This may be a boring way to begin the New Year, but I wanted to get the numbers down for the books I read in 2014.
Total books: 105
Fiction: 9
Mysteries: 42
Children/young adult: 4
Nonfiction: 16
Essays: 6
On art or writing: 8
On simplifying/home care/self care: 12
Humor: 4
Biography: 1
Memoir: 3
Author events/signings attended: 4
Of the 105 books read, 46 were read as e-books from my library. They account for almost all of the mysteries. Last year I read 99 books but for some reason didn't take the time to sort the titles.
Although I posted (here) the books that guided me this past year, here are a few awards for 2014:
Although I posted (here) the books that guided me this past year, here are a few awards for 2014:
Favorite Book That Was a Reread:
A tie between 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff and
The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton
Most Mysteries Read by One Author:
Seven by Peter Lovesey
Best Binge:
In just weeks I read seven books by Alain de Botton
Strangest Book:
A Rebours (Against Nature) by Joris-Karl Huysmans
Best Take on the British Upper Class:
Snobs by Julian Fellowes
Handsomest Authors I Met This Year:
The Minimalists
Joshua Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus
Everything That Remains
Number of Books I Said I Would Read That Are Still on the Shelf:
Countless
I look forward to finding out what I will read in 2015!
Number of Books I Said I Would Read That Are Still on the Shelf:
Countless
I look forward to finding out what I will read in 2015!
