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)]

Reading Statistics

Most Memorable {these are not necessarily Literary, but they stuck in my head}
* Torn, by Justin Lee
* The Union Quilters, by Jennifer Chiaverini
* Contents May Have Shifted, by Pam Houston
* The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, by Jonas Jonasson
* Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger
* Faithful Place, by Tana French

Best
* Torn, by Justin Lee
* The Testament of Mary, by Colm Tóibín
* Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger
* Zealot, by Reza Aslan
* Beautiful Ruins, by Jess Walter


Least Memorable {books I remember NOTHING about, based on title alone}
* Better Than Fiction, by Don George
* Nothing Gold Can Stay, by Ron Rash
* Hang Fire, by Henry Kisor

Yuck
* Until I Find You, by John Irving

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Keeping in mind that, as usual, I did not cull the books I did not finish, here's the geeky number bit:

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 thirteen years : 1292

average read per year, over fourteen years: 92.3
2013 average read per month: 6.67 (all thirteen years: 769)
2011 average read per week: 1.54 (all thirteen years: 1.77)

number read in worst month:

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:

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:

2013: 56*
2012: 62
2011: 33
2010: 44
2009: 55
2008: 65
2007: 53
2006: 56
2005: 74
2004: 61

number of non-fiction:

2013: 36*
2012: 26
2011: 36
2010: 23
2009: 30
2008: 28
2007: 22
2006: 21
2005: 53
2004: 41

* 2 books were mixed short stories and essays

number of books by female authors: 32 (2012 : 33 | 2011: 24 | 2010: 40 | 2009: 35 | 2008: 36 | 2007: 24 | 2006: 24)
number of books by male authors: 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)]

Reading Statistics

Most Memorable {these are not necessarily Literary, but they stuck in my head}
* The Secret Life of Cowboys, by Tom Groneberg
* Communication Matters, by Deborah Tannen
* The Rope, by Nevada Barr
* David, by Mary Hoffman
* I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had, by Tony Danza

Best
* The Snow Child, by Eowyn Ivey
* 1222, by Anne Holt
* A House Reunited, by Professor Jay Winik (on CD)
* Peter and the Starcatcher, by Rick Elice

Least Memorable {books I remember NOTHING about, based on title alone}
* The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski (on CD)
* The Hunger Games Companion, by Lois H. Gresh
* My Ideal Bookshelf, by Thessaly La Force
* The Story of Ain't, by David Skinner

Yuck
* All Things New, by Lynn Austin

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Keeping in mind that, as usual, I did not cull the books I did not finish, here's the geeky number bit:

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 thirteen years : 1212

average read per year, over thirteen years: 93.2
2011 average read per month: 7.33 (all thirteen years: 7.77)
2011 average read per week: 1.69 (all thirteen years: 1.79)

number read in worst month:

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:

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:

2012: 62
2011: 33
2010: 44
2009: 55
2008: 65
2007: 53
2006: 56
2005: 74
2004: 61

number of non-fiction:

2012: 26
2011: 36
2010: 23
2009: 30
2008: 28
2007: 22
2006: 21
2005: 53
2004: 41

number of books by female authors: 33 (2011: 24 | 2010: 40 | 2009: 35 | 2008: 36 | 2007: 24 | 2006: 24)
number of books by male authors: 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)]

Reading Statistics

Most Memorable {these are not necessarily Literary, but they stuck in my head}
* A Secret Gift, by Ted Gup
* Jewels of the Romanovs, by Stefano Papi
* 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne
* 61 Hours, by Lee Child
* Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
* Rock 'n' Roll and American Society. Part One, From the Beginning to 1960, by William McKeen

Best
* Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins
* Travels in Siberia, by Ian Frazier
* Love Wins, by Rob Bell
* A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness
* A Certain Justice, by P.D. James
* The Grave Tattoo, by Val McDermid
* The Center of Everything, by Laura Moriarty

Least Memorable {books I remember NOTHING about, based on title alone}
* Science Secrets, by Alberto A. Martínez
* We Are Amused, by Brian Hoey

Yuck
* Shakespeare : The Seven Major Tragedies, by Harold Bloom
* Running Scared, by Lisa Jackson
* Fallen, by Lauren Kate

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Keeping in mind that, as usual, I did not cull the books I did not finish, here's the geeky number bit:

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 twelve years : 1124

average read per year, over twelve years: 93.7
2011 average read per month: 5.75 (all twelve years: 7.81)
2011 average read per week: 1.33 (all twelve years: 1.8)

number read in worst month:

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:

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:

2011: 33
2010: 44
2009: 55
2008: 65
2007: 53
2006: 56
2005: 74
2004: 61

number of non-fiction:

