Thursday, January 01, 2015

Reading Statistics

I didn't do my normal Best/Worst Lists this year because--despite the date on this post--I compiled everything on two months into the new year, so I don't want to try to rate things based on memory. However, here are the stats for everything else, keeping in mind that, as usual, I did not cull the books I did not finish:
number of books read in 2014: 105
number of books read in 2013: 90
number of books read in 2012: 88
number of books read in 2011: 69
number of books read in 2010: 67
number of books read in 2009: 85
number of books read in 2008: 93
number of books read in 2007: 75
number of books read in 2006: 77
number of books read in 2005: 127
number of books read in 2004: 102
number of books read in 2003: 100
number of books read in 2002: 118
number of books read in 2001: 83
number of books read in 2000: 128
TOTAL over fifteen years : 1398
average read per year, over fifteen years: 93.1
2014 average read per month: 8.75 (all fifteen years: 7.77)
2014 average read per week: 2.02 (all fifteen years: 1.79)

number read in worst month:
2014: 6—September
2013: 4—tied January and May
2012: 4—June
2011: 1—December
2010: 0—July
2009: 4—tied June and August
2008: 4—June
2007: 3—November
2006: 4—tied April, May, June and August
2005: 5—January and June
2004: 0—July
number read in best month:
2014: 14—August
2013: 10—November
2012: 12—December
2011: 9—June
2010: 8—May
2009: 12—February
2008: 11—February
2007: 9—March
2006: 11—January
2005: 21—February
2004: 12—June
number of fiction:
2014: 67
2013: 56
2012: 62
2011: 33
2010: 44
2009: 55
2008: 65
2007: 53
2006: 56
2005: 74
2004: 61
number of non-fiction:
2014: 39
2013: 36
2012: 26
2011: 36
2010: 23
2009: 30
2008: 28
2007: 22
2006: 21
2005: 53
2004: 41
[discrepancies in totals are due to combined fiction/nonfiction books and edited books (which are not counted)]

number of books by female authors: 46 (2013 : 32 | 2012 : 33 | 2011: 24 | 2010: 40 | 2009: 35 | 2008: 36 | 2007: 24 | 2006: 24)
number of books by male authors: 66 (2013 : 48 | 2012: 50 | 2011: 41 | 2010: 23 | 2009: 60 | 2008: 58 | 2007: 40 | 2006: 33)

[discrepancies in totals are due to individual books by multiple authors and edited books (which are not counted)]

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