SubscribeIn 2005, I began an annual meme called “52 Books in 52 Weeks,” wherein one reads at least 52 books in a year and then reports on each. It’s a combination of self-improvement and a recommendation program. Because I will soon start the meme again for 2006, I’ve decided to make a base page to list the year and relevant information (some of which won’t be available until the meme is over).
Each meme will consist of an introductory page that keeps a list of the books I have read for that year, an entry for each book, and then a planned wrap-up post with my thoughts on books selections, favorites, and metadata. This page will reiterate some of that information, as well as links to the introductory page for each year.
- 2010
- Total books read: 10 [as of 30 January 2010]
- Total pages read: 2′864 [as of 30 January 2010]
- Favorite book: TBA
- Least favorite book: TBA
- 2009
- Total books read: 65
- Total pages read: 22′564
- Favorite book: Tie: Three Farmers On Their Way to a Dance; Death From the Skies!
- Least favorite book: Twilight
- 2008
- Total books read: 69
- Total pages read: 25′609
- Favorite book: The Raw Shark Texts
- Least favorite book: The Da Vinci Code
- 2007
- Total books read: 58
- Total pages read: 19′389
- Favorite book: The Lord of the Rings trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkein
- Least favorite book: The Braindead Megaphone, by George Saunders
- 2006
- Total books read: 68
- Total pages read: 22′904
- Favorite book: Lord of the Barnyard, by Tristan Egolf. For new books, Kornwolf, by Tristan Egolf.
- Least favorite book: Everything Bad is Good for You, by Steven Johnson, tied with A Million Little Pieces, by James Frey.
- 2005
- Total books read: 64
- Total pages read: 21′418
- Favorite book: America the Book by Jon Stewart & al.
- Least favorite book: Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
ozlady
/ Sunday, May 20th, 2007Thanks for the inspiration!!! I’ve started and here’s hoping I get through the year with at least 52 books reviewed! Thanks!
Ben
/ Sunday, May 20th, 2007It’s a bit of a late start, but I think you can do it. My first year doing this meme, I didn’t start until 1 April, and I managed 60 or so reads, so it’s still perfectly doable.
Welcome to the wonderful world of 52 in 52.
Bernard Doddema, Jr.
/ Monday, December 8th, 2008I know that you use the Now Reading plugin but how did you even come up with this!
I love how you have the yearly statistics. How would I go about doing that?
Ben
/ Monday, December 8th, 2008Honestly, I just keep a spreadsheet that can autototal page numbers and such. There’s no web-side magic for that, though I’ve considered trying to write something.
I know that Rob, the author of the Now Reading plugin, has written a semi-usable plugin that can auto-calculate stats and such, but I don’t think he ever released it publicly, and probably doesn’t have time to work on it anymore.
Robbi
/ Monday, March 16th, 2009Awesome. I’m totally trying this. I read a lot, but lately I’ve become sucked into the world of TV. This might be just the thing.
Carlos S. Del Castillo
/ Saturday, July 11th, 2009This is a great idea. I guess I can start now and just end in July each year. I’ll definitely start this one.