Reading Report 2020

What a year. Here is the stats breakdown of the books I read in 2020. Surprisingly with all that happened I exceeded my goal and read 47 books. Goodreads produced a My Year in Books which has much of the same data I typically post here.

I didn’t track towards my other goals for the year and I doubt that I will attempt them again. Setting the goal for next year is a difficult choice. 47 books in a year is the most books in the four years I have been tracking my reading. Will I have less time in 2021? I am going to set a 45 book goal.

Here are the stats with the change from the previous year in parentheses.

Books Read: 47 (+10)
Fiction Books: 34 (+11)
Non-Fiction Books: 13 (-1)
Pages Read: 19,861 (+5400)
Longest Book: 1,323 (Rhythm of War)
Shortest Book: 193 (Winter’s Bone)
Mean Book Length: 423 (+32)
Median Book Length: 374 (+10)
Month with most books read: March (8)
Month with fewest books read: December/February (1)

Book List

Atomic Habits Clear, James
Citizen Soldiers Ambrose, Stephen
The Bayern Agend Moren, Dan
Trail of Lightning Roanhorse, Rebecca
Supernova Era Liu, Cixin
Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor Levi, Yossi Klien
A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor
Humble Pi Parker, Matt
Wolf Hall Mantel, Hilary
Red Rising Brown, Pierce
Golden Son Brown, Pierce
Morning Star Brown, Pierce
Sixteenth Watch Cole, Myke
The City Stained Red Sykes, Sam
Storm of Locusts Roanhorse, Rebecca
Iron Gold Brown, Pierce
Triggers Goldsmith, Marshall
Inside, Outside Wouk, Herman
Night over Water Follett, Ken
I’m Keith Hernandez Hernandez, Keith
Shogun (Part 1) Clavell, James
Shogun (Part 2) Clavell, James
Warlock Smith, Wilbur
The Bravest Battle Kurzman, Dan
Dark Age Brown, Pierce
Darktown Mullen, Thomas
Walkaway Doctorow, Cory
Wanderers Wendig, Chuck
The Avengers: A Jewish War Story Cohen, Rich
Lightning Men Mullen, Thomas
Stardust Kanon, Joseph
The Fifth Risk Lewis, Michael
Axioms End Ellis, Lindsay
Thunder Below Fluckey, Eugene
Winter’s Bone Woodrell, Daniel
Apathy and Other Small Victories Neilan, Paul
Gardens of the Moon Erikson, Steve
The Invisible Hook Leeson, Peter
Uprooted Novik, Naomi
Little Brother Doctorow, Cory
His Majesty’s Dragon Novik, Naomi
Endurance Lansing, Alfred
Throne of Jade Novik, Naomi
John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy Thomas, Evan
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits Wong, David
Attack Surface Doctorow, Cory
Rhythm of War Sanderson, Brandon