In May 2008, I started a blog to answer the questions “How many books do you read” and “What kind?” (I get asked this a lot. I read a lot, apparently.) I recorded every book I read, for a year. Some reviews were shorter than others, some a little more in depth – but each one, dutifully recorded. And now, for the nerds among you – some stats.
- I read 117 books (well, 113 – I abandoned 4 of them along the way)
- That’s about a book every 3 days
- Out of the 64 fiction books, 57 of them were novels
- 30 of them considered “YA” or “Young Adult”
- 16 were considered “historical fiction“
- 14 books were considered “paranormal” which could be anything from fairies to werewolves (4 were about vampires)
- I read 9 books about “mental illness” (both fiction and non)
- Out of the 53 non-fiction books, 26 were considered memoirs
- The all-purpose “business” tag was on 14 non-fiction books (These were probably books on marketing, customer service and included 2 books about Starbucks)
- I read 10 books that I considered to have something to do with politics (this included anything from Obama to food, and the environment – sometimes books about vampires written by Mormons were considered political)
- I read 5 books referencing weight loss (no stats on how much weight was lost as a result)
- I read 3 books about polygamy
- The month where the most books were read: August 2008 (14 books)
- I only read 5 books in March 2009
- I had comments from two authors
- I joined one book club
So, that’s it. I may update “Pale Nerd” on occasion, but I will primarily continue to update the internet about what I read on GoodReads, and if something is really awesome, I’ll probably mention it here as well.
(crossposted from Pale Nerd)
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It must feel good to have completed this project. I can’t believe it’s already been a year. Congrats!
That, my dear, is both impressive and insane. Averaging a book every 3 days? Damn, and I thought I read a lot.
That’s so awesome! I’m going to friend you on Goodreads so I can keep up and compare.
This made me laugh, because I do the same thing every year. I always feel great about it when it’s finished and I have all my stats, and then a second later I wonder if I’ll ever do anything with them. So far, I haven’t thought of anything, but it is nice to have a record of my reading. I also track how many male and female authors I read, how many books I re-read, and how many books I start and then abandon. (This last one I just started doing this year, and I’m having a hard time remembering to do it.)
Oh my god! All the stats I could be tracking!!!!
Wow this is very cool stuff to read. Nice!
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