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This seems to be where I post about books now. I don't make the rules, one of the goblins that pilot my brain does it.
How many books did you read this year? 86 fiction, including graphic novels. At least three non-fiction books end-to-end, and segments, chapters and bits of many more.
Did you reread anything? What? I did; Harrow the Ninth and Nona the Ninth, both by Tamsyn Muir, Vicious by V. E. Schwab, A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero, Autonomous by Annalee Newitz (albeit with only the vaguest memory of having read it before), and Too Like The Lightning by Ada Palmer.
What were your top five books of the year? See previous post for some recommendations.
Did you discover any new authors that you love this year? H.A. Clarke and Nicola Griffith are now firmly in the I-will-read-their-next-book category, if not yet in the I-will-read-anything-they-write box.
What genre did you read the most of? I don't track genres strictly, but almost everything I read falls into science fiction or fantasy. This year's token non-genre book was Talking at Night by Claire Daverly, which was grand; I liked it, but I wouldn't go out of my way to read more. Eyeballing the list, I think fantasy is ahead by a good measure.
Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to? PLENTY. I could stop buying fiction now and probably still have reading material for 4-6 months. It would take years to get through all the non-fiction, but a lot of that is reference more than reading.
What was your average Goodreads rating? Does it seem accurate? I don't use Goodreads, and also don't rate books, so who knows?
Did you meet any of your reading goals? Which ones? I didn't have reading goals this year, and while I had it vaguely in mind to read more than a hundred books, it became clear early in the year that I wouldn't have time.
Did you get into any new genres? Please define. In a market where you can have a genre as closely defined as "sapphic urban teenage witchcraft" and as loosely defined as "SFF", I almost certainly did, but I'm not sure I'd know it.
What was your favorite new release of the year? I think that has to go to Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher, although there were several contenders.
What was your favorite book that has been out for a while, but you just now read? That would be Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, which has been on the to-read list for at least four years.
Any books that disappointed you? Code Beast, by Simon Sellars - it sounded great, but I absolutely could not get through even a quarter of it.
What were your least favorite books of the year? Impossible to quantify, barring the above and the few I didn't finish, which will be listed in the relevant question below.
What books do you want to finish before the year is over? You mean this year? That would be a long, long list, and I don't even know everything that's on it yet. I would love to read Alecto the Ninth this year, though.
Did you read any books that were nominated for or won awards this year (Booker, Women’s Prize, National Book Award, Pulitzer, Hugo, etc.)? What did you think of them? I honestly have no idea. I assume that book prizes have some impact on what books enter my sphere of attention, but I don't take note of it.
What is the most over-hyped book you read this year? All the books where I was aware of hype lived up to it. Possibly there were a few with "TIKTOK MADE ME READ IT" type stuff in Amazon, but I have well-developed filters for that sort of nonsense, and it never reaches my memory.
Did any books surprise you with how good they were? H.A. Clarke's books were a delightful surprise.
How many books did you buy? Oh gods. Probably around a hundred, in fiction. Only about twenty non-fiction. I think. I don't track that.
Did you use your library? Very much so. About 30 non-fiction books over the course of the year, for references and notes, and half a dozen graphic novels.
What was your most anticipated release? Did it meet your expectations? Probably Martha Wells' System Collapse, and it did. It'll be up for re-reading this year, along with the whole series.
Did you participate in or watch any booklr, booktube, or book twitter drama? I did not.
What’s the longest book you read? I have no idea, because I don't see the length of them on the tablet's Kindle app. I did read Mordant's Need by Stephen Donaldson, which I know is composed of two already pretty chunky books in one "volume", so that was probably it.
What’s the fastest time it took you to read a book? Less than a day. I don't track them in hours, like. There were a good few that I started and finished the same day, or overnight.
Did you DNF anything? Why? There were 5 books I started and did not finish; they're not included in the 86 total. When I realise that I'd rather read social media than the current book before I sleep, I stop reading that book.
What reading goals do you have for next year? Read some more, although I'm not setting a specific target. Re-read the Murderbot books, and as much Pratchett as I can handle, which might be everything.
