Holy Crap, That's a Lot of Books!

Finally regained the strength to lift my head from my sickbed and wrestle with my year-end reading numbers. They break down this way:

January	19	July	24
February	19	August	26
March	24	September	20
April	17	October	18
May	20	November	14
June	16	December	17
Total			234

Even if I round it down to 200 to account for the books I pitched across the room without finishing and the few I read online (i.e., while I should have been doing something else), that still works out to almost four books a week. That's TWICE what I thought my consumption rate was.

As for the numbers themselves, I guess it makes sense I posted so little in August, since apparently I spent every waking moment reading. Don't know what my excuse for November is.

Favorite Books of 2007

The End of Mr. Y, Scarlett Thomas
Shane the Lone Ethnographer, Sally Campbell Galman
Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones
Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides
Air, Geoff Ryman
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon
Transformation, Carol Berg
California Fire and Life, Don Winslow
Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
For My Lady's Heart, Laura Kinsale
Trouble Is What I Do, Rob Kantner
Blade of Fortriu, Juliet Marillier
The Ladies of Grace Adieu, Susannah Clarke
Gimme More, Liza Cody
Fortress of Ice, C. J. Cherryh
Empire of Ivory, Naomi Novik

Most Hated Books of 2007

A Grave Mistake, Stella Cameron
Immaculate Midnight, Ellen Hart
Eyes of Crow, Jeri Smith-Ready
Blue Shoes and Happiness, Alexander McCall Smith
The Oxford Murders, Guillermo Martinez
Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
The Crimson Petal and the White, Michael Faber
Red Lightning, John Varley
If I Ever Get Back, Darryl Brock
St. Dale, Sharyn McCrumb
Only With Your Love, Lisa Kleypas
Goddess of Spring, P. C. Cast
The Dangerous Debutante, Kasey Michaels
Son of Avonar, Carol Berg
Rifkind's Challenge, Lynn Abbey
Alinor, Roberta Gellis