Have you ever taken note of what you read in a year
 

Last year I did, and this year I have.

It's pretty depressing to realise that I read so much trash to be honest

January
The Fifth Woman - Henning Mankell
Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste - Brian Hicks
How the Dead Live - Derek Raymond
Arctic Chill - Arnaldur Indridason
Voices - Arnaldur Indrisason

February
The Laughing Policeman - Maj Sjowall
I was Dora Suraz - Derek Raymond
DeKok and Variations of Murder - AC Baantjer
The Abominable Man - Maj Sjowall
The State of Denmark - Derek Raymond
DeKok and the Dead Lovers - AC Baantjer
The Big Kill - Mickey Spillane

March
100 Bullets: The Counterfifth Detective - Vertigo
Pride of Baghdad - Brian Vaughan
Nightmare in the Street - Derek Raymond
The Tale of One Bad Rat - Bryan Talbot

April
The Wake (Sandman Vol 10) - Neil Gaiman
The Great White Hopes (The Quest to Defeat Jak Johnson) - Graeme Kent

May
William an the Television Show - Richmal Crompton
DeKok and the Death of a Clown - AC Baantjer
The Man Who Smiled - Henning Mankell
Jar City - Arnaldur Indridason
Sleepwalk - Adrian Tomine
1066 - The Year of The Three Battles - Frank McLynn
The Man Who Went up in Smoke - Maj Sjowall
Roseanna - Maj Sjowall

June
The Fire Engine that Disappeared - Maj Sjowall
True Polar Adventures - Paul Dowswell
The Return of the Dancing Master - Henning Mankell

July
Before the Frost - Henning Mankell
Murder at the Savoy - Maj Sjowall

August
Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin
The Last Day's of Newgate - Andrew Pepper
Descendant - Graham Masterton
The Man in the Picture - Susan Hil
The Draining Lake - Arnaldur Indridason
The Pilgrims Progress - John Bunyan
Overshadows - Richard Palmisano
The Haunted - Jack Smurl
Grave's End: A True Ghost Story b- Elaine Mercado
A Great and Terrible King: Edward I - Marc Morris
House of Spirits and Whispers: The True Story of a Haunted House - Anne Wilder

September
The Revenge of Captain Payne - Andrew Pepper
Return of the Dancing Master - Henning Mankell
Island of Dr Moreau - HG Wells
The Willows, The Wendigo and The Listener - Algernon Blackwood
Case Histories - Kate Atkinson

October
Kill Devil and Water - Andrew Pepper
Popco - Scarlett Thomas

I used to read like that as a kid. But now, I hardly pick up a book. Reading makes me sleepy!

I wish I had back a few years ago when I could, and would, read 1000 page novels in 2 days. Now-a-days though the list would be pathetic. Though at least I don't read trash :P

I should try that. With the new year approaching, maybe I will.

I'll read pretty much everything. Historical fiction, "chick books", classics, mysteries... my husband even got me started on the World of Warcraft books. You have to read "trashy" stuff every now and then. After all, I don't know about you, but I read mostly to escape from the real world.

Sometimes you need that. I was a lit major in college and the whole year after I graduated I read trash. I called it a battery recharge!

I didn't read as much this year as I usually do. I had some eye problems earlier in the year that made it difficult and I can rarely concentrate with books on tape.

Maybe recording what books I read will get me back on track.