I have a few goals for 2018, which I’m going to talk through first, before getting into the specific books I want to read. There are many more that could be added to this list, but I had to narrow it down to some. I have even more at uni that I haven’t let myself consider including as I’d never get this post written if I did.

1. I want to read 50 books. Ideally, I’d love to read 100, but I have to be realistic. In 2017 I finished 81, and I read some pretty hefty books through that year… so 82 would be nice…
2. Read more 19th Century literature. 19th Century literature is definitely a passion of mine, and I just want to read it all.
3. Read more variety. I started in 2017 by reading more graphic novels, more plays etc. I want to continue this, as I’ve really enjoyed reading different forms.
4. Read more philosophy. One of my potential paths I want to follow in academia is 19th Century literature, and it is heavily influenced by philosophy. So I want to read the work of those philosophers who were read widely at that time, to help me enjoy and understand the novels better.

The 18 books I want to read in 2018

• the sun and her flowers – Rupi Kaur
• Dear Boy – Emily Berry
• The Exact Opposite of Okay – Laura Steven
• Girl in Pieces – Kathleen Glasgow
• Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief – Rick Riordan
• Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda – Becky Agenda
• Change is Gonna Come – Multiple Authors
• It Only Happens in the Movies – Holly Bourne
• The Bloody Chamber – Angela Carter
• The Song of Achilles – Madeline Miller
• Les Miserables – Victor Hugo (I want to finish this – I have about 300 pages left)
• Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy
• Autoboyography – Christina Lauren
• The Brothers Karamazov – Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Eliza and Her Monsters – Francesca Zappia
• The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night – Jen Campbell
• Turtles All the Way Down – John Green
• The Fate of the Tearling – Erika Johansen