I read 18 titles (9 down from April, 6 down from last May), with an equivalent of 5,634+ pages or the equivalent (1,160 down from last month), and gave them an average of 3.67 stars (.08 up from last month). Not the best stats, but…whatever. I read some really good books and had a lot of fun.
I posted a lot of non-review-ish posts this month, which is nice, and something I need to do more of. But man…I’m so far behind on the review-ish front that I don’t even know how far I’m behind. I have some ideas to help (at least one of them semi-creative), but mostly I just need to take the time to get it done. I’m not too bothered by it, but I’d be fibbing if I said it didn’t bug me.
Basically, I was satisfied—even pleased—with the month. Here’s what happened here in May.
Books/Novels/Novellas Read/Listened to
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Ratings
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| Average = | 3.67 |
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TBR Stacks/Piles/Heaps
| Audio | E-book | Physical | Goodreads Want-to-Read |
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| End of 2022 |
5 | 45 | 42 | 143 |
| 1st of the Month |
3 | 45 | 54 | 144 |
| Added | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Read/ Listened |
2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Current Total | 5 | 49 | 52 | 145 |
Breakdowns:
“Traditionally” Published: 15
Self-/Independent Published: 3
| Genre | This Month | Year to Date |
|---|---|---|
| Children’s | 0 (0%) | 11 (9%) |
| Fantasy | 3 (13%) | 12 (10%) |
| General Fiction/ Literature | 3 (13%) | 10 (8%) |
| Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller | 5 (21%) | 36 (30%) |
| Non-Fiction | 2 (8%) | 9 (8%) |
| Science Fiction | 2 (8%) | 12 (10%) |
| Theology/ Christian Living | 2 (8%) | 13 (11%) |
| Urban Fantasy | 1 (4%) | 13 (11%) |
| “Other” (Horror/ Humor/ Steampunk/ Western) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Review-ish Things Posted
- Swamp Story by Dave Barry: Florida. Just say it’s Florida.
- Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: Are You Not Entertained?
- The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 21: Turn Around by R. T. Slaywood: The Aftermath
- What is Love? by Kyle Borg: A (too?) Brief Look at a Deep Topic
- Tower of Babel by Michael Sears: Concrete Jungle Where Dreams Are Made Of
- The Book That No One Wanted to Read by Richard Ayoade, Tor Freeman, Jarvis Cocker, Lydia Fox: In Print or Audio, It’s Just Delightful
- Lie to Her by Melinda Leigh: Bree Taggert’s on the Hunt for a Killer Out for Revenge
- Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani: This Will Hit You Like a Bolt of Something
- Grandpappy’s Corner: God, Right Here: Meeting God in the Changing Seasons by Kara Lawler, Jennie Poh (Illustrator): A Little Dose of Natural Revelation
- Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire: Now, Where Were We? Oh, Right…
- The Rhythm of Time by Questlove with S. A. Cosby: Not a Flux Capacitor in Sight, but There Might as Well Be
- Ten Reasons to NOT Read Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas
- The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 22: Animals Instinct by R. T. Slaywood: A Quick but Satisfying Episode
- Non-Toxic Masculinity: Recovering Healthy Male Sexuality by Zachary Wagner: A Good Step in the Right Direction
- The Only Truly Dead (Audiobook) by Rob Parker, Warren Brown: This Trilogy Ends as Strongly as it Started
- Douglas Adams’ London by Yvette Keller: The Map of London I Never Knew I Needed
- The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 23: Grift or Die by R. T. Slaywood: Without a Paddle
- Church History in Plain Language, Fifth Edition by Bruce Shelley, Revision Editor Marshall Shelley: Gets Too Much Wrong
- 100 Places to See After You Die by Ken Jennings: The Tour Guide No One Wants, But Everyone Needs
- Man on a Murder Cycle by Mark Pepper: Move Over SAMCROW, You’ve Got Nothing on This Biker
Other Things I Wrote
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th), I also wrote:
- MUSIC MONDAY: Journey of the Sorcerer by Eagles
- Ask Me (just about) Anything for My Upcoming Blogiversary
- Highlights from April: Lines Worth Repeating
- Book Blogger Hop: Excessive Number of Books
- A Few Quick Questions With…Michael Sears
- Opening Lines: Sacred by Dennis Lehane
- Top Ten (and a bonus) Books from My Childhood
- Top Ten Tuesday: Things Getting in the Way of Reading
- Towel Day ’23: Do You Know Where Your Towel Is?
- Towel Day ’23: Some of my favorite Adams lines . . .
- Towel Day ’23: Scattered Thoughts about Reading The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy
- TEN(!!!!!) YEARS of The Irresponsible Reader. (or, Happy Blogiversary to me.)
- They Asked, so I Answer (just about) Anything for My 10th Blogiversary
- How Has Book Blogging Changed the Way I Read? (Blogiversary ruminations)
- Help a Buddy Out: Does Anyone Know What Series This Is?
- WWW Wednesday for May 3, May 10, May 17, May 24, and May 31, 2023.
- The Friday 56 for 5/5/23 (The Winter of Frankie Machine by Don Winslow), 5/12/23 (Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas), 5/19/23 (Questland by Carrie Vaughn), and 5/26/23 (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Illustrated Edition by Douglas Adams).
Enough about me—how Was Your Month?
Celeste | A Literary Escape
Maybe you need to hear this (or not), but I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to review everything you read! 😉 I used to, but I found that it lead to burn out and so now I just review ARCs and whatever other reads I darn well feel like it. I don’t review everything anymore. Take it or leave it. 🙂
HCNewton
Intellectually, I know you’re right. But convincing myself of that, on the other hand… 🙂
Snapdragon
Those are some interesting books you read. Man on a Murder Cycle has me intrigue.
Have a good June reading month.
HCNewton
Thanks, Snapdragon! Man on a Murder Cyle is worth indulging your curiousity.