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2024
My Year in Books
29,549
pages read
186
books read


Fuzzy Fuzzy Fuzzy! by Sandra Boynton
Shortest Book
14
pages
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Longest Book
546
pages

Average book length in 2024
158
pages

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Most Shelved
2,786,029
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Restoring and Reupholstering Furniture by Kenneth Davis
Least Shelved
4
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Kaethe’s average rating for 2024
4.5
4.5

The Glass Plates of Lublin by Lisa Newman
Highest Rated on ŷ
4.75 average

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

Kaethe’s first review of the year

it was amazing
I had to put it down, because work and eating and such, but this just brought me so much joy. Kingfisher is so good at creating an outrageous fictive world in which people behave much more like real humans do. Very much more than I do, to take one example. The mix of horror, humor, and caper is beguiling.

Plus geese, and beautiful endpapers, and a really lovely cover that I can't stop admiring. Highly recommended for a Halloween read, or a gift t
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ձᷡ’S 2024 BOOKS
Jungle Night by Sandra Boynton
it was amazing
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Menopause Manifesto by Jen Gunter
Stuff by Randy O. Frost
Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Ghost Cat by Kevan Atteberry
New Cat by Yangsook Choi
Uniquely Human by Barry M. Prizant
The Lily of Ludgate Hill by Mimi Matthews
it was amazing
The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots by Beatrix Potter
Cat Heaven by Cynthia Rylant
Korean Patchwork Quilting by Choi Yangsook
This Next New Year by Janet S. Wong
Dog Heaven by Cynthia Rylant
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst
Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death by Maria Vale
Rich Cat, Poor Cat by Bernard Waber
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century by Martin H. Greenberg
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
it was amazing
Tap to Play! by Salina Yoon
Cell One by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Why We Read by Shannon Reed
The Glass Plates of Lublin by Lisa Newman
King Nyx by Kirsten Bakis
Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Kurashi at Home by Marie Kondō
With Love, from Cold World by Alicia Thompson
Beginner's Luck by Kate Clayborn
Here, George! by Sandra Boynton
it was amazing
A Penguin Like Me by Marcus Pfister
Ten Little Rabbits by Maurice Sendak
How Big Is Zagnodd? by Sandra Boynton
Pierre by Maurice Sendak
Fuzzy Fuzzy Fuzzy! by Sandra Boynton
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn
it was amazing
Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn
When the Fog Rolls In by Pam Fong
Home Stretch by Graham Norton
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
Home by Martha Wells
Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane
Best of Luck by Kate Clayborn
Here Comes the Rain by Mary   Murphy
This Beautiful Day by Richard    Jackson
it was amazing
Rain by Sam Usher
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay
The Last Man on Earth by Tracy Anne Warren
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Restoring and Reupholstering Furniture by Kenneth Davis
The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins
Party Rex by Molly Idle
The Bunny Rabbit Show! by Sandra Boynton
Snow by Sam Usher
it was amazing
Snuggle Puppy! (Oversized Lap Edition) by Sandra Boynton
Flooded by Mariajo Ilustrajo
Love by Matt de la Peña
The Best Man by Kristan Higgins
The Shade Tree by Suzy Lee
I Am A Bear by Jean-François Dumont
I Am a Cat by Galia Bernstein
Wild Things by Bruce Handy
Waiting on You by Kristan Higgins
One Day by Gene Weingarten
it was amazing
Sun by Sam Usher
Free by Sam Usher
Your Nose! by Sandra Boynton
Your Personal Penguin by Sandra Boynton
Dinosaur Dance! by Sandra Boynton
In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins
Me & Dog by Gene Weingarten
Anything for You by Kristan Higgins
Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins
it was amazing
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Good Luck with That by Kristan Higgins
My One and Only by Kristan Higgins
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies by Beatrix Potter
Wild by Sam Usher
Storm by Sam Usher
How to Be Perfectly Unhappy by Matthew Inman
It. Goes. So. Fast. by Mary Louise Kelly
Moving Up! by Rosemary Wells
The Runaway Dinner by Allan Ahlberg
Too Good to Be True by Kristan Higgins
My Favorite Pets, by Gus W. for Ms. Smolinski's Class by Jeanne Birdsall
it was amazing
A Dog With Nice Ears by Lauren Child
Cat Eyes by Laura G. Lee
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
Roy Is Not a Dog by Esmé Shapiro
There Are No Bears in This Bakery by Julia Sarcone-Roach
it was amazing
Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale
that pesky rat by Lauren Child
The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield
Funny Story by Emily Henry
The Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne Birdsall
Homelessness Is a Housing Problem by Gregg Colburn
All I Ever Wanted by Kristan Higgins

How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett

Kaethe’s last review of the year

it was amazing
29 December, 2024

This book is possibly more appealing to adults than kids, although asking kids for their ideas, before reading the book, would probably appeal to both. Santa is a topic about which I particularly enjoying hearing children theorize. But for me, (view spoiler)
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