2009 Reading Round-Up

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I stole this from E.L. Fay over at This Book and I Could Friends - a good end of year set of questions.

How many books read in 2009?

I only started keeping track in April when I started this blog, but according to my Goodreads 2009 shelf, it's 146.  I read a lot.

How many works of fiction and non-fiction?

More fiction than non-fiction - 102 were fiction.

Male/Female author ratio?

Wow, I'm kind of impressed with myself on this one.  Library Thing says my ratio of male to female authors is 52% to 48%.  Apparently I don't gender discriminate in my reads.  Good for me!

Favorite book of 2009?

Can't think of just one, really.  Some notables (in no particular order):

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
Past Imperfect by Julian Fellowes
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant
The Confessions of Edward Day by Valerie Martin
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Low Life:  Lures and Snares of Old New York by Luc Sante
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

Reviews of the best books I read this year are linked on the right sidebar.

Least favorite?

Fallen by Lauren Kate and Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick.  In a word:  dreadful.

Any that you simply couldn’t finish and why?

I tend to persevere.  It's a bad habit, actually.  I'm an adult - I don't have to finish it if I don't want to!

Oldest book read?

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier - 1938.

Newest?

Lots.

How many from the library?

Lots.

There are more questions, of course, but these are the ones I wanted to answer (I'm practicing that adult thing by only answering what I want to answer).  All in all I have to say that this was a great year in reading for me.  It's been fun blogging about it all and it'll be fun to do it again next year.

Happy New Year to you all!  Let's hope the new decade brings us all joy.