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2019 End of Year Reading Survey
2019 End of Year Reading Survey
How many books did you read? Did you meet your goal?
Most read genre? Fantasy! I only read 11 fantasy books this year, but that was the most in any specific genre, other than “Other”, because Other isn’t really a genre. Contemporary was right behind it, at 10.
Longest and shortest books you read. The shortest things I read were the RWBY comics, because they were all single issue. However, I…
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How about a little reading survey?
Author you've read the most books from?
Best Sequel Ever?
Currently Reading? See the rest of the questions in our feminist forums!
Guys, I need your help 🥺 could you please fill out this survey for me? It's in Croatian, but I put the translation under the read more. It's completely anonymous and it's about reading habits. I need as many responses as I can get!
Here's the link:
reading survey
I was tagged by @the-sign-of-tea to post my recent, current and future reads.
Recent: I've read "The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London" by Christopher Skaife, because I love corvids. It is not bad, if you are interested in how the Tower treats the ravens.
Before that I've read "#Urban Birding" by David Lindo. Yes, another book about birds, because birds have been my all time special interest. That book was a bit disappointing.
Current: I read "Die Sprachen der Tiere" (Animal Languages: The secret conversations of the living world) by Eva Meijer. It is a rather philosophical book about language and how humans tend to disregard all languages that are different to ours. But she also presents interesting research about different animals and how they communicate. A definite recommendation to read as it makes you reflect on how we communicate and how we misunderstand animals.
Future: I have a reservation at my library for "American Prometheus" by Kai Bird, which is the biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer that was the basis for the movie. I haven't seen the movie but I've heard an interesting podcast (Origin Story, a really good British podcast that I can strongly recommend) which made me want to read the book.
You might notice a pattern, yes, I mostly read non-fiction.
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2021 Reading Survey
How many books did you read: 24
How many pages did you read: 11,534
What was the oldest book you read?: Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (1930)
Longest book you read: Fool’s Fate by Robin Hobb (914 pages)
Shortest book you read: The Promise of Paradox: A Celebration of Contradictions in the Christian Life (145 pages)
Favorite book published in 2021: Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
Favorite book not published in 2021: Fool’s Fate by Robin Hobb (2003)
A book that lived up to the hype: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
A book that did NOT live up to the hype: The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb (I liked this book, but judging from other Hobb’s fans and goodreads, my expectations were too high)
Book that felt like the biggest accomplishment: Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mate (this just took the most commitment to finish)
Favorite character: The Fool / Amber / Lord Golden / Beloved (this is all one character in the Realm of the Elderlings books)
Least favorite character: Kyle Haven in the Liveship Traders trilogy by Robin Hobb
Favorite couple/OTP: Fitz and the Fool, one of the greatest love stories I’ve ever read, fucking breaks my heart into pieces.
Book that you pushed the most people to read: Everything written by Robin Hobb, beginning with Assassin’s Apprentice.
Favorite book cover: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
What book made you cry the most: Fool’s Fate by Robin Hobb
What book made you laugh the most: Life is Short, Laundry is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Dad by Scott Benner
Favorite book you re-read this year: Sabriel by Garth Nix
This year was heavy on pages over the number of books because of all the Hobb I read. For example, last year I read 26 books but 8,372 pages. In 2016, I read 34 books but 10,362 pages.
Random Book Questions
How often do you read? Everyday. Sometimes only for 5 minutes, most often it’s 50-100 pages a day.
What kinds of books do you enjoy reading? Fantasy with a dash of science fiction.
What is your favorite reading spot? My spot on the couch or at the table. Depends on my mood and how my arse is feeling.
Do you now or have you ever belonged to a book club? Eh, no? I mean, do discord group count?
What is the most amount of money you can remember ever spending at one trip to a bookstore? Nearly $400USD
What is the most amount of books you remember walking out of a bookstore with? Maybe 20?
How often do you find yourself in a library? Not often. I used to go often, but not anymore.
