Happy 2014, Squiders! I hope your holidays were lovely, or at least non-stressful.
For those of you just joining us, or those who have joined us recently, I am a nerd, and I like statistics.
And at the end of every year, I do statistics on the books I’ve read for the year. My goal is always to read 50. I usually reach that, but sometimes it’s a near thing.
So, without further ado, my reading stats from 2013:
Books read in 2013: 50
Change from 2012: -2
2012 was down from 2011, so this is NOT ENCOURAGING.
Of those:
19 were Mystery
15 were Fantasy
4 were Science Fiction
2 were Gothic
2 were Historical Fiction
2 were Magical Realism
1 was Children’s
1 was General Literature
1 was Mythology
1 was Nonfiction
1 was Romance
1 was Thriller
Children’s and YA genre is included with the genre.
New genre(s): Mythology, Magical Realism
Genres I read last year that I did not read this year: Science Fantasy, Horror, Chick Lit, Paranormal, Young Adult
Genres that went up: Mystery, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Gothic
Genres that went down: Thriller, Romance, Nonfiction, General Literature, Children’s
Man, that mystery binge really destroyed everything else.
29 were my books (7 were ebooks)
18 were library books (4 were ebooks)
3 were borrowed from friends/family
Average Rating: 3.36 (out of 5)
Top Rated:
Shades of Grey (5)
Murder with Peacocks (4.3)
We’ll Always Have Parrots (4.3)
Forged by Fate (4)
Inherit the Stars (4)
A Great and Terrible Beauty (4)
The Moon Pool (4)
Howl’s Moving Castle also got a 5, but it doesn’t count because it was a re-read.
Also Shades of Grey (not to be confused with 50 Shades of Gray) was amazing.
Most recent publication year: 2013
Oldest publication year: 1898
Average publication year: 1992
Books Older than (and including) 1900: 1
Books Newer than (and including) 2010: 13
I actually read several books that were published between 1900 and 1920, which brought down the average significantly.
How many books did you read last year, Squiders? What ones did you enjoy the most? What’s your reading goal for 2014?
