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Your 2014 reads
1. How many books did you read this year?So far, 60.
2. How many pages did you read in total?
24260
3. What's the average amount of pages per book?
404.33
4. How many 1/2/3/4/5 star ratings did you give?
1 star: 0
2 stars: 3
3 stars: 15
4 stars: 29
5 stars: 13
5. What was your favourite book/books?
I read so many fantastic books! I started the Outlander series, which I will definitely continue reading. Also The Riyria Revelations, starting with Theft of Swords was great. I also loved for example The Rosie Project, Gone with the Wind, A Thousand Splendid Suns and Burial Rites, The Wise Man's Fear and The Book Thief. Haha, it seems I'm just summing up my 5 star books ;-)
6. Which book(s) did you like least?
There were 3 books I rated 2 stars: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, American Gods and Sophie's Choice. The latter was the very first book I read this year, and remained my least favourite all through the year. I was also very disappointed by A Discovery of Witches of which I had expected much more.
7. Was there a book that really surprised you?
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. I had expected it to be complex and perhaps boring, but I actually could not stop reading it.
8. Who were your favourite characters?
Hadrian and Royce from The Riyria Revelations, Jamie from the Outlander series, Don Tillmann from The Rosie Project, Liesel from The Book Thief.
9. Which characters did you dislike most?
Not because they are bad or evil people, I just disliked their personality: Sidda from Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Stingo from Sophie's Choice
10. Did you discover a new author this year whom you'll definitely be reading more from in 2015?
Diana Gabaldon, Hannah Kent (or whenever she will publish her next book), Michael J. Sullivan, Susanna Kearsley, Kevin Hearne, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Waters
11. What was the shortest book you read?
Not counting short stories, that was The Whale Rider at 150 pages.
12. What was the chunkiest book you read?
Voyager (1059 pages), closely followed by Gone with the Wind (1037)
13. Which of your read books has the highest average rating (and did you agree)?
The Wise Man's Fear has 4.56, and I agree, it was fantastic! I'm not sure if I would count it for 2014, even though ŷ does, because I read most of it in December 2013, and the last bit in January. The highest-rated book I read completely in 2014 is Gifts of the Peramangk, which has 4.44. I enjoyed it, but 4.44 is very high. It's probably due to the fact that it has only 66 ratings.
14. Which of your read books has the lowest average rating (and did you agree)?
Rose of Sarajevo has 3.45. I understand why it wouldn't get a very high rating, but I think it deserves more.
15. Which book made the biggest impression on you?
A Thousand Splendid Suns, it had a huge impact on me.
Great idea Peggy! How do you find out the average number of pages per book? I can't seem to find out how to do it.
Hehe, thanks Peggy! At least it's not me being blind! ;)
1. How many books did you read this year?61
2. How many pages did you read in total?
28,033
3. What's the average number of pages per book?
460
4. How many 1/2/3/4/5 star ratings did you give?
1 star - 0
2 stars - 3
3 stars - 8
4 stars - 24
5 stars - 26
5. What was your favourite book/books?
The Shadow of the Wind, The Sunne in Splendour - A Novel of Richard III, The Name of the Wind, Hurt, The Miniaturist, Theft of Swords, The Regeneration Trilogy: Regeneration; the Eye in the Door; the Ghost Road and Mr Mercedes. I have read lots of great books this year but these are the ones that really stood out.
6. Which book/books did you like the least?
Red Rising, Dance of Shadows and The Woman in Black: Angel of Death were all 2 star reads for me. 'Red Rising' is my least favourite book of the year. I seem to be in the minority as most people seem to rave about it but I really did not like it at all. I was also disappointed in The White Princess, Frog Music and Prince of Thorns. They were ok but I expected more from them.
7. Was there a book that really surprised you?
Half Bad. I don't normally like books about witches and I can be a bit hit-and-miss with young adult books so I wasn't expecting to enjoy it very much. However, I ended up loving it and will definitely continue with the rest of the series.
