2014 – The Year In Books
I’ve been doing this meme for a few years now. I like summing up my year and remembering the books I’ve read.
How many books read in 2014?
I read 53 books this year.
How many fiction and non fiction?
I read 14 non-fiction and 39 fiction books in 2014. In 2013 year my percentage of non-fiction was 20 percent. In 2014 it went up to 26 percent. I think that’s a pretty good percentage.
Male/Female author ratio?
I read 40 female authors and 13 male authors. 75 percent female authors!
Favorite book of 2014?
My favorite books of 2014 were Attachments by Rainbow Rowell and The Vacationers by Emma Straub. The Vacationers was the book I recommended the most to other people. My favorite non-fiction book was Dog Whistle Politics.
Least favorite?
No one-star or two star reviews in 2014! That’s pretty amazing – I must be getting better at choosing books. My least favorite of my three star reviews was People I Want to Punch in the Throat by Jen Mann.
Any that you simply couldn’t finish and why?
I didn’t abandon any books this year.
Oldest book read?
The oldest book I read was Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary. It was first published in 1952. I need to start catching up on the classics. I’ll set my goal low to read at least one book published before 1900 in 2015.
Newest?
The newest book I read was Vanessa and Her Sister by Priya Parmar. It will be published later this month.
Longest and shortest book titles?
The longest title is People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges by Jen Mann and the shortest title is Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan.
Any translated books?
The Son by JoNesbø and The Hidden Child by Camilla Läckberg.
Most read author of the year, and how many books by that author?
I read three by Veronica Roth.
Any re-reads?
I re-read Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and This is Where I Leave You by Jonathon Tropper to refresh before I saw the movie adaptations.
Favorite character of the year?
My favorite character was Lincoln from Rainbow Rowell’s Attachments. She does such a great job of writing adorable males. I want him for my boyfriend this year. Last year, Park from Rainbow’s Eleanor and Park was my boyfriend.
Which countries did you go to through the page in your year of reading?
I went to Sweden, The Virgin Islands, India, England and Uganda.
Which book wouldn’t you have read without someone’s specific recommendation?
The Bees by Laline Paull which was recommended to me by my friend Kelly. I hadn’t heard of it before she mentioned it to me. I’m glad she did because I really liked it.
Which author was new to you in 2013 that you now want to read the entire works of?
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Which books are you annoyed you didn’t read?
I’m not annoyed that I didn’t read any specific book but I am annoyed that I didn’t read any older classics.
Did you read any books you have always been meaning to read?
Yes, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. It’s a shame that it took her death to get me to finally read it. But I’m really glad I did; it was fabulous.
How was your year?
