The Fifty Book Challenge: 2007

[jackshoegazer]

I failed miserably.  Thirty-four books.  Granted, I started a job this year (in February) that does not allow me to read while working (for obvious reasons,) and I started school this fall, and most of the summer I was reading Harpers and The New Yorker all the time.  I also read the entire Y: The Last Man series (so far.)  There are also quite a few more re-reads this year than in the past.  I'm calling them comfort reads.  Anyway, here is The List For 2007.  And for mere posterity, here is The List For 2006.

EDIT: The Breakdown

TOP FIVE BOOKS OF 2007
1) The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
2) The Eden Express by Mark Vonnegut
3) Supernatural by Graham Hancock
4) The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
5) The Road by Cormac McCarthy

HONOURABLE MENTION: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

AUTHOR BY GENDER
23% female
77% male

AUTHOR BY NATION
59% U.S.A.
41% U.K.

TRUTHINESS
12% non-fiction
88% fiction

REPETITION
65% first-time
35% re-reads

Comments

[explodingalice.livejournal.com]

I like the break-down stats you've created here. I haven't done the 50 book challenge in a few years - I used to, but then just stopped. I was planning on at least tracking which books I read this year, even if I don't actually aim for a challenge. Mind if I steal your stats idea?

You've got some really great reads on there, some of my definite favorites - especially The Corrections. I have to say, Bookcrossing and the many friends I have made there have definitely opened me up to writers and genres that I might otherwise not have come across!

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Steal away! I stole it from someone else, I'm sure. I don't expect to hit 50 books while I'm in school, but I do like to know wheat and when I'm reading something. I look at last year's list and say, "Oh yeah! I *did* read that!"