So, just out of curiosity and since I do this every year. This year, however, no judgement on what I didn't read or wish I had read more of . . . because in the end and by next week I will have forgotten the numbers anyway. When 2019 arrives, it will as usual just be a matter of seeing where my reading takes me.
- Books read: 76 (But I might still squeeze in one more book yet--one last Sue Grafton mystery)
- BCE: 1
- 20th century: 25
- 21st century: 45
- Books published in 2018: 13
- eBooks: 1
- Audio Book: 1
- Fiction:39
- Nonfiction: 9
- Nature: 2
- Classics: 2
- Fairy Tales/Mythology: 0
- Mysteries/Crime/Suspense: 20
- Science fiction: 1
- Espionage: 1
- Juvenile/YA novels: 1
- Books written by women: 54
- Books written by men: 21
- Books written by more than one author: 1
- American authors: 26
- British authors: 32
- Canadian authors: 2
- Australian/Irish authors: 3
- Authors from other countries: 10
- Subscription Books: 4
- Books in translation: 14 (Ancient Greek, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Russian)
- Short story collections: 1
- Novellas: 0
- Graphic Novels: 5
- Diaries: 0
- Plays: 1
- Virago Modern Classics: 4
- Persephone Books: 2
- Books read that were checked out from the library: 10
- ARCs/Review Copies: 3
- Books read from my own shelves:59
- Rereads: 3
- Multiple books by the same author: 2 by Anne Tyler, 2 by Jhumpa Lahiri, 6 by Sue Grafton
- Books by Nebraska authors: 1 (Rainbow Rowell)
Last year's numbers here, and prior years here. I'm not sure I will continue doing a yearly accounting, though it is interesting to compare from year to year. I seem to be a creature of habit as my reading years seem to be more similar these days than not!