November goal:
November should be a great month for books and puzzles. I’ll set a goal of 4 books.
What I read:
- The Midwife’s Secret—Emily Gunnis
- 3.5* (Nov 9)
- Broken (In the Best Possible Way)—Jenny Lawson
- 3* (Nov 11)
- Audiobook
- The Family Upstairs—Lisa Jewell
- 2.5* (Nov 20)
- Review
- Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty—Anderson Cooper
- 1* (Nov 24)
- Audiobook
- Review
Note: I’ve quit linking titles to that big site that funds the rich dude and his space wars with other rich dudes. I’ve linked to Goodreads, but I’m going to look at linking directly to a site that will support indie bookstores.
2021 Progress
Star Ratings: Based on the flat stars Goodreads displays in list-view, not the quarter-star system I assign in my reviews.
- 5 stars: 9 books
- 4 stars: 23 books
- 3 stars: 11 books
- 2 stars: 2 books
- 1 star: 3 books
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 1 book
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read: (does not include abandoned books, edited manuscripts, etc.)
- January – 1092
- February – 1317
- March – 1508
- April – 656
- May – 634
- June -1237
- July – 1977
- August – 1970
- September – 2336
- October – 1575
- November – 1354
Reading Goals:
1. Read 36 books – I finished 4 more books. My goal was completed in September. (my Goodreads Challenge)
2. Decrease my TBR –
- Jan 1 – 71 physical / 26 Kindle
- Feb 1 – 68/26
- Mar 1 – 67/26
- Apr 5 – 66/26
- May 1 – 65/26
- Jun 5 – 66/25
- Jul 1 – 63/25
- Aug 8 – 63/25
- Aug 31 – 63/26
- Oct 1 – 63/25
- Nov 1 – 62/23
- Dec 1 – 62/23
3. Read 12 not-novels –
- Jan – 2 (nonfiction zen, memoir)
- Feb – 1 (memoir/audiobook)
- Mar – 3 (3 nonfiction/memoirs, 2 of which were audiobooks)
- Apr – 3 (2 nonfiction/memoirs, 1 poetry)
- May – 1 (1 nonfiction/audiobook)
- Jun – all 4! (1 narrative nonfiction, 2 short stories, 1 essay)
- Jul – 2 (YA, mem/audiobook)
- Aug – 2 (2 mem/audiobook)
- Sept – 1 mem/audiobook
- Oct – 2 (1 photo book, 1 short story)
- Nov – 2 (2 mem/audiobooks)
4. Read 21 minutes per day – I’ve only missed 2 days all year. I’m on a 76-day streak.
It was a weird reading month for me. Not a lot of sitting down with a book, but I finished 2 good audiobooks. I thought I’d read more. I’m setting a goal of 4 books in December, which should be doable.
