I'm not a natural reader. I didn't read a book cover to cover until my mid 20s (yes I just lied my way through every book report and reading assignment through school). I read (non-fiction only) for about 2 years during my lunch breaks only because I worked out of town. This was in the pre-smartphones days.

I started reading again about 4 years ago as a mid-life crisis. With the political atmosphere in America, pundits and media were making references such as the "Orwellian times" we were living in, and I didn't get the references because I'd never read the books. I felt at my age I should be more aware, engaged and "cultured", so I started reading those books. My interest waned for about 6 months during that time, but otherwise I've been fairly avidly reading.

So, for me, given my overall lack of natural interest in reading anf historical lack of doing so, I do view each book as an accomplishment. I do look at the bookmark marching through the book with a sense of achievement. I just started using Goodreads this year to track every book I read, and I look forward to logging the accomplishment each time I finish a book.