Sunday 1 May 2022

April 2022 Reading Summary

Overall it was a good reading month. It was however a month when I gave up on books, 3 to be exact. I'm glad I tried them but I just couldn't complete. Maybe my patience level isn't what it used to be. I always find it difficult not to complete a book I've started. Lots of smaller books this month as well, mainly 50's & 60's Sci-Fi adventures. All good fun. Anyway, below is my summary, some stats and Challenge updates.

April 2022 Reading Update 


April 2022 

 
General Info                Apr                   Total (Including my current read) (Avg per book - 238)  
Books Read -                 13  49            
Pages Read -               3600           11650                           
 

Pages Breakdown 
    < 250                          9        31      
250 - 350                        0     9 
351 - 450               2   5 
   > 450                           2    4 
 

Ratings 
5 - star                            0 3                   
4 - star                            4 25
3 - star                            5 16
  
2 - star                      1 1 
No Rating (NR)         3 4                                                   
 

Gender 
Female                          3 17
Male                              10 31
Other                     1    

 

Genres 
Horror                                                 
Fiction                            3
Mystery                       3 20
Sci-Fi                              8 12
Non-Fic                       1 4
Classics                      1 3
Young Adult                3
Poetry                1
Short Stories                1
 

Top 3 Books 
 

1. Burning Questions by Margaret Atwood (4.5 stars) 

2. The Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson (4.5 stars) 

3. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (4.5 stars) 
 

 

Challenges 
1st Annual Reading Challenge (completed 4) 
1. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (4.5 stars) 

Individual Challenge - The Dusty Library #1 - 428 (completed 7) 
1. Landed Gently by Alan Hunter (4 stars) 

2. The Memory Collector by Meg Gardiner (3.5 stars) 

Individual Challenge - The Middle Ground #429 - 855 (completed 7) 
1. Billy Boyle by James R. Benn (3.5 stars) 

Individual Challenge - Newest Books #856 - Infinity (completed 13) 
1. Terminal Café by Ian MacDonald (DNF) (NR) 

2. Burning Questions by Margaret Atwood (4.5 stars) 

Monthly Challenge - January Focus - Biography (completed 3) 

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

1. Ninety-Three by Victor Hugo (DNF) (NR) 

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

Monthly Challenge – April Focus (Sci-Fi) (completed 5) 
1. The Child Garden by Geoff Ryman (DNF) (NR) 

2. The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov (3 stars) 

3. Stowaway to Mars by John Wyndham (3.5 stars) 

4. The Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson (4.5 stars) 

5. Planet of No Return by Poul Anderson (3.5 stars) 

6. The Nemesis from Terra by Leigh Brackett (2.5 stars) 

 

Currently Reading 
1. 1st Annual Reading Challenge - Begin a Series 

1. Golden Buddha by Clive Cussler 

2. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo 
2. Individual Challenge (My Dusty Library Books #1 - 428) 

#164. The Chelsea Murders by Lionel Davidson  
3. Individual Challenge (The Middle Ground #429 - 856) 

#580. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 
4. Individual Challenge (The Newbys #857 - Infinity) 

#1305. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab 

#1071. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo 
5. May Focus Challenge – Non-Fiction 

1. The Suez Crisis – 1956 by Derek Varble  

 

Next Challenge Books in Line 

1. 1st Annual Reading Challenge - Begin a Series - A Terrible Fall of Angels by Laurel K. Hamilton 
2. Individual Challenge (My Dusty Library #1 - 428) - #134. Dominion by C.J. Sansom 
3. Individual Challenge (The Middle Ground #429 - 856) - #730. Flashman on the March by George MacDonald Fraser 
4. Individual Challenge (The Newbys #857 - Infinity)  - #900. Dead Beat by Val McDermid 
5. Monthly Challenge - May Focus (Non-Fiction) - The Last Interview and Conversations by Hannah Arendt 

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