2017 is the first year I kept a spreadsheet for the books I’ve read. I was trying to keep track on Goodreads, but wasn’t always faithful about adding books and knowing when I finished books. But I read a LOT of books in 2017 and wanted to keep better track of what I was reading. Book Tube has been very helpful and I discovered a few generous folks who shared their spreadsheets. I was able to adapt one for my purposes, although I did not discover this until late in the year, so I spent a lot of time adding previous months. But I love graphics and am in love with the charts I have now. So, below find some of my 2017 reading statistics.
Books Read- 217 Books
Longest Book – A Court of Wings and Ruin (720 Pages)
Shortest “Book” (Short Story) – The Boy (6 Pages)
Average Length – 314 Pages
Favorite Non-Fiction – We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
Favorite Sci-Fi – The Martian by Andy Weir
Favorite Contemporary – All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Favorite Fantasy – The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Favorite Graphic Novel – Heart and Brain: Gut Instinct by the Awkward Yeti
Favorite Children’s Book – This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
Favorite Middle Grade Book – The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Evil Penguin Plan by Maxwell Eaton III
Favorite Series – Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas & The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Honorable Mentions – The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss + The Book Thief by Markus Zusak + The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller + I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Least Favorite – The Elite by Kiera Cass
Most Disappointing – Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Caryn Considers 