Annual Book Count 2021
So in 2021 I read 80 books that I finished (2 more than last year!), and 5 books that I didn't finish for various reasons. All of this doesn't include any Bible or fanfic reading.
I've included the page length of the books this year, as it's easier than noting if a book was novella length or 'the size of two books' as I've done in the past. Thanks to meathiel for the idea, it is a lot better this way! :)
And please note, just because I finished a book doesn't mean it was good or that I liked it, just that it wasn't so bad that I couldn't finish it (or it was historical detective and I wanted to know who did it). Conversely, just because I struggled with a book doesn't mean it was badly written, sometimes I just can't get into a book - a personal thing rather than a book quality thing.
Books that I finished (I'm going to leave a paragraph after each ten books, to make it easier to read):
Isaac Asimov - The End of Eternity - 194 pages
Julian & Tracy Austwick - Amber's Donkey - 322 pages
Clare Balding - Walking Home: My Family and Other Rambles - 310 pages
Noel Barr - Ned the Lonely Donkey - 52 pages
Anthony Bennet & J Carroll- Village Vets - 288 pages
Graham Brack - Death in Delft (Master Mercurius Book 1) - 245 pages
Graham Brack - Untrue Till Death (Master Mercurius Book 2) - 267 pages
Graham Brack - Dishonour and Obey (Master Mercurius Book 3) - 209 pages
Graham Brack - The Noose's Shadow (Master Mercurius Book 4) - 222 pages
Graham Brack - The Vanishing Children (Master Mercurius Book 5) - 211 pages
Bill Bryson - Shakespeare: The World as a Stage - 224 pages
Alexander Cameron - Vet in the Vestry - 320 pages
Brain Connell - Msomi and Me: Tales from the African bush - 272 pages
Gwen Cooper - My Life in a Cat House - 258 pages
Andrew Cotter - Dog Days: A Year with Olive & Mabel - 258 pages
Jonathan Cranston - The Travelling Vet - 337 pages
Ben Cunningham - The Longest Road - 291 pages
Lindsey Davis - A Comedy of Terrors (Flavia Alba 9) - 337 pages
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - A Study in Scarlet - 127 pages
Heather Green - To Catch a Cat: How Three Stray Kittens Rescued Me - 253 pages
Susanna Gregory - A Plague On Both Your Houses (Bartholomew book 1) - 415 pages
Susanna Gregory - An Unholy Alliance (Bartholomew book 2) - 415 pages
Susanna Gregory - A Bone Of Contention (Bartholomew book 3) - 512 pages
Susanna Gregory - A Deadly Brew (Bartholomew book 4) - 464
Susanna Gregory - A Wicked Deed (Bartholomew book 5) - 511 pages
Susanna Gregory - A Masterly Murder (Bartholomew book 6) - 560 pages
Susanna Gregory - An Order For Death (Bartholomew book 7) - 480 pages
Susanna Gregory - A Summer Of Discontent (Bartholomew book 8) - 528 pages
Susanna Gregory - A Killer In Winter (Bartholomew book 9) - 488 pages
Susanna Gregory - The Hand Of Justice (Bartholomew book 10) - 541 pages
Susanna Gregory - The Mark Of A Murderer (Bartholomew book 11) - 474 pages
Susanna Gregory - The Tarnished Chalice (Bartholomew 12) - 510 pages
Susanna Gregory - To Kill Or Cure (Bartholomew book 13) - 444 pages
Susanna Gregory - The Devil's Disciples (Bartholomew book 14) - 494 pages
Susanna Gregory - A Vein Of Deceit (Bartholomew book 15) - 480 pages
Susanna Gregory - The Killer Of Pilgrims (Bartholomew book 16) - 429 pages
Ralph Helfer - Zamba: The True Story of the Greatest Lion That Ever Lived - 290 pages
Paul Howard - Two Wheels on my Wagon - 215 pages
Claudia Hunter Johnson - Hurtling Toward Happiness - 288 pages
G. Inskip - They Never Told Me That At Vet School - 203 pages
Tracey Ison - For the love of Scout - 175 pages
Hannah Jackson - Call Me Red: A shepherd's journey - 312 pages
Forrest Bryant Johnson - Trooper: The Bobcat Who Came in from the Wild - 244 pages
Ellie Laks - My Gentle Barn - 370 pages
Don Lavers - Vet in the Clouds - 256 pages
Joyce Lionarons - A Parcel of Rogues - 189 pages
Kate Macdougall - London's No 1 Dog-Walking Agency - 220 pages
Roland Minor - A Lot of Loose Ends - A Vet in Africa - 299 pages
Samantha Mooney - A Snowflake In My Hand - 165 pages
Mollie Moran - Aprons and Silver Spoons - 388 pages
Gail Muller - Unlost: A journey of self-discovery - 316 pages
Liam Mulvin - Don't Worry He Doesn't Bite! - 160 pages
Anna Nicholas - Peacocks in Paradise - 230 pages
Dean Nicholson - Nala's World - 273 pages
