I’d forgotten about this fun meme, A Month of Favorites, from Estella’s Revenge, GirlXOXO and Traveling with T. It’s an especially nice idea for this year, when looking around the online world is a dangerous game of chance—you could find adorable kittens or you could come across more depressing news from an orange troll. It’s made the concept of ‘holiday spirit’ a bit more of a challenge, but books are always a happy place so let’s get down to it.
Number of books I’ve read so far this year: 165. WHAT?! I know, it’s a lot, but keep in mind that I think of this blog as my job (even though I don’t get paid or earn money for it). Reading is my work.
Kinds of books I read: No surprise here, only 7% of my reading has been non-fiction. I’m a 93% fiction gal. That 93% breaks down into genres like this:
Literary and historical fiction are my favorites.
(yes, I am a book geek who also digs data and pie charts)
When I read and didn’t read: January and October were my biggest months for reading while September was the slowest (which is odd because it’s the biggest months for new releases).
More obscure details about my reading:
A year ago this stat did not exist because I did not read e-books. Now, thanks to a gift from a friend (I’m looking at you Steadfast Reader) 30% of my reading is done on a Kindle. Which is not to say I don’t still love me some print. There is nothing like the look and feel of paper.
It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of libraries, but this stat is a bit skewed because when it comes to reading books for review almost 100% of what I get comes from the publishers (pre-release date). The library number is the rest of my reading- which, I guess is a statistic in itself. About 35% of the reading I do is for pleasure.
Finally,
Where I read:
Also known as my happy place. Although, in the interest of honesty, I read in almost every room of the house.
How about you? Let’s hear about what, when and where you read!
I’ve just started putting a list like this together (although planning on squeezing in a few more books!). I’ve had a run of two star books lately, so hoping to finish the year with something terrific.
Me too! I had more 2 star and even DNF books in October/November then I’d had in a long time. I chalked it up to the election- my brain was not able to reconcile American reality.
Wow! And they say I read too many… I also love historical ^^
Ooooh – you have a chaise lounge!!! I’m dying for one of those! When we get to our real house…
And the reason you didn’t read much in Sept was that few of the new releases were ringing your bells and you were at a loss for what to pick up – I remember that!
I think you’re right, Sarah. It seems like so long ago, but there wasn’t anything that grabbed me.
I love your pie chart and bar graphs! Literary and historical fictions are my favorite genres, too. Finally, 165 books – I’m jealous! Good for you.
Omigod, Catherine! Your reading spot is glorious! No wonder you got through 165 books!
This is the first year that I took my reading tracking to another level and I can’t wait to break out the stats later this month!
I feel like there is a nonfiction lover in you, you just need to find the right books. Since I’ve returned to fiction I find that I’m missing non-fiction! The book I’m reading right now might lead to a couple of non-fiction reads in my possession…actually, I suspect you’d like the Clara Vine books if you haven’t already read them!
I LOVE your happy place. Looks so comfy and cozy.
Your graphs and bar charts are amazing…thanks for sharing everything.
I missed your post this week…not sure how, but so glad I found it.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My A Month of Faves
Thank you so much for stopping by! I guess the librarian in me still loves data- I track all my reading, but the graphs are new.