Time for a wrap-up!
November goal:
I’ll commit to 3 books again this month, and I should really think about some short story collections/anthologies* if I’m going to hit that goal.
* Spoiler alert: I did not think about short story collections/anthologies.
What I read:
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- Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune—Anderson Cooper
- Audiobook 🎧 / 9h 1m
- Oct 23 – Nov 6
- 4⭐
- Review
- The Many Daughters of Afong Moy—Jamie Ford
- Kindle / 384p
- Oct 28 – Nov 13
- 2.5⭐
- Review
- I Don’t Know What You Know Me From: Confessions of a Co-Star—Judy Greer
- Audiobook 🎧 / 3h 58m
- Nov 14 – 22
- 3⭐
- Review
- Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune—Anderson Cooper
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: 13 books
- 3 stars: 19 books
- 2 stars: 7 books
- 1 star: 1 book
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 5 books
- Not rated: 1 book
Pages Read/Hours Listened: (does not include abandoned books, edited manuscripts—2 between May & Sept, 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
- Sept – 614, 5h 51m
- Oct – 1301, 17h 20m
- Nov – 1020, 12h 59m
Reading Goals:
1. Read 45 books – I finished 3 more books toward my Goodreads Challenge. I’m at 96% and 2 books ahead of schedule.
- Audiobooks: 18
- Kindle: 26
- 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
- Oct 1: 65/20
- Nov 6: 65/20
- Dec 4: 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
- Sept: 0
- Oct: 0
- Nov: 0 (not looking good…)
4. Read 23 minutes per day – I’m on Day 810 of my reading streak.
This just hasn’t been my best reading year. Only 3 books this month—2 were audiobooks I listened to while walking. And I’ve only read 2 books I really loved.
I’ll commit to 3 books, but I only need 2 to make my goal for the year. I’m giving up on the short stories/anthologies.
