It's been another great year in books. Thanks for coming along with me! It's been a big year in reading and I have some updates to share before I make the awards you're here for. Or jump to the award winners. Happy bookiversary to me! It's been five great years in reading by the numbers, …
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Books, halfway through 2019
It's halfway through the year, which means it's time for LIBRO-STAT-MANIA 2019 (part 1)! First, some basic stats: Books read: 37 (that's a book finished every 4.91 days, though as I've written before I don't directly track amount of time to finish)Pages: 10051 (average of 271.6 pages per book)Average publication date: 1997Newest book: Live and …
A year in books, 2018
Last year I was proud of reducing my books owned but not read yet to 23. This year, I had to get a new bookshelf, and I still can't fit all the to-reads onto a single shelf. Oops. It's been a bountiful year. Picks of the year I am bad at picking a single favorite, …
Books, June 2018 + halfway through the year
Somehow, the first half of 2018 simultaneously lasted 3 days and 12 years. In six months, I brought to you 7357 pages of 24 books, for an average of about a book a week. Periodic Tales, Hugh Aldersey-Williams While the conceit of brief essays each delving into the history and practical uses of different elements …
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A year in books, 2017
I had quite a year in books, and quite a year overall. Reading accomplishment that I'm most proud of: a net decrease in the number of books that I already own but haven't read yet to 23. Only half of an average year's worth of reads... By the numbers Books: 55 Total pages: 15922 (so …
Best Books of 2016
The time has come.... statistics, and best of 2016! If you're looking for recommendations, this is just the hard-fought best-of list - anything rated a 3 on any of the monthly reviews is worth reading. And I will be the first to admit that these winners are anything but objective and suffer from a very serious …
Mid-year Book Update
This is the post where I dramatically reveal to the hero that I am not a villain, I am... a statistics nerd! If you want to see what I read this month, go here. In 2015, I started doing reviews of books at the halfway point of the year, so happy one-year book reviewing anniversary to me! …
