I might be one of the only people out there with a New Year’s resolution to read fewer books. Most people want to read more, to put down their phones and stop doomscrolling and pick up a book instead. That’s not a problem I’ve had, ever – I spend plenty of time with my nose in a book, or listening to an audiobook on a long drive. And in 2025 I read a ridiculous amount: 165 books (134 physical and 31 audiobooks).
Of course I did enjoy the vast majority of them, but by the end of the year it was beginning to feel like quantity over quality. It’s not that I set out to read so many books, but there were a few elements of my reading life in 2025 that led to such a large number, and those are the things I’d like to change in 2026.
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