Ep 459: Reading for quality over quantity

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Today's guest is feeling stuck between quality and quantity in her reading life. With all of the end-of-year reading reflections happening lately, Anne is here to help if you're also facing this situation. Caroline Hines lives on a Christmas tree farm, which is not really related to today's book-talk, but feels like the perfect setting for our final episode of the year. When she wrote in to get Anne's help, Caroline mentioned that since she started tracking her reading against a numerical goal, she's felt an unwelcome shift in her reading life. Rather than reaching for the heftier reads she suspects she'll love, even though they take her longer to finish, she finds herself dashing through fast-paced thrillers because she knows she'll read them quickly, not because she thinks they're perfect for her. Today she and Anne discuss the pros and cons of using a numerical reading goal, and how Caroline might enjoy that glorious feeling of falling headfirst into a book more often. Find the full list of titles mentioned and share your suggestions for Caroline by leaving a comment on our show notes page, at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/459. A quick note: our team will be taking the next two weeks off to enjoy good books and good times with our loved ones. We'll be back in January with a brand new episode—Anne's Best Books of 2024! In the meantime, enjoy our archives, or explore all of our bonus episodes, author chats, and more in our Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club and our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I love crying at the end of a book, but it doesn't have to be a sad cry.
0:05.2	I love a happy cry.
0:07.1	It means I felt something.
0:13.6	Hey, readers, I'm Anne Bogle, and this is What Should I Read Next?
0:19.2	Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.
0:24.3	What should I read next?
0:26.2	We don't get bossy on this show.
0:28.2	What we will do here is give you the information you need to choose your next read.
0:33.0	Every week we'll talk all things books and reading and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.
0:45.1	Readers, we have two important things for you to know for this episode. First, with the
0:49.8	holidays just a few short days away, there are still great gift options to ship directly to your
0:54.8	favorite reader. If you've been puzzling over the perfect book to buy as a gift, the My Reading
0:59.5	Life Reading Journal is a perfect choice because it caters to all tastes. And a new reading journal for
1:04.4	2025 gives your favorite reader a fresh start to their reading year. Here at What Should I Read Next
1:09.8	HQ, we are also looking forward
1:11.7	to the end of your holidays. So it's a good time to let you know that this is our last
1:15.9	episode of the year. We'll be taking the next two weeks off so our team can relax and enjoy
1:20.4	some good books and time with loved ones. We'll be back in January, where I'll be sharing my
1:24.8	best books of 2024. I can't wait to tell you all about them.
1:29.1	In the meantime, we have hours of bookish enjoyment in our archives for your holiday travels,
1:33.4	both here on the podcast and in our modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club and Patreon communities.
1:38.0	Enjoy today's episode, and we will see you back in 2025.
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