In the year just gone by, I read a total of 63 books, against my reading challenge of 78 (1.5 books per week). I also managed to write reviews of nearly 45 books, some detailed, others succinct. In between, there were five months when I didn't read anything at all, but no regrets as during that time I was busy with other responsibilities, and did a lot of art. What I do regret is that this number represents more of quantity than quality.
Favorite reads of the year:
- The Dictionary of Lost Words - Pip Williams [Historical Fiction]
- Daevabad Trilogy - S. A. Chakraborty [Fantasy]
- The Duchess of BloomsBury Street - Helene Hanff [Memoirs]
- My Animals and other Family - Clare Balding [Memoirs]
- The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King [Fiction/Adventure]
- Moon Over Manifest - Clare Vanderpool [YA]
- The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde [Science Fiction/Fantasy]
Surprisingly, for someone who is not much into non-fiction, two of the seven top favorites this year are memoirs!
Worst read of the year has to be "Undelivered Letters", hands down.
I binge read a lot of cozy mysteries, and sadly, didn't even like most of them. And I couldn't appreciate many of the highly recommended books as much as I expected. That resulted in a rather low average rating for the books read in this year, and a very small list of the books I loved.
A look at the readings stats of this year (thanks to Goodreads) and of the past years since I started tracking my reading on the site.
And, my resolutions for 2022 ...
- Read more books that are meaningful
- Stay away from fluff like cozy mystery genre
- And reduce the 'unread' pile to low single digits before buying more books!
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