Sarah Outen - Dare to Do: Taking on the planet by bike and boat - 276 pages
Amanda Owen - Tales From the Farm by the Yorkshire Shepherdess - 113 pages
Chris Pascoe - The World's Daftest Rabbit and other stories - 137 pages
Chris Pascoe - The World's Craziest Cats & Other Stories) - 137 pages
Chris Pascoe - The Daftest Rabbit Hops Again! And Other Stories) - 139 pages
Chris Pountney - Different Parts of Everywhere - 504 pages
Ruth Rendall - No More Dying Then - 289 pages
Mark Richards - Father, Son and the Pennine Way (book 1) - 223 pages
Mark Richards - Father, Son and Return to the Pennine Way (book 2) - 337 pages
Mark Richards - Father, Son and the Kerry Way (book 3) - 391 pages
Mark Richards - Walking Shorts: 25 short stories (book 4) - 128 pages
Iona Rossely - Racing on Empty - 276 pages
Jonathan Scott - Big Cat Man: An Autobiography - 336 pages
Philip Serrell - What Am I Bid? - 266 pages
Lucy H Spelman & Ted Y Mashima - The Hippo with Toothache - 336 pages
Mel Starr - Master Wycliffe's Summons (book 14) - 239 pages
John Steinbeck - Travels with Charley: In search of America - 290 pages
Peter Tremayne - House of Death (Fidelma book 32) - 359 pages
Nick Trout - Love Is The Best Medicine - 272 pages
Geoff Tucker, DVM - True & Incredible Stories of a Horse Vet - 144 pages
Flo Wadlow - Over a Hot Stove: Life below stairs in Britain's great houses - 104 pages
Allison Watson - Wanderlust: That time I cycled across Canada (book 1) - 258 pages
Allison Watson - Transplanted: My CF Double-Lung Transplant Story (book 2) - 240 pages
Jennifer Worth - Call The Midwife (book 1) - 368 pages
Jennifer Worth - Shadows of the Workhouse (book 2) - 306 pages
Jennifer Worth - Farewell To The East End (book 3) - 348 pages
Books that I didn't finish:
Adrian Arnold - A Veterinary Life
Ann Hodgman - The House of a Million Pets
Irene Howat - A Week in the Life of MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship)
Philip Keller - Lessons From A Sheep Dog
Jonathan & Angela Scott - The Leopard's Tale (this is a good book, I just couldn't get into it for some reason, sadly)
Anyway, 80 books finished is good. Not what I suspect I used to read before the internet came along (!), but still, the best I've recorded since I started recording how many I read in a year!
I've included the page length of the books this year, as it's easier than noting if a book was novella length or 'the size of two books' as I've done in the past. Thanks to meathiel for the idea, it is a lot better this way! :)
And please note, just because I finished a book doesn't mean it was good or that I liked it, just that it wasn't so bad that I couldn't finish it (or it was historical detective and I wanted to know who did it). Conversely, just because I struggled with a book doesn't mean it was badly written, sometimes I just can't get into a book - a personal thing rather than a book quality thing.
Books that I finished (I'm going to leave a paragraph after each ten books, to make it easier to read):
Isaac Asimov - The End of Eternity - 194 pages
Julian & Tracy Austwick - Amber's Donkey - 322 pages
Clare Balding - Walking Home: My Family and Other Rambles - 310 pages
Noel Barr - Ned the Lonely Donkey - 52 pages
Anthony Bennet & J Carroll- Village Vets - 288 pages
Graham Brack - Death in Delft (Master Mercurius Book 1) - 245 pages
Graham Brack - Untrue Till Death (Master Mercurius Book 2) - 267 pages
Graham Brack - Dishonour and Obey (Master Mercurius Book 3) - 209 pages
Graham Brack - The Noose's Shadow (Master Mercurius Book 4) - 222 pages
Graham Brack - The Vanishing Children (Master Mercurius Book 5) - 211 pages
Bill Bryson - Shakespeare: The World as a Stage - 224 pages
Alexander Cameron - Vet in the Vestry - 320 pages
Brain Connell - Msomi and Me: Tales from the African bush - 272 pages
Gwen Cooper - My Life in a Cat House - 258 pages
Andrew Cotter - Dog Days: A Year with Olive & Mabel - 258 pages
Jonathan Cranston - The Travelling Vet - 337 pages
Ben Cunningham - The Longest Road - 291 pages
Lindsey Davis - A Comedy of Terrors (Flavia Alba 9) - 337 pages
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - A Study in Scarlet - 127 pages
Heather Green - To Catch a Cat: How Three Stray Kittens Rescued Me - 253 pages
Susanna Gregory - A Plague On Both Your Houses (Bartholomew book 1) - 415 pages
