How I Read 100 Books In A Year (as a slow reader)

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So I’m a slow reader. And I mean really slow. When I read fiction, there’s barely any sentence that I won’t stop and read again. Sometimes three or four times. Sometimes it takes 2 hours for me to read 20 pages, and I'm not even exaggerating. Still, I usually log somewhere between 75 and 100 books per year. Not because I have a goal to read that much, but simply because hey I enjoy reading. And I have started to kind of track my reading each week to better see what my reading behaviour is. So, let’s take a look at how I read so much in a year.
I talk about:
- how to find time to read
- how to read several books at once
- what is DNF
- what the goal is
- how to log books
- my thoughts on goodreads
- my thoughts on storygraph
- how to not get distracted
- loving the hobby of reading
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@victoriamctaggart 4 ай бұрын

It was the "as a slow reader" that got me. It's me, the slow reader. Thank you for the helpful insight! 😊

@JennyMustard 4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

@signefurax933 4 ай бұрын

@@JennyMustard hello i read a lot but always the same books ever and ever...Dostoevsky , Kafka , Kundera , Zweig , Nabokov , Céline. Do u know Lautréamond ?

@guachuleruleru 4 ай бұрын

I feel like I am a slow reader in the sense that sometimes I find it hard to mantain focus for more than 20 minutes, so what I have been doing lately is reading for short spans and then doing something physical (like washing the dishes or making my bed) and then reading some more. It works!

@EttaH-io7ur 4 ай бұрын

TO: Jenny Mustard -------- I was immediately drawn to your video by the " as a slow reader " because that is definitely myself. And I also really love to savor the words / love to savor the writing of the book. Thank you very much for sharing with us.

@marinaolivia2533 4 ай бұрын

I went to 13 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 3 high schools, basically always the new kid. I learned to read to help until I made some friends. It got me through a lot!!! My taste in reading has changed, but I still love it!!!

@JennyMustard 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

@Anne_mit__e 4 ай бұрын

I love reading several books at once! Yesterday it got a little out of hand, I switched between two books every 15 min, I could 't decide and I was in the mood for both 😅

@JennyMustard 4 ай бұрын

Oh wow!

@AM-bm2xw 4 ай бұрын

We couldn't have more different tastes in book, but I always love to hear your perspective on things. I am a slow reader too, and I always felt that that meant I wasn't a "Reader", but you have changed my mind. Cheers Jenny, hope you are having a great day :)

@JennyMustard 4 ай бұрын

Yay, have a great day!

@slowreading 4 ай бұрын

That's so nice to hear of someone being a slow reader. It feels like everyone is so super quick, eating up 100 pages per hour and such. I'm sooo slow too and it sometimes is hard to not feel bad about it. Nevertheless I actually do have a reading goal but it's like 23 books for 2023 and now 24 books. It's so low that I achieve it already after 6 months or so and it's just a feelgood thing that reminds me that I spend my time with fun stories. Highly recommend if you want to have a reading goal without feeling like a looser 😅 💚

@tragicsimmer 4 ай бұрын

Same! Last year I had a 12 books goal and ended up reading 18. I came back from a reading slump on April and got another on October, so I think it'll be just fine to read my goal of 24 books for this year if I don't stop it for such a long period of time. I just love the number lol

@janee8973 4 ай бұрын

Same! :)) y‘all wanna meet on good reads? :)

@tragicsimmer 4 ай бұрын

@@janee8973 yes! mine is Lara Ayrolla

@florawinter4721 4 ай бұрын

I am also quite a slow reader. Doing to ADHD I also have trouble concentrating at times when reading a book. So I feel your struggle. It´s quite frustrating. Right now I want to get on with some classics of my home country. I´m in love with these old school Viennese Café Authors like Friedrich Torberg (Tante Jolesch is a great book of his) or Adalbert Stifter I´m quite obsessed with lately. They all seem to paint pictures in your head. You could do like an anti haul but with books ;)

@GabriSpams 4 ай бұрын

I feel so seen as a slow reader myself thank you for being genuine!!

