Not that I obsess about stats- I don\’t even think about it most of the year, and this time didn\’t keep a tally sheet- so it\’s a bit tedious to count up the numbers. But it\’s still nice to see how things ebb and flow, how my reading habits change over the years. I\’m following same pattern as 2013 and 2012 (in terms of what I count/look at) here. Please note- numbers don\’t always match up to the total because some books are in more than one category, and that\’s just how it is.
Total books read- 105
Fiction- 36
Non-fiction- 69
non-fiction breakdown
Art- 8
Gardening- 5
J Non-fiction- 6
Memoirs- 15
Nature- 5
Animals- 55
Other- 10
fiction breakdown
YA- 7
Historical Fiction- 15
Fantasy- 3
J Fiction- 8
Picture books- 28
Animals in Fic- 23
Baby books- 6
other formats
Short stories- 2
Graphic novels- 1
Ebooks- 6
sources
Owned- 59
Library- 69
Review copies- 3
Borrowed from a friend- 2
other numbers
Abandoned books- 13
Re-reads- 1
This year I didn\’t include picture books in the general tally (that feels more honest). And I read far more of them to my kid than the mere 28 I blogged about. So of course the numbers aren\’t perfect, but you get a general idea.
Places I visited in books this year: various South American and African countries (notably the Amazon jungle, Zululand and Somalia), rural Italy, Northumberland, several remote mountain peaks including Everest, Afghanistan, Holland, Poland and the South Pacific.
Great books? It seems none of the fiction really stood out for me this year (I\’m still leaning heavy into non-fiction reading). The best all-around fish book (lots of those!) was The Simple Guide to Freshwater Fishkeeping, the most stunning art/photography book was The Life and Love of Cats and my favorite picture books were Extra Yarn, The Curious Garden and The Squirrel Wife (I\’d add all those to my kids\’ collection if I find them).
Yeah, not so exciting I know. How was your reading year?