Susanna Gregory - An Unholy Alliance (Bartholomew book 2) - 415 pages
Susanna Gregory - A Bone Of Contention (Bartholomew book 3) - 512 pages
Susanna Gregory - A Deadly Brew (Bartholomew book 4) - 464
Susanna Gregory - A Wicked Deed (Bartholomew book 5) - 511 pages
Susanna Gregory - A Masterly Murder (Bartholomew book 6) - 560 pages
Susanna Gregory - An Order For Death (Bartholomew book 7) - 480 pages
Susanna Gregory - A Summer Of Discontent (Bartholomew book 8) - 528 pages
Susanna Gregory - A Killer In Winter (Bartholomew book 9) - 488 pages
Susanna Gregory - The Hand Of Justice (Bartholomew book 10) - 541 pages
Susanna Gregory - The Mark Of A Murderer (Bartholomew book 11) - 474 pages
Susanna Gregory - The Tarnished Chalice (Bartholomew 12) - 510 pages
Susanna Gregory - To Kill Or Cure (Bartholomew book 13) - 444 pages
Susanna Gregory - The Devil's Disciples (Bartholomew book 14) - 494 pages
Susanna Gregory - A Vein Of Deceit (Bartholomew book 15) - 480 pages
Susanna Gregory - The Killer Of Pilgrims (Bartholomew book 16) - 429 pages
Ralph Helfer - Zamba: The True Story of the Greatest Lion That Ever Lived - 290 pages
Paul Howard - Two Wheels on my Wagon - 215 pages
Claudia Hunter Johnson - Hurtling Toward Happiness - 288 pages
G. Inskip - They Never Told Me That At Vet School - 203 pages
Tracey Ison - For the love of Scout - 175 pages
Hannah Jackson - Call Me Red: A shepherd's journey - 312 pages
Forrest Bryant Johnson - Trooper: The Bobcat Who Came in from the Wild - 244 pages
Ellie Laks - My Gentle Barn - 370 pages
Don Lavers - Vet in the Clouds - 256 pages
Joyce Lionarons - A Parcel of Rogues - 189 pages
Kate Macdougall - London's No 1 Dog-Walking Agency - 220 pages
Roland Minor - A Lot of Loose Ends - A Vet in Africa - 299 pages
Samantha Mooney - A Snowflake In My Hand - 165 pages
Mollie Moran - Aprons and Silver Spoons - 388 pages
Gail Muller - Unlost: A journey of self-discovery - 316 pages
Liam Mulvin - Don't Worry He Doesn't Bite! - 160 pages
Anna Nicholas - Peacocks in Paradise - 230 pages
Dean Nicholson - Nala's World - 273 pages
Sarah Outen - Dare to Do: Taking on the planet by bike and boat - 276 pages
Amanda Owen - Tales From the Farm by the Yorkshire Shepherdess - 113 pages
Chris Pascoe - The World's Daftest Rabbit and other stories - 137 pages
Chris Pascoe - The World's Craziest Cats & Other Stories) - 137 pages
Chris Pascoe - The Daftest Rabbit Hops Again! And Other Stories) - 139 pages
Chris Pountney - Different Parts of Everywhere - 504 pages
Ruth Rendall - No More Dying Then - 289 pages
Mark Richards - Father, Son and the Pennine Way (book 1) - 223 pages
Mark Richards - Father, Son and Return to the Pennine Way (book 2) - 337 pages
Mark Richards - Father, Son and the Kerry Way (book 3) - 391 pages
Mark Richards - Walking Shorts: 25 short stories (book 4) - 128 pages
Iona Rossely - Racing on Empty - 276 pages
Jonathan Scott - Big Cat Man: An Autobiography - 336 pages
Philip Serrell - What Am I Bid? - 266 pages
Lucy H Spelman & Ted Y Mashima - The Hippo with Toothache - 336 pages
Mel Starr - Master Wycliffe's Summons (book 14) - 239 pages
John Steinbeck - Travels with Charley: In search of America - 290 pages
Peter Tremayne - House of Death (Fidelma book 32) - 359 pages
Nick Trout - Love Is The Best Medicine - 272 pages
Geoff Tucker, DVM - True & Incredible Stories of a Horse Vet - 144 pages
Flo Wadlow - Over a Hot Stove: Life below stairs in Britain's great houses - 104 pages
Allison Watson - Wanderlust: That time I cycled across Canada (book 1) - 258 pages
Allison Watson - Transplanted: My CF Double-Lung Transplant Story (book 2) - 240 pages
Jennifer Worth - Call The Midwife (book 1) - 368 pages
Jennifer Worth - Shadows of the Workhouse (book 2) - 306 pages
Jennifer Worth - Farewell To The East End (book 3) - 348 pages
Books that I didn't finish:
Adrian Arnold - A Veterinary Life
Ann Hodgman - The House of a Million Pets
Irene Howat - A Week in the Life of MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship)
Philip Keller - Lessons From A Sheep Dog
Jonathan & Angela Scott - The Leopard's Tale (this is a good book, I just couldn't get into it for some reason, sadly)
Anyway, 80 books finished is good. Not what I suspect I used to read before the internet came along (!), but still, the best I've recorded since I started recording how many I read in a year!