@lydiab6721 4 ай бұрын

Part of the "slow reader" club too! Thanks so much for this video 😊 would love to see which books were on your DNF list. Another video perhaps 👀 ❤

@JennyMustard 4 ай бұрын

Great idea!!

@poetrybysuhashani__ 4 ай бұрын

honestly having one day of unscheduled time to read all day is inspiring! something i can work on to prioritise reading as it calms me too & enjoy getting lost in pages

@ElleCallanan 4 ай бұрын

I'm so delighted you mentioned Katherine Mansfield. She wrote a short story called Bliss, which is the single most favorite story I've ever read. It has stayed in my heart and head for decades. Much love dear J!

@MariTWC 4 ай бұрын

Yaaaaasss I love it either! Best hobby ever Please talk more about books yaaaaasss

@nyx8103 4 ай бұрын

I love the way you prioritize taking the time needed for a quality reading session!

@janee8973 4 ай бұрын

Dear Jenny, in my mind I actually kept coming back over the last couple of days to this video. Thank you for differentiating why it is that you read and that we don‘t all appeal to the same things! - like plot, tension, etc. I love why you read and I believe I read for the same reasons!

@catco2155 4 ай бұрын

This video gives me such a cozy and warm feeling :) Thank youuu!

@anneofgreengables09 4 ай бұрын

PLEASE do a video run down of every book you read this year 🙏

@JennyMustard 4 ай бұрын

Great idea!

@morganeua 4 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful and helpful video! Love the idea of starting with the most difficult book.

@lowiekey 4 ай бұрын

I just finished your book, and I miss Sam and Luc already... It made me feel nostalgic for nothing in particular; what a lovely read!

@JennyMustard 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@surlespasdondine 4 ай бұрын

I usually read about 10 books at once, and switch between several languages too: I need the varierty! I only read about 40 books last year due to a major health crisis (I almost died in March and had very little energy) but I started the year strong: two books stand out so far: "The Rachel Incident" (it has an amazing audible narrator) and "What I saw and how I lied".

@Thetrilingualreader 4 ай бұрын

Oooooo same!! I read in multiple languages and i read up to 5 books at the same time. I did stop for a while due to chronic illness and mental health. High five

@signefurax933 4 ай бұрын

Je lis en ce moment critique de la raison pure de Kant en braille japonais en faisant mon jogging car sinon je m'ennuie.

@Thetrilingualreader 4 ай бұрын

@@signefurax933 j'échange la langue que je lis tout le temps pour évader l'ennui

@signefurax933 4 ай бұрын

@@Thetrilingualreader vous êtes jeune et grande intellectuelle bravo, vos parents doivent être fiers de vous.

@Thetrilingualreader 4 ай бұрын

@@signefurax933 merci beaucoup pour vos bons mots vous êtes très gentil

@liselarsen2839 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Jenny for this lovely video. I'm currently reading "The Cat Who Saved Books" by Sosuke Natsukawa. The first chapter was a bit sad as it is about a young man who lost his family. But as the story unfolds, it's an easy read and full of beautiful well-written sentences, humor and charm. I think the theme of saving the books is an interesting theme for all book lovers💖

@polinablanc1535 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for reminding about reading❤ It always helps me to go through tough times. And one of the reasons for learning English is my passion for reading in the author's language

@TS-wm9ws 4 ай бұрын

In 1980 I started keeping a monthly journal of books I've read. I can't even remember why I started doing it but I love having that record. I'm currently reading Being Mortal by Atul Gawande, The Gastronomical Me by MFK Fisher (what a way with words!) and I'm plodding my way through my fourth ever Italian novel.

