Tag: year end reading

Key statistics:

I have read 54 books and listened to 9:  51 Fiction; 11 Non-Fiction; and 1 Poetry

Average book size = 293 pages   

• Longest 561
• Shortest 23

These books were based in 32 different countries or regions of the world, helping me expand on my quest to read around the world. Of the 117 countries I am working toward reading, I have read books from 93.

Ten favorite reads of the year (in alphabetical order):

• A General Theory of Oblivion by Jose Eduardo Agualusa
• Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin
• Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
• Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
• In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitil Gonzalez
• The Unseen World by Liz Moore
• Trust by Hernan Diaz
• Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran by Shahrnush Parsipur

There were many other books that were good, but these were my favorites this year.

I now have over 150 titles in my “To Be Read” list, and it keeps growing. Next year’s goal is to read from 10 more countries on my list.

Happy new year all!