Book Lists
Since I do a fair amount of reading, and in many cases listening, I track the books I’ve read (fiction), the ones I’m reading and the ones I wish to read. Besides those lists, I’ve also created lists by years, just to see how many I get for each year. Since I started this trend in mid 2010, that’s the year of the first list.
There is a group of people who try to read 52 books a year, or a book a week. Some review the books they read. Some managed to do this since 2003, others since 2005 and beat the 52 book mark by a good margin almost every year since. The reviews are pretty good too. Yet, others started just a year ahead of me. For the year 2011, I’m the 137th to have joined the challenge. Here is the 2012 page.
In any event, I’m not trying to hit any specific number of books per year. I enjoy reading and enjoy learning even more. I like to read as much as I can, because it’s fun and because I hate wasting a second without doing something useful or fun. Preferably both together.
2012
- Total books read: 11+
- Favorite book: Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life (Michael Moore)
- Least favorite book: The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Gil Troy)
2011
- Total books read: 67
- Favorite book: A tie between Climbing Mount Improbable (Richard Dawkins) and Moab is My Washpot (Stephen Fry).
- Least favorite book: A tie between Superstition of Divorce (G. K. Chesterton) and Dialog with an Atheist (Mustafa Mahmud).
2010
- Total books read: 44
- Favorite book: Death By Black Hole (Neil deGrasse Tyson)
- Least favorite book: How To Argue And Win Every Time (Gerry Spence)
