Reading Analysis 2019

I have been keeping track of my annual reading for more than 10 years now. In 2019, I read 65 books, up from the 54 from last year. In 2017, I read 56, which compares to 49 in 2016, 50 in 2015, 55 in 2014, 66 in 2013, 75 in 2012, 84 in 2011, 73 in 2010, 80 in 2009, 110 in 2008, and around 140-150 in the few years before that.

This decrease from the mid-2000s is because I listen to an absolute ton of podcasts, which cuts into my reading time. I have also stopped counting graphic novels and comic book collections, after I started listed them weekly on this site, and preparing the monthly Comic Reading Journal episodes. I hope that I can again read 55+ books in 2020. That seems an achievable goal.

I have always been a fan of audio, and 32 of the 65 books I consumed this year were via unabridged audio. 25 were traditional dead-tree books, and another 8 were those newfangled digital e-books.

The 43 novels I read break down as follows: (note that the total exceeds 43, as many books fit into more than one category)
SF -- 16
Mystery/Thriller -- 11
Fantasy -- 8
Religious/Christian -- 5
Comics / YA -- 3
Historical -- 3
Contemporary -- 2

The 22 non-fiction works I read break down as follows: (note that the total exceeds 22, as many books fit into more than one category)
Christian/Theology -- 12
Memoir/Biography -- 6
History/Politics -- 6
Sports/Entertainment -- 3
Business -- 1
Personal Management -- 1