In 2016 I decided to keep a really detailed spreadsheet of all my reads so I could write up a recap post with lots of *fun* graphs of my reading trends. However, I have recently discovered that I am a huge moron in Excel and – try as I might – I can’t make a graph correctly to save my life. (This is a crushing blow to my inner-nerd. I thought I was much smarter than I actually am. 2017 is the year of self-discovery.) So instead, I will just share some highlights and a few stats that I can conjure up with some (simple) Excel formulas.
New Books Read: 137
Re-Reads: 19
DNF: 8
Star Ratings:
4.5 Stars: 5
4 Stars: 35
3.5 Stars: 30
3 Stars: 52
2.5 Stars: 8
2 Stars: 4
1.5 Stars: 1
1 Star: 2
Reviews Written: 46
Debut/Established Authors
(Not necessarily a 2016 debut, but just an author’s debut book)
Debut: 21
Established: 116
Author Gender:
Male: 12
Female: 125
Part of Series/Standalones
Series: 86
Standalones: 51
The Worst Books I Read
(Click on the picture to see my review or the Good Reads page for the books I didn’t formally review)
The Best Books I Read
The Author I Read The Most
Denise Hunter – 11
Favorite Guilty Pleasure Reads
Most Disappointing
Favorite Discussion Posts I Wrote
The Elusive 5 Star Rating and Backing Myself into a Corner
I Love You, but I Don’t Like You Right Now: Pet Peeves about the Book Blogging Community
You can see more of my year in books in my 2016 End of Year Book Survey and Good Reads Year in Books.
I love this! Haha, yes I too tried to make a meaningful graph in Excel a few weeks ago and abandoned the idea! Thanks for sharing your stats. Did you get a WordPress summary of your blog this year? I forget when they do that, or if they aren’t this year. Happy Reading!
Thanks! Yes, excel is now my nemesis haha. I was wondering about the WordPress summaries too! I always love those, but I didn’t get one this year. I didn’t see anyone else post one either. I wish they would’ve don them.
I loved reading this and the way you broke it down. I’m happy to see Frank Sanger has a place in your heart. 😉
Thanks! Frank Sanger and all his friends will always be very special to me. In fact, I think I will be visiting them all in a re-read soon!
I would join in — if I could just skip to only the Frank parts. LOL
You crack me up. I think Excel is just a jerk sometimes. I love how you broke this down!
Haha thanks! I used to be able to make graphs! I swear! But now that’s it’s “better” and “easier” I am lost haha
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