2010 Reading Stats!
Given that tomorrow is the last day of the 2010, and I’m fairly certain I won’t be finishing any more books by then; it’s time for the annual books read over the course of the year post!
Last year, I read a grand total of 52 books. This year? Oh, that number went up. 🙂
Total Books Read: 70
Average Books Per Month: 5.833
Month Most Read: April with 10 (I….have no idea why? I think that may have been the month I discovered the Scott Pilgrim
Month Least Read: Tie between February and September with 3 each. (Those were both heavy grad school months. That explains that).
Fiction: 63
Nonfiction: 7
Formats:
–traditional print: 44
–eBook: 12
–graphic novel: 8
–audiobook: 6
Genres (some books count in multiple genres):
–scifi:19 (The winner for the second year running!)
–humorous: 14
–contemporary: 13 (This was out of left field. I blame Scott Pilgrim
–dystopian: 10
–YA: 10
–horror: 9 (I read far less horror than I thought I did).
–paranormal: 9
–romance: 9
–classic: 7
–historic: 7
–memoir: 5
–realistic: 4
–fantasy: 3
–mystery: 3
–poetry: 1
–thriller: 1
Vampires vs. Zombies vs. Aliens vs. Demons:
–aliens: 8 (Pretty surprised by this, but I guess I shouldn’t be given the scifi count).
–vampires: 7
–demons: 5
–zombies: 2 (Saddened by this. Need. More. Zombies!)
5 Star Reads (15 of them!):
—Alien Tango
—Anna and the French Kiss
—Battle Royale Ultimate Edition Volume 1
—The Buddha and The Borderline: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder Through Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Buddhism, and Online Dating
—Cold Comfort Farm
—The Dark Tower 
—Ender’s Game
—House of Stairs
—I Am Not A Serial Killer
—Room: A Novel
—Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour
—A Tale of Two Demon Slayers
—To Say Nothing of the Dog
—Woman on the Edge of Time
—The World Inside
Read and Reviewed on This Blog: 69
Overall, this was definitely a much stronger reading and blogging year! My total books read went up by 18 books. That’s pretty drastic! I’ve also broadened what types of formats I read in. I started out the year trying audiobooks, but switched half-way through the year to eBooks. At the beginning of the year, I didn’t like eBooks, but I have to say I enjoy them now. I especially enjoy them for those books you know you’ll only read once for fun. It’s kind of like paying for a movie ticket. I do wish I’d hit at least 10 graphic novels. I’ll have to work on that next year! I enjoy the format, but they’re expensive. Since my local branch of the public library has reopened, I may take advantage of it for those. I also really need to read more zombie books since I enjoy the movies so much. Overall, though, I’m really happy! My reading amount has increased, and it’s also become more varied. Stay tuned for my reading goals for 2011 post! Any suggestions for my 2011 reading?
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Cool breakdown. Now that you’re done with grad school 2011’s numbers should skyrocket!
They sure did for me 🙂
Yes they did! And I fully expect them to do so for me as well. 🙂
I love stats!
Me too!!!
Congratulations on such a fantastic year! Here’s to an even better 2011 🙂 I suggest more zombies since you seem to want them!
Thanks, Amy! Lol, and thanks for encouraging my zombie addiction. 🙂
Like seeing your numbers! This was the first year I read graphic novels- only two but now I want to find more!
Thanks! It was my first year reading graphic novels too. I can’t believe I waited for so long!
Well done 70 books is a great amount to have read, I managed 48…was sooo hoping to round it off to 50 lol!
Hehe, I know what you mean! I was hoping to get to 75, but it just wasn’t to be….
Will you be doing a stats post? I’m curious to see more about your 48.
Nothing quite as fancy as yours, but yes planning to sum up 2010 reading with a meme next Sunday.
Ender’s Game is such a fantastic book, and you have to read Speaker for the Dead. Ender was written after he wrote Speaker because he realized he had a story there to tell to set up Speaker. It is a fantastic book and well worth taking the time to read.
I did not know that! Now I’m far more inclined to continue reading the series. I was going to, but I heard Speaker isn’t nearly as good and can kind of ruin the story for you? Not sure. Hrm.
Ender vs. Speaker seems to be pretty evenly divided. I LOVED Ender, and thought Speaker was even better. It certainly doesn’t ruin the story. It has its dark moments but is ultimately a very powerful story and it does continue the story that was told at the end. I certainly would recommend reading it.
Hm, well now I *have* to read it just to see which side of the fence I land on! Thanks for the info, Carl.