Today’s #TBT is taking a look at my 2019 in books. I love the stats that Goodreads make up for you. Here’s what mine looks like:
144 books! I must say, that has surprised me! I set a target of 100, knowing I would likely nudge over, but this has exceeded my expectations. 🥂
As a recap, here’s what I read, in no particular order:
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My shortest book was only 22 pages, that little (but very powerful) one about women and disability from NZ, (Here We Are, Read Us), and my longest was the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy at 1144 pages — but that was really a cheat, because I’d read the first two of the trilogy in 2018.
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1144 pages! That’s a whopper and I’d probably break that one up in instalments.
It’s certainly been a good year of reading and I’ve enjoyed so many of these books.
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Well, yes, but that’s what I did, read the first two, and then had to make a really big effort to take on the third because I was fed up with the heroine by then. If it had actually been a separate book, I wouldn’t even have started it, but I felt I had to complete the trilogy because it was in the same physical book.
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I would have felt the same. Otherwise it’s too much like abandoning a book!
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144 books! That’s a pretty stellar achievement. And an average rating of 4.3 – you must be more generous with your stars than me. Or perhaps you just pick better books. Happy reading for 2020!
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I’m pretty selective with my books, although I also award 5 stars if I like something. I know of many reviewers who withold their 5 star ratings, but honestly, if I liked it, I’m happy to reward it. 😁
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I always enjoy these round-ups, so thanks for sharing yours Theresa. Would you care to tell us your 5s for the year – or have you done that and I’ve forgotten or missed it?
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I haven’t specifically done that, now that you ask. My top reads for the year were all 5 stars, but I had more 5 star rated than what made that list. I see some people being able to obtain a depiction of their reading year broken down into the star ratings from Goodreads. I did that last year but have forgotten/can’t find it this time around. I need to dig deeper!
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Let us know if you do. I don’t use GoodReads to that depth!
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I know someone who does that I can ask…
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I have just edited the post and inserted the star rating graph from Goodreads. Turned out I just needed to use the website rather than the app to generate it.
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So many different ways of doing things, these days!
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I love it when they’re automated like this!
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Yes, it makes it easier. WordPress used to provide us with stats at the end of the year, but they haven’t done that for a few years now. They were fun.
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That’s a shame they stopped!
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It really is.
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A great reading year Theresa, congratulations!
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Thank you! 😊
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Impressive reading stats! You must be good at picking your books, my percentage of 5 star reads is a lot lower than yours!
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I think it’s a combination of being very picky and overly generous! 😁
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What a fab reading year 🙂
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It really was. So many terrific releases. A whole heap I didn’t get to as well!
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Congratulations on an impressive year of reading in 2019, I love seeing stats from readers.
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There were so many good releases! I hope 2020 brings the same.
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I *love* the Goodreads wrap ups too (data nerd!). I was surprised at how low my average rating was, I’d always thought I was a generous and kind reviewer, but apparently I’m harsher than I thought 😅 And 144 books, phwoar! Check you out! Knocked it out of the park!
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What’s your average rating? You can’t tease like that and leave me hanging… 😁
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Bahahaha! Sorry! I think it was 3.6 or something to that effect?
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