I read a total of 52 books this year.
My two best months were May and September. We went on our cruise in May, which gave me ample catch-up time. In September I went to Texas and did quite a bit of reading on the flights to and fro, plus a fair amount of reading at my parents' house. April was pathetic because of my ridiculous need for sleep during the first trimester. August was crazy-busy with Eric's family in town and family reunions and work and such. I have no recollection of October and why I read so little that month.
I am astounded at how much non-fiction I read this year! Of the 52 books I read, 23 were non-fiction. Definitely a high for me.
Of the total books, 23.1% of them were ones I had read before, and 11.5% of them were audiobooks.It has been very difficult for me to choose my top five books for the year. Oddly, this is not because there were a lot of books that I just lovedlovedloved. Instead, there were quite a few books that I liked very well, and only a couple that fell into the lovedlovedloved category. With that said, my top five for 2010 are:
- Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
- Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
- When Everything Changed by Gail Collins
4 comments:
You should try to find books by Nigel Latta. He is HILARIOUS!! Chris has at least one of his parenting books and although I haven't read "Eats, shoots and leaves" I imagine he takes rather a Lynne Truss approach to parenting. You'll love it :)
I'm still back at the pie chart and bar graph... Wow--look at YOU!
We are doing the first for my book group this month. It is one of my all time favorites. The second is another beloved one: Truss puts the arky in snarky. Whatever that means.
I am currently reading/listening to "The Help", but of your other top-5 I absolutely love Cry, the Beloved Country, Eats, Shoots & Leaves and my all-time favorite, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Love!!
xox
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