My 2021 Year in Reading at GoodReads
32 books. 8,582 pages.
16 Fiction. 16 NonFiction.
16 Female Authors. 16 Male.
7 Print. 25 Digital.
24 Library Digital.
*2020
33 books. 8,029 pages. 14 Fiction. 19 NonFiction.
16 Female Authors. 17 Male. 14 Print. 19 Digital.
18 Library Digital.
*2019
46 books/14,455 pages. 17 Fiction. 29 NonFiction.
20 Female Authors. 26 Male. 22 Print. 24 Digital.
21 Library Digital.
*2018
52 books/12,504 pages. 20 Fiction. 32 NonFiction.
30 Print. 22 Digital. 21 Female Authors. 31 Male.
18 Library Digital.
*2017
47 books/15,472 pages. 18 Fiction. 29 NonFiction.
19 Print. 28 Digital. 16 Female. 31 Male.
25 Library Digital.
*2016
50 books/18,944 pages. 22 Fiction/28 NonFiction.
18 Print/32 Digital. 15 Female/35 Male.
27 Library Digital.
*2015
44 books/14,765 pages. 25 Fiction/19 NonFiction.
30 Print/14 Digital. 10 Female/34 Male.
7 Library Digital.
*2014
39 books/14,316 pages. 18 Fiction/21 NonFiction.
20 Print/19 Digital. 14 Female/25 Male.
12 Library Digital.
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This year I read 32 books, which was below my yearly average and my set goal for the year in reading challenge. But considering my new life (post 2hr commute and with 2 children and much more reading for work), above 30 books is going to be my new PAR, like getting more than 100 in bowling. I’m happy with it.
I read one less book (thanks Ulysses) but more pages (thanks Ulysses) than 2020.
This is the first year that I actually reached a balance, reading exactly the same number of female and male authors. And exactly as many fiction as nonfiction!
Turns out I didn’t pay for a single digital (ebook) read all year actually... they all came from the Library, NetGalley, or Prime. That’s been a goal for awhile now as well... if I want a book I’m buying it in print (to own it) or I’ll wait for the library hold.
Continuing my trends, I read mostly new (frontlist) books this year - published over the last two years, except for a handful. There’s so many amazing new books that I’m just trying to keep up. And as usual, all my favorite fiction is from female writers.
If any book ever catches your interest, I hope you follow through in finding a way to acquire and read it - check out my reviews (I write a review for every book I read) and let me know what you’re reading these days. Read on!
My top 3 reads from 2021:
Favorite Fiction:
Such A Fun Age
Laserwriter II
No One Is Talking About This
Favorite NonFiction:
Gone to the Woods
Why Fish Don’t Exist
Fulfillment
Honorable Mentions:
How Lucky
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
The Smash-Up