Tag: Genre

• 2021 reading recap (with charts!)

  A few weeks ago I summarised my year of writing, so today I’m turning things around and looking at the books I read in 2021! I’m looking at total books read, moods, pace, length, and genre. The headlines I shifted from Goodreads+spreadsheets to The StoryGraph for analysing my reading. 69 titles read in total (or…

  G B Ralph

  19 Jan 2022

  Reading

  Books, Charts, Data analysis, Genre, Goodreads, Graphs, Moods, Reading, TheStoryGraph

• My 2020 reading recap (with charts!)

  The short version: Last year I read 45 books, fewer than expected which I put down to more time spent writing instead. Of the books I read, most were great: The biggest share fell into the fantasy genre, followed by scifi, then stories with prominent gay characters or storylines. I favoured physical books this year…

  G B Ralph

  21 Jan 2021

  Reading

  2020, Authors, Books, Diversity, Ebooks, Genre, Novels, Ratings, Reading, Short Stories

• Reading round-up 2019

  I get my book recommendations from all over the place: friends, bookstore staff picks, email newsletters, library displays, podcasts, tube station posters, or just snapping up the next release from a favourite author. My approach to most things is quite methodical, but when picking my next book it’s different every time. I definitely judge books…

  G B Ralph

  10 Mar 2020

  Reading

  2019, Books, Diversity, Ebooks, Fiction, Genre, Reading, TBR, To Be Read