DECEMBER 2021 WRAP-UP
Another great reading month to end the year!
In 2022, I plan to focus almost exclusively on my TBRs, and I started to do that a bit in December, with some very enjoyable titles.
Lots of things on the blog as well:
- The recap of my Hercule Poirot Project
- The recap of the Books in Translation Challenge
- I joined a new to me meme: Friday Face Off, focusing on book covers
- And for 2022, I posted my TBR for the Japanese Literature Challenge (January-March)
- And my TRB for Bout of Books (January 3-9)
And I have tried writing at least a few words after most of the books I read – definitely a trend I want to follow in 2022!
📚 Here is what I read in December:
15 books:
8 in print
= with 1,217 pages, a daily average of 39 pages/day
7 in audio
= 40H13, a daily average of 1H17
5 in literary fiction:
- Oscar et la dame rose, by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt – reread to prepare a French student for the IB exam
- Ficciones, by Jorge Luis Borges – for The Classics Club
- Les Mystères de Paris, Tome 2, by Eugène Sue – audio for The Classics Club
- Les Mystères de Paris, Tome 3, by Eugène Sue – audio for The Classics Club
- Une Rose seule, by Muriel Barbery – audio
4 in mystery:
- L’Ombre chinoise (Inspecteur Maigret #13), by Georges Simenon – read with a French student – for The Classics Club
- Regarder le Noir, by various authors – audio
- Sauve-la, by Sylvain Forge – audio
- The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie – video/text for The Classics Club
3 in children books:
- The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess, by Tom Gauld
- Watercress, by Andrea Wang
- The Beatryce Prophecy, by Kate DiCamillo
2 in historical fiction:
- Katherine’s Wish, by Linda Lappin – for review for France Book Tours
You can request this book until tonight! - The Samurai’s Garden, by Gail Tsukiyama
1 in scifi:
- Noor, by Nnedi Okorafor
MY FAVORITE BOOKS THIS PAST MONTH
READING CHALLENGES & RECAP
Classics Club: 97/137 (from November 2020-until November 2025)
Japanese Literature Challenge: 12 books
#20BooksofSummer21: 37/20 books
Total of books read in 2021 = 165/120 (137.5%)
Number of books added to my TBR this past month = 33
OTHER BOOKS REVIEWED THIS PAST MONTH
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How was YOUR month of December?
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Words And Peace 
I like it that you hope to focus on your TBR. I’ve made up a schedule for 2022 where I focus on the books I have, too.
I forgot about the Japanese Literature Challenge. I need to think about participating in it.
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Looking forward to your 2022 plans and schedule
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I’m glad you joined The Friday Face Off, it’s a lot of fun😁 Congrats on such a good month!
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Thanks Tammy, it’s thanks to you that I discovered it. I don’t understand though that people who participate (are there only the 3 of us??) don’t put their link in the comments. It’s the common practice for all memes. Am I missing something here?
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I’m always amazed at how much you manage to accomplish in a month, Emma! Glad you had a good month, and all the best for 2022!
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Thanks Andrew. Happy New Year to you too!
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Focusing on your TBR is a great idea. I also plan to participate in the Japanese Literature Challenge.
Happy New Year!
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wonderful, looking forward to your reviews. Happy New Year to you too!
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I think focusing on your TBR is a worthy goal. One many of us would benefit from. I hope you have a Happy New Year!
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And Adam is hosting again his awesome TBR Challenge: https://roofbeamreader.com/2022/01/01/the-official-tbr-pile-challenge-returns-sign-up-post-tbr2022rbr/
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Seems like a very productive month! Don’t know if I will join the Japanese Lit challenge, since Jan will be busy, but I will look forward to read all the reviews!
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So, what are your 2022 plans?
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Well, I don’t have any plans for my blog (I have the “let’s see what happens” approach to blogging), my busyness relates to other things in life.
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That’s a nice way to approach blogging 😉
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That’s a lot of reading and reviewing for a month like December.
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My life is just as quiet in December as any other month, lol. Maybe more fancy cooking, and baking, so more audiobook time, lol!
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I’m happy you were able to tackle your TBR in December. I have decided to do the same thing in January and so far have done just that plus more. I loved, loved Watercress and have a keeper copy here.
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Watercress is so good indeed! Good luck on keeping at your TBR this year. Looks like it’s the main goal for many of us
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