Where's Kelly? She's Reading

Once again in the category of things I love....reading.  Or maybe I should say books?  Or maybe I should say a good story?  Maybe all of the above!

I have been keeping track of my reading and audiobook listening for the last few years on librarything.  So now I actually know how many books I read each year.  For 2012 it was 70.  Click here to see my lists.

Remember I count audiobooks as reading and could have as many as 12 per year with my subscription.  So for purists, the number might be closer to 58--but I think my audio consumption was low this year because I started the Game of Thrones series and when I first started they cost two credits.  Also they are long and take a loooooooong time to listen to!

The 2011 reading list only had 42 books on it.  I must have been gardening more and walking more.  I don't think I was doing fibery things...  The 2010 list has 75 books.  That was the first year I kept track.  I like keeping track because it is fun looking back over the list.  Especially with audiobooks, looking at the title reminds me of what I was doing while I listened.  The one I listened to while walking in Monterey in the rain, the one I listened to while pruning the Japanese Magnolia, etc.

I also like keeping the list because Librarything has a recommendation feature.  It knows what books I have and tells me of other users that have similar libraries and then I get recommendations of other books that I might like.  That has led me to some great finds!  It gives me more direction when I go to the library.  Otherwise I have a tendency to always choose familiar authors or stick to the mystery shelves.

Kind of a rambling post, but one more thing about my reading.  Compared to many of the people I know, I am not a discriminating reader.  Similar to the wine I like! ;-)  I'm not too picky.  Words on a page?  Great!  I do like the rating scale on Librarything because I have to think about how much I liked the book and what rating I would give.  After I have selected, I go to look at the average rating for the book. Sometimes I read a few comments.  My ratings are usually similar to the average, but while I read I usually don't think about how much I like the book.  I like reading the book. Once I'm done with the reading, I can better separate how much I liked the book from how much I liked the reading.