2011: 36
2010: 23
2009: 30
2008: 28
2007: 22
2006: 21
2005: 53
2004: 41

number of books by female authors: 24 (2010: 40 | 2009: 35 | 2008: 36 | 2007: 24 | 2006: 24)
number of books by male authors: 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]

Reading Statistics

Most Memorable {these not necessarily Literary, but they stuck in my head}
* What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell (on CD)
* How to Read a Painting, by Patrick de Rynck
* I Had Brain Surgery, What's Your Excuse? by Suzy Becker
* The Exile : An Outlander Graphic Novel, by Diana Gabaldon
* Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, by Robert Schnase

Best
* Stories : All-New Tales (edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio)
* Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins (on CD)
* In the Land of Invented Languages, by Arika Okrent
* How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, by Charles Yu
* Four Feet, Two Sandals, written by Karen Lynn Williams & Khadra Mohammed ;illustrated by Doug Chayka

Least Memorable {books I remember NOTHING about, based on title alone}
* Making Mischief, by Gregory Maguire
* Dead or Alive, by Michael McGarrity (on CD)
* Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver

Yuck
* The Cutting Room, by Laurence Klavan (on CD)
* Book of the Dead, by Patricia Cornwell (on CD)
* House of Leaves, by Zampanò ; with introduction and notes by Johnny Truant


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Keeping in mind that, as usual, I did not cull the books I did not finish, here's the geeky number bit:

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 eleven years : 1055

average read per year, over eleven years: 95.9
2010 average read per month: 5.58 (all eleven years: 7.99)
2010 average read per week: 1.28 (all eleven years: 1.84)

number read in worst month:

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:

2010: 8--May
2009: 12--February
2008: 11--February
2007: 9--March
2006: 11--January
2005: 21--February
2004: 12--June

number of fiction:

2010: 44
2009: 55
2008: 65
2007: 53
2006: 56
2005: 74
2004: 61

number of non-fiction:

2010: 23
2009: 30
2008: 28
2007: 22
2006: 21
2005: 53
2004: 41

number of books by female authors: 40 (2009: 35 | 2008: 36 | 2007: 24 | 2006: 24)
number of books by male authors: 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]

Reading Statistics

This is the annual post that proves I am a geek about numbers as well as books. As in the past, I've compiled a list of books I read in 2009, beginning with the standard list of Titles Rated:

Most Memorable {these not necessarily Literary, but they stuck in my head}
Tunnels, by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams
The Uncensored Bible, by John Kaltner, Steven L. McKenzie, and Joel Kilpatrick
The Last Synapsid, by Timothy Mason
Girl Sleuth, by Melanie Rehak
Rasskazy (edited by Mikhail Iossel and Jeff Parker)

Best
Just After Sunset, by Stephen King (on CD)
Columbine, by Dave Cullen
People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks
Every Man Dies Alone, by Hans Fallada
The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield (on CD)

Least Memorable {books I remember NOTHING about, based on title alone}
Rules of Thumb, by Tom Parker
I Can't Tell You, by Hillary Frank
Everyman, by Philip Roth (on CD)
Smile When You're Lying, by Chuck Thompson

Yuck
When Madeline Was Young, by Jane Hamilton (on CD)
Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn
Sisterchicks Do the Hula, by Robin Jones Gunn (on CD)
Ten Days in the Hills, by Jane Smiley (on CD)

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Keeping in mind that, as usual, I did not cull the books I did not finish, here's the geeky number bit:

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 ten years : 988

average read per year, over ten years: 98.8
2008 average read per month: 7.03 (all ten years: 8.23)
2008 average read per week: 1.64 (all ten years: 1.9)

number read in worst month: 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: 12--February

2008: 11--February
2007: 9--March
2006: 11--January
2005: 21--February
2004: 12--June

number of fiction: 55

2008: 65
2007: 53
2006: 56
2005: 74
2004: 61

number of non-fiction: 30

2008: 28
2007: 22
2006: 21
2005: 53
2004: 41

number of books by female authors: 35 (2008: 36 // 2007: 24 // 2006: 24)
number of books by male authors: 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]

Reading Statistics

This is the annual post that proves I am a geek about numbers as well as books. As in the past, I've compiled a list of books I read in 2008, beginning with the standard list of Titles Rated:

Most Memorable {these not necessarily Literary, but they stuck in my head}

• The Undomestic Goddess, by Sophie Kinsella(on CD)
• Banishing Verona, by Margot Livesey
• Ridiculous/Hilarious/Terrible/Cool, by Elisha Cooper
• Ruby's Imagine, by Kim Antieau
• Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (on CD)

Best

• American Band, by Kristen Laine
• Into the Forest, by Jean Hegland
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer (on CD)
• Blue Pills, by Frederik Peeters
• Dakota, by Martha Grimes
• John, by Niall Williams
• Ruby's Imagine, by Kim Antieau
• The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon (on CD)

