tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post5736148639839156626..comments2024-03-28T01:35:06.113-05:00Comments on Book Chase: End-of-Year StatsSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-83759974267770016232010-01-01T21:36:03.086-06:002010-01-01T21:36:03.086-06:00Have a great year, Danielle. I'm starting to ...Have a great year, Danielle. I'm starting to look at plans as a starting point, and the vaguer, the better, they seem to work out. It makes it much easier for me to explain my failures at the end of each year.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-53968801128915203962010-01-01T21:34:49.780-06:002010-01-01T21:34:49.780-06:00Melanie, I do think it's the reader's stat...Melanie, I do think it's the reader's state-of-mind that puts us into those stretches of time during which nothing feels "good."<br /><br />It doesn't do me much good to post specific reading plans; they never happen. I have the same success rate with all these challenges that so many bloggers seem to thrive on.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-13031235499181075352010-01-01T21:30:09.277-06:002010-01-01T21:30:09.277-06:00Suzi, the fiction/nonfiction ratio is not too out ...Suzi, the fiction/nonfiction ratio is not too out of line for me. I really love novels and they eat into my time to the point that I have to consciously work the nonfiction books into my schedules. But since I love biography and history, that's not real hard to do if I think about it.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-60455323556865613672010-01-01T21:28:26.572-06:002010-01-01T21:28:26.572-06:00C.B., I got pretty picky this year but so many int...C.B., I got pretty picky this year but so many interesting books were made available to me that I couldn't resist them. I have to cut back this year, though, (way back) because I'm not being able to get to some other reading I want to do. I never thought I'd say that...Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-36720491992335213592010-01-01T21:26:43.456-06:002010-01-01T21:26:43.456-06:00BookFool, I pretty much could already tell where I...BookFool, I pretty much could already tell where I would end up - and my count turned out to be correct, in the end...although I barely finished number 124 before we left for a New Year's Eve party. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-42017044153704541972010-01-01T21:25:38.575-06:002010-01-01T21:25:38.575-06:00Thanks, Ted. It's always good to hear from yo...Thanks, Ted. It's always good to hear from you. Here's to a great year in every way...Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-351738816813656962009-12-30T19:00:34.082-06:002009-12-30T19:00:34.082-06:00I always start the new year with goals or plans (a...I always start the new year with goals or plans (as I like to think of them) and then go off and read something else! :) You had an impressive reading year. I really would like to read more NF--maybe next year. Happy Reading in 2010!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-6851317899364916172009-12-30T18:37:43.409-06:002009-12-30T18:37:43.409-06:00What an interesting year end post. I like your sta...What an interesting year end post. I like your stats; I may steal a few of your categories for next year! I seem to have streaks of mediocre reading as well, when nothing appears terribly impressive. This year I was superbly fortunate and could hardly limit myself to a top ten, though. I also like your reading plans - vague directions are always good.Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-17562305733095129052009-12-30T02:56:10.825-06:002009-12-30T02:56:10.825-06:00I hope you have a wonderful 2010 -- reading and ot...I hope you have a wonderful 2010 -- reading and otherwise.<br /><br />Loved your stats, the breakdown. I must get mine together. Very surprised at how you read so much more fiction than nonfiction this year.<br /><br />Happy New Year!Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-87811481045990263842009-12-29T23:40:31.316-06:002009-12-29T23:40:31.316-06:0079 review copies! Wow. I'm impressed. I'...79 review copies! Wow. I'm impressed. I'm still getting only one to three a month, though I am being much more picky about what I ask for thesedays.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-13026116717227291162009-12-29T22:42:00.782-06:002009-12-29T22:42:00.782-06:00You did have a terrific year, although . . . actua...You did have a terrific year, although . . . actually, it's still 2009. Are you just assuming you won't finish any more books?Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-40144836855404138862009-12-29T21:14:17.932-06:002009-12-29T21:14:17.932-06:00An awesome year, Sam. Your numbers are impressive...An awesome year, Sam. Your numbers are impressive. I hope 2010 is as great a year for you if not better, reading and otherwise.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.com