{"id":560,"date":"2020-12-31T16:46:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T16:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/?p=560"},"modified":"2020-12-31T16:46:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T16:46:38","slug":"end-of-year-reading-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/end-of-year-reading-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"End of Year Reading Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Happy New Year everyone!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The book survey was originally created by Jamie at the Perpetual Page Turner<\/a> blog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I read a whooping 230 books which is my personal best in a year. Check out the full list on Goodreads<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Best Book You Read In 2020?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find my top 10 books of 2020 here<\/a>. I read some great titles if I do say so myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn\u2019t?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’d be Illuminae<\/a> by Amie Kaufman and Jay Christoff and Beach Read<\/a> by Emily Henry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a03. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The People in the Trees<\/a> by Hanya Yanagihara – can’t decide what sort of surprise this was, but a surprise nonetheless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Book You \u201cPushed\u201d The Most People To Read (And They Did)?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Same as number 3) plus A Little Life<\/a> also by Yanagihara. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Best series you started in 2020? Best Sequel? Best Series Ender of 2020?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gentleman Bastard<\/a> series by Scott Lynch with Red Seas Under Red Skies being the best sequel. Best series ender goes to The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2020?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve definitely re-discovered Haruki Mukarami, was pleasantly surprised by Kazuo Ishiguro and was hit by the Yanagihara train. In the fantasy genre, I’d definitely point out Jemisin, Scott Lynch and Samantha Shannon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.\u00a0Best book from a genre you don\u2019t typically read\/was out of your comfort zone?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami<\/a> as I haven’t read much about magical realism till now, I’m absolutely smitten and will read more! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Most action-packed\/thrilling\/unputdownable book of the year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writers & Lovers by Lilly King<\/a> for unputdownable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Book You Read In 2020 That You Would Be MOST Likely To Re-Read Next Year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Deep by Rivers Solomon<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2020?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Little Life wins again! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Most memorable character of 2020?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Locke Lamora from the Gentleman bastard series by Scott Lynch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a012. Most beautifully written book read in 2020?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps and odd choice for this question but I have to mention The Remains of the Day<\/a> by Kazuo Ishiguro somewhere in this survey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Most Thought-Provoking\/ Life-Changing Book of 2020?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m repeating myself but I kind of have to – this is again Yanagihara with The People in the Trees<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a014. Book you can\u2019t believe you waited UNTIL 2020 to finally read?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bronze Horseman<\/a> by Paullina Simons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Favorite Passage\/Quote From A Book You Read In 2020?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many a passage from South of the Border, West of the Sun<\/a> by Haruki Murakami. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

16.Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2020?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortest was Girls, At Play by Celeste Ng<\/a> and longest was Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To add a few musing of my own to this survey: I did not read any title from my end of year Tag <\/a>except for Red Seas Under Red Skies, but I did read 7 of the books I said I wanted to read in my TBR<\/a>, The Guest List was a DNF, The City We Became is carrying over to my 2021 TBR and I’m currently reading The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, I just have not managed to finish it yet. Let’s say that was a moderate success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, I’m very happy with my reading this past year and I have big plans for 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leave you end of year survey in the comments below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy New Year!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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