8. Who were your favourite characters?
Kvothe from The Name of the Wind, Daniel Sempere and Fermin from The Shadow of the Wind, Hadrian and Royce from Theft of Swords
9. Which characters did you dislike the most?
Ambrose from The Name of the Wind, Inspector Fumero from The Shadow of the Wind, Brady Hartfield from Mr Mercedes and Assef from The Kite Runner
10. Did you discover a new author this year whom you'll definitely be reading more from in 2015?
Patrick Rothfuss, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Sharon Kay Penman, Michael J. Sullivan, Jessie Burton, Sally Green, Phil Rickman, Pat Barker. Again there are others but I can't list them all otherwise this post would go on for ages ;)
11. What was the shortest book you read?
Giovanni's Room (159 pages)
12) What was the chunkiest book you read?
The Count of Monte Cristo (1276 pages)
13. Which of your books has the highest average rating (and did you agree)?
The Wise Man's Fear has 4.56. I am currently reading it and have a long way still to go but I think I am going to agree. It is brilliant so far!
14. Which book has the lowest average rating (and did you agree)?
Frog Music has 3.13. I do agree with this rating. It was pretty disappointing.
15. Which book made the biggest impact impact on you?
The Regeneration Trilogy: Regeneration; the Eye in the Door; the Ghost Road. I experienced so many different emotions whilst reading this trilogy and it really opened my eyes to the psychological impact of the First World War.
In case anyone needs, just take your number of pages read for the year, and divide by the number of books. = average pages per book.
Loved this idea, Peggy!1. How many books did you read this year?
I'm almost done with the 54th.
2. How many pages did you read in total?
18,077 pages
3. What's the average amount of pages per book?
341 pages
4. How many 1/2/3/4/5 star ratings did you give?
1*= 2
2*= 13
3*= 16
4*= 12
5*= 10
5. What was your favourite book/books?
The Hunger Games trilogy, The Help, Reconstructing Amelia, The Light in the Ruins, Orphan Train and Cold Mountain
6. Which book(s) did you like least?
Frog Music and The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
7. Was there a book that really surprised you?
The Perfume Collector, I was expecting a "just ok" book, but it was much more than that.
8. Who were your favourite characters?
Don Tillman form The Rosie Project
9. Which characters did you dislike most?
Blanche Beunon from Frog Music
10. Did you discover a new author this year whom you'll definitely be reading more from in 2015?
Probably Graeme Simsion and Heather Gudenkauf
11. What was the shortest book you read?
John Paul II: A short bio, 64 pages (it was really a short bio!)
12. What was the chunkiest book you read?
Life After Life, 544 pages
13. Which of your read books has the highest average rating (and did you agree)?
The Thirteenth Tale and I agree, though it wasn't the best book for me in 2014
14. Which of your read books has the lowest average rating (and did you agree)?
Frog Music, I agree since I was disappointed too.
15. Which book made the biggest impression on you?
All the Light We Cannot See. It was so touching...
Lisa wrote: "13. Which of your books has the highest average rating (and did you agree)?The Wise Man's Fear has 4.56. I am currently reading it and have a long way still to go but I think I am going to agree. It is brilliant so far!
14. Which book has the lowest average rating (and did you agree)?
Frog Music has 3.13. I have to say that I did agree. It was pretty disappointing. ..."
Hmmmm. I'm getting ready to read Frog Music. Maybe I should reconsider.�
YLTO! has had buddy reads for The Kingkiller Chronicle series and I have always thought I would join in, but never did.
Patrick Rothfuss reviews of other books are brilliant. Check out his review of The Lies of Locke Lamora...His Review
How many books did you read this year? So far...93
How many pages did you read in total?
30,981 WTH?! That's amazing...lol
How many 1/2/3/4/5 star ratings did you give?
5* - 15
4* - 39
3* - 30
2* - 9
1* - 0 but I did stop reading a couple
What was your favourite book/books?
The Orenda and The Miniaturist
Which book(s) did you like least?
The Firebird and The Silkworm
Did you discover a new author this year whom you'll definitely be reading more from in 2015?
Joseph Boyden and Louise Erdrich - both new to me and both amazing writers!
