Time for a wrap-up!
August goal:
…so I think I can handle 4 books.
What I read:
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- The Spectacular—Fiona Davis
- Kindle / 368p
- Jul 28 – Aug 4
- 5⭐
- Review
- Paris: The Memoir—Paris Hilton
- Audiobook 🎧 / 6h 43m
- Aug 1 – Aug 15
- 3.5⭐
- Review
- Lessons in Chemistry—Bonnie Garmus
- Kindle / 400p
- Aug 7 – Aug 23
- 2.5⭐
- Review
- The Measure—Nikki Erlick
- Kindle / 348p
- Aug 24 – Aug 31
- 2⭐
- Review
- The Spectacular—Fiona Davis
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!
2023 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: 2 books
- 4 stars: 11 books
- 3 stars: 13 books
- 2 stars: 7 books
- 1 star: 1 book
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 5 books
- Not rated: 0 books
Pages Read/Hours Listened: (does not include abandoned books, edited manuscripts, etc.)
- January – 1779, 18h 56m
- February – 1682, 20h 1m
- March – 1358, 11h 18m
- April – 1459, 8h 38m
- May – 1421, 1h 9m
- June – 817, 7h 55m
- July – 1131, 7h 31m
- Aug – 1452, 6h 43m
Reading Goals:
1. Read 45 books – I finished 4 more books toward my Goodreads Challenge. I’m at 78% and 5 books ahead of schedule.
- Audiobooks: 14
- Kindle: 20
- Physical books: 1
2. Decrease my TBR –
- Jan 1: 64 physical / 23 digital
- Feb 1: 64/23
- Feb 28: 64/23
- Apr 2: 65/22 (birthday gift!)
- May 1: 65/22
- May 31: 65/21
- Jul 5: 65/21
- Jul 31: 65/21 (read one but bought one)
- Sept 1: 65/20
3. Read 6 short story collections/anthologies:
- Jan: 0 (I forgot I set this goal)
- Feb: 1 short story collection
- Mar: 0
- Apr: 0
- May: 0 (I need to get going on this)
- Jun: 1 short story collection
- Jul: 1 short story collection
- Aug: 0
4. Read 23 minutes per day – I’m on Day 715 of my reading streak.
Not my best reading month if you look at the ratings, but I’m happy with how much I read.
September brings a lot of work and travel prep. My current audiobook is kind of dragging, and I finished a novel yesterday, so I haven’t started anything new yet. I’m only going to commit to 3 books.
