Read Books Released Before 2020

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4 participants (48 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

2025 is for slowing down. Instead of racing from new release to new release and always feeling behind, I want to intentionally read books that are at least 5 years old. Whether it's from my TBR or found through browsing, I'm taking this year to save some time for older books.

Challenge Books

All books added
Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson

Another Man's Moccasins

Walt Longmire #4

Craig Johnson

8 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious sad medium-paced
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

Daughter of the Pirate King

Daughter of the Pirate King #1

Tricia Levenseller

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous funny fast-paced
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx

The Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx

143 pages • first pub 1848 (editions)

nonfiction politics informative reflective slow-paced
Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

Night Sky with Exit Wounds

Ocean Vuong

89 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced
La luz negra by María Gainza

La luz negra

María Gainza

141 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction crime mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Ikkje ver redd sånne som meg by Sumaya Jirde Ali

Ikkje ver redd sånne som meg

Norsk Røyndom

Sumaya Jirde Ali

91 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction race challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
Dyrking av sydlige vekster etter mitsjurins metode by Weronika Murek

Dyrking av sydlige vekster etter mitsjurins metode

Weronika Murek

149 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction magical realism challenging informative medium-paced
Mad Marginal, Cahier #4: I See Words, I Hear Voices by Chantal Pontbriand

Mad Marginal, Cahier #4: I See Words, I Hear Voices

Chantal Pontbriand

394 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction art essays
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter #7

J.K. Rowling

21 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes

The Children of Jocasta

Natalie Haynes

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced