# Anyone done the 52 books in 52 weeks challenge?

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**Created:** [December 26, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-done-the-52-books-in-52-weeks-challenge/826743 "2018-12-26T17:47:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-done-the-52-books-in-52-weeks-challenge/826743/21 "2018-12-27T18:59:17Z")

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I didn’t do the challenge, specifically, but I often (not always) read over 52 books a year anyway without really trying to do so. I’ll hit the mark, and then some, for 2018, as it happens.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-done-the-52-books-in-52-weeks-challenge/826743/22 "2018-12-27T20:38:44Z")

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Not so much any more, but I averaged about three books a week, back when I was a teenager. I took out so many interlibrary loans that I still have my old 13-digit library card number memorized. Every week, I’d walk over to the library, return last week’s batch, pick up this week’s, and order next week’s.

I never did it as part of a “challenge”, though. That was just how I spent my time.

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**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-done-the-52-books-in-52-weeks-challenge/826743/23 "2018-12-27T21:53:47Z")

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This is the first I heard of the challenge.

I read a lot, but if I “officially” commit to finishing a book every week it would probably cause me to forgo some longer denser books in favor of easy reads.

So I’m not going to keep count, but I still read a lot.

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**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-done-the-52-books-in-52-weeks-challenge/826743/24 "2018-12-28T00:04:54Z")

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[This](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7b/ec/90/7bec90318fa788cf359c66e1b227bb1f.jpg) book challenge looks interesting.  
I counted 49 topics, but one of them is a trilogy so there’s your 52.  
I did the Goodreads challenge this year and hit my goal of 20 books last month. I may bump it up to 25 for 2019 and use the above link as a guide.  
And for anyone who would like a recommendation to get you started, here are 2 of my favorites from 2018.  
_The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute_  
and  
_Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic_  
Find them on Amazon, Ebay, your local library or bookstore.

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