks.
Huge audio book fan here. You can also listen to a lot of digital audio book through your local public library. My public library has an Overdrive subscription and also an Axis360 Subscription. They allow me to download audio onto my phone. It's fabulous. Hope you find some fabulous audio books.
I loved listening to Yes Please on Audiobook! Thirteen Reasons Why is also a very good one to listen on on audiobook. The guy who narrates the main character is really good!
My New Year's Resolution was to be more brave! In the past I've let my anxiety keep me from doing things that I want to do, or trying things that I'm unsure about.. And I just, wanna leave all of the self-doubt and fear behind me. Use 2016 to discover all of my amazing qualities, all of my strengths and acknowledge that everything will be okay, but it'll be BETTER if I take chances and do things that I want to do. :D My bookish goals however, are to get back into reading. I fell out of it in 2015, I wanna start by reading 2 books a month and also one audio book a month. Something small but manageable. :3
Yay for audio books! Once you get into it, it's really an amazing way to experience a story. Neil Patrick Harris book on audio was also great, if you like to add another celebrity to the listing list. Highly recommend Wil Wheaton as a narrator too, especially when he reads John Scalzi novels (funny sci-fi). So freaking good. My goals are as usual to read 120 books and read all the unread books on my shelves. I want to get to "the wise man's fear" soon. Good luck on your goals.
My goodreads goal is to read at least 60 books! Which to me, I'm kind of breaking it down to at least 1 or 2 novels a month and then the rest being either graphic novels or manga! I also like your goal of reading what you want because lately I've been kind of bored of seeing so many booktubers talk about the same books in their videos. Which is one of the reasons why I like your channel because you don't just talk about the same new releases as every one else! :)
Furiously Happy is hilarious as an audiobook! It's kinda like a look into the struggle of someone with mental problems and learning some life lessons through her stories. Plus, it's hilarious lol
+Cooper Hawkins Yes! My little sister and I used to listen to the Harry Potter audiobooks every night when we were kids. We'd always listen to them after reading them. Great narrator.
Good luck with your goals/resolutions! I have a few as well. I want to eat healthier, exercise 3-5 days a week, drink more water, read more books (and all of my TBR books), write in a journal at least twice a week, learn and study harder and the one thing that is the biggest goal but is not really up to me anymore is becoming a FLEX exchange student.
I have a feeling you've already read it, but The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (and its sequels) are GREAT novels on audiobook. The narrator is amazing and does all of the accents and voices really well. It was the first novel I listened to and I just loved it. Highly recommended. Ps. You have become my favorite booktuber. Love your videos!
I've also been playing with the thought of listening to some audio books this year. It's something that I've never done, but obviously it might in some cases be even better than reading a physical book, like you say. I hope your resolutions work out the way you want them to! :)
I just started listening to audio books and I've loved them so far! I listened to Fangirl as my first and it was GREAT. Followed that up with The Raven Boys and it was AMAZING! Good luck with your goals!
This was really inspiring, especially because last year I had a reading drought, I had a year and a half long slump and so far I've read three books in the last week or so, and this makes me continue to want to keep it up XD
Audiobooks are awesome! Some are much better than others. In some ways, it's a totally different "reading" experience. If there's a great narrator, it can bring the characters to life. As a commuter, they are awesome. Enjoy! :)
I've seen that you own The Golem and the Jinni but since you want to get more into audiobooks that is great book to listen too. The narration by George Guidall is amazing!! You will not regret listening to it!
I didn't make my goals last year. Which was kind of awkward. But this year I'll definitely make it. I can totally relate with your personal resolution. I've always been really hard on myself but I've been working on that. You can do it!
Good luck with your goals :) I started audiobooks last year and actually started with Yes Please by Amy Poehler. I found it a great starting place and I hope you enjoy it :) I made a whole resolutions video on my channel, but to summarise, my main goals are to read 100 books and to try and comment on every video I watch.
+Kirsty Ward That was one of the best audiobooks I listened to last year. Amy Poehler's laughter is absolutely infectious and the words definitely felt more impactful hearing her speak them.
I want to read more Finnish authors this year. I live in Finland and I have neglected our authors for few years now but now I really want to change my habits and read more authors from my home country :)
Amy Poehler's book is hilarious and she has guest speakers come in and read too so it's awesome to listen too. Two tips I have for when you start listening to audio books. First tip always listen to the sample before you buy cause you don't want to end up with someone sounding annoying reading a book to you. Second tip, try to get longer books because you'll be surprised by how quickly you can get through a book, its better to get a bigger bang for your buck.
ohh thanks for mentioning audiobooks read by the celebs themselves! i've been wanting to try listening to one, but i've just looked and sampled fiction books on audible - but i'm not into any of the voices. celebs reading their own books would be awesome, i have to try it! good luck with your goals :) some of my goals are to read a few books by norwegian authors, listen to an audiobook, read 50 books...:)
For audiobooks I DEFINITELY recommend Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff! It was the first one I've ever listened too and it was amazing. I listened to it while following along in the book and it gave the story so much more imo!
Audiobooks help me through books I've got to read in German class. Every single book I had to read in that class was tedious and impossible to read then I looked up the audiobooks on youtube and listened to them instead :D
Hey Regan! :D I have "two" goals this year. One is the goodreads challenge, i'm planning to read 80 things. The second goal is to catch up in the series i started in the past. I dont wanna set goals that made me see reading as something i need to do instead of something i want to do. great vid =)
I have a goal of 24 books and they're all books I own. I made a list of nearly 40 from my current collection. Some are going to be easier than others, I think, but it'll be fun.
In 2016, I want to read 75 books and read every book I own and haven't read. I also want to reread some series and read more classics and catch up on YA series before their last books come out.
I am hoping to read a variety of books as well. I tend to read fantasy, but I began the new year with a Ernest Hemingway novel. So far I am fulfilling that goal. :) Best of luck to achieving your goals!
Well for me it is, I assume your reading goal is higher and I wish you the best of luck with completing that and please respect all goals no matter of how small or big, you think they are!
My goal is 50 books this year, and it's the first time I've actually set a goal for myself. Also, I have a book recommendation!! The Splintered series is absolutely fantastic! It's a twisted Alice in Wonderland story and the main character is the great great great granddaughter of Alice Lidell, the inspiration for the Lewis Carroll tales and she can hear the thoughts of plants and bugs and it's just so good!
I love nonfiction audiobooks. I have a hard time with fiction because I can drift out and disconnect with the story. Tina Fey and Jim Gaffigan are great audiobook choices too.
I would love to check out audiobooks but I've never really felt like I could get into them as I don't feel like I can just sit there and listen without doing anything else! Haha.. Maybe it's worth trying out though sometime. Anyway, I definitely feel like I can relate to all of these resolutions, especially the one about being down on myself for not achieving certain goals etc.. Will definitely try to not stress about things too much this year :)
The last one is so relatable, like yes that's me all the time but I'm pretty sure I wont stop doing that, since school is just like urgh and I have to choose which language to study in my 2nd year and I don't know which one I should choose because I want to continue with Russian but there might not be a class and the same time I want to study French because it's safer with classes and I'll get more merits but I'm not sure I'm able to study that either, urgh.... And I'm trying to get into law school after this and then I need like more than all A's like noooo, I'm tired sorry for my rant. Awesome video and good luck with your reading and everything else this year, love ya
A really lovely book to get into audible is Clarie North's book Touch (you read The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and in my opinions this one is even better) as its really interesting and I actually felt the book had a stronger effect with a narrator x
Hopefully you achieve all your goals for this year. This year I hope I can read 100 books, that was my challenge last year but I only read 86, which was great but I really want to achieve that goal of reading hundred books in a year.
Good luck with your resolutions! I do find it kind of strange how when we as humans do something that we genuinely like (or just anything in general), we often times criticize ourselves before anyone else can :/
I also want to listen to more audiobooks so if you listen to one you love, please let me know! Also I think your last goal, to recognize what we do well, is very admirable! I too am my biggest critique and you know what? I totally spend more time putting myself down for what I didnt do instead of complimenting myself for what I did do! I feel all this pressure as a new booktuber and blogger, to do lots and do it well. I just need to relax and enjoy it all this year.
My goodreads goal is 75 books this year since I read 62 last year. I feel like it's reasonable. I was also timid about audiobooks at first. I did what you are going to do and started with comedians' books. I think my first one was Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen Degeneres. :)
My goal is 60 books but thinking about the books I want to reread as well I don't know if I'll make it Your last goal is so relatable though! I find me being way too hard on myself from time to time so that's definitely a goal of mine this year too
I agree with the 'read whatever you want' resolution! Though mine is more related to wanting to not care whether other people think a book is bad or not, if it's interesting to me then I shouldn't feel like it's a guilty pleasure! I wanna get rid of that feeling! Also, let me know about the audio book thing, I've never listened to one and I don't really.. understand? Haha idk.
If you want to ease yourself into the adult literary fiction genre, you should start with either We are all completely beside ourselves or A tale for the time being. Both really nice books but they aren't too heavy in their content or writing style
I want to try audiobooks as well, for those books that i am kind of on the fence, not sure if i will like them or not. Aside, i have set me GR challenge at 50 - litle higher than last year, but i feel i will be able to do it.
Regan, I'm so glad you will not combust. I'm right there with ya lol
I love listening to audio books. I listen to them while I'm doing laundry or other cleaning. I love the feeling of being able to "read" and accomplish other things that need to be done at the same time. And of course I love listening while I'm driving. One of my favorite audio books is The Help. The narration is great!
I refuse to breath in Regan dust. Please don't combust.
The Tearling books in audiobook form are AMAZING!!! I commute with Audiobooks every day!
+Daneene 'Meari' Kelley I just started reading these books! I'll have to look out for the Audiobooks :)
Audio books are a great tool for reading on the go. We're trying to set daily reading goals rather than saying we're going to read a certain number of books. Keeps us working everyday. Good luck with your goals!
Reagan! You're going to love audiobooks (I hope)! They're so convenient! I listen while I drive to school, between classes, while I do chores, and even at work sometimes! Definitely an easy way to get around to some books you just can't get through the physical versions of!
It's so great to hear that I'm not the only one that pushes myself way too hard. It's definitely a good resolution to get that under control. You're more than capable of it as am I! Let's make 2016 the year of self-love and understanding!
Last year I set myself lots of reading goals and I felt too pressured by them in the end, so this year I've decided to just read what I feel like. I totally agree about putting pressure on yourself, I do that too.
My goal for this year is to read 30 books!
+Alex Miotto Same here :)
damn you read so slowly...... 30 books in 12 months??
I totally agree about being too hard on ourselves. I am also taking a step back and doing what I want this year without all the pressure of feeling like I have to read something.
My personal resolution is to be less hard on myself and more relaxed in 2016. I've had to keep reminding myself of it this past week but I already think it's helping :). Best of luck with your resolutions too
I get most of my audiobooks via my local library! Many libraries are part of Overdrive or some other type of e-audiobook lending app. It's great! I love listening to them while I drive, cook, do chores, work out, etc.
I struggled with audiobooks at first, but I've been listening to them regularly the past couple years (have listened to ~100) and love them! I can get a lot more reading done since a lot of times my eyes are too exhausted and blurry to read but I'm still mentally awake if that makes sense, so I can listen in bed or while cooking, etc.
My all-time favourite audiobooks are: The Book Thief, The Diviners series, The Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy,
The Girl With All the Gifts, and any Neil Gaiman audiobook. :) The Harry Potter ones are wonderful of course too.
The last thing you said is actually so important, thank you
One of my bookish goals this year is to not stress about reading and about how many books I'm reading per month, per year, etc. I want to keep reading a priority, but I don't want it to feel like work.
Good luck on your resolutions! One of my goals is to reread more of my favorite books and to read more books from genres that I don't usually read from. :)
I started listening to audiobooks last year, and I was skeptical at first. But now I've become a convert! They're especially great during an otherwise tedious daily commute. :)
Lovelovelove audiobooks! Perfect for traveling, walking, working out, and doing house keeping stuff! The Half Bad series is absolutely amazing as an audio book! The actor is great! I totally recommend that series as a firsty! Also the Song of Ice and Fire is a lot easier to get through via audiobook! Woohoo! Love your videos!
Your last goal is just perfect and hope a lot of viewers join you on that goal. I know I am! Along the same lines I am setting a goal to love and enjoy and appreciate all the things I own. I LOVE to shop but honestly do not need for anything. I am like most woman who have loads of clothes, perfumes, jewelry, etc. I buy more and more when I have plenty of unused at home. This is the year that I use what I have, appreciate that I have it and really learn the difference between needs and wants.
Great resolutions! my goal is to read 50 books and I'm currently 're-reading' Harry Potter through audio books and Stephen Fry's voice is just brilliant!
