According to Goodreads, I read a total of 92 books, novellas, etc. this year. I always think it’s fun to see how my reading breaks down. The numbers in parenthesis are last year’s just to compare.
Numbers
Pages read: 11,374 (10,323) [Goodreads shows 22,896. Maybe it’s counting the pages in audiobooks?]
Time listened: 371 hrs 15 mins (242 hrs 7 minutes)
Audiobooks: 40 (26)
EBooks: 41 (37)
Print: 11 (20)
Male authors: 31 (27)
Female authors: 33 (46)
Multiple authors: 2 (2)
New-to-me authors: 38 (46)
Genres
It’s hard to categorize some books into one genre. Some may overlap, but I’ve tried to put them where I think they fit best.
Fiction
Chic Lit: 0 (2)
Classic: 13 (7)
Fantasy/Paranormal: 0 (1)
General Fiction: 2 (2)
Graphic novel/manga/comic – 0 (3)
Horror: 2 (2)
Humor: 1 (1)
Middle School: 0 (3)
Mystery: 44 (34)
Picture Book: 6 (12)
Romance: 0 (5)
Sci-fi: 9 (3)
Thriller/Crime: 6 (3)
Western: 0 (1)
Nonfiction
Autobiography/Memoir: 1
Politics: 2
Faith: 1 (3)
Biography: 2
Science: 2
True Crime: 2
Self-help: 1
5 star reads:
Penguins Hate Stuff by Greg Stones – I didn’t review it on here, but trust me, it’s hilarious
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christies
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Favorite new-to-me author: I guess Shirley Jackson isn’t really new to me. I read The Lottery in high school like most of America, but I had forgotten about her since then. I need to pick up The Haunting of Hill House.
Favorite new-to-me series/trilogy: The Murderbot Series by Martha Wells is awesome, funny and brings up some interesting topics.
Places I Read
I’ve just listed the first book/novella I read set in each state/country. I think I lost track of some along the way though.
States 10 (12)
California – I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
Georgia – Christmas Bliss by Mary Kay Andrews
Illinois – Something Wicked The Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Maine – ‘Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost
Mississippi – Twelve Angry Librarians by Miranda James
New Mexico – The Pot Thief Who Studied Edward Abbey by J. Michael Orenduff
New York – The Matter of the Crown by Linda Ferreri
South Carolina – Picked Off by Linda Lovely
Vermont – We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Virginia – Murder on New Year’s Eve by P. Creeden
Countries 8 (6) I’m not sure if I read more books set in America or Britain this year.
England – Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan
Egypt – Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
France – The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
Italy – The Italian Party by Christina Lynch
North Korea – A River in Darkness: One Man’s Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa
Russia – The Bookworm by Mitch Silver
Scotland – Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton
Spain – Origin by Dan Brown
You had a great year in books!
I’m actually really happy with my reading this past year.
Nice breakdown! I need to somehow keep track of locations. If you wait until the end it’s a pain. I like the countries you visited.
I make the draft of this post early in the year and then forget about it come summer.
lol. sound about right 🙂