I read a total of 112 books in 2023. That is the lowest number of books read since I started recording it back in 2005! But changing jobs meant that I wasn't really in a headspace for reading, and when I was, it was generally audiobooks, which naturally takes significantly longer than reading myself ( Read more... )

I read a total of 123 books in 2020 -- that's the lowest number since 2006!!! I can't believe I used to read around 200 books a year X-D That was obviously before I got a lot of extra hobbies.

(-/+ indicates difference from last year - comparing percentages where possible)
Total number of books: 123 (-)
Total number of pages: 25,785 (-)
Average number ( Read more... )

A.k.a. The year of the most rereads in recorded history :-P

(-/+ indicates difference from last year - comparing percentages where possible)
Total number of books: 130 (-)
Total number of pages: 29.061 (-)
Average number of pages per book: 222 (-)
Average number of pages a day: 79 (-)
# Rereads: 73 / 56% (+ - first time in ages more than 50% of my reads ( Read more... )

Statistics:

(-/+ indicates difference from last year - comparing percentages where possible)
Total number of books: 133 (+) (I know goodreads says 131, but there were two books I read twice, which goodreads can't track :-P )
Total number of pages: 27.951 (- ... I read a LOT of audiobooks this year!)
Average number of pages per book: 210 (-)
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Lots of maths, lots of statistics, but I love numbers and am finding this really interesting to compare from year to year :-)

Statistics:

(-/+ indicates difference from last year - comparing percentages where possible)
Total number of books: 130 (-)
Total number of pages: 38.874 (+)
Average number of pages per book: 299 (+)
Average number of ( Read more... )

I know, I know - a lot of math! But I love numbers, and am finding this really interesting :-)

Statistics:

(-/+ in parenthesis indicates difference compared to last year - comparing percentages where possible)
Total number of books: 135 (-)
Total number of pages: 37.453 (-)
Average number of pages per book: 277 (+)
Average number of pages a day: ( Read more... )

I doubt these are of interest to anybody other than me, but I always find them interesting to make, so here goes anyway :-)

Statistics:

(+/- indicates difference to 2014).
Total number of books: 161 (+)
Total number of pages: 40,002 (+)
Average number of pages per book: 248 (-)
Average number of pages a day: 110 (+)
# Rereads: 52 (32%) (-)
Books ( Read more... )

( The last 11 books of the year, which amusingly enough included both the best and the worst book read all year )

Statistics:
(+) more than last year, (-) less than last year
Total number of books: 150 (-)
Total number of pages: 34.932 (-)
Average number of pages per book: 233 (- ... but only by one page!)
Average number of pages a day: 96 (-)
# Rereads: 32 (-)
Books in Danish: 11 (-)
Ebooks Read: 75 (+)
Audio Books Read: 23 (-)
Library Books Read: 0 (-)
ARCs ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas, all! In Denmark, Christmas is celebrated on Christmas Eve, so Lars and I are heading off to his parents' place in a few hours and picking up Mads and Eva on the way. Just the 6 of us as usual, but I'm glad they feel up to hosting despite Lars' dad's treatments. No news on that front - he seems to be responding well to the ( Read more... )