I love audiobooks! I have been using Audible for YEARS. I wasn't as actively listening to audiobooks recently, so one of my New Year resolutions is to listen to more audiobooks :)
I'm a huge audiobook reader (I get to listen to my music all day at work, that quickly dissolved into audiobooks!) so here's my two cents:
Some of the best audiobooks I've enjoyed are ones based on some type of personal daily entry (journal, diary, etc) they're basically written for audiobooks! Two of my favorites that follow that line are: The Martian and Flowers for Algernon.
Good luck with your resolutions!
I set a page goal for myself instead of a book goal. I actually wish goodreads would offer that because it doesn't put pressure on book length. And audiobooks read by the author are awesome. I also love full cast audiobooks.
Huge audio book fan here. You can also listen to a lot of digital audio book through your local public library. My public library has an Overdrive subscription and also an Axis360 Subscription. They allow me to download audio onto my phone. It's fabulous. Hope you find some fabulous audio books.
I loved listening to Yes Please on Audiobook! Thirteen Reasons Why is also a very good one to listen on on audiobook. The guy who narrates the main character is really good!
My New Year's Resolution was to be more brave!
In the past I've let my anxiety keep me from doing things that I want to do, or trying things that I'm unsure about.. And I just, wanna leave all of the self-doubt and fear behind me. Use 2016 to discover all of my amazing qualities, all of my strengths and acknowledge that everything will be okay, but it'll be BETTER if I take chances and do things that I want to do. :D
My bookish goals however, are to get back into reading. I fell out of it in 2015, I wanna start by reading 2 books a month and also one audio book a month. Something small but manageable. :3
Yay for audio books!
Once you get into it, it's really an amazing way to experience a story. Neil Patrick Harris book on audio was also great, if you like to add another celebrity to the listing list.
Highly recommend Wil Wheaton as a narrator too, especially when he reads John Scalzi novels (funny sci-fi). So freaking good.
My goals are as usual to read 120 books and read all the unread books on my shelves. I want to get to "the wise man's fear" soon.
Good luck on your goals.
My goodreads goal is to read at least 60 books! Which to me, I'm kind of breaking it down to at least 1 or 2 novels a month and then the rest being either graphic novels or manga! I also like your goal of reading what you want because lately I've been kind of bored of seeing so many booktubers talk about the same books in their videos. Which is one of the reasons why I like your channel because you don't just talk about the same new releases as every one else! :)
I personally absolutely love the king killer chronicles in audio book form
Furiously Happy is hilarious as an audiobook! It's kinda like a look into the struggle of someone with mental problems and learning some life lessons through her stories. Plus, it's hilarious lol
Listen to Tina Fey's audio book and the Harry Potter series if you are trying to get into the groove of listening to books rather than reading!!
+Cooper Hawkins Yes! My little sister and I used to listen to the Harry Potter audiobooks every night when we were kids. We'd always listen to them after reading them. Great narrator.
Good luck with your goals/resolutions! I have a few as well.
I want to eat healthier, exercise 3-5 days a week, drink more water, read more books (and all of my TBR books), write in a journal at least twice a week, learn and study harder and the one thing that is the biggest goal but is not really up to me anymore is becoming a FLEX exchange student.
I have a feeling you've already read it, but The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (and its sequels) are GREAT novels on audiobook. The narrator is amazing and does all of the accents and voices really well. It was the first novel I listened to and I just loved it. Highly recommended. Ps. You have become my favorite booktuber. Love your videos!
Your last resolution is incredibly relatable
I've also been playing with the thought of listening to some audio books this year. It's something that I've never done, but obviously it might in some cases be even better than reading a physical book, like you say. I hope your resolutions work out the way you want them to! :)
I just started listening to audio books and I've loved them so far! I listened to Fangirl as my first and it was GREAT. Followed that up with The Raven Boys and it was AMAZING! Good luck with your goals!
I also want to listen to more audio books, they sound so fun!
I'd love to start listening to audio books while I'm exercising or commuting to work! :)
I just want to read whatever I feel like this year and not be pressured into reading so many books too quickly (:
I love audiobooks. I've listen to many books on my commute to and from work :)
This was really inspiring, especially because last year I had a reading drought, I had a year and a half long slump and so far I've read three books in the last week or so, and this makes me continue to want to keep it up XD
Audiobooks are awesome! Some are much better than others. In some ways, it's a totally different "reading" experience. If there's a great narrator, it can bring the characters to life. As a commuter, they are awesome. Enjoy! :)
I've seen that you own The Golem and the Jinni but since you want to get more into audiobooks that is great book to listen too. The narration by George Guidall is amazing!! You will not regret listening to it!
