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reading in 2020
Jan. 2nd, 2021 11:44 amTotal books read this year: 124
Nonfiction: 14
Books read posts: Jan-Feb | Mar-Apr | May-Jun | Jul-Aug | Sep-Oct | Nov-Dec
Series I started this year:
-The Center by M.C. Lee (1-5) - finished
-The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (1-5) - ongoing!
-Given (1-6) by Natsuki Kizu - ongoing!
-The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (1 & 2 out of 4)
Cnovels I read this year:
-You Boys Play Games Very Well
-Everyone Thinks That I Like Him
-Don't You Like Me
-Very Happy
-Glory (WIP)
-My Underachieving Seatmate Doesn't Need Any Comforting
-PUBG Online Romance of the Century
Webtoons I read this year:
-All About Lust
-Talk to Me
-Can't Take My Eyes Off You
-BJ Alex
-Ordinary Men
Following a few more WIPs for both cnovels and webtoons!
Under the cut I'll do a year in review meme, plus highlight the year's reading challenge.
( Reading reflections, or, a lot of words. )
General thoughts: I think I read more nonfiction this year than I have in literally decades? I usually consume a lot of news but not nonfiction books. Memoirs and essays made for the easiest reads, but narrative nonfiction helps when I'm engaging in specific past events/eras/topics. After a lifetime of reading fiction, I know what I like so it's easier to comb through recs and figure out what to try that's likely to be to my tastes. It is much harder for me to narrow down nonfiction that I think will be both interesting and engaging enough to carry me through.
Reading is still meant to be fun so for 2021 I still want to read my faves: regency romances, cozy mysteries, tropey m/m stories, and a good fantasy. But I also want to push myself a little bit too, so I'd like to continue reading interesting nonfiction (I will have a realistic goal of, like, 15), and maybe a genre or two I normally don't prefer. I tried horror this year, and scifi, plus a "psychological" thriller. The scifi worked to my tastes, the horror was okay, the thriller was distinctly not for me.
Though not intentional, the bulk of my reading was books by women, and I'd prefer to keep that trend. Could definitely stand for the authors to be more diverse on other fronts (race, class, LGBT, disability, worldview), and I'll look for opportunities, but realistically it won't be the main driver for picking most of what I read.
ETA: For my own records, AO3 says I read roughly 1,660 fics NOT counting those I backbuttoned out of or those I reread over and over. Fandoms: for new stuff, I briefly dipped into Gallaghercest (Oasis), Crooked Media RPF as a carryover from 2019. Also spent some time with The Witcher mostly for the porn, went on a 1D tour that was only Harry/Niall, got into ATLA after watching the show, checked out Promare after the movie, revisited FMA after the show, explored Demon Slayer after the show, and poked my head into Bond/Q without having seen any of the movies. When restless I revisited old standbys like HP, Star Trek AOS, GenKill, DCU. (Always pining for Pimms; there is very rarely new content.) Also revisited YOI (only JJ/Yuri), Dresden Files, and BNHA -- always a mixed bag. The main thread throughout the year was lots of hockey, but I checked out new teams/pairings like the Islanders and Canucks! Got very into Tkachuk/Draisatl this year, as did the fandom. Gimme more.
Nonfiction: 14
Books read posts: Jan-Feb | Mar-Apr | May-Jun | Jul-Aug | Sep-Oct | Nov-Dec
Series I started this year:
-The Center by M.C. Lee (1-5) - finished
-The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (1-5) - ongoing!
-Given (1-6) by Natsuki Kizu - ongoing!
-The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (1 & 2 out of 4)
Cnovels I read this year:
-You Boys Play Games Very Well
-Everyone Thinks That I Like Him
-Don't You Like Me
-Very Happy
-Glory (WIP)
-My Underachieving Seatmate Doesn't Need Any Comforting
-PUBG Online Romance of the Century
Webtoons I read this year:
-All About Lust
-Talk to Me
-Can't Take My Eyes Off You
-BJ Alex
-Ordinary Men
Following a few more WIPs for both cnovels and webtoons!
Under the cut I'll do a year in review meme, plus highlight the year's reading challenge.
( Reading reflections, or, a lot of words. )
General thoughts: I think I read more nonfiction this year than I have in literally decades? I usually consume a lot of news but not nonfiction books. Memoirs and essays made for the easiest reads, but narrative nonfiction helps when I'm engaging in specific past events/eras/topics. After a lifetime of reading fiction, I know what I like so it's easier to comb through recs and figure out what to try that's likely to be to my tastes. It is much harder for me to narrow down nonfiction that I think will be both interesting and engaging enough to carry me through.
Reading is still meant to be fun so for 2021 I still want to read my faves: regency romances, cozy mysteries, tropey m/m stories, and a good fantasy. But I also want to push myself a little bit too, so I'd like to continue reading interesting nonfiction (I will have a realistic goal of, like, 15), and maybe a genre or two I normally don't prefer. I tried horror this year, and scifi, plus a "psychological" thriller. The scifi worked to my tastes, the horror was okay, the thriller was distinctly not for me.
Though not intentional, the bulk of my reading was books by women, and I'd prefer to keep that trend. Could definitely stand for the authors to be more diverse on other fronts (race, class, LGBT, disability, worldview), and I'll look for opportunities, but realistically it won't be the main driver for picking most of what I read.
ETA: For my own records, AO3 says I read roughly 1,660 fics NOT counting those I backbuttoned out of or those I reread over and over. Fandoms: for new stuff, I briefly dipped into Gallaghercest (Oasis), Crooked Media RPF as a carryover from 2019. Also spent some time with The Witcher mostly for the porn, went on a 1D tour that was only Harry/Niall, got into ATLA after watching the show, checked out Promare after the movie, revisited FMA after the show, explored Demon Slayer after the show, and poked my head into Bond/Q without having seen any of the movies. When restless I revisited old standbys like HP, Star Trek AOS, GenKill, DCU. (Always pining for Pimms; there is very rarely new content.) Also revisited YOI (only JJ/Yuri), Dresden Files, and BNHA -- always a mixed bag. The main thread throughout the year was lots of hockey, but I checked out new teams/pairings like the Islanders and Canucks! Got very into Tkachuk/Draisatl this year, as did the fandom. Gimme more.
