Some said I couldn’t do it. Heck, I even thought I was pretty crazy to tackle this project with all the living I have going on! But read a book a week I did and I absolutely loved it! So what does a book a week, every week for 52 weeks broken down look like? Well, let me tell you:
- 15 were memoirs
- 13 were fiction
- 7 were non-fiction
- 7 were children’s
- 4 were mysteries
- 2 graphic novels
- 2 were books of poetry
- 1 each of: short stories, business, play or other type of book
- 2 were Pulitzer Prize Winners 2 were National Book Award Winners
That adds up to a whopping 13,119 pages! And how did all those rate? Let me tell you:
- I rated 17 of them 5 stars
- 16 of them 4 stars
- 3 stars went to another 16 of them
- 4 of them got 2 stars
- Franny and Zooey, my least favorite of the bunch, got 1 star
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks would take best non-fiction
- My favorite fiction would go to The Shadow of the Wind.
- Since the kiddo was a part of this too, my favorite Children’s would have to be The Quiet Book.
What a year! While it can easily be summed up in just a few words and numbers, this project was like nothing I ever undertook before. The real impact can be found here.
Thanks to all of you who read my blog and hopefully read along with me — whatever books tickled your fancy.
I will be back tomorrow with my proposed reading list for 2011 (can’t imagine trapping myself at the start of the year, but I also can’t imagine needing to find a book that starts with Q at the last minute)!
Have a safe and happy new year. One full of adventure and lots of reading!