@oda_margrethe 4 ай бұрын

Lovely video! I usually cannot read more than two books at once, and they will have to be from two different genres. I read your book btw, and think I will read it again later this year, nearing summer time. Me re-reading a book is the biggest compliment I can give :-)

@JennyMustard 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much :)

@inglatera1910 3 ай бұрын

I feel so seen, I’m the kind of person who takes forever to get through even 5 pages, so this was very reassuring to see.

@TheMennomilist 4 ай бұрын

It is so nice to have a full day to just read. Those are fun. I like those days. There were a lot of books I SHOULD NOT have finished last year, but did. I think there was only one book I didn't bother continuing. It's cute how you are logging your book reading. I don't want to have a physical notebook for it, as I have one of those to track the letters I write and receive from penpals, and don't want a build up of notebooks in general. I have used Goodreads for over a decade. I don't have trouble getting into reading. It is so much fun to pick up a book and get into it. I do love the smell of books (including old ones).

@ilonna9623 4 ай бұрын

Loooove your look and the bows - super cute🖤🤍

@MindOfMine. 4 ай бұрын

I love your video's about books! I loved to read since I was a kid. This winter I got back to reading more than the last years and I love it. I'm currently reading the Grisha books. I didn't know it was a trend at all, because I don't follow any news and also not a lot of social media. Got it send to me by a friend. But I just love the magical world of the story! I do recognize your reasons for reading because of the beautiful writing and philosophical musings.. So I also like to switch it up now and then.

@leanneharper100 3 ай бұрын

Convenience store woman is one of the most memorable books ive read, it really does flow from word to word !

@wildpuddle 4 ай бұрын

Just bought Okay Days! Been itching to read it so I’m glad I finally took the plunge and bought it! Very excited for it and ready for a year of more reading ❤

@JennyMustard 4 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@deekayvixen 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for making this video. I’m a slow reader too and that discouraged me, even though I love reading. Today was the first time in many months that I started a new book. I’ve DNF’ed so many highly rated books too.

@ilonna9623 4 ай бұрын

Jenny I need to thank you for introducing me to "Name of the Wind"😍. I am re-reading it now and love it even more. I must say I never read the same book twice, so I really must like it😉. Thank you🙏

@JennyMustard 4 ай бұрын

It's so good!

@joannacheang9339 4 ай бұрын

Jenny, OKAY DAYS is the best romantic novel I have ever read. I especially like how you describe how intimate and close Luke and Sam are, reminding me how connected my husband and I were when we first met and the importance of focusing on our relationship more. Much love. Thank you for the great read.

@JennyMustard 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🤩

@coralena6877 4 ай бұрын

Juuuu!!! I love that you’re going to give StoryGraph a try ❤

@waitingforfall7803 4 ай бұрын

I adore every book-centered video you create Jenny! Two recent five star reads I'd recommend: Zorrie by Laird Hunt and Mobility by Lydia Keisling.

@carlacabiddu1808 4 ай бұрын

Currently reading All Quiet on the Western Front after watching the movie on Netflix. Such a heartbreaking but important book about the madness of war. I am an extremely slow reader as I easily get distracted but I love the idea of logging books!

@winterburden 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Jenny Mustard!

@elisem2962 4 ай бұрын

I am a slow reader myself, and I don't really read fiction anymore. I am getting back to habit reading daily. I am "tricking" myself into it by hitting my daily page count. Total pages of book divided by days in a month = that's my daily page count. My goal for this year is 12 books finished - it is a small number, but I will be well happy if I get there. Currently almost finished with "Why we Sleep. The new science of sleep and dreams" by Matthew Walker.

@BooksandBusiness 4 ай бұрын

very helpful video!

@harpervillani6929 4 ай бұрын

I’m a super fast reader but I am ridiculously picky with my books. A book has to be absolutely captivating by page two to make me keep going. I used to live by recommendations, and really I still do, but booktok helps a lot. And you! Glimpses of the Moon is now one of my all time favorite thanks to you!

