Books
I started keeping track of the majority of the books I read at the beginning of 2000. Since then I’ve read 658 books (one every 4.94 days on average). I have a big list of all these books in alphabetical order of author.
- In 2000 I read 61 books, an average of one every 6 days.
- In 2001 I read 82 books, an average of one every 4.5 days.
- In 2002 I read 131 books, an average of one every 2.8 days.
- In 2003 I read 82 books, an average of one every 4.5 days.
- In 2004 I read 65 books, an average of one every 5.5 days.
- In 2005 I read 46 books, an average of one every 7.9 days.
- In 2006 I read 65 books, an average of one every 5.5 days.
- In 2007 I read 77 books, an average of one every 4.7 days.
- So far in 2008 I have read 48 books, an average of one every 6.79 days.
this years reads:
- 48. Atonement by Ian McEwan (12/10/2008)
- 47. Happenstance by Carol Shields (9/10/2008)
- 46. Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (4/10/2008)
- 45. The Birthday Present by Barbara Vine (18/09/2008)
- 44. When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson (13/09/2008)
- 43. My Lover’s Lover by Maggie O’Farrell (5/08/2008)
- 42. Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (27/07/2008)
- 41. Consequences by Penelope Lively (24/07/2008)
- 40. The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler (19/07/2008)
- 39. Mrs de Winter by Susan Hill (14/07/2008)
- 38. If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor (8/07/2008)
- 37. Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton (6/07/2008)
- 36. Blenheim Orchard by Tim Pears (4/07/2008)
- 35. The Logic of Life by Tim Harford (27/06/2008)
- 34. Death at Dawn by Caro Peacock (22/06/2008)
- 33. Where or When by Anita Shreve (20/06/2008)
- 32. Double Fault by Lionel Shriver (16/06/2008)
- 31. Oleander, Jacaranda by Penelope Lively (14/06/2008)
- 30. Bleeding Heart Square by Andrew Taylor (12/06/2008)
- 29. Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale (2/06/2008)
- 28. Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky (28/05/2008)
- 27. The Eye in the Door by Pat Barker (26/05/2008)
- 26. How to Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper (18/05/2008)
- 25. Losing Ground by Catherine Aird (17/05/2008)
- 24. Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald (11/05/2008)
- 23. Hurting Distance by Sophie Hannah (9/05/2008)
- 22. An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson (7/05/2008)
- 21. We are at War by Simon Garfield (1/05/2008)
- 20. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve (19/04/2008)
- 19. Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky (17/04/2008)
- 18. Iris by John Bayley (13/04/2008)
- 17. Father and Sins by Jo Bannister (6/04/2008)
- 16. The Language of Others by Clare Morrall (3/04/2008)
- 15. Our Hidden Lives by Simon Garfield (30/03/2008)
- 14. Incidents In The Rue Laugier by Anita Brookner (23/03/2008)
- 13. A Cure For All Diseases by Reginald Hill (18/03/2008)
- 12. Hidden Lives by Margaret Forster (16/03/2008)
- 11. Hiding the Elephant by Jim Steinmeyer (15/03/2008)
- 10. The Water’s Lovely by Ruth Rendell (7/03/2008)
- 9. Arlington Park by Rachel Cusk (4/03/2008)
- 8. A View of the Harbour by Elizabeth Taylor (22/02/2008)
- 7. The Act of Roger Murgatroyd by Gilbert Adair (3/02/2008)
- 6. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell (1/02/2008)
- 5. The Shining Skull by Kate Ellis (31/01/2008)
- 4. Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler (27/01/2008)
- 3. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald (15/01/2008)
- 2. The Lighthouse by PD James (13/01/2008)
- 1. Over by Margaret Forster (4/01/2008)










