Books Read 2021

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Books Read from January 1st, 2021 - December 31st, 2021

January

1. Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine 352 pages
   
2. Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine 354 pages
   
3. Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine 338 pages


4. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn 546 pages


5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 145 pages
6. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 154 pages
   
7. The CANADALAND Guide to Canada by Jesse Brown with vicky Mochama & Nick Zarzycki 236
8. Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams 146 pages


9. So Long and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams 124 pages


10. Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams 256 pagesYoung Zaphod Plays It Safe
    


11. Carrie by Stephen King 304 pages


12. Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey 582 pages


13. Helter Skelter: The True Story of The Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi with Curt Gentry 689 pages


14. Misery by Stephen King 422 pages
    Sci-Fi - 9
    Historical Fiction - 1
    Horror - 2
    Non-Fiction: Politics - 1
    Non-fiction: True Crime - 1
    Monthly pages - 4684
    
    February
    
15. The Assassin's Blade by Sarah. J. Mass 438 pages
16. Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender 360 pages
17. Control by William Goldman 305 pages
18. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi 544 pages
19. Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi 404 pages
20. Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews 454 pages
    
21. Dune by Frank Herbert 689 pages
    
22. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 424 pages
    
23. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer 311 pages
    
24. Why Me? The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story by Sammy Davis. Jr. and Jane and Burt Boyar 388 pages
    
25. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 258 pages
    
26. The Temple of Gold by William Goldman 280 pages
    
27. Beloved by Toni Morrison 328 pages
Fantasy - 5
Fiction - 2
Sci-Fi - 2
Thriller - 1
Historcal Fiction - 1
Non-Fiction: (Auto)Biography - 1
Monthly Pages - 5183
Total Pages - 9867

March

28. The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England by Carol F. Kalrsen 360 pages
    
29. Worst. Person. Ever. by Douglas Coupland 320 pages
    
30. Calculated Risks by Seanan McGuire 433 pages
    
31. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas 418 pages
    Non-Fiction: History - 1
    Fiction - 1
    Fantasy - 2
    Monthly Pages 1531
    Total Pages - 11,398
    
    April
    
32. Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik 325 pages
33. Blood of Tyrants by Naomi Novik 432 pages
34. League of Dragons by Naomi Novik 380 pages
35. The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro 336 pages
36. Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas 565 pages
37. Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde 282 pages
Fantasy - 5
Fiction - 1
Monthly Pages - 2320
Total Pages - 13,718

May

38. The Dragon Round by Stephen S. Power 320 pages
    
39. Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine 438 pages
    
40. Sword and Pen by Rachel Caine 358 pages
    
41. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 408 pages


42. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 541 pages
    
43. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 463 pages
44. Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas 662 pages
45. Watership Down by Richard Adams 479 pages
46. You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes 388 pages

Fantasy - 2
Sci-Fi - 4
Horror - 1
Fiction - 1
Thriller - 1
Monthly Pages - 4057
Total Pages - 17,775

June

47. In the Balance by Harry Turtledove 465 pages
    
48. Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey 611 pages
    
49. The Sixties: Cultural Revolution in Britain, France, Italy and the United States by Arthur Marwick 801 pages
50. Legends of Vancouver by E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) 160 pages
51. Abaddon's Gate by James S.A. Corey 569 pages
    
52. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 398 pages


53. Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey 611 pages
Sci fi - 4
Non-Fiction: History - 1
Non-Fiction: Mythology - 1
Fantasy - 1
Monthly Pages - 3615
Total Pages - 21,390

July

54. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson 447 pages
55. Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans At War by Mary Roach 288 pages
56. Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas 709 pages
57. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik 261 pages
58. Oil! by Upton Sinclair 548 pages
59. She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen 294 pages


60. mitêwâcimowina: Indigenous Science Fiction and Speculative Storytelling edited by Neal McLeod 331 pages
61. The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in the Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum 324 pages
    
62. Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey 563 pages
    Non-Fiction: History - 2
    Non-Fiction: True Crime - 2
    Non-Fiction: Science - 2
    Fantasy - 2
    Fiction - 1
    Romance - 1
    Sci-Fi - 2
    Monthly Pages - 3763
    Total Pages - 25,155
    
    August
    
63. Apocalypse by Kyle West 178 pages
64. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 382 pages
65. The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carolos Castaneda 253 pages
66. Fire Logic by Laurie J Marks 329 pages
    
67. Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas 688 pages
68. The Night Watch by Sarah Waters 540 pages
Sci- Fi - 1
Fantasy - 3
Non-Fiction: Spirtuality - 1
Historical Fiction - 1
Monthly Pages - 2370
Total Pages - 27,525

September

69. Earth Logic by Laurie J Marks 398 pages
    
70. A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 324 pages


71. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 226 pages
72. My Present Age by Guy Vanderhaeghe 239 pages
73. The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik 388 pages
Fantasy - 3
Fiction - 2
Monthly Pages - 1575
Total Pages - 29,100

October

74. Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik 309 pages
75. Goddess by Kelly Gardiner 378 pages
76. Time of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman 421 pages
    Fantasy - 2
    Historical Fiction - 1
    Monthly Pages - 1108
    Total Pages - 30,208
    
    November
    
77. Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas 984 pages
78. Circe by Madeline Miller 405 pages
Fantasy - 2
Monthly Pages - 1389
Total Pages - 31,597

December

79. Gilded by Marissa Meyer 512 pages
80. A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske 384 pages
81. Babylon's Ashes by James S.A. Corey 570 pages
82. Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present by Alison Matthews David 220 pages
    
83. Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey 583 pages
Fantasy - 2
Sci-Fi - 2
Non-Fiction: History - 1
Monthly Pages - 2449
Total Pages - 34,046

Average Pages/Book - 410

DNF:

1. TAZ: The Temporary Autonomous Zone - Hakim Bey

2. And Another Thing... - Eoin Colfer

Top Five Books (not including rereads)

5. Gilded - Marissa Meyer

4. Nemisis Games - James S.A. Corey

3. Circe - Madeline Miller

2. The Last Graduate - Naomi Novik

1. A Marvellous Light - Freya Marske

Top (Bottom?) Five Least Favourite Books (Not including DNFs. In no particular order.)

5. Children of Virtue and Vengeance - Tomi Adeyemi

4. Red Sparrow - Jason Matthews

3. The Dragon Round - Stephen S. Power

2. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon

1. Worst. Person. Ever - Douglas Coupland

Total Genres:

Fiction

Fantasy - 26

Sci-Fi - 24

Fiction - 8

Historical Fiction - 4

Horror - 3

Thriller - 1

Romance - 1

Non-Fiction:

History - 5

True Crime - 3

Science - 2

Politics - 1

(Auto)Biography - 1

Mythology - 1

Spirituality - 1