This week I completed reading my 100th book for the year.I doubt that I am going to reach the 135 which is my target for the year, expecially as I am about a month behind about where I was when I reached 100 last year.
Each year I wonder why I set myself targets and persuade myself that it gives direction to my reading. In reality I read whatever I want to, and targets have very little influence.
I do keep a summary page of my reading challenges, and the stats make interesting reading.
- nearly 25% of the books read are by Australian authors
- nearly 50% have been e-books
- over 40% have been by British authors
- 50% have been new-to-me authors
- over 30% have been borrowed from my local library (none of these are e-books)
- over 15 % have been translated from another language into English
- over 15% have been Vintage books published before 1960
- only 6% have not been crime fiction
- 10% have been Nordic crime fiction
Here are the top of the list: I do attempt some sort of order but in reality there is probably not a lot of difference between 5.0 and 4.7
- 5.0, THE LAKE HOUSE, Kate Morton
- 5.0, A DEADLY THAW, Sarah Ward
- 5.0, THE WRONG HAND, Jane Jago
- 4.9, WHAT SHE NEVER TOLD ME, Kate McQuaile
- 4.9, ALL THE BIRDS, SINGING, Evie Wyld
- 4.9, COFFIN ROAD, Peter May
- 4.9, PLAY DEAD, Angela Marsons
- 4.8, AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, Emily Maguire
- 4.8, THE BLOOD STRAND, Chris Ould
- 4.8, THE WATERS OF ETERNAL YOUTH, Donna Leon
- 4.8, TWISTER, Jane Woodham
- 4.8, THE WIDOW, Fiona Barton
- 4.7, THE DRY, Jane Harper
- 4.7, THE WOMAN IN BLUE, Elly Griffiths
- 4.7, EVEN THE DEAD, Benjamin Black
- 4.7, A DEATH IN THE FAMILY, Michael Stanley
- 4.7, THE CHOSEN, Kristina Ohlsson
- 4.7, THE TRAP, Melanie Raabe
- 4.7, DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN, Peter Lovesey
- 4.7, THE STONE WIFE, Peter Lovesey
- 4.7, ENOUGH ROPE, Barbara Nadel
- 4.7, LOST GIRLS, Angela Marsons
Well done on the 100 books, Kerrie. I admire the way you take on so many challenges, actually.
ReplyDeleteWell done Kerrie. I'm impress.
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