Goodbye 2022! A Reading Wrap Up

 

📚BOOKS READ

In chronological order:

1. The Tale of Genji by Murashaki Shikibu ⭐⭐⭐

2. Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie (re-read) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

3. A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

4. Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens ⭐⭐⭐

5. Orang-Orang Bloomington (People from Bloomington) by Budi Darma ⭐⭐⭐1/2

6. The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

7. Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie (re-read) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

8. For a Night of Love by Êmile Zola ⭐⭐⭐1/2

9. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman ⭐⭐⭐⭐

10. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

11. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (re-read) ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

12. A Lost Lady by Willa Cather ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

13. Evelina by Frances Burney ⭐⭐⭐⭐

14. Flappers and Philosophers by F. Scott Fitzgerald ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

15. My Good Life in France: In Pursuit of the Rural Dream by Janine Marsh ⭐⭐⭐⭐

16. My Four Seasons in France: A Year of the Good Life by Janine Marsh ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

17. The Girl, the Dog, and the Writer in Provence by Katrina Nannestad ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

18. Toujours La France! : Living The Dream in Rural France by Janine Marsh ⭐⭐⭐

19. The Seagull by Anton Chekhov ⭐⭐1/2

20. Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

21. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie (re-read) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

22. The Girl, the Dog, and the Writer in Rome by Katrina Nannestad ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

23. Mrs. Osmond by John Banville ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

24. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier ⭐⭐⭐⭐

25. Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie (re-read) ⭐⭐⭐

26. The Knight of Maison-Rouge by Alexandre Dumas ⭐⭐⭐1/2

27. The Lark by E. Nesbit ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

28. Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas by Stephanie Barron ⭐⭐⭐1/2

29. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie (re-read) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

30. A Very French Christmas: The Greatest French Holiday Stories of All Time ⭐⭐⭐1/2

31. The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

32. Miracle on 34th Street by Valentine Davies ⭐⭐⭐⭐

📊STATISTICS

- Books read: 32
- Classics: 23 Non classics: 9
- Re-read: 6
- Non Fiction: 5
- Play: 1
- Short story/Short story collection: 3

- Classics new author: 6


🏆 WINNER vs LOSER

- Most favorite 👍🏼: The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Least favorite 👎🏼: The Seagull by Anton Chekhov ⭐⭐1/2


📖READING CHALLENGES

✔ The 2022 TBR Pile Challenge - COMPLETED 12/12 (click link to Master List)
✔ 2022 Chunkster Challenge - COMPLETED 4/4 (click link to Master List)
✔ Back to the Classics Challenge 2022 - COMPLETED 12/12 (click link to Wrap Up Post)

This year has been surprisingly productive for me, despite of a bout of reading (& blogging) slump that lasted for about three months. But then, I have been catching up quite fast, that I surpassed last year total-books-read: 32! I only hope it will continue next year (the record, not the slump).

I'm also aware of  how much varied my reading had been this year. I guess I've found myself a personal formula to enhance the joy of reading. But the thing that makes me proud of myself the most, is that, I managed to review ALL read-books (though maybe few of them are just one paragraph, or a thread in Twitter). Next year, I intend to post reviews of all books (classics or not) here. To that purpose, I will launch a new feature for non classics reads (coming soon!). 

I want also to thank all of you, my friends and fellow bloggers, old and new. The pleasure of blogging is nothing without you!

Last but not least, I will say Au Revoir for now, as this will be my last post for 2022. Happy New Year! 🥳