To see my stats for 2010, click here.
So over the course of 365 days, how many books did I read, buy, borrow from the library? How much did I spend? How much of my life has been wasted on literary pursuits?
My goal this year was to read slightly more than 2010 (where I read 239 books). I was aiming for 250. Success! But I also spent more (and on less books). But I also made more! Time for stats (how I love them.)
2011
Books Read: 274
Books Partially Read: 73
Books Bought: 61
Money Spent: $262
Money Made: $348
Books Borrowed: 185
Books Given: 111
Books Re-read: 74 (27% of total books read)
Average books on To-Be-Read shelf during the year: 48.6 (I really need to winnow this down. New Year’s resolution? And by winnow down I mean: Stop Bringing More Books Into The House!)
Other statistics:
Total Books In: 357
Total Books Read/Started: 347
Of all the books I read or started to read compared to the books that came into my house this year that only leaves 10 I never even started. Did I start out with a huge backlog in January? I must have since I still have 71 books on the To-Be-Read shelf right now. Hm, no, it says only 26 on that blog. There is some funky math happening here. Oh! No, it’s the re-reads I think. That would account for it. (Still some funky math but I’m ignoring it).
Spent approximately $4.30 a book. Not great. I did better at this last year ($2.33/book).
I borrowed a lot less from the library this year (230 vs. 185). I also was given more books this year (111 vs. 58). Damn ARCs.
Last year I calculated that I spent about 10% of the year reading. This year (based on the same math) it’s 12%. Not a huge difference but still pretty sizable over a whole year.
Favorite Books of 2011:
Fiction:
Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
Henrietta’s War and Henrietta Sees It Through by Joyce Dennys
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Romance:
As You Desire by Connie Brockway
Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Sci-fi/Fantasy
Immortal Beloved by Cate Tiernan
Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin
Harmony by Project Itoh
Non-Fiction
Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson
Super Natural Every Day by Heidi Swanson
Web 2.0 Tools and Strategies for Archives by Kate Theimer
YA
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
YA Fantasy
Chime by Franny Billingsley
Wither by Lauren DeStafano
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
Eona by Alison Goodman
Children’s
Jenny and the Cat Club by Esther Averill
George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends by James Marshall
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her Own Making by Catherynne M.Valente