Read your shelf mini

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30 participants (96 books)

04 Apr 2025—04 Aug 2025

Overview

Requirements: At least 5 Unread books in your shelf

This challenge is all about reading five unread books that you already own — the ones sitting on your physical bookshelf, waiting to be picked up. The goal is to explore your personal collection, reduce your unread pile, and rediscover why you wanted to read these books in the first place. 

No library loans, no new purchases — just you and the stories already in your home.
Feel free to pick any genre, format (paperback, hardcover), or length. It’s a great way to clear space, make room for new favorites, and finally give those books the attention they deserve!

Challenge Books

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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • hardcover • 2021

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Looking for Alaska by John Green

Looking for Alaska

John Green

234 pages • paperback • 2005

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional sad medium-paced
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

559 pages • paperback • 2012

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Gaiman, Neil, Pratchett, Terry(February 28, 2006) Hardcover by Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Gaiman, Neil, Pratchett, Terry(February 28, 2006) Hardcover

Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

missing page info • 1990

adventurous dark funny medium-paced
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk

The Books of Jacob

Olga Tokarczuk

964 pages • hardcover • 2014

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami

The Moor's Account

Laila Lalami

321 pages • hardcover • 2014

fiction historical adventurous reflective medium-paced
Martha Quest by Doris Lessing

Martha Quest

Children of Violence #1

Doris Lessing

336 pages • paperback • 1952

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

Robin Wall Kimmerer

112 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction economics essays nature science hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

Beasts of Prey

Beasts of Prey #1

Ayana Gray

528 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

Girls of Paper and Fire

Girls of Paper and Fire #1

Natasha Ngan

385 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced