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Statistics of January - December 2017 (for more details see post #16 of this thread) Days: 365 (01-01 <-> 31-12) Total books read this year: 236 Amount of pages read (averaged): 52853 Average amount of pages per book: 224 Days per book: 1.5 days/book Book(s) per day: 0.64 book(s)/day Pages per day: 145 Average amount of days it actually took to read a book (so, the minimum is 1, and it's 2 days if I start a book on Monday afternoon and finish it Tuesday morning, and so on): 3 Reads TBR / R (new books vs. re-reads): (191) (~81%) vs. (45) (~19%) Male / Female authors: (84) (~36%) vs. (124) (~53%) (excluding (24) (~10%) multiple authors of different genders, with other (2) (~<1%)) Nationalities (from most to least): US (80) (~34%), UK (44) (~19%), Netherlands (51) (~22%), Japan (25) (~11%), Germany (8) (~3%), Belgium (7) (~3%), Italy (7) (~3%), Ireland (4) (~2%), Australia (3) (~1%), France (1) (~<1%), Canada (1) (~<1%), Spain (1) (~<1%), Russia (1) (~<1%), Unknown / Combination (1) (~1%) Books from new authors vs. familiar authors: (78) (~33%) new vs. (154) (~65%), with (4) (~2%) a combination Most read author: Masami Tsuda (21) Paul van Loon (11) Geronimo Stilton (7) Max Velthuijs (6) Standalones vs. series books: (102) (~43%) vs. (109) (~46%), combination (25) (~11%) Genres (most to least) (note: some books have multiple genres): Contemporary Fiction (117) (~50%), Fantasy (34) (~14%), Biography (20) (~8%), Science-fiction (14) (~6%), Horror (14) (~6%), Information (13) (~6%), Detective (9) (~4%), Paranormal (8) (~3%), Rom-com (7) (~3%), Literature (6) (~3%), Historical Fiction (5) (~2%), Thriller (4) (~2%). Type: Textbooks (including books with a few small illustrations, ie. at chapter headings) (107) (~45%), Illustrated (65) (~28%), Graphic Novels (16) (7%), Comics (0) (~0%), Manga (25) (~11%), Picture Books (23) (~10%) Format: Paperback (131) (~56%), Hardback (no flappy bits) (95) (~40%), Hardcover (1) (<1%), Kindle (7)(~3%), Author's Website (2)(<1%) Ageranges: Infants (23) (~10%), Children's (76) (~32%), Young-Adult (77) (~33%), Adult (60) (~25%). Fiction vs. Nonfiction: Fiction (206) (~87%) vs. Non-fiction (25) (~11%), Combination (0) (0%). Languages: English (133) (~56%), Dutch (103) (~44%), Combination (0) (0%). Original languages: English (133) (~57%), Dutch (61) (~26%), Japanese (25) (~11%), German (8) (~3%), Italian (5) (~2%), French (1) (<1%), Spanish (1) (<1%). Original language vs. translated book: Original (167) (~71%) vs. Translated (69) (~29%), Combination (0) (0%). Publication Years: 1950-1959 (0) (0%), 1960-1969 (0) (0%), 1970-1979 (0) (0%), 1980-1989 (1) (<1%), 1990-1999 (9) (~4%), 2000-2009 (55) (~23%), 2010-2017 (169) (~72%), Unknown (2) (<1%). Original publication years: Pre-1930 (0) (0%), 1930-1939 (0) (0%), 1940-1949 (0) (0%), 1950-1959 (0) (0%), 1960-1969 (0) (0%), 1970-1979 (0) (0%), 1980-1989 (3) (~1%), 1990-1999 (24) (~10%), 2000-2009 (77) (~33%), 2010-2017 (130) (~55%), Unknown (2) (<1%). Male protagonist(s) vs. female protagonist(s): Male (95) (~40%), Female (62) (~26%), Multiple authors with different genders (71) (~30%), Other (2) (<1%), N/A (no main characters) (5) (~2%). Cover Colour: White (22) (~9%), Black (20) (~8%), Red (14) (~6%), Orange (4) (~2%), Yellow (21) (~9%), Green (18) (~8%), Blue (61) (~26%), Purple (7) (~3%), Pink (15) (~6%), Brown (4) (~2%), Grey (6) (~3%), Multi (42) (~18%), N/A (2) (<1%). Spine Colour: White (23) (~10%), Black (30) (~13%), Red (15) (~6%), Orange (5) (~2%), Yellow (23) (~10%), Green (15) (~6%), Blue (64) (~27%), Purple (7) (~3%), Pink (30) (~13%), Brown (1) (<1%), Grey (6) (~3%), Multi (8) (~3%), N/A (9) (~4%). Perspective: 1rst Person (79) (~33%), 3rd Person (101) (~43%), Combination (56) (~24%). Tense: Past Tense (107) (~45%), Present Tense (38) (~16%), Combination (91) (~39%). Types of books: Novels (165) (~70%), Short Story / Short Story Collections (7) (~3%), Omnibusses (3) (~1%), Novellas (8) (~3%), Information (8) (~3%), Biographies (18) (~8%), Picture Book (23) (~10%), Play (1) (<1%), Combination (3) (~1%). Debut vs. Non-Debut: (53) (~22%) vs. (178) (~75%) with (5) (~2%) unknown. Themed books (some books have multiple seasons described in them): Spring (0) (0%), Summer (10), Autumn (17), Winter (5), None (205). Page numbers x per book: x < 250 pages (158) (~67%), 250 < x 500 pages (67) (~28%), x > 500 pages (11) (~5%). Page numbers x per book: x < 100 pages (50) (~21%), 100 < x < 199 (69) (~29%), 200 < x < 299 pages (58) (~25%), 300 < x < 399 pages (33) (~14%), 400 < x < 499 pages (15) (~6%), 500 < x < 599 pages (7) (~3%), 600 < x < 699 pages (3) (~1%), 700 < x < 799 pages (0) (0%), 800 < x < 899 pages (0) (0%), 900 < x < 999 pages (0) (0%), x > 1000 pages (1) (<1%). Shortest Book: Maria V. Snyder - Chronicles of Ixia 1: Study 1.1: Poison Study Chapter One Valek's POV (6 pages) Guido van Genechten - Klein Wit Visje: Klein Wit Visje Telt Tot 11 (16 pages) Guido van Genechten - Klein Wit Visje: Klein Wit Visje Wordt Groot (16 pages) Longest Book: Peter F. Hamilton - The Night's Dawn 1: The Reality Dysfunction (1225 pages) V. E. Schwab - Shades of Magic 3: A Conjuring of Light (667 pages) Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - The Illuminae Files 2: Gemina (659 pages) Brian Selznick - De Wonderlingen (The Marvels) (647 pages) Books read per month: January (11) (~5%), February (15) (~6%), March (28) (~12%), April (29) (~12%), May (28) (~12%), June (11) (~5%), July (10) (~4%), August (21) (~9%), September (14) (~6%), October (15) (~6%), November (35) (~15%), December (19) (~8%). Pages read per month: January (4462) (~8%), February (4159) (~8%), March (4544) (~9%), April (4768) (~%), May (6375) (~12%), June (3664) (~7%), July (2047) (~4%), August (4685) (~9%), September (3581) (~7%), October (3378) (~6%), November (6769) (~13%), December (4421) (~8%).

Favourite books I read in 2017 (per genre): Fantasy: V. E. Schwab - Shades of Magic series Maria V. Snyder - Chronicles of Ixia 1: Study 1: Poison Study (re-read) Maria V. Snyder - Chronicles of Ixia 2: Study 2: Magic Study (re-read) Blake Charlton - Spellwright 1: Spellwright (re-read) Blake Charlton - Spellwright 2: Spellbound Geronimo Stilton and Thea Stilton - De 13 Zwaarden 3: De Geheime Tunnel (Il Segreto della Tigre) Geronimo Stilton - Fantasia I: Fantasia (Nel Regno della Fantasia) (re-read) Science-fiction: Peter F. Hamilton - The Night's Dawn 1: The Reality Dysfunction (re-read) Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - The Illuminae Files 2: Gemina Becky Chambers - Wayfarers 2: A Closed and Common Orbit Contemporary Fiction: Jen Wilde - Queens of Geek Rachael Lucas - The State of Grace Sara Barnard - A Quiet Kind of Thunder John Green - Turtles All the Way Down Louise Gornall - Under Rose-Tainted Skies Mirjam Mous (ill. Marja Meijer) - Alle Dagen Hardstikke Druk Diane Chamberlain - Keeper of the Light / Kiss River trilogy Matthew Green - Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend Emma Donoghue - Room Diane Chamberlain - The Bay at Midnight Nicola Yoon - The Sun Is Also A Star A. S. King - Glory O'Brien's History of the Future A. S. King - Still Life With Tornado Anna Woltz - Alaska Jeff Kinney - Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (re-read) Jeff Kinney - Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules (re-read) Jeff Kinney - Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: The Last Straw (re-read) Jeff Kinney - Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4: Dog Days (re-read) Rachel Renée Russell - Dork Diaries 1: Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (re-read) Liz Pichon - Tom Gates 1: The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (re-read) Jim Smith - Simon Sukkel 1: Ik Ben (G)Een Loser (Barry Loser 1: I am (Not) a Loser)(re-read) Lincoln Peirce - Big Nate 1: The Bog with the Biggest Head in the World (re-read) Stephan Pastis - Timmy Failure 1: Mistakes Were Made (re-read) Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton - Treehouse 1: The 13-Storey Treehouse (re-read) Carry Slee - Timboektoe 1: See You in Timboektoe Carry Slee - Timboektoe 2: 100% Timboektoe Carry Slee - Timboektoe 3: Timboektoe rules! Carry Slee - Timboektoe 4: Timboektoe rocks! Rom-com: Vanessa Greene - The Beachside Guest House Chrissie Manby - Proper Family 4.6: Top of the Naughty List Stilton Retellings: Geronimo Stilton - De Avonturen van Marco Polo (Le Avventure di Marco Polo) Detective / Mystery: Robert Thorogood - Death in Paradise 3: Death Knocks Twice Simon de Waal - Bureau Raampoort 1: Bureau Raampoort Literary Thrillers: Loes den Hollander - Broeinest Loes den Hollander - Schijnvertoon Horror: Richard Denney - Ghost Talker Files 1: The Library of Souls Biography: Alis Rowe - The Girl with the Curly Hair Aad van Toor - Moe, ik kan een salto! Allie Brosh - Hyperbole and a Half Cynthia Kim - Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate Bas van Toor - Allememaggies! Alex Bertie - Trans Mission Biography + Contemporary Fiction: The Students of Limpsfield Grange School and Vicky Martin, Luna Pérez Visairas - M is for Autism Information: Ashley Mardell - The ABC's of LGBT+ Graphic Novels: Noelle Stevenson - Nimona Cece Bell (colouring