I usually read about a book a week, sometimes more. This year, I read quite a few less, probably due to the distractions of the pandemic and the fatigue induced by the insane person in the White House. Good Reads tells me I read 41 so far, and I have several going right now that I may or may not finish by the end of the year. Here are some of my favorites, in no particular order:
- The Life We Bury - Allen Eskens (thanks, Karen, for the recommendation)
- Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah
- Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel (my favorite this year; I'll be looking for more by this author)
- Everyone Brave Is Forgiven - Chris Cleaves
- The Way Life Should Be - Christina Baker Kline (great recipes)
- Troubled Blood - Robert Galbraith (#5 in series)
- Ice Blue - Emma Jameson (and three others in the series)
- The Mountains Wild - Sarah Stewart Taylor (so glad to read a new book by this author)
- Alone in the Wild - Kelley Armstrong (#5 in series)
- Westering Women - Sandra Dallas
I see that several of these books were pretty long (Galbraith's book was nearly 1,000 pages!) which also accounts for my not reading as much this year. I spent more time knitting while watching TV and quilting - it was a productive year at home.
Curiously, I have been remiss in keeping my handwritten diary of books read this year. I have five of these going back 15 or so years when I first started keeping track. It all started at a family gathering when someone who had had a little too much to drink said, snidely, "So you're a librarian. How many books do you read in a year?" "52" was my off-the-top-of-my-head response which was met with a respectful raising of the eyebrows. My diaries prove me correct and also help me remember what I read. Guess I should go update it today!
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I never keep track of how many books I read but I would say one or two a week is a good estimate! a lot of people do not read any and I'm always amazed at that.
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