My Year in Books - 2018 - Smiling Shelves

My Year in Books - 2018

1/11/2019

It's surprising how fast a year can go by with a new baby in the house! (Especially when those sleep-deprived days seem to last forever!) But 2018 is officially over, and it's time to take a look at my reading for the year. I read way more than I thought I would be able to, and audiobooks really helped with that. I also read a few e-books, which is a method of reading I never thought I would like. But I have to admit that being able to pull up a book on my phone when I'm nursing or in those few moments when the two-year-old is playing contentedly by himself has been really nice. E-books might just become a more regular part of my reading life in this next year. . .

2018 Stats

Books read: 134
Pages read: 37,733
Audiobooks: 16 = 12%
Fiction: 82%
Nonfiction: 18%
Male authors: 35%
Female authors: 65%
Books I owned: 52%
Books from the library: 48%

Rereads: 15 = 11%
Set in the United States: 47%
Set in Europe: 29%
Set elsewhere in the world: 20%
Set in a fictional place: 12%
Books published in the 2000s: 68%
Books published in the 1900s: 27%
Books published before 1900: 5%

My Top Reads of 2018

Favorite fiction books: The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay & Can't Help Falling by Kara Isaac (So I like bookish love stories. What can I say?)
Favorite nonfiction books: Mail Obsession by Mark Mason & West with the Night by Beryl Markham
Favorite children's books: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser & Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Favorite series: The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb (I have her next trilogy sitting on my shelf, ready to read. But they're quite thick, so I just need to find the time somehow!)

4 Comments

Lois link

1/12/2019 07:36:56 pm

I do a lot of ebook reading while nursing too! It's amazing how we adapt to our situations to keep our reading going.

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

1/25/2019 02:44:09 pm

Motherhood is all about adaptability, right? I know that's one of the biggest lessons I've learned! :) And I never thought I would be an ebook reader, but I guess I've got to go with what works!

Christine link

1/23/2019 07:39:23 am

Yay Vanderbeekers! And I know you’ve said you struggle reading from your shelves, but over 50% is not too shabby! I don’t have many ebooks myself but I keep meaning to read the few I do have — maybe the time will come very soon — whenever little miss decides she’s ready to arrive :)

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

1/25/2019 02:48:38 pm

I've been thinking about you recently, Christine, wondering how things were going with your new little one - whenever she's going to make her appearance! :) Hope is all is going well!