I didn't make my goals last year. Which was kind of awkward. But this year I'll definitely make it. I can totally relate with your personal resolution. I've always been really hard on myself but I've been working on that. You can do it!
BB-8 on your shelf!!! :D Great resolutions Regan!
I typically only listen to memoirs and books written by celebrities. I think I like audio books better for those types of books. 😀
I recommend Sam Dorsey and His Sixteen Candles. One of the best audiobooks I've ever listened to.
Good luck with your goals :) I started audiobooks last year and actually started with Yes Please by Amy Poehler. I found it a great starting place and I hope you enjoy it :)
I made a whole resolutions video on my channel, but to summarise, my main goals are to read 100 books and to try and comment on every video I watch.
+Kirsty Ward I love that one of your goals is to comment on every video you watch! Aspiring RUclipsrs are lucky to have you around!
+Kirsty Ward Those are awesome goals!
+Kirsty Ward That was one of the best audiobooks I listened to last year. Amy Poehler's laughter is absolutely infectious and the words definitely felt more impactful hearing her speak them.
Yes Please was really good on audiobook! My favorite fiction audiobook has to be The Handmaid's Tale read by Clare Danes :)
Great goals! It's okay not being "perfect", love yourself! That's one of my goals as well. Good luck and happy reading 😄
You go Regan!!! Good luck!!
I'm listening to Bossypants by Tina Fey currently on audiobook & I'm loving it.
I want to read more Finnish authors this year. I live in Finland and I have neglected our authors for few years now but now I really want to change my habits and read more authors from my home country :)
Amy Poehler's book is hilarious and she has guest speakers come in and read too so it's awesome to listen too. Two tips I have for when you start listening to audio books. First tip always listen to the sample before you buy cause you don't want to end up with someone sounding annoying reading a book to you. Second tip, try to get longer books because you'll be surprised by how quickly you can get through a book, its better to get a bigger bang for your buck.
Good luck with your reading goals! My goals for 2016 are to read 52 books and to try to get over my "fear" of big books. :)
ohh thanks for mentioning audiobooks read by the celebs themselves! i've been wanting to try listening to one, but i've just looked and sampled fiction books on audible - but i'm not into any of the voices. celebs reading their own books would be awesome, i have to try it! good luck with your goals :) some of my goals are to read a few books by norwegian authors, listen to an audiobook, read 50 books...:)
For audiobooks I DEFINITELY recommend Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff! It was the first one I've ever listened too and it was amazing. I listened to it while following along in the book and it gave the story so much more imo!
Audiobooks help me through books I've got to read in German class. Every single book I had to read in that class was tedious and impossible to read then I looked up the audiobooks on youtube and listened to them instead :D
Hey Regan! :D
I have "two" goals this year. One is the goodreads challenge, i'm planning to read 80 things. The second goal is to catch up in the series i started in the past.
I dont wanna set goals that made me see reading as something i need to do instead of something i want to do.
great vid =)
I have a goal of 24 books and they're all books I own. I made a list of nearly 40 from my current collection. Some are going to be easier than others, I think, but it'll be fun.
That description though! Laughed way too hard at that.
I love your goals! Some of yours are similar to mine!
My goal is 75 books this year, but I definitely need to remember to read a variety of books!
DAT DESCRIPTION THO. XD lol good luck with your goals Regan!
Also, please don't combust into millions of particles--I'd miss your videos! ;)
Last year I started reading Urban Fantasy but since then I haven't read a lot of classic Fantasy so this year I'm trying to get back to that :-)
In 2016, I want to read 75 books and read every book I own and haven't read. I also want to reread some series and read more classics and catch up on YA series before their last books come out.
I am hoping to read a variety of books as well. I tend to read fantasy, but I began the new year with a Ernest Hemingway novel. So far I am fulfilling that goal. :) Best of luck to achieving your goals!
I highly recommend the audiobook of Winter from the Lunar Chronicles, if you haven't read it already.
My only goal is to read 40 books.
+Cornelia Sundberg same and try to publish a video per month :)
+Cornelia Sundberg That's my goal this year as well! 40 is still a lot... good luck to both of us. :)
lol 40 isnt nothing...
Well for me it is, I assume your reading goal is higher and I wish you the best of luck with completing that and please respect all goals no matter of how small or big, you think they are!