What was the chunkiest book you read?
Fall of Giants
Haha Tasha, I knew you didn't like The Firebird, but I had no idea it was actually that bad ;-)
Almeta wrote: "Lisa wrote: "13. Which of your books has the highest average rating (and did you agree)?The Wise Man's Fear has 4.56. I am currently reading it and have a long way still to go but I think I am goi..."
I think you would love 'The Kingkiller Chronicles' Almeta! 'Frog Music' was disappointing for me but you never know, you might like it a lot better :)
Great questions & topic Peggy. I will have to come back to this when I have more time.
Peggy wrote: "Haha Tasha, I knew you didn't like The Firebird, but I had no idea it was actually that bad ;-)"haha, yep, not a favorite! :)
Lisa wrote: "I think you would love 'The Kingkiller Chronicles' Almeta! 'Frog Music' was disappointing for me but you never know, you might like it a lot better :) .."I had Frog Music "worked into" my continuing Buzz Lightyear Chunster saga...AND now I am going to "work it out". Taking your and Sandra's advice.�
I have set a goal of 20 more books by the end of the year...no reason to keep this one in.
"So many books, so little time!" as they say.
1. How many books did you read this year?147 and 56 audiobooks.
2. How many pages did you read in total?
56,198 pages read and 472 hours listened.
3. What's the average amount of pages per book?
382 pages
4. How many 1/2/3/4/5 star ratings did you give?
5 � - 22
4 � - 81
3 � - 64
2 � - 30
1 � - 5
0 � - 1
5. What was your favourite book/books?
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lark Rise to Candleford by Flora Thompson
Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
6. Which book(s) did you like least?
The Scarlet Thief by Paul Fraser Collard
Appetite by Philip Kazan
Hawk Quest by Robert Lyndon
The Black Tower by Louis Bayard
Mount Appetite by Bill Gaston
7. Was there a book that really surprised you?
The Thousand Names by Django Wexler. I was expecting to love it and ended up only thinking it okay.
8. Who were your favourite characters?
Mr. Satterthwaite from The Mysterious Mr. Quin
Clara Callan
Barney Panofsky from Barney's Version
9. Which characters did you dislike most?
Cithrin bel Sarcour from The Tyrant's Law
Hatshepsut from Child of the Morning
Lily Bart from The House of Mirth
Nino Latini from Appetite
10. Did you discover a new author this year whom you'll definitely be reading more from in 2015?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sam Eastland
Bruce Holsinger
W. Somerset Maugham
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
11. What was the shortest book you read?
Breakfast at Tiffany's 162 pages
12. What was the chunkiest book you read?
Assassin's Quest 757 pages
13. Which of your read books has the highest average rating (and did you agree)?
Blood Song I agree
14. Which of your read books has the lowest average rating (and did you agree)?
The Fat Years I agree
15. Which book made the biggest impression on you?
Cereus Blooms at Night was quite disturbing and haunting.
Love this Peggy! It's quite hard though too - so many good books!1. How many books did you read this year? 95 (some of these were audiobooks but I'm too lazy to work out which ones)
2. How many pages did you read in total? 33049
3. What's the average amount of pages per book? 347
4. How many 1/2/3/4/5 star ratings did you give?
1 star = 1
2 star = 2
3 star = 18
4 star = 40
5 star = 34
5. What was your favourite book/books?
Mr. Mercedes, Burial Rites,The Desert Spear, The Help, and Ready Player One
6. Which book(s) did you like least?
I abandoned a number of books so I suppose I liked those least but of the ones I read, I suppose Watched: When Road Rage Follows You Home and The Penelopiad.
7. Was there a book that really surprised you?
Memoirs of a Geisha I had owned it for ages but kept putting off reading it as I thought it would be dry and boring but I loved it. I haven't included in my above Favourites because I've included it here.
8. Who were your favourite characters?
Locke Lamora in Red Seas Under Red Skies, Arlen (The Painted Man) in The Desert Spear, and Fermin in The Shadow of the Wind.
