In preparation for my soon-to-come best-of lists, I always like to do a little end of the year accounting. I know some people find this ludicrous but I love looking back on the year and categorizing what I have read. I have been aiming for an average of one book per week, which has been a stretch in the past three years with my class reading requirements, however this fall I no longer had classes. The result was that I was able to finish a few more books. Even though I plan to read several more books this year, lets see how the numbers look so far.2011
Total books read so far: 65
fiction: 40
written in the last 11 years: 27non-fiction:25
written in the 20th century: 12
written prior to the 20th century: 1
graphic novels: 1
fantasy/sci fi: 3
written for young readers: 2
essays (misc): 2written by women/men: 24/41
biography: 2
memoir: 7
history/politics: 8
science/psychology: 11
written in English/read in translation: 57/8
Not a bad year so far.
2 comments:
I love this kind of recap and will be doing one next week myself. I'm just a numbers guy and I love to rehash the numbers and play with new ways to combine things. Really, this kind of exercise does give you new insight into your reading year. Thanks.
Hi Sam - Yup. I know what you mean. I feel like this kind of thing helps me own my obsession, almost a ritual. Happy Holidays to you, fellow reader.
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