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2020 in books
Jan. 2nd, 2021 13:23Reading my headnotes from previous years is positively quaint now. What is there to say except, at least it's over, and there are glimmers of hope on the horizon.
2020 Reading Stats
Given that I could barely read at all in the first few months of quarantine, I was very pleased to be only 15 books off my goal by the end of the year. I failed at the Sirens reading challenge, abjectly, but that's okay. Kate Elliott backlist bingo also didn't happen, though I did read her new book this year, which was one of the ones that broke me out of my reading slump. Unconquerable Sun is so good! You should read it.
I still want to reread the Michelle West books; rereading Megan Whalen Turner's Queen's Thief books in preparation for the last one was a real joy this year. Also still hoping to read more of the Wolves Chronicles. Finally, I also want to give a shout-out to the Gene Luen Yang Avatar comics and the Rosemary Kirstein Steerswoman series, both of which I finished this year and were excellent.
Best of 2020
2021 Reading Resolutions
2020 Reading Stats
- Books read: 110, of which 12 (11%) rereads
- By gender: 33 (30%) by men, the rest by women and other genders
- By race: 35 (32%) by authors of color, the rest by white authors
- By language: 4 (4%) in translation, plus 4 (4%) in Japanese
- New books: 50 (45%) published in 2020
- Books owned before 2016-ish: 11 (10%)
- New-to-me authors: 31
- Read 125 books ==> 110, failed but considering pandemic I'm very satisfied
- Read 25 physical books owned since 2016 or earlier ==> 11, failed
- Read 30 books by authors of color ==> Success! 35
- Read 10 books in translation ==> Failed, 4
- Read 15 books in Japanese ==> 4, failed. Self, read more manga
- Read all the comics bought before 2020, both physical and digital ==> Failed, but I've been doing okay keeping up on the physical front
Given that I could barely read at all in the first few months of quarantine, I was very pleased to be only 15 books off my goal by the end of the year. I failed at the Sirens reading challenge, abjectly, but that's okay. Kate Elliott backlist bingo also didn't happen, though I did read her new book this year, which was one of the ones that broke me out of my reading slump. Unconquerable Sun is so good! You should read it.
I still want to reread the Michelle West books; rereading Megan Whalen Turner's Queen's Thief books in preparation for the last one was a real joy this year. Also still hoping to read more of the Wolves Chronicles. Finally, I also want to give a shout-out to the Gene Luen Yang Avatar comics and the Rosemary Kirstein Steerswoman series, both of which I finished this year and were excellent.
Best of 2020
- Kate Elliott, Unconquerable Sun
- Casey McQuiston, Red White and Royal Blue
- Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune
- Tamsyn Muir, Harrow the Ninth
- Megan Whalen Turner, Return of the Thief
- P. Djèlí Clark, Ring Shout
- Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
- Susanna Clarke, Piranesi
- Zen Cho, The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water
- Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora, Once & Future (ongoing)
- Jeff VanderMeer, Ambergris
2021 Reading Resolutions
- Read 125 books
- Read 25 physical books owned since 2018 or earlier
- Read 30 books by authors of color
- Read 10 books in translation
- Read 15 books in Japanese
- Read all the comics bought before 2021, both physical and digital