@risingsara 4 ай бұрын

I wish you'd start a GoodReads account ... logging and reviewing your reads. Looking forward to following you there!

@vidavoshtani9018 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your videos! I love watching them and enjoy the content! I am curious about your photo editing process! Could you please share your process? Thank you ☺️

@LoveBandP 4 ай бұрын

Just rcvd your book, Jenny and very much look forw to reading it:)Slow reader over here and can relate to most of what you said, as I have a very similar style of reading.

@JennyMustard 4 ай бұрын

thank you :)

@booksmitin 4 ай бұрын

Love this! I turn to audiobooks when I'm having a hard time getting back into reading. I'll play Candy Crush or some other slightly mindless game and listen to a story unfold. I think a short book you would absolutely love is "The English Understand Wool". It's cheeky and to quote you, "Delicious!"

@jlmo3027 4 ай бұрын

I am reading The Birds by Tarjei Vesas, translated from the Norwegian. More book videos, please! This was a perfect, rainy Sunday in Tokyo kind of video that is making me reach for my book and cup of tea.

@DiMagnolia Ай бұрын

I have ADHD so I will either be painfully slow with reading and unable to process anything, or read a whole book in one sitting. Not a lot of in-between. But I love reading every single night before bed, often times when I wake up as well. Having both the audio and text helps me focus a lot. I do the same thing with rotating through about 3 books simultaneously. Usually one more challenging book, one easy fiction book (often re-reading a book I love), and a non-fiction audiobook I can listen to a bit more passively.

@ayth81 4 ай бұрын

I log the films and series I saw. Every year I create a new note for it on Google Keep and archive the old one. I also have notes for the books I read (it's short 😅) and for the mangas/comics I borrowed (and read) from the library. It's nothing fancy but easy to do.

@mrsmw2020 4 ай бұрын

Got down to reading myself this weekend and finished a whole book in one day. It was ‘Matched’ by Ally Connie. All I can say is I hope the future isn’t like the book!!!

@agnieszkamatejko1182 4 ай бұрын

Jenny, where do you find inspiration for your next reading? Do you usually pay attention to the first phrase of a book? And how about listening the audiobooks? Thanks a lot for this video, I’m a slow reader too! 🧡

@nnnbooks1211 4 ай бұрын

I started logging books when I moved to a different country and challenged myself to reading in another language. 14 years later I still log my books :) first it was just to motivate me to keep learning, but now it is just pleasurable

@Steve-xl1en 12 күн бұрын

Lovely video about this topic. As I slow reader this is something I have not seen addressed anywhere else. In fact all you see these days is "I read 3 books a week.." type videos! I really like the rituals you use around the act of reading to help you get into mood, plus I like that you dont put any pressure on yourself on completion goals. I am definitely going to try some of these. You may have mentioned this elsewhere, but do you use kindles as well, or mainly physical books.

@JennyMustard 12 күн бұрын

yes i use kindle and kobo :)

@ruthlessfairy 4 ай бұрын

I used to also read 3-6 books simultaneously, but since I changed that habit and started focusing on reading one book only, my mind got clearer and it helped me reading faster and efficiently.

@LittleMew133 4 ай бұрын

Virginia Woolf reads pretty smoothly to me. Hearing streams of consciousness on a page.

@GabriSpams 4 ай бұрын

There’s no way that’s your novel !!! Someone recommended that boy here on booktube and I put it on my tbr not even having the slightest clue another lovely KZfaqr was actually the author ! 😅 that’s so cool !!

@jeanriggs5044 4 ай бұрын

Loved The Convenience Woman. Have you ever read the book, The Vegetarian by Han Kang? I think you'd really like.

@violetxoxox 4 ай бұрын

Jenny, the way you have books stacked on your shelves is calming, not having the spines showing so that the books look more monochrome and “quiet.” But how do you know where a book is when you want to find it? (I have MANY books and would like to do that, but I’m afraid I’d never know where anything is. Just wondering if there’s some secret to it.)