Have you ever exchanged books from a Little Free Library? I’ve glanced, but I’ve never taken or given yet.
What is the last book you’ve read cover to cover? Do you recommend it? Caliban’s War by James S.A. Corey. And yes, with the condition that you start at the beginning of the series.
Which author have you read the most? If we’re talking about the amount of books by one author, Robin Hobb (22 books). If we’re talking the most time I’ve spent reading an author, either Tamora Pierce or Christopher Paolini. They’ve been with me since teenage years.
Have you met any authors? No… bawls
How often does a book remind you of a different author’s work? All the fucking time. It’s hard not to compare, contrast, and read works that inspired others.
How many bookshelves do you own? 3 bulging floor to ceiling Ikea shelves. I need another one state.
Approximately how many books are on each of your bookshelves 20-40 depending on size and how they are shelved.
Are there any books on your bookshelf in which you can’t explain its premise without having to read its cover? Yup! Anything Abercrombie (except his Shattered World series)
Have you ever correctly predicted the ending of a book? Some of them on the dot, others more general, and some where i was right about one aspect, but wrong on another
Have you ever thought you knew how a book was going to end but was completely wrong? YUP!!!! I love it when this happens. The Books of Babel by Josiah Bancroft has stumped me the entire way.
Are there any books on your bookshelf that you regret owning? I plead the fifth. Twilight series, but i don’t have the heart to rid a teenage fad.
What is the most amount of books you’ve read at one time? (i.e. a chapter of one book then a chapter of another, then back to the first book and so on) I finished The Wisdom of Crowds in 18 hours straight with a sleeping break in the middle. It was read, sleep, then finish the damn book. What a wonderful moment.
From 1-10, how much did you enjoy book fair day at school as a kid? 10! Best fucking day in the world.
From 1-10, how much do you enjoy the smell of a new book? New books? Eh, 4?
From 1-10, how much do you enjoy the smell of older books? 10!!! Give me a cannula with the old book smell.
How often do you have a book with you? At home, there is always a book within 5 feet of me. When I leave the house, I take my Kindle with me. All the fucking time.
Do you prefer paperback or hardcover books? TRADE paperback. Then hardcover. Do not. I repeat, DO NOT give me a mass market paperback. Yes, they are cheap, but they fall apart easy, the spines break way too easy, and the ink smudges with the lightest touch. Sometimes, the paper is so thin, the ink printing bleeds through. I fucking hate MMP.
Would you be disappointed if a book didn’t come in a hardcover version? Nah. I’d be perfectly fine with paperback.
What is the approximate ratio of paperback to hardcover books that you own? 2:1 I think. It’s been getting larger, but I do continue to buy hardbacks.
If a hardcover book has a dust jacket, do you read with the jacket on or off? Off. It keeps the jacket clean and naked books are sexy.
How many of your books were bought at a garage sale? None?
How many of your books were bought at a thrift store? A fair amount. I’m always browsing the used section at my favorite book store.
How many of your books were bought online? Way too many to count. I buy more online than I do in person.
Over 30 Bookish Tag
--Questions--
1. Name one of your favorite books that features a protagonist who is thirty years old or older. The Merry Gentry series. Meredith Gentry herself is in her early to mid 30′s,although she’s also half Fae.
2. Name a book that represents who you were when you were younger.
3. Name a book that represents where you are in your life now.
4. Name a book that represents something that has never changed about you.
5. Name one of your favorite classics.
6. Name a book you like or would like to read that was published in the year you were born. The Girls of Canbry Hall series. I didn’t even know it existed! It also seems to have diversity and possible lesbian undertones which is great for an 80′s book!
More Americans Go to the Library than to the Movies
More Americans Go to the Library than to the Movies
I recently wrote about Millennial reading habits. It turns out that they do love books.
This is further supported by a new report by Literary Hub, that highlighted a surprising fact: in 2019, more Americans went to the library than to the movies.
As Dan Sheehan reports, a recent Gallup poll(the first such survey since 2001) found that visiting the local library remains by far the most popular…
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