I had another excellent reading month in November with 14 books read. Only one was what I would call a long book, several were quite short, over half were written by women and over half were written by authors new to me. I managed to write reviews for all but the last two by the end of the month, but have only posted 7 of those reviews. My intentions for December are to catch up on posting all reviews and to make my yearly goal of 144 books read. Lest you think I am being too hard on myself, be assured that I am having fun doing this!
Stats: 14 books read. 14 fiction. 8 written by women. 3 thriller. 4 for My Big Fat Reading Project. 1 young readers. 1 science fiction. 1 poetry. 2 translated.
Countries visited: United States, Great Britain, Brazil, China, Germany
Authors new to me: Donald Hamilton, Louise Fitzhugh, Lydia Kiesling, Emily Fridlund, Cixin Liu, S J Watson, Philip Kerr, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Favorite books: The Golden State, The Three-Body Problem
Least favorite: History of Wolves
How did your November reading go? Have you read any of these? What were your best reads last month?
Another very productive month of reading for you. I'll be interested to see what you have to say about the Kerr and Fridlund books, although apparently you weren't too fond of The History of Wolves.
ReplyDeleteThe two books you mention are the ones I was the most conflicted about. My review of History of Wolves is third in the queue. I attempt to explain my problem with it. The Kerr also left me with mixed feelings. All in due time. Thank you for your interest.
DeleteBefore I go To Sleep was so good!, but I'm hesitating to dive into this one
ReplyDeleteIt got terrible ratings on Goodreads but I rather liked it.
DeleteThat looks like another good month of reading, with a lot of new to you authors. I'm behind with my reviews too, but will try to post as many as I can before the end of the year.
ReplyDeleteIt is the race with time to the end of the year!
DeleteCongrats on reading so much. I'm curious about Friday Black and The Three Body Problem. I have seen the latter a lot on my Amazon cartwheel lately and wondered. I look forward to all your reviews.
ReplyDeleteBoth of those were very good, I thought. Reviews are coming once a day if I can.
Delete14 books is great! I only read 10 for this month and none of mine were that long.... I understand completely about reviews, I'm so behind on them that it's not funny! I love that you add the countries visited in your reading. That would be a great way to make sure you have diversity in your reading!
ReplyDeleteKeeping up with the reviews seems to be a common problem with the bloggers I know. Probably because we would rather read than write reviews! It is so cool to note the countries I have visited. I need to visit more!
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DeleteYour reading year has been rocking! Didn't I try to warn you about History of Wolves .... ha I think so. You had a different mix this month. I'm most curious about Golden State. putting it on my list.
ReplyDeleteYour warning was correct! You will see when I post my review. I await your review of Golden State when you get to it.
DeleteJudy, sounds like you had another great month of reading. Happy reading in December and good luck making your yearly goal of 144 books!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jessica. I am going to make it! Happy December to you in all ways.
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