My Year in Books - 2013 Edition

My Bookish Statistics of 2013

Due to the wonders of Goodreads, I actually have a record of what I've read for an entire year! Never having kept track before, I was very curious to see how my statistics worked out for 2013. And here's what I found:

Books read: 125 1/2
   (4 of those were audiobooks)
Pages read: 41,169
Fiction: 80%
Nonfiction: 20%
Male authors: 39%
Female authors: 61%

Nothing too surprising, but interesting all the same! In 2014, I'd like to read a bit more nonfiction (sometimes I forget how much I enjoy it) and definitely increase the number of audiobooks. I started listening to audiobooks while I was running this summer. But when the running went by the wayside, so did the audiobooks. . . Maybe I can accomplish two goals in one this year (once it warms up to non-negative temperatures outside, that is).

Reading Challenges Completed

A to Z Reading Challenge
European Reading Challenge
How Many Pages Will You Read?
Color Coded Challenge
Books About Books Challenge
Mount TBR Reading Challenge

If I haven't made this clear enough before, I love reading challenges! You can check out my 2013 Reading Challenges page to see what I read for each of these challenges.

My Top Finds of 2013

Favorite fiction book: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Favorite nonfiction book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Favorite children's/young adult book: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Favorite series: The Pink Carnation series by Lauren Willig
Favorite author I discovered: Adriana Trigiani

2013 was a wonderful, book-filled year. I can't wait to see what 2014 brings!