Book Stats: 2011

Welcome to 2011 edition of "Liz's Reading Habits." This is the fourth year that I have kept track of my reading habits -it is still Matthew's fault for getting me interested in keeping strange stats. These were the rules:

For a book to count it had to be read cover to cover and finished in that year.

If a book was started in 2010 but finished in 2011 it counts as a 2011 book.

"Reading" has also come to include listening to audio books.

Here are the results:

Total Books Read:
2011 -60 books (including audio books, 40 without)
2010 -72 books (including audio books, 48 without)
2009 -72 books (including audio books, 63 without)
2008 -66 books

Non-Fiction Books Read:
2011 -9 books
2010 -14 books
2009 -15 books
2008 -13 books

Fiction Books Read:
2011 -51 books
2010 -58 books
2009 -57 books
2008 -53 books

2011 Stats:
Audio Books Listened To -20 books
Highest Reading Month -July with 9 books
Lowest Reading Month -October and November with 2 books each

2010 Reading Goals Evaluations:
I wanted to read to 100 Books

I read 60 books no where close to my goal

I wanted to read 4 classical novels

I read 2 classical novel.
3 if you count A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith which felt like an American classic to me.

I wanted to read 20 non-fiction books

I read 9 non-fiction books.

I also participated in a crazy amount of reading challenges which will take a whole post to review.

2012 Reading Goals:
Read/Listen to 84 Books (7 books)
Read 6 Classical Novel
Read 12 Non-Fiction Books
Read 12 Books from my Own Library