Due to the fact that I've taken January off of work, I'm plowing towards that goal at a steady rate. Some people might be aghast at that number of books, but there is one invaluable trick that has helped me consume more books.
It is this: I read more books at the same time.
After finishing two books yesterday I now have six books on the go. When I started the challenge I had closer to ten books I was reading at once.
While it sounds overwhelming, when you break it down it's really not. The key is to be reading different kinds of books at once.
For example, right now I am reading a book on Christianity and feminism, a biography of Martyn Lloyd-Jones, a book of poems by Wendell Berry, a book on marriage, a book on social justice, and a scientific book on the existence of God. I just finished a Puritan book on the providence of God and a modern-day children's novel.
Like I said, different books.
Reading a chapter from a few books every day really adds up.
Plus, one thing that slowed me down last year was my boredom with the one or two books I was reading and thus the lack of desire to read them. When I have multiple books going at once, I'll maybe read a chapter (or even less) of one book before I want to hop onto the next one. And that's fine! I've given myself the freedom to do that.
It's really helped me reclaim my love of reading. People, life is too short not to read as many good books as possible.
You don't have to read 104 books this year. But please, for your own sake, read more.
You won't regret it.