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46 participants (302 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 12 physical books that you already owned on January 1, 2025, during the course of the year. Since this challenge is aimed at reducing the number of unread physical books you already have on your shelves, new purchases made after 1/1/25, as well as any audiobooks and digital copies, do not count towards this specific goal. 

Challenge Books

All books added
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

Lapvona

Ottessa Moshfegh

320 pages • 2022 • 47 editions

fiction historical literary magical realism dark tense medium-paced
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury

182 pages • 1949 • 134 editions

fiction classics science fiction short stories adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Funny Story by Emily Henry

Funny Story

Emily Henry

387 pages • 2024 • 91 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

Eileen

Ottessa Moshfegh

260 pages • 2015 • 61 editions

fiction literary mystery thriller dark tense slow-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple Collection #1

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

298 pages • 1982 • 223 editions

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The War of the Worlds/The Invisible Man/The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, H.G. Wells
The War of the Worlds/The Invisible Man/The Time Machine
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H.G. Wells, H.G. Wells

The War of the Worlds/The Invisible Man/The Time Machine

H.G. Wells, H.G. Wells

283 pages • 1978 • 1 edition

fiction classics science fiction dark reflective slow-paced
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

353 pages • 1847 • 1.9k editions

fiction classics literary romance dark emotional slow-paced
How to Kidnap the Rich by Rahul Raina

How to Kidnap the Rich

Rahul Raina

336 pages • 2021 • 10 editions

fiction contemporary thriller adventurous dark funny fast-paced
Madame Burova: The New Novel from the Author of the Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

Madame Burova: The New Novel from the Author of the Keeper of Lost Things

Ruth Hogan

354 pages • 2 editions

fiction
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Hercule Poirot #10

Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie

274 pages • 1934 • 477 editions

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced