Earlier in the year, I dissected/analyzed/reported about my reading habits in this post. I thought a 6 month recap was a good way to turn this into a series. Maybe? Or maybe this should just be an annual thing? I don't know. We'll see. For now, let's look at my "reading habits" for all of 2016.
Fiction vs. Non-Fiction: Apparently, I only read one more non-fiction book the entire last half of 2016. Maybe that's why I got three of them as Christmas presents...to get more of them into my life.
Format: book vs. ebook vs. audiobook - Nothing has changed since my last review. I still don't own an e-reader. I still don't want one. I'm still old-fashioned.
Source: library vs. owned - I'm a little disappointed with this stat. I wanted to make more of a dent in the books that I own already. I'd like for next year to have these results be more balanced.
Female Authors vs. Male Authors: Girl Power!
Genre: crime/mystery/thriller, ya, memoir/bio, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, short stories, western, horror, children's lit, classics - This is what I said at mid-year, and it remains true: "I know I read an assortment of genres. I enjoy mixing it up. I guess this (again, sorta kinda maybe) shows that is true. Heavy on the crime/mystery/thrillers."
Ratings: Obviously, I'm a big fan of giving books high marks. I think that's a combination of reasons - I've learned what I like and tend to pick up books I know I'll enjoy, I'm not much of a book basher, and if I'm wavering between two ratings, I tend to be generous rather than stingy. I feel like there were another couple of DNF in the mix though.
Favorites: I told you about my faves of the year in this post: Show Us Your Books Best of 2016: The Lucky 13; if you're interested and you missed that post of mine, take a look because I hit several genres with my recommendations. I am confident there is something there for any reader.
Book Challenges: You know, I am a book challenge junkie. Here's a wrap-up of the challenges I participated in 2016:
Book Challenge by Erin 4.0 - read 17/20
Book Challenge by Erin 5.0 - read 20/20
Aussie Author Challenge 2016 - read 12/12
Read My Books Challenge 2016 - read 7 books that I already owned during the month of June
Semi-Charmed Summer Book Challenge 2016 - read 12/12
Semi-Charmed Winter Book Challenge 2016 - I've fumbled the ball on this one, and there's no picking it up - read 5/12
Around the World in 80 Books - read 18/80, but still going with this one; I've given myself a "due date" of my 50th birthday which is YEARS away.
USA Reading Roadtrip - read 6/50; same due date as above
As much as it pains this book challenge junkie's heart, I may sit out of the Semi-Charmed challenges in 2017. There's a lot of crossover and a little bit of challenge burnout. I am still passionate about keeping my personal book challenge a source of joy, so others may take a backseat moving forward.
Book Challenge by Erin 5.0 - read 20/20
Aussie Author Challenge 2016 - read 12/12
Read My Books Challenge 2016 - read 7 books that I already owned during the month of June
Semi-Charmed Summer Book Challenge 2016 - read 12/12
Semi-Charmed Winter Book Challenge 2016 - I've fumbled the ball on this one, and there's no picking it up - read 5/12
Around the World in 80 Books - read 18/80, but still going with this one; I've given myself a "due date" of my 50th birthday which is YEARS away.
USA Reading Roadtrip - read 6/50; same due date as above
As much as it pains this book challenge junkie's heart, I may sit out of the Semi-Charmed challenges in 2017. There's a lot of crossover and a little bit of challenge burnout. I am still passionate about keeping my personal book challenge a source of joy, so others may take a backseat moving forward.
Now, I need to stop posting and start reading. I'm so behind in my blog reading, and I need to know what is going on in your lives!
I want to try & use my library more this year. I'm just a sucker for a book sale or having a book to write in & bend my own pages & binding.
ReplyDeletei tried to do the ereader thing but I just can't ... unless i'm going on vacation and don't have a lot of space to lug around the books but i'm a 100% physical book reader. i even stop sometimes and smell the pages. am i the only one who does that?
ReplyDeletei'm going to buy you an e-reader for your birthday and you will LOVE IT or we can't be friends.
ReplyDeleteugh fine. just kidding. whatever. i dig it.
how do you read the ebooks you do read without an ereader?
i really want to make a dent in my owned books in 2017. i added shelves on my goodreads to show when i purchased them, because i'm trying to slow my roll on purchasing and read the ones i already own.. if that makes sense. before i just had a shelf saying 'purchased' but i didn't know when, could have been a year or a day before i read it haha.
i think your genre mix up is super interesting.
i agree, i think i lean towards generous instead of stingy when i waver between stars.
i am sorry to hear about the challenge burn out, but i feel you. i'm sticking with just yours and i have a new found love for challenges now that i'm not pressuring myself to participate in ALL OF THEM. lol
I like your recap. I'd love for you to do another 'Read My Books' challenge this year that spans more than a month. I'd be totally game for that! So pumped about your on-going challenge right now! I am definitely finishing it this time. At least the first round!
ReplyDeleteI love these recaps with stats! I'm a stats person and love seeing it laid out like this. :) I'm heavy on the thrillers too and for some reason also got a lot of nonfiction from people for Christmas (including Tim Tebow's book? I feel like that came out of left field. Haha).
ReplyDeleteI still can't believe how many books you read last year! I feel like I have the exact opposite problem that you have in that I hardly ever read books from the library, so maybe I need to try and rent instead of buying in 2017. I'm making a valiant effort to finish the SCWBC16 this year! I have 5 books left, so maybe but maybe not.
ReplyDeleteI was slow to adapt to an e-reader but I did and do like it. My apartment is small and I've always ended up giving away books to make room for more, which sounds like a nice, generous thing to do but it makes me a bit cranky. The books I purchase are the kind of books I will reread and really want to keep. The e-reader has helped quite a bit with this. I still do love the feel of a real book and still probably read more physical books than e-books. Crime/mystery/thriller is likely my top genre too. I don't like giving low ratings but will, especially if I feel an author has really wasted my time or insulted my intelligence.
ReplyDeleteI think these recaps are really fun! I've been into mysteries/thrillers a lot more these past few years than I was growing up. I guess I can handle the "Scary" a bit more! I do have an e-reader and I love it but I still mostly read physical books because they will always be my favorite!
ReplyDelete-Lauren
This is so much fun! Someone needs to suggest this to Goodreads as a formula.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I understand stepping back from challenges. When I tried to do yours and another challenge at the same time, I just felt too much pressure on myself. I just couldn't handle all that commitment. ;) lol