I usually read 25 to 30 books a year. I read a lot of classics and history. Some of it isn't easy reading. I don't want to focus too much on the number of books I read, otherwise I'll gravitate toward short and easy reads just to get my number up. Always quality over quantity.

I had a system at the beginning of last year that worked really well until summer (the heat made me really lazy and sluggish). I'd read a chapter in between chores. It went a bit like this: -Clean bathroom -Chapter -Start laundry and vacuum -Chapter -Clean bedroom -Chapter -Continue laundry, dust -Chapter and so on I've been wanting to implement it again, but I keep forgetting about it until the end of the day.

Hi Lucy! These were few very vital tips to remember. Reading, as you told is for pleasure and enjoyment. Reading reinvigorate us from monotony. Making pressure while reading is like making it a burden. This year I will stay obstinate with this quote" Quality is more important than Quantity". Have a sublime reading year ahead to everyone!!!

This year I'm aiming for a very low target (one book a month) because I really want to process and digest books more slowly and thoroughly I might even start annotating more! ☺ Lovely video, Lucy! 💕💕💕

I’m challenging myself to start reading again (even if it’s one book) I’ve dealt with adhd all my life and it’s so hard to absorb what I’m reading so in the end I just feel defeated. But I just started little women and so far I’m loving it :).

Lucy, I set my Goodreads reading challenge for the year to one book. I was very proud of my reading in 2019. I possibly could have read more than I did. However, I would rather spend more time reading, analyzing, and enjoying the book. If I am off from school, I sometimes find myself reading three books in a week for winter break, spring break, or summer vacation. I read more when I am not in stress or pressure. I personally love reading classics. Some classics are lengthy and generally difficult to read, but that does not prevent me from reading the book. As I am reading more classics and becoming more acquainted with them, I am reading them with a better understanding and at an adequate speed. While some readers like specific and strict goals to read a certain number of books, my reading goals are based merely on enjoyment and pleasure. My reading goals are also based on interpreting literature in a better way. I am an avid reader and do not need a motivation for reading. I also love writing. I love you

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I agree that it's good to fit in reading into all of those little breaks in the day. I carry a book with me everywhere I go and read whenever I can. My best advice is if you want to read more then simply begin reading and keep reading, just read, and before you know it the book has ended! :)

Why do people always ask me "what are you reading?" ... it then breaks my concentration & I have to explain what I'm reading!

I have just picked up my reading after not reading for a LONG time, so I really needed this video! Thank you! 😍👌🏻

Already finished my first classic for the year, "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte. Totally read it because of you. Honestly, hated part 1, but LOVED part 2.

I set a goal on Goodreads and never look at it again. The more I look at whatever number I put down (this year it's 40), I get anxious that I'll never meet the goal. But if I forget about it, I end up meeting my goal (plus at least three more).

I’d like to re read little women/good wives and also read little men and jo’s boys

I go through stages where I can devour four books a week, in a month, and then I can go an entire week without wanting to read at all from burnout. These will be super helpful! xx

If one has read one book for a long long time, and loved the book for yet a longer time, one has read right. Contrary to popular opinion, I believe books are more about the heart than the mind :)

this is the only video that actually gives us real tips for reading more. tks

I just stopped here to thank you 😊 You inspire me a lot. Your videos motivate me each and every day. When I look at my big pile of my TBR books, I get scared and feel I'll never be able to finish these books. And then I come back to your videos and I feel so positive. You're so encouraging, so positive and always make me feel optimistic about reading. You are a great help. There are ao many booktubers who concentrate more on buying books, beautiful editions, costly covers but they talk less about the substance inside the book. You're different. You're honest, authentic and your suggestions, advices and reviews are all useful. Thank you again. Lots of love 😊😊😊😊

My goal is to read fewer books this year because I read 407 last year and would like to focus more on other hobbies this year.

I love these tips, Lucy!! They are very practical and inspirational. We all have 24hrs in a day, and success in any endeavor is about setting goals and prioritizing your time. These tips are so well spoken that I think I will share this video with the English literature faculty where I teach.

