log(book)
I'm currently behind on reviews, so don't be surprised if the recent reviews are a bit sparse.

Stats!

2024 2024-01: 17 2024-02: 9 2024: 26 26 2023 2023-01: 15 2023-02: 16 2023-03: 1 2023-04: 0 2023-05: 0 2023-06: 0 2023-07: 0 2023-08: 0 2023-09: 0 2023-10: 0 2023-11: 0 2023-12: 0 2023: 32 32 2022 2022-01: 27 2022-02: 8 2022-03: 13 2022-04: 10 2022-05: 24 2022-06: 10 2022-07: 12 2022-08: 17 2022-09: 10 2022-10: 12 2022-11: 19 2022-12: 5 2022: 167 167 2021 2021-01: 18 2021-02: 7 2021-03: 10 2021-04: 9 2021-05: 8 2021-06: 13 2021-07: 9 2021-08: 11 2021-09: 8 2021-10: 10 2021-11: 9 2021-12: 7 2021: 119 119 2020 2020-01: 15 2020-02: 24 2020-03: 7 2020-04: 15 2020-05: 20 2020-06: 19 2020-07: 12 2020-08: 21 2020-09: 2 2020-10: 11 2020-11: 7 2020-12: 1 2020: 154 154 2019 2019-01: 13 2019-02: 13 2019-03: 11 2019-04: 12 2019-05: 12 2019-06: 0 2019-07: 12 2019-08: 4 2019-09: 16 2019-10: 4 2019-11: 11 2019-12: 10 2019: 118 118 2018 2018-01: 13 2018-02: 31 2018-03: 15 2018-04: 14 2018-05: 3 2018-06: 12 2018-07: 21 2018-08: 20 2018-09: 19 2018-10: 18 2018-11: 13 2018-12: 3 2018: 182 182 2017 2017-01: 11 2017-02: 16 2017-03: 3 2017-04: 0 2017-05: 7 2017-06: 13 2017-07: 9 2017-08: 0 2017-09: 0 2017-10: 0 2017-11: 18 2017-12: 7 2017: 84 84 2016 2016-01: 1 2016-02: 4 2016-03: 3 2016-04: 0 2016-05: 11 2016-06: 5 2016-07: 1 2016-08: 2 2016-09: 1 2016-10: 7 2016-11: 9 2016-12: 7 2016: 51 51 2015 2015-01: 0 2015-02: 0 2015-03: 2 2015-04: 3 2015-05: 3 2015-06: 0 2015-07: 6 2015-08: 7 2015-09: 0 2015-10: 0 2015-11: 0 2015-12: 0 2015: 21 21 2014 2014-01: 4 2014-02: 3 2014-03: 4 2014-04: 2 2014-05: 4 2014-06: 2 2014-07: 3 2014-08: 2 2014-09: 2 2014-10: 1 2014-11: 2 2014-12: 2 2014: 31 31 2013 2013-01: 1 2013-02: 0 2013-03: 1 2013-04: 1 2013-05: 1 2013-06: 0 2013-07: 1 2013-08: 1 2013-09: 1 2013-10: 1 2013-11: 1 2013-12: 0 2013: 9 9 2012 2012-01: 0 2012-02: 1 2012-03: 2 2012-04: 1 2012-05: 1 2012-06: 0 2012-07: 2 2012-08: 1 2012-09: 1 2012-10: 1 2012-11: 1 2012-12: 0 2012: 11 11 2011 2011-01: 2 2011-02: 1 2011-03: 1 2011-04: 1 2011-05: 1 2011-06: 1 2011-07: 1 2011-08: 1 2011-09: 1 2011-10: 1 2011-11: 1 2011-12: 2 2011: 14 14 2010 2010-01: 2 2010-02: 2 2010-03: 2 2010-04: 2 2010-05: 2 2010-06: 2 2010-07: 1 2010-08: 2 2010-09: 2 2010-10: 1 2010-11: 2 2010-12: 2 2010: 22 22 2009 2009-01: 3 2009-02: 1 2009-03: 1 2009-04: 3 2009-05: 1 2009-06: 2 2009-07: 4 2009-08: 2 2009-09: 2 2009-10: 3 2009-11: 2 2009-12: 3 2009: 27 27 2008 2008-01: 3 2008-02: 3 2008-03: 3 2008-04: 3 2008-05: 3 2008-06: 3 2008-07: 3 2008-08: 3 2008-09: 3 2008-10: 3 2008-11: 3 2008-12: 2 2008: 35 35 2007 2007-01: 3 2007-02: 2 2007-03: 3 2007-04: 2 2007-05: 3 2007-06: 2 2007-07: 3 2007-08: 2 2007-09: 3 2007-10: 3 2007-11: 2 2007-12: 3 2007: 31 31 2006 2006-01: 3 2006-02: 2 2006-03: 3 2006-04: 2 2006-05: 4 2006-06: 2 2006-07: 4 2006-08: 2 2006-09: 3 2006-10: 2 2006-11: 3 2006-12: 3 2006: 33 33 2005 2005-01: 3 2005-02: 2 2005-03: 