@juliaavenell9444 4 ай бұрын

Good question! I am curious too. Love the look but do you have a system to find stuff?

@MaelysCha 4 ай бұрын

I’m sure that you would love « Cold enough for snow ». I have also been pleasantly surprised by « The light that bends around corners », a new hidden gem that nobody knows about yet! I would LOVE to know ALL the books that you have read! Will you make a video about them (with only a few words or sentences about each of them)? Thank you for the book content 📖🤍

@tanjabruns1154 4 ай бұрын

I love all your videos❤🙏. I am a reader too. In my Job I travel every week 15 houers with amazing talking books ❤. All the best for you💫.

@nerdybookgirl 4 ай бұрын

Taking social media off my phone has been the #1 thing to increase my reading and, more importantly, my reading enjoyment.

@fishnsyd 4 ай бұрын

I log the books I’ve read and the wants I want to read, but just in the notes app on my phone. Finding your own taste and being unapologetic about it is critical! I basically read non-fiction exclusively (though I do plan to make an exception for Okay Days 😉).

@JennyMustard 4 ай бұрын

haha, just a small exception for Okay Days :)

@janemackrell3733 4 ай бұрын

Yes I usually read 2 or 3 books at once, usually non-fiction. I also like Virginia Wolf. Currently reading Iyengar’s ‘Light in Life’ and Nicole Masters ‘for the love of soil’

@katkennedy85 4 ай бұрын

I just want all things mind bending at the moment! I’m reading Recursion by Blake Crouch!

@DeirdreKnight1 4 ай бұрын

Katherine Mansfield is a must. I used to walk passed her home in Wellington and alway marveled at her bravery as she moved thousands of miles from home and have the confidence to be true to herself even when that meant she didn't fit into the literary groups of the day.

@nadia.lewis. 4 ай бұрын

We just got 8"/20cm of snow in Vancouver today (and it's still snowing!), so you know I'm laying on the couch reading all day. :) Question: where do you keep all those books? Or do you read some on your phone/Kindle/iPad? Or library? I keep getting rid of books, but the piles are taking over my apartment! :O

@tinaguo3128 4 ай бұрын

I feel the same about reading. I feel books are full of wisdom of human history. When I'm reading I'm talking to the smartest brains in the world. Those smartest minds stand off time, space and life. It's such a fulfillment feeling when I'm in the bookstore.

@roseelizabeth6230 4 ай бұрын

I don't know how to not read multiple books at once like there's my short stories, a manga, my work book, my ebook, my audio book, my bedside book(usually the book I'll take with me), and a book I leave at my mom's. You'll never find me without some reading material on hand 😅 I personally do like using Goodreads to keep track of my reading and I like following authors like Alexis Hall to see what they're reading and what they think about other books. Also Ive been LOVING Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare lately 😊❤

@straightedgeveganbel2453 4 ай бұрын

The Joe Ledger series by Johnathan Maeberry are the best books I have read in my life. I hope they never end:)

@duvalkina.designer 4 ай бұрын

Спасибо❤

@VDVM.MRNGSTR 4 ай бұрын

I set a goal of 50 books for myself this year. I’ve already got 2 down, so let’s see how this goes 🤞🏼

@luisa146 4 ай бұрын

I usually set a reading goal of about 30 books on storygraph but I don't sweat it. In 2021 I slayed it because I was volunteering at the local library lmao, but 2022 and 2023 I couldn't reach it because I was too absorbed by other things in life. It doesn't matter, I just set it for a little motivation but if I don't reach it who cares! I also like to read multiple books at once, usually one nonfiction, one fiction and one poetry. This way I always have something on hand that I feel like in a particular moment 😊

@richardbrannan578 4 ай бұрын

Fellow slow reader… Latest “Wabi Sabi by Beth Kempton. “Ok Days” on the way.

