Reading Report 2021

As is now tradition here are the stats of the books I read in 2021. I did not reach my goal of 45 books falling short by three books. Goodreads produced a My Year in Books which has much of the same data I typically post here. Perhaps the additional non-fiction books contributed towards the reduced total. I don’t usually write reviews or pick a top list but looking back over the list so many titles were excellent reads.

Once again setting the goal for next year is a difficult choice. I’m going to try to make sure I hit my goal this year and am choosing a goal for 40 books for 2022.

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

  • Books Read: 42 (-5)
  • Fiction Books: 30 (-4)
  • Non-Fiction Books: 12 (-1)
  • Pages Read: 17,425 (-2436)
  • Longest Book: 33 (Shantaram)
  • Shortest Book: 76 (The Dip)
  • Mean Book Length: 405 (-18)
  • Median Book Length: 385 (+11)
  • Month with most books read: September (6)
  • Month with fewest books read: December/March (2)

Book List

  • Surrounded by Idiots Erikson, Thomas
  • Sea of Thunder Thomas, Evan
  • The Fated Sky Kowal, Mary Robinette
  • The Last Emperox Scalzi, John
  • A Memory Called Empire Martine, Arkady
  • The Magicians Grossman, Lev
  • Black Powder War Novik, Naomi
  • Six Frigates Toll, Ian
  • Black Sun Roanhorse, Rebecca
  • The Relentless Moon Kowal, Mary Robinette
  • The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy and King Borneman, Walter
  • Spinning Silver Novik, Naomi
  • Dragons of Autumn Twilight Weis, Margaret
  • The Jews of West Point Zickel, Lewis
  • The Lost Shtetl Gross, Max
  • A Desolation Called Peace Martine, Arkady
  • Shantaram Roberts, Gregory David
  • The Dip Godin, Seth
  • The Aleph Extraction Moren, Dan
  • The Psychology of Money Housel, Morgan
  • Shadow and Bone Bardugo, Leigh
  • The Story of Earth Hazen, Robert
  • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Schwab, V. E.
  • Ten Arrows of Iron Sykes, Sam
  • Hail Mary Weir, Andy
  • My Name is Asher Lev Potok, Chaim
  • The Gift of Asher Lev Potok, Chaim
  • The Bad Guys Won Pearlman, Jeff
  • The Pentagon: A History Vogel, Steve
  • Fall Stephenson, Neal
  • Annihilation Vandermeer, Jeff
  • The Ministry for the Future Robinson, Kim Stanley
  • The Desert Prince Brett, Peter
  • Siege and Storm Bardugo, Leigh
  • The Family Trade Stross, Charles
  • Piranesi Clarke, Susanna
  • Authority Vandermeer, Jeff
  • Ruin and Rising Bardugo, Leigh
  • The Hidden Family Stross, Charles
  • Design of Everyday Things Norman, Don
  • People Love Dead Jews Horn, Dana
  • Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrel Clarke, Susanna
  • The World to Come Horn, Dana
2022-01-01