tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post930750947177601909..comments2024-02-20T17:51:43.989-05:00Comments on Buckling Bookshelves: 2018 Reading StatsChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-61647531801003328152019-08-22T19:07:08.280-04:002019-08-22T19:07:08.280-04:00Wow that's a lot of books! Short works are so ...Wow that's a lot of books! Short works are so good though, I've been reading a lot of short stories and graphic novels for the last year and have been really enjoying it. I love leaping into a new story every day and having a new experience every time.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10215452375281468845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-75790375497562672372019-05-10T10:04:59.472-04:002019-05-10T10:04:59.472-04:00Thanks Jade!Thanks Jade!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-29052488198196812202019-05-10T10:04:49.888-04:002019-05-10T10:04:49.888-04:00In my experience, there is a HUGE snowball effect ...In my experience, there is a HUGE snowball effect in terms of reading the books I own -- once I start, it's so much easier to keep choosing from my shelves, but I need to make that conscious decision to start in the first place :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-33256179331305979012019-01-25T08:58:02.476-05:002019-01-25T08:58:02.476-05:00144 books read, of which 128 were your own - AMAZI...144 books read, of which 128 were your own - AMAZING! Happy reading in 2019!Reading with Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776146295033934487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-77512428074493139412019-01-13T20:18:01.226-05:002019-01-13T20:18:01.226-05:00I really admire how many of your own books you rea...I really admire how many of your own books you read! I need to do a better job at that.<br /><br />I couldn't bring myself to do stats before the end of the year, so I didn't do them when I was on break and now I still haven't done them. Hopefully this week :)DoingDeweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902496432225294188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-25501306251106152672019-01-08T12:14:49.288-05:002019-01-08T12:14:49.288-05:00Thanks Julie! That does seem like a lot of books o...Thanks Julie! That does seem like a lot of books owned books doesn't it? You'd think I made more of a dent in my unread shelf with that number -- haha! But really, I think it was a few factors -- first of all, I mainly only used the library for graphic novels, book club books I didn't want to purchase, and a handful of audiobooks I wanted to listen to, but didn't care to own on Audible (a brief Scribd membership for streaming audio may have been involved too -- I counted those as "borrowed" too since you don't keep them!) I borrowed a lot of library picture books too, but even those tapered off this year because I had a TON of used picture books I'd picked up and was eager to read at least once and decide if they were keepers or not. Secondly, I was a lot more likely last year to buy a book I wanted to read right away than to borrow it from the library, soooo it kind of depends on how you count your unread books -- they definitely were not all ones that had been sitting around for ages that I finally got to. Third, I found The Unread Shelf Project on Instagram very motivating -- I still bought a lot of books, but it really helped me focus on my own shelves and I found the more I did choose from my shelves, the easier it became to continue to do so. Plus, I read some REALLY good books I owned, so it helped me avoid (mostly) the string of mediocre library books (because if I didn't really want to purchase a book, maybe it wasn't the best pick for me in the first place...and then a due date would give it higher priority, which I finally realized made NO SENSE!) Fourth, a bunch of my owned reads this year were from my Audible library, so it's good to work through that backlog too, but they weren't all physical books. Plus I did a bunch of re-reads -- if I'm re-reading a book, I'm 99% likely to have a copy of it :) And some books were reallllly short -- that helps too! <br /><br />I know 2019 will be different...but I have high hopes that if I pick the right kinds of books (shorter, easier, audio, etc.) I'll still be about to read a bunch -- just a little bit more low-key!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-21175117986410620022019-01-07T14:36:02.397-05:002019-01-07T14:36:02.397-05:00I am in awe of the number of owned books you read!...I am in awe of the number of owned books you read! 128??! What's you secret? Because I am in desperate need of help in this area!<br /><br />I love reading everybody's end-of-the-year stats, especially when accompanied by charts and graphs. I am highly impressed with the amount of reading you did in 2018! 2019 may be different, but I'm sure you'll still be able to sneak some reading time in! :)Julie @ Smiling Shelveshttp://www.smilingshelves.comnoreply@blogger.com