I finished 35 titles (16 up from last month, 10 up from last December), with an equivalent of 9,369+ (finished 2 beta reads, so I don’t have a decent page count) pages or the equivalent (3,357+ up from last month), and gave them an average of 3.9 stars (.33 up from last month). Wrapping up a couple of project books helped with that (not much, but a little), I’m not sure really what accounts for the extra pages–but I’m not turning up my nose at them.
So, here’s what happened here in December.
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| Average = | 3.9 |
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TBR Stacks/Piles/Heaps
| Audio | E-book | Physical | Goodreads Want-to-Read |
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| End of 2023 |
6 | 47 | 68 | 153 | 5 |
| 1st of the Month |
5 | 66 | 81 | 167 | 11 |
| Added | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Read/ Listened |
3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Current Total | 3 | 68 | 78 | 167 | 8 |
Breakdowns:
“Traditionally” Published: 24
Self-/Independent Published: 11
| Genre | This Month | Year to Date |
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| Children’s | 1 (3%) | 9 (3%) |
| Fantasy | 6 (17%) | 41 (17%) |
| General Fiction/ Literature | 3 (9%) | 27 (11%) |
| Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller | 8 (23%) | 80 (33%) |
| Non-Fiction | 0 (0%) | 22 (9%) |
| Science Fiction | 3 (9%) | 10 (23%) |
| Theology/ Christian Living | 6 (17%) | 31 (13%) |
| Urban Fantasy | 6 (17%) | 32 (13%) |
| “Other” (Horror/ Humor/ Steampunk/ Western) | 2 (6%) | 8 (3%) |
Review-ish Things Posted
- Word and Spirit: Selected Writings in Biblical and Systematic Theology by Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.: Righteous Gems
- We Solve Murders by Richard Osman: Money Does the Funniest Things to People
- Running and Jumping by Steven Kedie: The Problem with Flying
- The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 61: Chains by R. T. Slaywood: A Negotiation
- The Marrow of Modern Divinity by Edward Fisher: The Core of the Gospel
- Sizar by Susan Grossey: Another Trip through Cambridge’s Underbelly
- Enough Rope by Dorothy Parker: Songs in a Minor Key
- The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 62: Contract by R. T. Slaywood: After All That?
- Instruction in Shadow by Benedict Jacka: Second Verse, Same as the First (in a good way)
- What Were You Expecting? by Cameron Spires, Grace Cho (Illustrator): A Grown-Up Board Book
- The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 64: Mourning Meeting by R. T. Slaywood: Looking Back and Looking Forward
- The Fundamentals of Sacred Theology by Campegius Vitringa, Sr., Levi Berntson (Translator): A Thousand Points of Light
- Grandpappy’s Corner: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Audiobook) by Dr. Seuss, read by Walter Matthau: A Great Read by One of the Greats
- The Real Festivus by Dan O’Keefe: An Explanation for the Rest of Us!
- The Killer’s Christmas List by Chris Frost: There’s Nothing Holly and Jolly About This Christmas
- Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien: It Must’ve Been Great to Grow Up a Tolkien
- Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire: Water Loves Falling
- Ghost Stations by M.D. Presley: Corbin’s Vagabond Shoes Are are Longing to Stray
Other Things I Wrote
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th), I also wrote:
- MUSIC MONDAY: “Nobody’s Hero” by Stiff Little Fingers
- PUB DAY SPOTLIGHT: Sizar by Susan Grossey
- MUSIC MONDAY: “Santa’s Favorite” by Gangstagrass
- MUSIC MONDAY: “You Don’t Have to Be a Santa Claus” by Ben Folds
- MUSIC MONDAY: “King Santa” by Nolan Lynch
- MUSIC MONDAY: “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” by Johnnyswim
- Reading with Wrigs 2024 Challenge—Well, that’s a miss.
- WWW Wednesday for December 3, December 11, and December 18, 2023.
Enough about me—how Was Your Month?
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