Sunday, 31 July 2022

July 2022 Monthly Reading Summary

Jo and I had a lovely day out today, spent time... and a bit of money.. at Comox's Nautical Days. Lots of interesting crafts persons. Then, since we were downtown anyway, we had lunch at Benino's. Jo won 2 out of 3 games of Sequence. 

Anyway here is my monthly reading summary for Jul 2022. Happy with my overall totals. No 5-star ratings but still for the most part an enjoyable reading month.

Jul 2022 Reading Update 


Jul 2022 

General Info                Jul                   Total (Including my current read) (Avg per book - 256)  
Books Read -                 11               87
Pages Read -               3150           22300                           
 

Pages Breakdown 
    < 250                          6         49
250 - 350                        2          18
351 - 450                        1 11 
   > 450                           2
       9 
 

Ratings 
5 - star                            0                   10                   
4 - star                            5 42 
3 - star                            4 27
2 - star                             1                    2 
No Rating (NR)               1        6                                                      
 

Gender 
Female                          4         34      
Male                              7   52  
Other                                        1         

 

Genres 
Horror                           0               1                    
Fiction                           3                9       
Mystery                         1    27           
SciFi                             2        19            
Non-Fic                         2 12 
Classics                        0                 3 
Young Adult                   2    11  
Poetry                0       1 
Short Stories                1         2   
 

Top 3 Books 
 

1. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (4.5 stars) 

2. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (4.5 stars) 

3. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham (4 stars) 

 

Challenges 
1st Annual Reading Challenge (completed 9) 
1. Divergent by Veronica Roth (3.5 stars) 

Individual Challenge - The Dusty Library #1 - 428 (completed 9) 
1. Dominion by C.J. Sansom (4 stars) 

Individual Challenge - The Middle Ground #429 - 855 (completed 8) 
(None completed in July) 

Individual Challenge - Newest Books #856 - Infinity (completed 27) 
1. The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry (DNF / NR) 

2. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (4.5 stars)  

3. The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson (3 stars) 

4. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (4.5 stars) 

5. Flung Out of Space by Grace Ellis (4 stars) 

6. ExtraOrdinary by V.E. Schwab (4 stars) 

Monthly Challenge - January Focus - Biography (completed 3) 

Monthly Challenge - February Focus (Classics - Books Published before 1900) (completed 2) 

Monthly Challenge - March Focus (Mystery / Noir) (completed 4) 

Monthly Challenge – April Focus (Sci-Fi) (completed 5) 
Monthly Challenge – May Focus (Non-Fiction) (completed 4) 

Monthly Challenge – June Focus (Children / Young Adult) (completed 6) 

Monthly Challenge – July Focus (Fiction 1900 – 1950) (completed 3) 

1. The Napoleon of Notting Hill by G.K. Chesterton (2 stars) 

2. The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki (4 stars) 

3. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham (4 stars) 

 

Currently Reading 

1. 1st Annual Reading Challenge - Begin a Series 

1. The Peripheral by William Gibson 

2. A Terrible Fall of Angels by Laurell K. Hamilton 
2. Individual Challenge (My Dusty Library Books #1 - 428) 

#132. Death at the Dolphin by Ngaio Marsh 
3. Individual Challenge (The Middle Ground #429 - 856) 

#480. The Nightmare by Lars Kepler 
4. Individual Challenge (The Newbys #857 - Infinity) 

#1139. Ha’Penny by Jo Walton 

#908. The Second Man by Edward Grierson 

#1338. Renegades by Barack Obama & Bruce Springsteen 

#1314. The Twelve by Justin Cronin 
5. July Focus Challenge – (Fiction 1900 - 1950) 

1. While the Patient Slept by Mignon G. Eberhart 


Next Challenge Books in Line 

1. 1st Annual Reading Challenge - Begin a Series – Pierce Brown – Red Rising 
2. Individual Challenge (My Dusty Library #1 - 428) - #299. Juliette Shapiro - Sanditon 
3. Individual Challenge (The Middle Ground #429 - 856) - #592. Kyril Bonfiglioli - Something Nasty in the Woodshed 
4. Individual Challenge (The Newbys #857 - Infinity)  - #875. Thomas Perry – The Face-Changers 
5. Monthly Challenge - August Focus (Short Stories / Plays / Poetry) - Roald Dahl – Someone Like You 

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