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I read 194 books this year (of which 82 were graphic novels), and if you add in the twelve volumes worth of single issues I read, that takes me over 200, hurrah! (The volumes in question: Saga Vol 2, Captain Marvel: Down, Avengers Assemble: The Enemy Within, Hawkeye: Little Hits, Young Avengers: Style > Substance, Young Avengers: Alternative Cultures, Fearless Defenders: Doom Maidens, Fearless Defenders: The Most Fabulous Fighting Team Of All, Journey Into Mystery: Seeds of Destruction, X-Men: Primer, Li'l Gotham Vols 1
and 2.)
Here is a roundup post, which like last year's has GRAPHS.
How my reading was distributed across the year (I added the extra comics in at a rate of one volume a month, because it fitted so neatly):
...not sure what happened to my comics reading in June and November. As always, lots of reading in December, due to being off work and at my parents' house over Christmas.
About what I expected: I think I am more likely to read a book if it's by a female author, and I tend to get my recs from places/people who do likewise, but the general pull towards male authors means female authors aren't THAT much more than half of my reading. Breaking it down a little more:
Compared to last year, I read... more non fiction and less crime, basically. I drew this chart up as I was going along, so I was able to notice and correct for the fact that my SFF reading was a bit male-author-heavy in the earlier months. The major male-skewing category is the TV tie in one, and... I'm not sure there's THAT much I can do about that. Most of my tie-in reading is Classic Who stuff, and since I'm planning to read all of that, cherrypicking the female-authored stuff first would only help in the short term. :/
I would also like to try and read some more books by non-white authors next year, as I only managed about half a dozen this year. :/ (Does anyone have any recs?)
And finally, where did I get my books from?
Answer: THE LIBRARY.
A couple of comics graphs:
Major swing to Marvel this year, because DC's current stuff isn't doing it for me, and I'm running out of older things.
A swing towards male led and mixed gender team comics (the latter probably because I'm reading more Marvel; they are teamier) - I listed the female only teams under female lead. A slight swing away from female led titles as I am running out. D:
Links to all my monthly books and comics posts: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
IN CONCLUSION: BOOKS. COMICS. GRAPHS. :D
and 2.)
Here is a roundup post, which like last year's has GRAPHS.
How my reading was distributed across the year (I added the extra comics in at a rate of one volume a month, because it fitted so neatly):
...not sure what happened to my comics reading in June and November. As always, lots of reading in December, due to being off work and at my parents' house over Christmas.
About what I expected: I think I am more likely to read a book if it's by a female author, and I tend to get my recs from places/people who do likewise, but the general pull towards male authors means female authors aren't THAT much more than half of my reading. Breaking it down a little more:
Compared to last year, I read... more non fiction and less crime, basically. I drew this chart up as I was going along, so I was able to notice and correct for the fact that my SFF reading was a bit male-author-heavy in the earlier months. The major male-skewing category is the TV tie in one, and... I'm not sure there's THAT much I can do about that. Most of my tie-in reading is Classic Who stuff, and since I'm planning to read all of that, cherrypicking the female-authored stuff first would only help in the short term. :/
I would also like to try and read some more books by non-white authors next year, as I only managed about half a dozen this year. :/ (Does anyone have any recs?)
And finally, where did I get my books from?
Answer: THE LIBRARY.
A couple of comics graphs:
Major swing to Marvel this year, because DC's current stuff isn't doing it for me, and I'm running out of older things.
A swing towards male led and mixed gender team comics (the latter probably because I'm reading more Marvel; they are teamier) - I listed the female only teams under female lead. A slight swing away from female led titles as I am running out. D:
Links to all my monthly books and comics posts: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
IN CONCLUSION: BOOKS. COMICS. GRAPHS. :D
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Date: 1 Jan 2014 23:51 (UTC)ALSO, BOOKS! COMICS! FEMALE WRITERS! :D
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Date: 2 Jan 2014 17:40 (UTC)BEST THINGS. :D
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Date: 3 Jan 2014 19:18 (UTC)In terms of non-white authors, I really like Malinda Lo, have you seen her recent stuff? It's sci-fi with aliens and queer girls! NK Jemisin's Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is pretty cool but I've only read the first of the trilogy... The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani is an interesting MG with lots of potential and sequels coming... recently really enjoyed The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian... I also read some stuff by Marie Lu and Sarwat Chadda this year and while neither blew me away they were both interesting and cool...
(Also I just looked on Goodreads to see if you'd read any Malinda Lo and apparently our tastes are 87% similar for books we've both read, and we cross over on 83 books. Graphs! \o/)
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Date: 6 Jan 2014 11:07 (UTC)Ooh, awesome recs, thanks! I haven't read Malinda Lo's sf stuff yet - I was hoping the library would get it when it comes out over here, but I'm also tempted to buy it. I really enjoy Jemisin's stuff - I recommend the rest of the trilogy, if only so you can join me in facepalming at just how misleading the blurb on the back of the third one is...
Hee, yay! Somehow I am not surprised by this. ;)
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