Happy 50!

With a month of power reading to finish up the year, I finally made it—50 books in 2007. Here are some stats:

Total pages read: 10,782
Average pages per book: 215
Longest book: 676 pages
Biggest reading month: December, with 10 books
Slowest reading month: June, with 1 book

I have to say, I didn’t always have a lot of time for reading, and there were points when reaching my goal seemed doubtful, but I really enjoyed dedicating myself to it. And I felt most relaxed when curled up in bed with a book on a lazy Saturday morning.

I’d recommend attempting a book a week to anyone. Especially if you don’t make it difficult for yourself: Of the 50 books I read in 2007, 17 were categorized as nonfiction, three were plays and 18 were graphic novels. If I’d attempted to read 50 classics, I’m sure I would have flaked out.

I’ve been thinking about whether I want to continue the reading streak in 2008, and I’m still undecided. I’m certainly going to continue recording what I read in this blog, but I have a feeling there might be a big project or two that eats up my free time. Stay tuned…

Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, “Inherit the Wind”

Four books left to make my resolution to read 50 this year; nine days left in which to do it. Will I make it?

I’ve got a half-dozen books in line to read over my Christmas break, which extends from now until the end of the year. If I buckle down (and don’t try to read anything, say, over 400 pages) I think I’m gonna be able to do it.

THE LOWDOWN
Published: 1960, 118 pp.
Obtained via: Kevin
Date started: 12.15.07
Date finished: 12.22.07
What I liked: This is a fun adaptation of the Scopes Monkey Trial. I’m embarrased to say that I don’t know enough about the historical even to know when and how much creative license the authors took.
What I didn’t like: No complaints, though I have to say the second half of the book went much faster than the first.
What I learned: Logic always wins.

happy new year!

I don’t usually make resolutions (or if I do, it’s jokingly), but my resolution for 2007 is to read 50 books. Here goes nothing!