2 2005-04: 2 2005-05: 2 2005-06: 2 2005-07: 2 2005-08: 2 2005-09: 2 2005-10: 2 2005-11: 2 2005-12: 3 2005: 26 26 2004 2004-01: 2 2004-02: 2 2004-03: 2 2004-04: 2 2004-05: 2 2004-06: 2 2004-07: 2 2004-08: 1 2004-09: 2 2004-10: 3 2004-11: 2 2004-12: 3 2004: 25 25 2003 2003-01: 3 2003-02: 2 2003-03: 2 2003-04: 3 2003-05: 2 2003-06: 2 2003-07: 3 2003-08: 2 2003-09: 2 2003-10: 3 2003-11: 2 2003-12: 1 2003: 27 27 2002 2002-01: 1 2002-02: 1 2002-03: 1 2002-04: 2 2002-05: 1 2002-06: 1 2002-07: 3 2002-08: 1 2002-09: 1 2002-10: 2 2002-11: 1 2002-12: 1 2002: 16 16 2001 2001-01: 4 2001-02: 2 2001-03: 1 2001-04: 2 2001-05: 1 2001-06: 2 2001-07: 2 2001-08: 2 2001-09: 2 2001-10: 2 2001-11: 2 2001-12: 2 2001: 24 24 2000 2000-01: 1 2000-02: 0 2000-03: 1 2000-04: 0 2000-05: 1 2000-06: 0 2000-07: 1 2000-08: 0 2000-09: 1 2000-10: 0 2000-11: 1 2000-12: 1 2000: 7 7 1999 1999-01: 1 1999-02: 0 1999-03: 0 1999-04: 0 1999-05: 1 1999-06: 0 1999-07: 1 1999-08: 0 1999-09: 1 1999-10: 0 1999-11: 1 1999-12: 0 1999: 5 5 1998 1998-01: 0 1998-02: 1 1998-03: 0 1998-04: 0 1998-05: 0 1998-06: 0 1998-07: 0 1998-08: 0 1998-09: 1 1998-10: 0 1998-11: 0 1998-12: 1 1998: 3 3
2024 2024-01: 8114 2024-02: 4333 2024: 12447 12447 2023 2023-01: 4153 2023-02: 8282 2023-03: 224 2023-04: 0 2023-05: 0 2023-06: 0 2023-07: 0 2023-08: 0 2023-09: 0 2023-10: 0 2023-11: 0 2023-12: 0 2023: 12659 12659 2022 2022-01: 12870 2022-02: 3397 2022-03: 2298 2022-04: 3954 2022-05: 7415 2022-06: 6404 2022-07: 4048 2022-08: 4596 2022-09: 2768 2022-10: 3455 2022-11: 6362 2022-12: 1097 2022: 58664 58664 2021 2021-01: 10761 2021-02: 1756 2021-03: 3376 2021-04: 2964 2021-05: 3326 2021-06: 4080 2021-07: 3794 2021-08: 4078 2021-09: 2488 2021-10: 3225 2021-11: 2318 2021-12: 2791 2021: 44957 44957 2020 2020-01: 3575 2020-02: 14087 2020-03: 1635 2020-04: 3433 2020-05: 6177 2020-06: 4826 2020-07: 4246 2020-08: 6797 2020-09: 787 2020-10: 2930 2020-11: 1639 2020-12: 312 2020: 50444 50444 2019 2019-01: 5012 2019-02: 11821 2019-03: 3546 2019-04: 3035 2019-05: 4706 2019-06: 0 2019-07: 4358 2019-08: 1859 2019-09: 3894 2019-10: 841 2019-11: 4327 2019-12: 2810 2019: 46209 46209 2018 2018-01: 11031 2018-02: 11252 2018-03: 4779 2018-04: 4201 2018-05: 1130 2018-06: 3927 2018-07: 9277 2018-08: 6302 2018-09: 6905 2018-10: 6542 2018-11: 5168 2018-12: 508 2018: 71022 71022 2017 2017-01: 4854 2017-02: 4398 2017-03: 917 2017-04: 0 2017-05: 2175 2017-06: 7344 2017-07: 3255 2017-08: 0 2017-09: 0 2017-10: 0 2017-11: 4806 2017-12: 2593 2017: 30342 30342 2016 2016-01: 375 2016-02: 1424 2016-03: 2001 2016-04: 0 2016-05: 4525 2016-06: 1064 2016-07: 994 2016-08: 896 2016-09: 99 2016-10: 3379 2016-11: 3337 2016-12: 2840 2016: 20934 20934 2015 2015-01: 0 2015-02: 0 2015-03: 723 2015-04: 1835 2015-05: 811 2015-06: 0 2015-07: 1089 2015-08: 2199 2015-09: 0 2015-10: 0 2015-11: 0 2015-12: 0 2015: 6657 6657 2014 2014-01: 1140 2014-02: 1036 2014-03: 1262 2014-04: 842 2014-05: 1501 