David Lasky) - El Deafo Debbie Tung - Quiet Girl in a Noisy World Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang - In Real Life Vera Brosgol - Anya's Ghost Shannon Hale, LeUYEN Pham and Jane Poole - Real Friends Svetlana Chmakova - Awkward 1: Awkward Svetlana Chmakova - Awkward 2: Brave Manga: Masami Tsuda - Kare Kano series (re-read) Keiko Tobe - With the Light 1: Volume 1 (re-read) Ichigo Takano - Orange 1 + 2 Book read over the course of the year: Gretchen Rubin - The Happiness Project Worst books I read in 2017: Least favourite books I read fully in 2017: Graeme Simsion - The Best of Adam Sharp Helen Fielding - Bridget Jones's Baby Chérie Carter-Scott - If Life is a Game, These are the Rules Karin Slaughter - Ongezien (The Unremarkable Heart) Marc Boada (ill. Pere Mejan) - Max 1: Max en de Slinger van Foucault (Max Picard 1: Max Picard i el Maleït Pèndol de Foucault) Marion Pauw - Grijs Gebied Carry Slee - Bangkok Boy Stephenie Meyer - Twilight: Life and Death Dr. Matt - When It Comes To Relationships, You've Been An Idiot Eric Maisel - Why Smart People Hurt: A Guide for the Bright, the Sensitive, and the Creative Books abandoned in 2017: Blake Charlton - Spellwright 3: Spellbreaker (page 125 out of 476, 26%) Krystal Sutherland - Our Chemical Hearts (page 104 out of 316, ~33%) Suzanne Young - The Program 2: De Behandeling + Het Herstel (The Program 2: The Treatment + The Recovery) (page 84 out of 396, 21%) Ava Dellaira - Liefdesbrieven Aan De Sterren (Love Letters To The Dead) (page 34 out of 334, 10%) Amanda Craig - The Other Side of You (page 12 out of 101, ~12%) ---- Shortest books (=< 25 pages): Maria V. Snyder - Chronicles of Ixia 1: Study 1: Poison Study Chapter One Valek's POV (re-read) (~6 pages) Guido van Genechten - Klein Wit Visje: Klein Wit Visje Telt Tot 11 (16 pages) Guido van Genechten - Klein Wit Visje: Klein Wit Visje Wordt Groot (16 pages) Max Velthuijs - Kikker: Kikker is Bang (23 pages) Max Velthuijs - Kikker: Kikker in de Wind: Het Schetsboek van Max Velthuijs (24 pages) Paul van Loon (ill. Camila Fialkowski) - Spetter: Pas op voor een pad! (24 pages) Max Velthuijs - Kikker: Kikker in de Kou (25 pages) Max Velthuijs - Kikker: Het ABC van Kikker (25 pages) Max Velthuijs (& Others) - Kikker: Kikker en het Slaapfeest (25 pages) Korky Paul and Valerie Thomas - Hennie De Heks 5: Hennie De Heks En De Computer (Winnie The Witch 5: Winnie's New Computer) (25 pages) Longest books (500+ pages): Peter F. Hamilton - The Night's Dawn 1: The Reality Dysfunction (1225 pages) (re-read) V. E. Schwab - Shades of Magic 3: A Conjuring of Light (667 pages) Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - The Illuminae Files 2: Gemina (661 pages) Brian Selznick - De Wonderlingen (The Marvels) (647 pages) Blake Charlton - Spellwright 2: Spellbound (564 pages) Keiko Tobe - With the Light 2: Volume 2 (re-read) (527 pages) Keiko Tobe - With the Light 1: Volume 1 (re-read) (523 pages) Diane Chamberlain - Keeper of the Light / Kiss River 1: Keeper of the Light (507 pages) Stephenie Meyer - Twilight: Life and Death (508 pages) Aad van Toor - Moe, ik kan een salto! (504 pages) Cassandra Clare - The Mortal Instruments 3: City of Glass (495 pages) Jodi Picoult - Harvesting the Heart (473 pages) Catherine Ryan Hyde - Second Hand Heart (461 pages) Cassandra Clare - The Mortal Instruments 2: City of Ashes (453 pages)