How many books did you read this year? 86 fiction, including graphic novels. At least three non-fiction books end-to-end, and segments, chapters and bits of many more.
Did you reread anything? What? I did; Harrow the Ninth and Nona the Ninth, both by Tamsyn Muir, Vicious by V. E. Schwab, A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero, Autonomous by Annalee Newitz (albeit with only the vaguest memory of having read it before), and Too Like The Lightning by Ada Palmer.
What were your top five books of the year? See previous post for some recommendations.
Did you discover any new authors that you love this year? H.A. Clarke and Nicola Griffith are now firmly in the I-will-read-their-next-book category, if not yet in the I-will-read-anything-they-write box.
What genre did you read the most of? I don't track genres strictly, but almost everything I read falls into science fiction or fantasy. This year's token non-genre book was Talking at Night by Claire Daverly, which was grand; I liked it, but I wouldn't go out of my way to read more. Eyeballing the list, I think fantasy is ahead by a good measure.
Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to? PLENTY. I could stop buying fiction now and probably still have reading material for 4-6 months. It would take years to get through all the non-fiction, but a lot of that is reference more than reading.
What was your average Goodreads rating? Does it seem accurate? I don't use Goodreads, and also don't rate books, so who knows?
Did you meet any of your reading goals? Which ones? I didn't have reading goals this year, and while I had it vaguely in mind to read more than a hundred books, it became clear early in the year that I wouldn't have time.
Did you get into any new genres? Please define. In a market where you can have a genre as closely defined as "sapphic urban teenage witchcraft" and as loosely defined as "SFF", I almost certainly did, but I'm not sure I'd know it.
What was your favorite new release of the year? I think that has to go to Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher, although there were several contenders.
What was your favorite book that has been out for a while, but you just now read? That would be Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, which has been on the to-read list for at least four years.
Any books that disappointed you? Code Beast, by Simon Sellars - it sounded great, but I absolutely could not get through even a quarter of it.
What were your least favorite books of the year? Impossible to quantify, barring the above and the few I didn't finish, which will be listed in the relevant question below.
What books do you want to finish before the year is over? You mean this year? That would be a long, long list, and I don't even know everything that's on it yet. I would love to read Alecto the Ninth this year, though.
Did you read any books that were nominated for or won awards this year (Booker, Women’s Prize, National Book Award, Pulitzer, Hugo, etc.)? What did you think of them? I honestly have no idea. I assume that book prizes have some impact on what books enter my sphere of attention, but I don't take note of it.
What is the most over-hyped book you read this year? All the books where I was aware of hype lived up to it. Possibly there were a few with "TIKTOK MADE ME READ IT" type stuff in Amazon, but I have well-developed filters for that sort of nonsense, and it never reaches my memory.
Did any books surprise you with how good they were? H.A. Clarke's books were a delightful surprise.
How many books did you buy? Oh gods. Probably around a hundred, in fiction. Only about twenty non-fiction. I think. I don't track that.
Did you use your library? Very much so. About 30 non-fiction books over the course of the year, for references and notes, and half a dozen graphic novels.
What was your most anticipated release? Did it meet your expectations? Probably Martha Wells' System Collapse, and it did. It'll be up for re-reading this year, along with the whole series.
Did you participate in or watch any booklr, booktube, or book twitter drama? I did not.
What’s the longest book you read? I have no idea, because I don't see the length of them on the tablet's Kindle app. I did read Mordant's Need by Stephen Donaldson, which I know is composed of two already pretty chunky books in one "volume", so that was probably it.
What’s the fastest time it took you to read a book? Less than a day. I don't track them in hours, like. There were a good few that I started and finished the same day, or overnight.
Did you DNF anything? Why? There were 5 books I started and did not finish; they're not included in the 86 total. When I realise that I'd rather read social media than the current book before I sleep, I stop reading that book.
What reading goals do you have for next year? Read some more, although I'm not setting a specific target. Re-read the Murderbot books, and as much Pratchett as I can handle, which might be everything.