Monday, January 31, 2011

January Reading Wrap-Up

At the end of the year lots of fellow bloggers set up some sort of year end wrap-up of their 2010 reading. I didn't do one because the only tracking I've done is whatever I wrote about on my blog, which I'd started in the spring of last year. I know I've mentioned this before, so apologies for the dead horse being beaten, but I loved the stats Brenna put together and decided to steal her idea and do it myself this year. Not one to miss a chance for an easy personal wrap-up, here's how my stats are looking for the end of January.*  I'm only including books I've finished in the month.

Number of books read
4
Total pages read
1,565

Percentage of fiction read
50%

Percentage of female authors
50%

Percentage of white authors

100%

Percentage of authors from the US
100%

Percentage of books written in the 2000s
100%

Percentage of re-reads
0% - this one is surprising, for me anyway. I tend to re-read a lot. 


So I'm doing pretty good on my male to female split and that's about it. Other than that they're all white from the US and their books were written in the 2000s. I'll need to work on that.  Unfortunately the next book I have on the list is also by a white author from the US, written in the 2000s.

I'm not worried about the fiction/non-fiction split.  I'm surprised it's so even right now but I'm sure that won't last for too long.

Also I've tried fixing the formatting on this post about 12 times but it's still a little wonky. I don't care enough to keep trying it since it's minimal. Plus I haven't had much sleep so if I keep trying and failing odds are good I'm going to throw my computer.  Given I'm at work that will have all sorts of bad consequences. Apologies if the formatting bugs you.

*I may make this a regular thing, or I may lose interest in a month.  I'm fickle like that.

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Thanks for the link love! Also, I love that you are doing this on a monthly basis. I may have to do that myself... or maybe just start an end of the month wrap up and talk about what I read and how the books fit into my yearly reading goals.

Thanks, Red!
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I knew if I didn't keep stats as I was reading I'd never be able to compile them at the end of the year. And while I have them in a spreadsheet I figured I should see how I'm doing. I think my next step is make some reading goals
Interesting stats. (I'm not seeing the formatting issues...either my eyes are wonky or they're really minimal). I love keeping track of things like this...I may to do a monthly wrap-up of my own.

Just figured up my stats (except page count...don't have a number for that):

19 books total
79% Fiction
58% female authors
95% white
58% US
16% from the 2000s
1% Rereads
3 replies · active 737 weeks ago
Wow you are a crazy fast reader to already have 19 books finished. I guess I knew you were given how many reviews you have but still. Nice :)
I actually got one more book in and now have my post up.
I am in awe of your reading speed!
Interesting...I'll figure my stats...

3 books total
866 pages read
100% male authors
100% white authors
100% u.s. authors
67% books written in 2000s
0% re-reads

I'm about half way through Beloved by Toni Morrison which will address the whiteness and maleness for February...I also was well on my way address the American-ness by reading an R.K. Narayan book, but my dog ate it.

I promise.
3 replies · active 738 weeks ago
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Beloved! And I think you should include a picture of the dog-eaten book, if there's anything left of it.
I did manage to find the remains of the book, and was going to post a photo AND batteries were dead in the camera. I tell you there is something about the book...
Cursed book! Now part of me wants to read it and part of me is afraid of what happens if I try because I'm clearly not heeding the warnings.
Interesting idea to do this month by month...When you say that you're surprised by the fiction, non-fiction split, which way? You usually read more fiction?
1 reply · active 738 weeks ago
I guess I should have written my whole thought down. I usually read more fiction. Or rather I always assumed I read more fiction, though this tracking system could prove me wrong

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