Monday, March 08, 2004

February Booklog:

Books read: 22
New reads: 16
Re-reads: 6
Fiction: 19.5
Non-fiction: 2.5
Genres: Fantasy (7.5), SF (6), Crime (3), Historical (2), Biography (2), Chick Lit (1), Cookbook (0.5)
New authors: Kage Baker, Robert Harris, George McDonald, Cornelia Funke, Dan Simmons, M.J. Simpson
ebooks: 2
Source countries: US (11.5), UK (7), AUS (2.5), Germany (1)

Top 5 books read in February:
Beauty, Sheri S Tepper
Inkheart, Cornelia Funke
Ilium, Dan Simmons
The Ambitious Stepmother, Fidelis Morgan
Nylon Angel, Marianne de Pierres

Favourite new authors: Kage Baker, Cornelia Funke, Dan Simmons
Most read authors: Robert B Parker (3), Piers Anthony (2)

January Booklog:

Books read: 21
New reads: 13
Re-reads: 8
Fiction: 19
Non-fiction: 2
Genres: Fantasy (7), Crime (6), SF (2), History/Historical (2), Biography (1) Other (3)
New authors: Stuart Kaminsky, Philippa Gregory, Katie Hickman, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jacqueline Susann, Judith Thurman
Source countries: UK (9), US (10), AUS (2)

Top 5 books read in January:
Ombria in Shadow, Patricia A McKillip
Night Watch, Terry Pratchett (re-read)
Remake, Connie Willis (re-read)
Valley of the Dolls, Jacqueline Susann
Looking for Rachel Wallace, Robert B Parker (re-read).

Favourite new authors: Arthur Conan Doyle, Jacqueline Susann
Most read authors: Terry Pratchett (3); Robert B Parker (3)

2004 Booklog:

Top 5 books read this year:
1. Beauty, Sheri S Tepper
2. Ombria in Shadow, Patricia A McKillip
3. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett (re-read)
4. Inkheart, Cornelia Funke
4. Ilium, Dan Simmons

Most read authors this year: Robert B Parker (6), Terry Pratchett (4), Piers Anthony (2)
Most read genres this year: Fantasy (14.5), Crime (9), SF (8)