My Bookish Year in Stats – 2024

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I really feel that one of the best things about a new year is being able to look back on the previous one, so I just have to check out my bookish stats for 2024. Cos you know I love a good pie chart 🤓

Last year I read 66,718 pages across 210 novels, novellas and short stories and I listened for 693 hours to 112 audiobooks. I’m honestly surprised I managed to read this much, 2024 was not a good year, I had so much heartache and fatigue and so much trouble focussing on books. Fickle Frieda set up camp, and I’ve never been more of a mood reader than in 2024.

Looking at format, my audiobook percentage has stayed pretty much the same compared to 2023 but I read even fewer paperbacks and hardcovers, resulting in a higher eBook percentage. I’m not surprised, since I started keeping a book budget I have been reading even more eBooks.

Looking at When I was reading, it’s no surprise that most of what I read was set in the 21st century but I’m really happy that I managed to read about so many other eras as well. I used NA (not applicable) for non-fiction.

Looking at Where I was reading, I’m not surprised that most of what I read was set in the USA, as I was actively trying to visit all the states, which in the end I didn’t manage as I just didn’t feel like reading the books I needed to read to nail this challenge for the second time. I did manage to visit a whole bunch of other countries too, as well as fictional worlds. I used NA for non-fiction.

I read about so many countries, the pie can’t even handle them all so here’s a map! I love it! This has even more colour than it did in 2023.

When we look at Source, where my books came from, I read fewer ARCs, and a little more NetGalley. I read fewer of my own books and more on Everand, and I took advantage of various trial periods (Kindle Unlimited, Audible and BookBeat), which was really good for the book budget!

Looking at Genre, not much has changed, I still enjoyed a variety of genres, but thrillers are still my no. 1.

The balance between new-to-me and known-to-me Authors looks pretty good. I’m always happy to find that I enjoyed known-to-me authors, while also discovering almost as many new ones.

As from 2022, I tried to read as much from my backlog TBR as I could (inspired by Lisa @ OwlBeSatReading), so I’ve been keeping track of when I bought the books I read, or, in case of books read through Scribd or Kindle Unlimited, when I added them to my wishlist: did I #BeatTheBacklog or did I say #BallsToTheBacklog? Oh boy. This just keeps getting worse every year 🙈😄 I really need to try harder this year!

I also kept track of whether I was reading standalones, series or duologies. No surprises here. I do need to catch up with multiple series, though.

I also decided to have a look at books I read in their original languages vs books in translation. I wasn’t aiming for anything, I was just wondering how large the percentage of translated novels might be, but I am pleased that it’s a bit higher than in 2023. In absolute numbers I read 28 translated books.

I hardly ever reread books. Not because I don’t want to, but because my Mount TBR shoots daggers at me whenever I do. Still I decided to keep track of rereads, in the hopes of sort of motivating myself to reread more. In absolute numbers I reread 8 books, not many, but I did enjoy them all.

Well that’s it for today, if you made it here thanks for joining me and sticking it out 😄 My spreadsheet is up and running for 2025, I’m excited to find out what this new year will bring!