The mediocre reading results are reflective of Poetober overall. Maybe next year will be better.
October goal:
Since I’m filing my report so late this month, I’m only committing to 3 books for October. I haven’t finished any yet, which doesn’t instill much confidence for big numbers.
What I read:
- A Grave Robbery—Deanna Raybourn
- Kindle / 336p
- Oct 4 – 15
- 4⭐
- Review
- One Perfect Couple—Ruth Ware
- Kindle / 416p
- Oct 16 – 20
- 3.5⭐
- Review
In-progress:
- The Thursday Murder Club—Richard Osman
- Kindle
- 49% complete
- Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?—Julie Smith
- Audiobook 🎧
- 41% complete
Abandoned:
- none
Note: I 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 if you’re looking to support independent bookstores, my favorite local shop is Old Town Books (they ship!), and you can support my favorite podcast and a local shop of your choosing through their Bookshop.org link at KickBezosInTheBalls.org. And you can never go wrong with your local library!
2024 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: 5 books
- 4 stars: 11 books
- 3 stars:12 books
- 2 stars: 5 books
- 1 star: 0 books
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 4 books
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read/Hours Listened: (does not include partial books, abandoned books, or edited manuscripts)
- January – 803p, 9h 31m
- February – 593p, 14h 41m
- March – 1034p, 0h (I listened to some but didn’t finish)
- April – 1770p, 0h (no audiobooks)
- May – 1004p, 0h (I listened but didn’t finish)
- June – 850p, 15h 2m (over multiple months/borrows)
- July – 1711p, 0h
- August – 1230p, 5h 30m
- September – 1633p, 4h 53m
- October – 752p, 0m
Reading Goals:
1. Read 36 books – I finished 2 books toward my Goodreads Challenge and I’m 5 ahead of schedule.
- Audiobooks: 6
- Kindle: 27
- Physical books: 1
2. Decrease my TBR –
- Jan 1: 64 physical / 20 digital
- Feb 4: TBD**/20
- Mar 2: TBD**/20
- Apr 3: TBD**/20
- May 2: TBD**/19
- June 3: TBD**/20
- July 4: TBD†/20
- Aug 4: TBD†/20
- Sept 6: TBD†/20
- Oct 11: 57/20
- Nov 1: 57/20
* In August, I did a mid-year correction/update on a bunch of stats that were incorrect.
** I purged a LOT of books when we moved, and I’ll be reunited with my books soon!
† My books are unpacked. I’ll do an inventory soon.
3. Read 24 minutes per day – Oct 31 was Day 1142 of my reading streak.
In September, it looked like I accomplished more than I did. In October, it looks like I accomplished very little. Which is true.
Poetober is usually such a fun time for me. I read and watch all of the creepy stuff. But the last book I started isn’t really holding my attention. Maybe it will get better—it’s not bad. I’m just bored.
I’ll commit to 3 books this month. Like many people, I have a lot of anxiety around next week’s election, so I’m not sure how much I’ll be able to concentrate.
