In 2022, I read twenty books, eleven of which were nonfiction and nine fiction.

I read 1 book written in the 13th century.
1 book written between 1850-1899.
7 books written between 1900-1949.
3 books written between 1950-1999.
8 books written between 2000-2022.

Books that I rated 1 star: 0 (0%)
2 stars: 4 (20%)
3 stars: 8 (40%)
4 stars: 3 (15%)
5 stars: 5 (25%)

In 2021, I read twenty-three books, fifteen of which were nonfiction, seven fiction and one comic.

I read 2 books written between 1900-1949
10 books written between 1950-1999
11 books written between 2000-2021

Books that I rated 1 star: 1 (4%)
2 stars: 2 (9%)
3 stars: 4 (17%)
4 stars: 8 (35%)
5 stars: 8 (35%)

In 2020, I read nineteen books, ten of which were nonfiction, and nine fiction.

I read 1 book written between 1900-1949
5 books written between 1950-1999
13 books written between 2000-2018

Books that I rated 1 star: 0 (0%)
2 stars: 2 (11%)
3 stars: 9 (47%)
4 stars: 5 (26%)
5 stars: 3 (16%)

In 2019 I read seventeen books, twelve of which were nonfiction, four fiction, and one webcomic collection.

I read 1 book written in the 1800s
5 books written between 1900-1949
2 books written between 1950-1999
9 books written between 2000-2018

Books that I rated 1 star: 2 (12%)
2 stars: 3 (18%)
3 stars: 3 (18%)
4 stars: 2 (12%)
5 stars: 7 (~40%)

In 2018 I read twenty-five books, fourteen of which were nonfiction, nine fiction, and two poetry. This is nowhere near my pre-martial-arts numbers, but coming off a 75% decrease in reading since 2016, it is exciting to finally have a year that doesn’t represent a downward trend from the one before!

I read 1 book written in the 1800s
2 books written between 1900-1949
6 books written between 1950-1999
16 books written between 2000-2018

Books that I rated 1 star: 0 (0%)
2 stars: 7 (28%)
3 stars: 5 (20%)
4 stars: 5 (20%)
5 stars: 8 (32%)

In 2017 I read twenty-three books, sixteen of which were nonfiction, three fiction, two webcomics and two poetry.

I averaged about two books a month, but the most books I read in a single month was five (September).

I read 1 book written in the 4th century
1 book written in the 1600s
1 book written in the 1700s
1 book written in the 1800s
2 books written between 1900-1949
6 books written between 1950-1999
11 books written between 2000-2017

Books that I rated 1 star: 1 (~4%)
2 stars: 4 (~17%)
3 stars: 8 (~35%)
4 stars: 3 (~13%)
5 stars: 7 (~30%)

So why has my reading output dropped 50% for two years in a row?  Well, last year the answer to this question was martial arts.  This year, I also acquired a boyfriend (who does martial arts and is at least a thousand times more fun to hang out with than a book).  Also, I got hung up on Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics, which took months to get through, and a couple other difficult books.

In 2016 I read forty-two books, eighteen of which were nonfiction, twelve fiction, seven comic (or image-based) and five poetry.

I averaged 0.8 books a week, but the most books I read in a single month was nine (March).

I read 2 books written in the 11th century
1 book written in the 1700s
3 books written in the 1800s
4 books written between 1900-1949
17 books written between 1950-1999
15 books written between 2000-2016

Books that I rated 1 star: 3 (~7%)
2 stars: 5 (~12%)
3 stars: 7 (~17%)
4 stars: 14 (~33%)
5 stars: 13 (~31%)

So why did I read only half as many books as last year?  Martial arts.  I now spend about 14 hours a week doing kickboxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and MMA, which not only cuts down on my free time but also makes me too tired to read much in bed!

In 2015 I read sixty-eight books, forty of which were nonfiction, twenty-seven fiction and one poetry.

I averaged 1.3 books a week, but the most books I read in a single month was nine (in November).

I read 2 books that were written before 0AD
1 book written in the 1400s
3 books written in the 1700s
4 books written in the 1800s
10 books written between 1900-1949
19 books written between 1950-1999
29 books written between 2000-2015

Books that I rated 1 star: 1 (~1%)
2 stars: 16 (~24%)
3 stars: 20 (~29%)
4 stars: 18 (~26%)
5 stars: 13 (~19%)