Wow, thank you everyone !! I wish you all happy reading in 2018, too!

I wish you a great reading year in 2018, Diane ! May it be filled with great books .

I wish you a great reading year in 2018 ! It's amazing you've been tracking your reading since 2005 .

I wish you a great year of reading in 2018, Karen !

I wish you a great reading year in 2018 !

December 2017 Summary Books read: 19 Pages read: 4421 Genres: Fantasy: 0 Science-fiction: 0 Contemporary Fiction: 12 Rom-com: 1 Historical Fiction: 0 Literature: 0 Detective / Mystery: 0 Thriller: 0 Horror: 0 Paranormal: 0 Biography: 3 Information: 1 'Disney': 0 Age Ranges: Infants: 0 book(s) Children: 0 book(s) Young-Adult: 10 book(s) Adult: 6 book(s) TBR vs. R: Re-reads: 11 book(s) New Reads: 5 book(s) Combination: 0 book(s) Most impressive / Favourite(s) of the month: Alis Rowe - The Girl with the Curly Hair Masami Tsuda - Kare Kano 13: Volume 13 (re-read) Masami Tsuda - Kare Kano 14: Volume 14 (re-read) Masami Tsuda - Kare Kano 15: Volume 15 (re-read) Masami Tsuda - Kare Kano 16: Volume 16 (re-read) Masami Tsuda - Kare Kano 17: Volume 17 (re-read) Masami Tsuda - Kare Kano 18: Volume 18 (re-read) Masami Tsuda - Kare Kano 19: Volume 19 (re-read) Masami Tsuda - Kare Kano 20: Volume 20 (re-read) Masami Tsuda - Kare Kano 21: Volume 21 (re-read) Louise Gornall - Under Rose-Tainted Skies Keiko Tobe - With the Light 1: Volume 1 (re-read) Keiko Tobe - With the Light 2: Volume 2 (re-read) Alex Bertie - Trans Mission Chrissie Manby - Proper Family 4.6: Top of the Naughty List Pretty enjoyable: The Students of Limpsfield Grange School and Vicky Martin, Luna Pérez Visairas - M is for Autism Richard Denney - What Lies Beneath Gretchen Rubin - The Happiness Project (Note: Read over the course of the year!) Somewhat enjoyable: None! Disappointments / Least favourites of the month: None! Abandoned book: None! Shortest books read this month: Chrissie Manby - Proper Family 4.6: Top of the Naughty List (77 pages) The Students of Limpsfield Grange School and Vicky Martin, Luna Pérez Visairas - M is for Autism (93 pages) Richard Denney - What Lies Beneath (174 pages) Longest books read this month: Keiko Tobe - With the Light 2: Volume 2 (re-read) (527 pages) Keiko Tobe - With the Light 1: Volume 1 (re-read) (523 pages) Other Notes: I'll be writing a summary + statistics post of my reading in 2017.

Okay, my thread is opened for now! There are still a couple of things I might want to add, but I left some extra posts just in case I decide to add those things. I wish everyone happy reading in 2018 !

Last extra post.

Extra post.

Another extra post, because I haven't 100% figured things out yet.

Extra post just in case, books I want to re-read??

Extra post just in case, manga books from Michael to (re-)read?

I wish you a great year in 2018, Michelle . Thank you for this forum!

Happy New Year! I wish you a great year in 2018 .

I wish everyone a Happy New Year !! I haven't read a book in 10 days, in terms of bookish activities I've got some book cataloguing to do, some work on my 2017 summary and a bit of work on my 2018 thread.

Happy New Year to you too, Nollaig ! I wish you a great year in 2018.

Mjam cookies, don't mind if I do.. *eats a cookie*. Happy 2018 to you too Alexi !

I wish you a happy reading and writing year in 2018, Angury .

Congratulations on reading 100 books and getting through another 23 countries. I wish you many more good books in 2018!

I hope you feel better soon ! Thanks, I hope Xiao-Xiao got allright through the night too. We watched the fireworks at midnight, they were pretty. Good luck making your 2018 blog . I'll for sure be following your blog again this year . Happy New Year to you too thank you for your card!!

Happy New Year Lara, I hope you have a great year in 2018 !

Congratulations !

I wish you a great reading year in 2018, Willoyd . I enjoyed reading your review of 2017 / preview of 2018 post.