@giovannafederico7321 4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, Jenny! Try this book if you're inclined " The Little Village of Book Lovers" by Nina George...and this movie "I am Love" by Luca Guadagnino. Enjoy :)

@Es_Tay 4 ай бұрын

For me it's all art. I tend to fluctuate between reading, films, series, visual art, but always always music. Jenny, do you ever find you pick up a book (or even a film, etc.) and you're just not into it at that moment, but it finds you again later on, a month or a year down the track but this time you love it? Sometimes for me it's not the art but the timing that is wrong. I find it interesting because I can never tell exactly why this happens.

@Karincl7 4 ай бұрын

I know the feeling :)

@gail1249 4 ай бұрын

Currently reading "The Food Explorer " by Daniel Stone

@MeghanCreative 4 ай бұрын

Would you ever share or sell your Google book logging template?

@superkitten7560 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for calling out trends. I avoid them like the plague because I *know* I won't like them. I watch book hauls sometimes and video after video, they're all buying the exact same popular books. It makes my mind scream lol.

@CrisOnTheInternet 4 ай бұрын

Last year I wasn't able to read more than 20 minutes without getting sleepy and it took forever to finish a book because I was reading like two books at once. This year I started reading Moby Dick and last week I was able to read like 1.5 hours at once without being sleepy or distracted, I already finished it. Certainly it's a muscle that need to be trained. The only thing I didn't like was that my sight was a bit blurred everytime I stopped reading. Any advice？

@tobiasreeks5613 14 күн бұрын

Do you use StoryGraph?

@TravelandBang 4 ай бұрын

If you like delicious crafted sentences I can recommend a 169 page book by James Baldwin called Giovanni's Room. The story is set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates...a man caught between desire and conventional morality. Recommend - recommend...

@delform1989 3 ай бұрын

I'm slow reader too but mainly I read science books and biographys trying to notes phrases which I think are important for me. You spend more time reader than I. I do this 80 minutes on thole day and 4 difference book on one time. From one book I read 10 pages and after that I make notes in my own words. It's my new test system but I'm not so convice is it good system. I plan 12 books on a year. Maybe I achieve that point. What do You think about that ? ;)

@apollonia6656 4 ай бұрын

Medical books have never been a problem for me, yes I am a medic, but I take my time reading novels. I never actually times myself, but I certainly cannot Read 100 pages in one hour ....that is for sure. When I read a novel, whether it is a thin one or a brick-sized one, I like to absorb the text and all that the writer intended hus/her novel to convey. If I hurry then it would mean I did not read the novel. Ironically, I have my tbr list for this year and it has 44 novels, of those there are at least 47 brick books ( ie: over 850 pages, tiny print,too🙄 but I will try....best that I can do. Regards from GB.

@apollonia6656 4 ай бұрын

PS:UTube again, at least 37 brick-sized books. Hate UT😖

@coffeejab3381 4 ай бұрын

Helen Garner Diaries Vol I

@kaleighvictoria 4 ай бұрын

It’s so funny, even as someone who LOVES reading, I have a hard time disciplining myself into doing it sometimes. Isn’t that strange?

@WeissDaniela 4 ай бұрын

Why do you have your books without the title showing organized in your bookshelf? Is this a "thing" now? I have been seeing this on Instagram too.....

@PoeticGaze 4 ай бұрын

What do you do besides writing? What's your job ?

@surlespasdondine 4 ай бұрын

What do you mean? You are watching her video(s). Those videos don't come out of thin air. That's her job.

@seachelles7 4 ай бұрын

How to read 100 books in a year: don’t have children lol 😂 Love your book posts. I tend to have 1 main book, two sub books, and an audiobook on the go at all times and I get in about 40 books per year. My most was 137 books a year before I had kids, though some were really short, fast read graphic novels.

@WateryFire 4 ай бұрын

Have a cook as well. Or someone that cooks for you or have money to always eat out.

@msjodh88 4 ай бұрын

audiobooks while cooking!@@WateryFire