Here’s how 2011 shaped up. I am very interested to see how many books I read in 2012, now that I have a little one competing for my time!
Total Books Read in 2011: 130
- Number Read in Best Month: 16 (December)
Total Books Read in 2010: 130
Total Books Read in 2009: 200
Total Books Read in 2008: 80
Total Books Read in 2007: 122
Total Books Read in 2006: 70
Fiction/Non-fiction Split:
2011: 70%/30%
2010: 68%/32%
2009: 84%/16%
2008: 63%/37%
2007: 50%/50%
2006: 59%/41%
Percentage of Books by Women (Overall/Fiction/Non-fiction):
2011: 59%/58%/62%
2010: 55%/54%/59%
2009: 44%/44%/ 42%
2008: 68%/70%/67%
2007: 60%/57%/68%
2006: 74%/88%/55%
Five Star Books of 2011:
Room by Emma Donoghue
Waiting for an Ordinary Day: The Unraveling of Life in Iraq by Farnaz Fassihi
I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
No Biking in the House Without a Helmet by Melissa Fay Greene
More Recommended Books (Not Quite 5 Stars, but definitely worth reading!):
Essex County by Jeff Lemire
The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama
Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love, and War by Annia Ciezadlo
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
True Grit by Charles Portis
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