9. Which characters did you dislike most? Inspector Fumero in The Shadow of the Wind and Brady Hartfield in Mr. Mercedes
10. Did you discover a new author this year whom you'll definitely be reading more from in 2015? Kevin Hearne, Mark Lawrence, Jim Butcher, and Jeff VanderMeer.
11. What was the shortest book you read? 35 pages - Mitosis
12. What was the chunkiest book you read? 867 pages - Perdido Street Station
13. Which of your read books has the highest average rating (and did you agree)? The Help - YES
14. Which of your read books has the lowest average rating (and did you agree)? The Demonologist - NO
15. Which book made the biggest impression on you? Burial Rites - The beautiful writing of such hard times and climes!
Oh , one more comment on Patrick Rothfuss. His book The Thing Beneath the Bed is a "must read". (view spoiler)
Oh! How could I forget Burial Rites in my favourites?!
I'm pretty sure I saw it there earlier Peggy!
Almeta wrote: "Oh , one more comment on Patrick Rothfuss. His book The Thing Beneath the Bed is a "must read". [spoilers removed]"I have a signed copy of this!
The Thing Beneath the Bed Love the illustrations!
I'd love to read the Mr Whiffle books but they're really expensive over here still.
Liz wrote: "Almeta wrote: "Oh , one more comment on Patrick Rothfuss. His book The Thing Beneath the Bed is a "must read". [spoilers removed]"I have a signed copy of this! ..."
You are fortunate! By the time I decided I wanted to own it, it was selling for around a hundred and fifty dollars on Amazon/eBay! I was tempted to steal the library's copy.☺☺�
Sarah wrote: "Love this Peggy! It's quite hard though too - so many good books!1. How many books did you read this year? 95 (some of these were audiobooks but I'm too lazy to work out which ones)
2. How many ..."
Oh, I forgot about 'Mr Mercedes' and Brady Hartfield! How did I manage to do that??? *edits post*
Almeta wrote: "Liz wrote: "Almeta wrote: "Oh , one more comment on Patrick Rothfuss. His book The Thing Beneath the Bed is a "must read". [spoilers removed]"I have a signed co..."
I got it when it was first released, back in 2010. A hardback and everything! It's a prized possession, for sure!
Tasha wrote: "Sam Eastland is an author I'm planning on reading more of too in 2015, Dawn. :)"I really liked the first book so I'll have to read a few more next year. He's set them all in my favorite Russian era so I'm pretty excited to read the rest.
@SarahNot to correct you, but was SwanSong not your longest book? (which we read for the Buddy Read in november?) For sure has over 700 p.
Mariab wrote: "@SarahNot to correct you, but was SwanSong not your longest book? (which we read for the Buddy Read in november?) For sure has over 700 p."
I'm still reading it! After everyone finished it in the buddy read, I stopped for a bit to read some other shorter, lighter books and I've only just come back to it this week. I am 53% through. My version is 856 pages so still short of Perdido.
Dawn wrote: "Tasha wrote: "Sam Eastland is an author I'm planning on reading more of too in 2015, Dawn. :)"I really liked the first book so I'll have to read a few more next year. He's set th..."
I read the second one, Shadow Pass, a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed it. I'm trying to find a spot for the 3rd this month or next.
1. How many books did you read this year?I have read 181 books so far, and have 21 more scheduled to complete before year’s end.2. How many pages did you read in total?
At 52076 at the moment.
3. What's the average amount of pages per book?
2874. How many 1/2/3/4/5 star ratings did you give?
♥♡♥♡� ~ 175. What was your favorite book/books?
♡♡♡♡ ~ 82
★★� ~ 68
✰✰ ~ 14
Thank you Travis for Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastard series
The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves
The Light Between Oceans, M.L. Stedman (Got teary eyed. I hate that!)
Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell (Helped to know the structure ahead of time.)
In the Tall Grass, Stephen King (Hey, it's The King. Great "take a trip" audio.)
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Christopher Moore (Tickled my Funny Bone.)
