2008 Books by the Numbers

[ase]

I am disappointed I didn't get to wish anyone a merry frelling Christmas, but as 2008 disappointments go, that one's pretty small.

2008 book roundup: 41 novels, 16 nonfiction, 11 graphic novels, 2 short fiction collections, 1 unfinished. 54 (+1 unfinished) new, 16 old. Total: 70. I beat the 50 book challenge I didn't join! Looking back at my 2007 resolutions (avoid romance novels not strongly recommended; read more nonfiction) I totally rocked my objectives. I read one hideously bad romance, and doubled my nonfiction. For 2009 I have no special reading resolutions: more nonfiction again, I guess.

Doing a best/worst books of 2008 isn't my thing. I liked the academic tomes with footnotes a lot for educating me (except when it didn't); I liked the fiction for entertaining me (except when it failed to).

Closing some tabs:

Google images from LIFE magazine. It's by decade; I picked one decade totally at random. (Um, not.)

My joy cannot be expressed in ranges audible to the human ear. Shame about those howling dogs, though.

Anyone have experience with Swaptree? I have five boxes of books I want out of my life. And a 24" TV. Anyone want a TV?

Comments

[cathydalek.livejournal.com]

Haven't used Swaptree. Do use paperbackswap (http://www.paperbackswap.com) and bookmooch(http://www.bookmooch.com) and am satisfied with both.

You could also offer the books up for grabs during your 5th friday party.

[ase.livejournal.com]

I want 'em out by the end of the week. I am super tired of tripping over these. (I meant to force people to take books last game night, and completely forgot. Whoops.)

I'm not sure I actually want more books. I've got most of what I want, and I'm going to be moving again; I don't want to accrue more stuff to carry up and down steps.

[tessfawcett.livejournal.com]

kaalee has a post up about Swaptree, she really seems to have liked it. (and she is super-friendly so ask questions if they occur to you!)

There is a book donation box in the parking lot of the grocery store a few blocks from my apartment; my laziness is such that I have given up on any effective means of getting rid of books, and simply dump them there. Sigh. And no, I do NOT want another television! I still need to buy a digital converter for the one I have.