In December, during some time off around the holidays, I went down the reading journal rabbit hole. I’d never done it before. I decided to make an aesthetically pleasing one for 2024. More on that (with pictures) in a future post.
I didn’t do a fancy bullet journal in 2023. However, I did write down a list of all the books I read, and when I read them (by month). Tracking this showed me some interesting facts about my personal reading habits, and it motivated me to read more last year. Definitely more than the year before.
What I read in 2023:
January: 8 books
- A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
- Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
- Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
- Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman
- Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
February: 3 books
- Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman
- (Reread): Grub by Elise Blackwell
- Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
March: 3 books
- Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood
- How to be Eaten by Maria Adelman
- Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Started in March, finished in May: 1 book
- The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
May: 2 books
- A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
June: 0 books
July: 1 book
- The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike
August: 1 book
- Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
September: 0 books
October: 3 books
- The Winners by Fredrik Backman
- King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
November: 2 books
- The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon
- (Reread) The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
December: 3 books
- Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
- Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Totals:
27 books by 13 authors
January was by far my biggest month for reading. I seem to read more in cold weather. Which makes sense, because I also love outdoor activities like hiking, canoeing, and biking, and I do more of those in warmer seasons.
Ever keep a reading journal or track your reading some other way? What methods do you use, and did you learn anything interesting? I’m open to reading recommendations too!
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I read Anxious People only recently and it became my favourite book of all time.
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Anxious People is so good! A Man Called Ove is sadder, but definitely top tier as well. Couldn’t put it down.
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