You are certainly right about the guilt thing about sitting down but I find that comes from others who think that reading is not important unless you are studying . Reading for pleasure should be confined to bed time or holidays when there aren't the distractions of home and work.

Thanking you for putting a smile on my face today

I've been looking up videos like this recently. I was so glad to see one from your channel 🙂

Hello Lucy! Love your channel! Here are my favorite books: One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne One of my favorite books of all time! This is the type of book, where you read a line in a paragraph, you then put the book down press your right hand against your heart, and say "O My God, WOW! Hawthorne's words really take your breath away, unfortunately no one writes that way anymore. The Call Of The Wild by Jack London Great Book! about the life of a dog named Buck! I must say i am a big Cat person! This book made me tear up! (just a little) A Rose for Emily By William Faulkner (short story) Good God! I thought Eger Allen Poe was scary, but i think William is scarier! The Glass Managnie By Tennessee William THis is my favorite play by Williams, and it is a big tear jerker. The Crucible By Aurther Miller Most likely the must important read in all of American literature, just like 1984 this story is still important to this day. Well that's my recommendation! Hope things are Good! :) Mike upstate New York USA

Love your channel! 😘

For me I’m trying to work on keeping the amount of books I’m reading at no more than 2 to 4 at a time because the more I read the longer it takes and as a mood reader that causes me to put things down too much due to lack of progress. I hope by staying focused I can actually read more.

I find it easier to set myself a target number, mostly because my pile of unread books is so preposterously large (into the actual thousands) I've had to accept I will quite literally die without having read most of it. So each year I try and do at least 50 cos it's the only way I'll even begin to make a slight dent in the list (it would probably help if I didn't keep acquiring new stuff all the time). Your point about distractions is good. I know one of the things that eats into a lot of my time is KZfaq, and frankly I waste my time watching a lot of crap on here, lately I've been watching a lot of commentary channel stuff that really adds nothing to my life. I really need to make the effort to get out of that rut. Trying to organise my reading... yeah, I think I've finally accepted I just can't do that any more. Same with my film & tv watching. I'm a mood reader/viewer like you, so trying to actually plan out a program of reading/viewing is something I used to be able to do to some extent, but not so much now. I had a vague idea of maybe devoting this year to catching up on the crime genre, go through the classics like Hammett and Chandler and so forth, but whether or not that'll actually happen is already kind of doubtful.

I think setting up the same time every day for reading helps too, ie before bed or before children wake up etc. I also don't watch much television, there's usually only a small handful of shows I get into per year, so that allows more reading time.

Reading is a passive activity? I beg to differ. Reading requires your brain to create images or if it is non-fiction make sense of the text before you. Even podcasts or audiobooks require an interpretation of what you are hearing. It makes no sense to argue that reading is passive since that would mean that you are doing nothing, which is not the case.

36. 3 a month. On average. If a book is less than 300 pages, it can be more up to 40 to 50 depending on size.

I must admit that I am less about reading more and more about reading for better understanding. My rather recent channel is about commentary and analyzing the classics.

Off topic... you are lucky to have been blessed with such a beautiful complexion and coloring.

i started doing something last year which might be a bit funny but i'v found it really helpful to pick my next read/ make me excited about the next book where i (i alternated between male and female writers as well cause its good to get a balance of voices), so i'll pick 10 books out by either male or female writers and then slowly put books back till i have my next read,

I'm not convinced I'll ever be good enough for Finnegan's Wake.

I love you and your videos!

Great video! Thanks for the tips! Happy reading!!

Classic literature likes a an old friend( has a lot of experience about life)always listen when we need but very difficult to make friend ( difficult to read , not all people can read)

Great tips. I definitely need to put down social media so I can read more!

Thanks! Great advice.

Why no more videos...? It's been almost a month...😕 classicsathon is also over. Looking forward to a new video!

Definetly I wanna read more in 2020.

Whenever I don't pick up my book or if it's late I read on my phone

It is possible to make a review of the kindle device Thank you

anyone else wacthea how to read more videos but never actully read.

Im too lazy :(