September goal:
This month has the potential to be wild, so I’ll set a goal of 4 books for September and try to stay on pace.
It’s always interesting to look back to what I wrote a month ago about my expectations for the next few weeks. If only I’d had any idea how “wild” September would be.
What I read:
- The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World—Melinda Gates (audiobook)
- 4* (Sept 5)
- Review
- The Turn of the Screw—Henry James
- 3.5* (Sept 20)
- Review
- Hyperbole and a Half—Allie Brosh
- 4.5* (Sept 26)
- Review
- Solutions and Other Problems—Allie Brosh
- 4.5* (Sept 30)
- Review
Excuse(s) for Not Reading More: I’m not unhappy with what I accomplished considering life events.
Diversity? A non-fiction book, a classic horror novella, and 2 sorta-graphic novels.
Star Ratings: Based on the flat stars Goodreads displays in list-view, not the quarter-star system I assign in my reviews.
- 5 stars: 4 books
- 4 stars: 16 books
- 3 stars: 12 books
- 2 stars: 2 books
- 1 star: 1 book
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 0 books
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read: (does not include abandoned books, edited manuscripts, etc.)
- January – 1085
- February – 880
- March – 1753 (in part due to an audiobook that I started way back mid-February)
- April – 837
- May – 789
- June – 1333
- July – 1702
- August – 1219
- September – 1309
Reading Goals:
1. Read 48 books – Still somehow on-pace. (my Goodreads Challenge)
2. Decrease my TBR –
- Jan 1 – 77 physical / 22 Kindle
- Feb 3 – 74/22
- Mar 2 – 74/26
- Apr 16 – 73/26
- May 1 – 73/26 (no change)
- Jun 1 – 72/27
- Jul 1 – 72/26
- Aug 6 – 72/26
- Aug 31 – 71/25
- Sept 1 – 71/25
3. Read 12 not-novels – Nonfiction, poetry, essays, or fiction anthologies all count. (Status: Met goal in September)
- Jan – 2 (pocket quotes, nonfiction zen)
- Feb – 0
- Mar – 2 (vignettes, audiobook/memoir)
- Apr – 1 (audiobook/memoir)
- May – 0
- Jun – 1 (book of speeches)
- Jul – 3 (graphic novel/memoir, social activism, essay)
- Aug – 2 (1 nonfiction, 2 audiobook/memoir)
- Sept – 3 (graphic novel/memoir, audiotbook/memoir)
Oh, September. Good riddance and be gone. October is when I focus on creepy and dark, so I expect next month’s report won’t win any awards for diversity. I’ll set a goal of 4 books to keep up with my goal for the year.