My goal is 50 books this year, and it's the first time I've actually set a goal for myself. Also, I have a book recommendation!! The Splintered series is absolutely fantastic! It's a twisted Alice in Wonderland story and the main character is the great great great granddaughter of Alice Lidell, the inspiration for the Lewis Carroll tales and she can hear the thoughts of plants and bugs and it's just so good!
I love nonfiction audiobooks. I have a hard time with fiction because I can drift out and disconnect with the story. Tina Fey and Jim Gaffigan are great audiobook choices too.
I would love to check out audiobooks but I've never really felt like I could get into them as I don't feel like I can just sit there and listen without doing anything else! Haha.. Maybe it's worth trying out though sometime.
Anyway, I definitely feel like I can relate to all of these resolutions, especially the one about being down on myself for not achieving certain goals etc.. Will definitely try to not stress about things too much this year :)
All the best!! Especially with your goals.
The last one is so relatable, like yes that's me all the time but I'm pretty sure I wont stop doing that, since school is just like urgh and I have to choose which language to study in my 2nd year and I don't know which one I should choose because I want to continue with Russian but there might not be a class and the same time I want to study French because it's safer with classes and I'll get more merits but I'm not sure I'm able to study that either, urgh.... And I'm trying to get into law school after this and then I need like more than all A's like noooo, I'm tired sorry for my rant. Awesome video and good luck with your reading and everything else this year, love ya
A really lovely book to get into audible is Clarie North's book Touch (you read The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and in my opinions this one is even better) as its really interesting and I actually felt the book had a stronger effect with a narrator x
oh my god, the description box, i love it
Hopefully you achieve all your goals for this year. This year I hope I can read 100 books, that was my challenge last year but I only read 86, which was great but I really want to achieve that goal of reading hundred books in a year.
Good luck with your resolutions! I do find it kind of strange how when we as humans do something that we genuinely like (or just anything in general), we often times criticize ourselves before anyone else can :/
I also want to listen to more audiobooks so if you listen to one you love, please let me know! Also I think your last goal, to recognize what we do well, is very admirable! I too am my biggest critique and you know what? I totally spend more time putting myself down for what I didnt do instead of complimenting myself for what I did do! I feel all this pressure as a new booktuber and blogger, to do lots and do it well. I just need to relax and enjoy it all this year.
My goals are to read 70 books this year 📚, be more organized and less forgetful 😁
Cute top! Love your book recommendations 😝🌈
Great Resolutions!!! Good Luck!
I love the little BB8 I'm spotting on you bookshelf ;D
totally agree with you on your last goal!
ready player one is read by will wheaton! its such a fun audio book!
my reading goal is 50, 1 of my bookish aims is to read more classics and I am also going to try to start reading more books through audio books.
good luck with your resolutions!
My goodreads goal is 75 books this year since I read 62 last year. I feel like it's reasonable. I was also timid about audiobooks at first. I did what you are going to do and started with comedians' books. I think my first one was Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen Degeneres. :)
my biggest bookish resolution is to finish my tbr-pile :D I won't buy any books until this pile doesn't exist!
My goal is 60 books but thinking about the books I want to reread as well I don't know if I'll make it
Your last goal is so relatable though! I find me being way too hard on myself from time to time so that's definitely a goal of mine this year too
I agree with the 'read whatever you want' resolution! Though mine is more related to wanting to not care whether other people think a book is bad or not, if it's interesting to me then I shouldn't feel like it's a guilty pleasure! I wanna get rid of that feeling! Also, let me know about the audio book thing, I've never listened to one and I don't really.. understand? Haha idk.
me too i want to try audio books .
My goodreads goal is 13 books. Lol But hey I'm happy with that.
If you want to ease yourself into the adult literary fiction genre, you should start with either We are all completely beside ourselves or A tale for the time being. Both really nice books but they aren't too heavy in their content or writing style
That description tho.
HAHA i love your description
My goal is 30 books, which isn't a lot but I think if I read 30 before the end of the year, I can easily alter my goal.
I want to try audiobooks as well, for those books that i am kind of on the fence, not sure if i will like them or not.
Aside, i have set me GR challenge at 50 - litle higher than last year, but i feel i will be able to do it.
I hope to at least read a diverse book every month and read about 5 books a month
I highly suggest you listen to the Harry Potter books. Jim Dale is an amazing narrator!
You should listen to Kate Winslet read Matilda. It's beautifully read.