I can’t wait to post my 2012 stats, but to have things in order, I first need to tell you a bit more about my December reading.
I read 9 books, 3 being non-fiction works.
Total of 1985 pages , that is 64 pages/day, not too good, bit considering all that’s going on in December, I’m happy with that.
And I listened to 1 audiobook, with a total of 7:28 hours, and an average of 14:15 mn/day. Actually I’m in the middle of Désirée, a huge audiobook, so that’s why the total for December is not too high.
I READ
Mysteries:
Bruno and The Carol Singers, by Martin Walker [ebook]
Christmas at the Mysterious Bookshop, ed. by Otto Penzler
Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie
Historical fiction:
Illuminations, by Mary Sharratt [ebook]
1356, by Bernard Cornwell [ebook]
Nonfiction:
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman, by Nancy Marie Brown
House of Stone, by Anthony Shadid
Cliffs Notes on Shakespeare’s The Tempest, by Linda L. Hillegass
Plays:
The Tempest, by Shakespeare
I LISTENED TO
Fiction:
Birds of a Lesser Paradise, by Megan Mayhew Bergman
BEST BOOK THIS MONTH
READING CHALLENGES
- Around the World in 52 books: 40/52 – I will go on with this in 2013
- Around the world in 12 books: 12/12 – COMPLETED
- European reading challenge: 12/5 – COMPLETED
- I love Italy: 3/3 – COMPLETED
- Dewey Decimal: 37/20 – COMPLETED
- We want you to read French authors: 6/5 – COMPLETED (ends in August)
- Books in translation: 16/10-12 – COMPLETED
- South Asia: 7/7 – COMPLETED
- Middle East: 9/18 – I will go on with this in 2013
- My own reading challenge: 3/5. I’m giving up on this one
- What’s in a Name: 6/6 – COMPLETED
- Ebook challenge: 16/10 – COMPLETED
- Audiobook: 15/12 – COMPLETED
- Support your library: 57/37 – COMPLETED
- Finishing the series: 2/1 – COMPLETED
- 2nds challenge: 9/3 – COMPLETED
- Foodies: 1/3. I am giving up on this one as well
- Japanese literature: 3/1+ – COMPLETED
- Historical novels: 22/7-10 – COMPLETED
- New authors challenge: 54/15 -COMPLETED
- A Shakespeare play a month: 12/12 -COMPLETED
- SHAKESPEARE READING MONTH: 1/1 – COMPLETED
- AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE MONTH: 1/1 – COMPLETED
- DICKENS READING MONTH: 1/1 – COMPLETED
- Graham Green Challenge: 1/1 – COMPLETED
BLOGGING EVENTS IN DECEMBER
- I participated in the 1st Annual Historical Holiday Blog Hop. That was a blast that brought me record views, close to 500 and close to 550 2 days in a row.
MOST POPULAR RECENT BOOK REVIEW
UPCOMING BLOGGING EVENTS
As you know, I’ve launched an exciting Reading Challenge for 2013: on books related to France.
We are already 19 on board, but you can join any time. Click on the link to lear more and join.
CURRENTLY READING
- The Distant Hours, by Kate Morton, brought by Santa!
- The Dervish, by Frances Kazan [ebook]
- Désirée, by Annemarie Selinko [audiobook]
- Therapy of Spiritual Illnesses, by Jean-Claude Larchet
COME BACK TOMORROW TO READ ABOUT MY 2012 STATS,
AND SEE WHAT I’M UP TO IN 2013!
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HAVE YOU READ ANY OF THE BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS POST?
Lots of variety and what a lot of challenges. I have yet to rise to these 🙂
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thanks. challenges help me to widen my reading horizon, it’s fun
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