Reading Analysis 2021

I have been keeping track of my annual reading for more than 10 years now. In 2021, I read 63 books, down from the 76 I read in 2020, but just about the same as the 65 from 2019. In 2018, I read 54, and 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 (and audiobook listening) 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 60+ books in 2022, which seems an achievable goal.


I have always been a fan of audio, and 30 of the 63 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 49 novels I read break down as follows: (note that the total exceeds 49, as many books fit into more than one category)
Science Fiction -- 22

Mystery/Thriller -- 13

Fantasy/Horror -- 11 

Religious/Christian -- 5

Historical -- 2 
Young Adult -- 1

The 14 non-fiction works I read break down as follows: (note that the total exceeds 16, as many books fit into more than one category)
Christian/Theology -- 10
Memoir/Biography -- 3

Church History -- 3
Sports/Entertainment -- 3

The Arts -- 1

Business -- 1