Total books read: 82.
(I read 80 books in 2012, but I read 93 in 2011 - and my goal remains to read 104 books in one year. Maybe in 2014!)
Fiction: 69.
Non-fiction: 13.
Audiobooks: 36.
(Twenty-seven of these I "read" via CD during my commuting time. The other nine were e-audiobooks, which I borrowed from the county library and "read" on my Kindle or on my iPod, mostly as incentive to exercise.)
On the Kindle: 23.
(I purchased 12 of these. I borrowed the other 11 from the Kindle Lending Library.)
Published in 2013: 19.
Published prior to 2000: 2.
Books by male authors: 15.
Books by female authors: 68.
(One book I read - Half the Sky - was co-written by a husband and wife.)
Books that are the first of a series: 6.
Books that are part of a series I started prior to 2013: 9.
Historical fiction: 16.
Biography, autobiography, or memoir: 4.
Young adult: 27.
Middle grade: 9.
Picture books: 2.
Review copies: 2.
Re-reads: 2.
Read for my Teaching Through Literature class: 4.
Read with the "book lunch girls" (aka Natalie's Book Club): 6.
Read with the Book Buddies: 3.
Read with the 52 weeks, 52 books group on goodreads: 6.
(Obviously I didn't keep up - although I had previously read another nine of the titles chosen for this group.)
Read for my annual women's retreat: 1.
(I really enjoyed the discussion we had of Home by Marilynne Robinson.)
5-star rating: 8.
4-star rating: 57.
3-star rating: 16.
2-star rating: 1.
How did your 2013 reading add up?
Me at Yallfest!
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