Least Memorable {books I remember NOTHING about, based on title alone}

• Probable Cause, by Theresa Schwegel
• Simple Justice, by John M. Wilson
• Not Quite What I Was Planning (ed. Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith)
• Wolf, No Wolf, by Peter Bowen

Yuck

• The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by David Selznick
• Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer (on CD)
• Air Mail, by Terry Ravenscroft
• Tweak, by Nic Sheff

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Keeping in mind that, as usual, I did not cull the books I did not finish, here's the geeky number bit:

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 nine years : 903

average read per year, over nine years: 100.33
2008 average read per month: 7.75 (all nine years: 8.36)
2008 average read per week: 1.79 (all nine years: 1.93)

number read in worst month: 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: 11--February

2007: 9--March
2006: 11--January
2005: 21--February
2004: 12--June

number of fiction: 65

2007: 53
2006: 56
2005: 74
2004: 61

number of non-fiction: 28

2007: 22
2006: 21
2005: 53
2004: 41

number of books by female authors: 36 (2007: 24; 2006: 24)
number of books by male authors: 58 (2007: 40; 2006: 33)
[discrepancies in totals are due to individual books by multiple authors and edited books which are not counted]

Reading Statistics for 2007

Like the last couple of years, I've done a compiled list of reading for 2007, beginning with a list of books that were memorable, not necessarily for their Literary Quality.

Most Memorable (not necessarily best, but stuck in my head)

Child of My Heart, by Alice McDermott
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling
The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
You Suck : A Love Story, by Christopher Moore
The Years of Rice and Salt, by Kim Stanley Robinson

Best

Child of My Heart, by Alice McDermott
Born on a Blue Day, by Daniel Tammet
Midnight Cactus, by Bella Pollen
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Harriet Jacobs
The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling
The Years of Rice and Salt, by Kim Stanley Robinson

Least Memorable (otherwise known as "I read wha-at?")

The Calling, by Catherine Whitney
Washington Schlepped Here, by Christopher Buckley

5 Books (or Authors) Best Forgotten

Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings, by Tyler Perry
Inexcusable, by Chris Lynch
The Sudoku Murder, by Shelley Freydont
Garbage Land : On the Secret Trail of Trash, by Elizabeth Royte
Single Tree, by Gary D. Svee

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Now for the statistics for the year:

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 : 810

average read per year, over eight years: 101
average read per month: 6.25 (over seven years: 8.44)
average read per week: 1.44 (over seven years: 1.94)

number read in worst month: 3--November(in 2006: 4--tied April, May, June and August; in 2005: 5--January and June; in 2004: 0--July)

number read in best month: 9--March (in 2006: 11--January; in 2005: 21--February; in 2004: 12--June)

number of fiction: 53 (in 2006: 56; in 2005: 74; in 2004: 61)
number of non-fiction: 22 (in 2006: 21; in 2005: 53; in 2004: 41)

number of female authors: 24 (same as last year--how odd!)
number of male authors: 40 (2006: 33)
[discrepancies are due to multiple books read by one author,individual books by multiple authors--and edited books, which are not counted at all]

2006 in Books

Like the last couple of years, I've done a compiled list of reading for 2006, beginning with a list of books that were memorable, not necessarily for their Literary Quality.

Most Memorable (not necessarily best, but stuck in my head)

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, by Marina Lewycka
Misquoting Jesus, by Bart D. Ehrman
Which Brings Me to You, by Steve Almond and Julianna Baggott
A History of the English Language, by Michael Drout (on CD)

Best 5 4

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
Misquoting Jesus, by Bart D. Ehrman
Words, Words, Words, by David Crystal
The Nanny Diaries, by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus (on CD)

Least Memorable (otherwise known as "I read wha-at?")

We Interrupt This Broadcast, by Joe Garner
The Soul of Christianity, by Huston Smith

5 Books (or Authors) Best Forgotten

Out of Bounds, by Roy Simmons [nothing else is even close to this one]

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Now for the statistics for the year:

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 : 735

average read per year, over seven years: 105
average read per month: 6.42 (over seven years: 8.75)
average read per week: 1.48 (over seven years: 2.02)

number read in worst month: 4--tie: April, May, June, and August (in 2005: 5--January and June; in 2004: 0--July)

number read in best month: 11--January (in 2005: 21--February; in 2004: 12--June)

number of fiction: 56 (in 2005: 74; in 2004: 61)
number of non-fiction: 21 (in 2005: 53; in 2004: 41)

number of female authors: 24
number of male authors: 33
[discrepancies are due to multiple books read by one author,individual books by multiple authors and edited books, which are not counted at all]
I never did a count for this last year