Fingersmith and The Little Stranger by Sarah (WTF?!)Waters
A Boy And His Dog, Harlan Ellison (A very old Don Johnson Movie was based on this story)
Two Boys Kissing, David Levithan (We've come a long way, but not there yet.)
The Water of the Hills, Marcel Pagnol (I wanted to strangle Ugolin, the Papet and most of the townsfolk. Revenge is indeed a dish best served cold!)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman (Read the dead tree version, 2013 and then listened again on audio, 2014.)
Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury (Another re-read..from a 4 star hardback to a 5 star audio)
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales, Nelson Mandela (IN AUDIO with celebrity narrators)
The Dark of Deep Below (The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle #2), Patrick Rothfuss
(Had to see what they were up to, after the excellent The Thing Beneath the Bed surprise.)
Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1), Tom Rob Smith (I think of this book, even though ten months have gone by. )
6. Which book(s) did you like least?
How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You I was expecting more cat behavior humor...not cats dressed in business suits acting like humans.
Unspoken Secrets. Horrible editing, missed opportunities for world building, after the fact disclosures. Almeta’s Review of Unspoken Secrets.
7. Was there a book that really surprised you?
Fingersmith, Sarah Waters8. Who were your favourite characters?
The Old Man, Daphne du Maurier (This is a short story in The Birds and Other Stories. The first in the collection is the one that the movie was inspired by, but not really the same at all. I suggest you read a couple more of the shorts. Overall, the middle ones get weaker…BUT the last is a 7-star read! DO NOT skip it.)
Child 44
Jean Tannen, a member of the Gentlemen Bastards.. I like Locke Lamora. He certainly has spunk, but I like how Jean puts him in his place when his head gets too big, or how Jean tricks Locke out of his Pity Party moods.
9. Which characters did you dislike most? BUT I WAS SUPPOSED TO
the Papet from The Water of the Hills10. Did you discover a new author this year whom you'll definitely be reading more from in 2015?
Sir Percival Glyde and Count Fosco from The Woman in White
Richard 'Gentleman' Rivers in Fingersmith
New 2014 Harlan Ellison, Scott Lynch, Tom Rob Smith.
These were new at end of 2013, so I’m counting them also! Neil Gaiman, Sarah Waters, Jonathan L. Howard, Patrick Rothfuss
10a. Doesn't write fast enough! Tana French, Gillian Flynn
10b. Neglected authors that I wanted to be reading:
Bentley Little, Stephen King, Colin Cotterill, Christopher Moore, Robert McCammon, F. Paul Wilson, Tom Robbins, Harlan Coben, John Connolly, Michael Connelly, Christopher Brookmyre, Jim Thompson (view spoiler)
11. What was the shortest book you read?
I read a pile of short books in order to make connections for my Voluminous Volumes and Miniature Matchmakers (Chunkster Challenge)
13 pages was the shortest
These two were the best:
38 pages A Boy And His Dog, Harlan Ellison
61 pages In the Tall Grass, Stephen King
12. What was the chunkiest book you read?
672 pages The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins
13. Which of your read books has the highest average rating (and did you agree)?
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, William Joyce, 4.56 rating from 4942 readers. No, I gave it 2 stars.
14. Which of your read books has the lowest average rating (and did you agree)?
Return of the Dark Virgin, Samuel Franklin Griffin-Average rating of 2.00...I had to agree, I was the only one rating it!
Okay, seriously...
Books by Larry McMurtry was given 3.14/1,153. I gave it a 2.
The Last Werewolf (The Last Werewolf #1), Glen Duncan 3.47/10,400. I gave it a 4.
So, no on both counts...one lower one higher than the rest of the pack.
15. Which book made the biggest impression on you?
Child 44. A compelling mystery, character tension, and a backdrop of bad times in Russian history.
@SarahMy copy has over 900 (allmost 1000, I reckon)
Almeta wrote: "10a. Doesn't write fast enough! Tana French, Gillian Flynn..."
I whole heartedly agree. Tana French, at least, had a new book published in 2014.
