2014: A Year in Reading

Let's crunch some numbers shall we?

 Fiction: 16
Short Story Collection: 5
Non Fiction: 4
Play: 2
Novella: 1
Graphic Novel: 5  
Total: 33

 Others: 
Web Comics: 4
Independent Short Story: 2  
Independent Audio Short Story: 3
Independent Essay: 1

 2013 Reading Challenges Result

 A. Check Off Your Reading List (CORL) Challenge by Gathering Books: 

 Aim: Level 2 (11-25) Books - Book Savant - ACCOMPLISHED. See tally above.

 1. Make a dent on the Fantasy books in TBR pile - FAILED. I only managed to read A Dance with Dragons by GRRM. Pffft.

 2. Read the physical books in TBR pile - FAILED. Except for about 5 books, A majority of what I read last year were new acquisitions, ignoring the old ones on my pile. Pffft.

 B. Self Imposed Reading Challenges:

 Read more books outside wheelhouse, like:

 1. Read a title from "The Intimidating List" - PASSED. Read 3! (Take note of the article "a". Haha. Set the bar low!)
*Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
*Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
* Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

 2. Read more Non-Fiction  - PASSED. Read 4!
*We Learn Nothing by Tim Kreider
*Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman
*Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
* Geeks vs Jocks by Jessica Zafra

 3. Read more Short Story Collections - PASSED. Read 5!
*What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
*We Live in Water by Jess Walters
* Civilwarland in Bad Decline by George Saunders
*Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
* A Calendar of Tales by Neil Gaiman

 4. Read a Play - PASSED. Read 2! (This overlaps with challenge #1)
*Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
*Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

 Last year I averaged 53 books, so there has been a considerable decrease in terms of quantity. 20 books less to be exact. But I am fine with that because I managed to diversify my reading choices, as opposed to my YA-dominated 2013. This time around I got to try books I normally wouldn't have gone for, not by myself, no. I think I kinda owe this to the Filipino Goodreads Group, whose (diverse) monthly reads I managed to finally follow for the entire year! (por da first taym). I got to read some new authors and old familiar ones, and discovered new genres and writing styles. In summation, I am quite happy with these stats. 2014 was an awesome reading year! I hope 2015 will be too. 

Comments

  1. Louize DGJanuary 2, 2015 at 5:53 PM

    Congratulations for completing the TFG books last year, Tin. We really love and appreciate your contributions on the online discussions. Hope you'll finish this years choices, too! :)

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    1. TinJanuary 2, 2015 at 10:00 PM

      Thanks Louize! The online discussions are great fun! I really hope to be able to do the same thing again this year. :)

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2015 at 7:02 PM

    Yup, quality over quantity. And let's cheer each other for the TFG monthly books. :)

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    1. TinJanuary 2, 2015 at 10:01 PM

      Agreed! TFG always has diverse and interesting reads. :)

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