2014-06: 691 2014-07: 1493 2014-08: 830 2014-09: 854 2014-10: 320 2014-11: 2616 2014-12: 859 2014: 13444 13444 2013 2013-01: 227 2013-02: 0 2013-03: 390 2013-04: 288 2013-05: 382 2013-06: 0 2013-07: 1061 2013-08: 378 2013-09: 345 2013-10: 367 2013-11: 282 2013-12: 0 2013: 3720 3720 2012 2012-01: 0 2012-02: 635 2012-03: 676 2012-04: 400 2012-05: 271 2012-06: 0 2012-07: 1592 2012-08: 391 2012-09: 374 2012-10: 835 2012-11: 1177 2012-12: 0 2012: 6351 6351 2011 2011-01: 301 2011-02: 112 2011-03: 448 2011-04: 124 2011-05: 592 2011-06: 83 2011-07: 864 2011-08: 256 2011-09: 352 2011-10: 432 2011-11: 128 2011-12: 1131 2011: 4823 4823 2010 2010-01: 727 2010-02: 744 2010-03: 757 2010-04: 815 2010-05: 945 2010-06: 777 2010-07: 400 2010-08: 326 2010-09: 834 2010-10: 480 2010-11: 468 2010-12: 531 2010: 7804 7804 2009 2009-01: 915 2009-02: 464 2009-03: 201 2009-04: 1119 2009-05: 416 2009-06: 1227 2009-07: 2692 2009-08: 1028 2009-09: 800 2009-10: 718 2009-11: 752 2009-12: 602 2009: 10934 10934 2008 2008-01: 729 2008-02: 1179 2008-03: 920 2008-04: 634 2008-05: 1196 2008-06: 971 2008-07: 793 2008-08: 1207 2008-09: 860 2008-10: 1458 2008-11: 1004 2008-12: 749 2008: 11700 11700 2007 2007-01: 1407 2007-02: 401 2007-03: 1371 2007-04: 812 2007-05: 1150 2007-06: 224 2007-07: 619 2007-08: 757 2007-09: 644 2007-10: 1242 2007-11: 710 2007-12: 1392 2007: 10729 10729 2006 2006-01: 1114 2006-02: 302 2006-03: 1182 2006-04: 560 2006-05: 1688 2006-06: 940 2006-07: 1691 2006-08: 718 2006-09: 910 2006-10: 703 2006-11: 482 2006-12: 1392 2006: 11682 11682 2005 2005-01: 1184 2005-02: 768 2005-03: 688 2005-04: 1132 2005-05: 402 2005-06: 974 2005-07: 487 2005-08: 719 2005-09: 672 2005-10: 716 2005-11: 720 2005-12: 1572 2005: 10034 10034 2004 2004-01: 320 2004-02: 608 2004-03: 432 2004-04: 808 2004-05: 750 2004-06: 468 2004-07: 640 2004-08: 232 2004-09: 1588 2004-10: 672 2004-11: 621 2004-12: 964 2004: 8103 8103 2003 2003-01: 1641 2003-02: 448 2003-03: 770 2003-04: 1235 2003-05: 1576 2003-06: 422 2003-07: 796 2003-08: 456 2003-09: 1007 2003-10: 935 2003-11: 699 2003-12: 503 2003: 10488 10488 2002 2002-01: 240 2002-02: 209 2002-03: 396 2002-04: 385 2002-05: 208 2002-06: 206 2002-07: 1451 2002-08: 492 2002-09: 252 2002-10: 536 2002-11: 224 2002-12: 320 2002: 4919 4919 2001 2001-01: 686 2001-02: 322 2001-03: 734 2001-04: 358 2001-05: 1216 2001-06: 295 2001-07: 576 2001-08: 543 2001-09: 856 2001-10: 368 2001-11: 371 2001-12: 536 2001: 6861 6861 2000 2000-01: 32 2000-02: 0 2000-03: 358 2000-04: 0 2000-05: 160 2000-06: 0 2000-07: 366 2000-08: 0 2000-09: 125 2000-10: 0 2000-11: 160 2000-12: 124 2000: 1325 1325 1999 1999-01: 145 1999-02: 0 1999-03: 0 1999-04: 0 1999-05: 256 1999-06: 0 1999-07: 126 1999-08: 0 1999-09: 128 1999-10: 0 1999-11: 276 1999-12: 0 1999: 931 931 1998 1998-01: 0 1998-02: 124 1998-03: 0 1998-04: 0 1998-05: 0 1998-06: 0 1998-07: 0 1998-08: 0 1998-09: 473 1998-10: 0 1998-11: 0 1998-12: 28 1998: 625 625