Your so welcome to the Gentleman Bastards Almeta
Books read so far: 200Pages: 89756
average pages per book 449
5 star: 30
4 star: 120
no 1 stars and a few 2 stars. I am heavy with the 4's
longest book Pandora's Star at 1144 pages
favorite books
Mr. Mercedes. Horns probably my most favorite. Ivanhoe
least favorite book: The Course of Empire
books that surprised me: most disappointing Cujo Sand Omnibus Doctor Zhivago
turned out to be real good: Light in August This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It Dandelion Wine Red Flags Not that there was any reason for these books to be bad I was just surprised by their enjoyment level for me
favorite character. On audio Owen Meany. Gus from Lonesome Dove such a fantastic character
Least favorite: Detta from Drawing of the Three. Crazy woman hope I got the name right
biggest impression on me probably A Prayer for Owen Meany
New authors I will read more of:
Joe Abercrombie Alex Grecian
Probably if I did this over some of my answers would change or get longer so I'll just stop here and say good enough.
Oh still loving Harry Bosch and Michael Connelly
Pendergast series. So many long series take so much time to catch up on
Another great new author/ series Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
ok done for real now
Dang! Half way through and I lost my post. I lost the whole page. I sometimes wonder about my mouse. Hehehe!115 books read, 46,160 pages = average of 401 pgs per book.
5* - 18
4* - 49
3* - 36
2* - 10
Favourites:
The Riyria Revelations
Fingersmith
Burial Rites
The Translator (Surprised me the most and had the biggest impression on me.)
Least Favourites:
The Devil's Grin
Swan
Dirty Harriet
Authors to keep reading:
Michael J. Sullivan
Hannah Kent
Phil Rickman
Sarah Waters
Favourite Characters:
- Royce, Hadrian, Arista (Riyria Revelations)
- Leisle, Poppa, Rudy (The Book Thief)
- Fermin (Shadow of the Wind)
- Oberon (Iron Druid)
Least Favourite Characters:
- Tyranthus Slaughter (Mister Slaughter)
- Detta (Drawing of the Three)
- Bondmage (Lies of Locke Lamora)
- everyone in Brutal Youth
Shortest - 66 pgs Identity
Longest - 1051 pgs Kushiel's Dart
Highest rated - 4.48 Cress. It was good, but I read others that were better.
Lowest rated - 3.28 Swan. I'm in total agreement.
I agree, Almeta - I am SURE you will like The Kingkiller books!I never added Frog Music to my TBR because of all of the negative reviews. Two or three and I might try it, but this one had way too many disappointed readers.
I am just getting ready to leave work (it has been a LONG day, expensive too - I had to pay for my daughter's sick cat). I will get back after I review my books and have time to enter everything.
Great topic, Peggy! Yeah, Stingo is up there for one of my least favorite guys too. �
Love this thread, Peggy. For me in 2014...
80 books, totaling 24,998 pages, averaging 312 pages per book.
I don’t have patience to read books I don’t/won't like so consequently the books I complete almost always rate 3 to 5 stars.
Favorite books:
Red Dust Road
Yoga Bitch: One Woman's Quest to Conquer Skepticism, Cynicism, and Cigarettes on the Path to Enlightenment
Stranger in the Forest: On Foot Across Borneo
Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World.
Book that really surprised me: Agatha H and the Airship City (didn't think I'd like but totally did).
Favorite characters:
Madeleine Albright in Madam Secretary: A Memoir (nonfiction)
Professor Urban Chronotis from Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (fiction).
Most disliked characters:
August in Water for Elephants(scary, sadistic sicko, maybe pitiable)
Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment (miserable, tiresome sicko, definitely pitiable)
Dr. Bob in Ask Bob (narcissistic, unreliable mr nice guy � all because author failed to deliver on dr bob cool veterinarian story that was promised but totally not delivered).
Among new or new-to-me authors I want to read more of:
Dawn Powell
Iris Murdoch
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Twan Eng Tan
Anthony Doerr
Adam Gopnik
Wilkie Collins
Andrea Camilleri
Alan Bradley.
Oh yes Detta (Drawing of the Three) was certainly an unlikable character as was the bondsmage (Locke Lamora) and August (Watr for Elephants). I think I should have put Horns in my favourites too. So many good books. I've just been looking at this year compared to last and I have quite a lot less 5 stars than the previous year. I think I used to give 5 stars quite freely but I have consciously put more thought in to my ratings this year.I like the "Authors who don't write quick enough" Almeta. I'd agree on Gillian Flynn (yet to start Tana French series), I'd also add Patrick Rothfuss and George RR Martin to those.
Oh man. I should review my November reads before I play.
Wow. This thread is huge. I have added too many of the faves in here to my TBR. I have read all the comments and now I am all googly-eyed.Will be back when I have more time to look through my books.
Almeta wrote: "1. How many books did you read this year?I have read 181 books so far, and have 21 more scheduled to complete before year’s end. 2. How many pages did you read in total?
At 52076 at the moment. ..."
Almeta, how do you make the stars and hearts like that?
Sarah wrote: "Oh yes Detta (Drawing of the Three) was certainly an unlikable character as was the bondsmage (Locke Lamora) and August (Watr for Elephants). I think I should have put Horns in my favourites too. S..."Totally agree about Horns, Sarah. I gave it 5 stars. Lee could easily have gone into least favourite characters list too.
Lori Z wrote: "Almeta, how do you make the stars and hearts like that? ..."It really all depends on your computer and keyboard. Not everyone has the same capabilities...but some can use a combination of the ALT key and the numbers from the numeric key pad.
ALT and 1 gives me �
ALT and 2 gives me �
ALT and 3 gives me �
Here a list of some of the symbols.
BUT to tell the truth I usually just copy from a document on which I save trivial stuff and just paste the symbol. Here are some I've saved:
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Hmmmm I have no idea which books I read this year before October, lol!
Stephanie wrote: "Hmmmm I have no idea which books I read this year before October, lol! "If you go to your "stats" and click on the "details", you will get a lot of information.
My 2014 reads ( I know it was a lot more but I didn't really get active with listing my reads as I went until a couple of months ago).Books read: 27
Pages read: 8882
Average amount of pages: 329
Ratings: 1 (0), 2 (1), 3 (2), 4(5), 5 (19)
Favorite book (s): Brodeur: Beyond the Crease
Ready Player One
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Woman's Best Friend: Women Writers on the Dogs in Their Lives
The Darkest Evening of the Year
The Year of Fog
Least liked book: The Second-Chance Dog: A Love Story
Book that surprised me: Woman's Best Friend: Women Writers on the Dogs in Their Lives (this was my hidden gem task for the toppler in October).
Favorite characters: AJ Fikry and Amelia Lohman Storied Life of AJ Fikry, Amy Redwing from Darkest Evening of the Year
Disliked characters: Harlow and Moongirl (Darkest Evening of the Year)
Discovered author: Dean Koontz
Shortest book: Blind Hope: An Unwanted Dog and the Woman She Rescued
Chunkiest book: Cross My Heart
Which read book has the highest rating: agree/disagree: Treachery in Death. 4.40 average rating. I love all the JD Robb books in this series so I always give them 4 or 5 stars.
Lowest rating: agree/disagree: The Year of Fog average rating was 3.44. I gave this book 5 stars and was one of my favorites I read this year.
Biggest impression: The Darkest Evening of the Year. I can't say why without giving anything away.
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I think ŷ can provide you with all the stats and numbers, at least if you filled out the challenge thingy.
1. How many books did you read this year?
2. How many pages did you read in total?
3. What's the average amount of pages per book?
4. How many 1/2/3/4/5 star ratings did you give?
5. What was your favourite book/books?
6. Which book(s) did you like least?
7. Was there a book that really surprised you?
8. Who were your favourite characters?
9. Which characters did you dislike most?
10. Did you discover a new author this year whom you'll definitely be reading more from in 2015?
11. What was the shortest book you read?
12. What was the chunkiest book you read?
13. Which of your read books has the highest average rating (and did you agree)?
14. Which of your read books has the lowest average rating (and did you agree)?
15. Which book made the biggest impression on you?