(also check the graph!)

I couldn't resist the temptation to generate something like reading statistics from the data I use to build this site. These statistics are as inaccurate as they are fun, for a multitude of reasons.

For example, I didn't start tracking the books I read until I joined Goodreads in April 2015. I tried to reconstruct as much of my childhood reading as I could manage, but I failed miserably. Across long stretches in school I read more than a book per day – our school library only allowed us to check out six book at once, and it was only open three days per week, which did **not** work for me! Many of those books were re-reads, or me tearing through series after series of generic YA, so not much is to be mourned – but I may still add books retroactively, if and when they come up.

Or: of course there's no such thing as a book. To put it differently: what even is a book? These stats include everything from short stories to multi-thousand pages book collections – basically everything I wanted to log or note or have an opinion on.

But still, it's nice to look at, and I'm tempted to add more ridiculous charts, like mapping publication years against length, or temperature against ratings, or …

Rating and books over time
The first books are always the best. Wild oscillations when I read nearly nothing, then a steady decline as I turn into a crotchety old man. (The pandemic didn't help, either).
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Rating and books per page count
300 to 400 pages is my happy place, apparently. Expected a much steeper drop-off for the 2000+ books (aka fanfics).
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Ratings and books per publication year
Look, I'm an early 90s kid, what did you expect?
Pygal2.82.8333.23.23.43.43.63.63.83.8444.24.253565951251551852150-19001900-251925-501950-751975-851985-901990-951995-002000-052005-102010-152015-202020+5172.65772572571021443.78038517215180-190017119.79434111773723482.80918262650551900-2556166.9309565097642438.040856134746831925-50126214.06757190179127357.687449611077341950-7563261.2041872938183430.005515482379851975-8549308.34080268584523446.076196787113761985-9063355.4774180778723430.005515482379851990-9574402.6140334698993417.378551600088941995-00114449.7506488619263371.462319300849232000-05136496.88726425395333346.208391536267362005-10183544.0238796459803292.256818584660662010-15216591.1604950380073254.37592693778792015-2092638.2971104300343396.716247065431052020+3.0412.255520001927025409.11362978622570-19003.1859.39213539395404360.9015858720241900-253.38106.52875078598105292.02723742316451925-503.31153.6653661780081316.13325938026531950-753.22200.8019815700351347.126716182252041975-853.55247.9385969620621233.484041241633861985-903.43295.0752123540891274.808650310949531990-953.3342.2118277461161319.57697680270841995-003.34389.3484431381431305.80210711293642000-053.17436.48505853017014364.345303294467042005-103.19483.62167392219715357.457868449581042010-153.12530.7582893142242381.56389040668192015-203.076086957577.8949047062512396.686301696540172020+
When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.
Total books 1241
Total pages 451448
Books without review -
Books per week 0.91
Median publication year 2005
Median length 320
Average rating 3.2
Percent female/male authors 34.2% / 63.3%