tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post4433792313978431573..comments2024-03-29T04:23:11.822-04:00Comments on Ramblings on Romance Etcetera. Etcetera: The Year in Review - The Books!Kristie (J)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-52198265785665922002010-01-04T13:01:22.335-05:002010-01-04T13:01:22.335-05:00I am SO impressed at your reading prowess and your...I am SO impressed at your reading prowess and your stat accounting.Cheryl St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947267011326863581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-53725825245238638172010-01-03T22:19:50.225-05:002010-01-03T22:19:50.225-05:00Mary: I was surprised to when I did the totals. I...Mary: I was surprised to when I did the totals. I think this is the first time I read more contemps then historicals!!<br /><br />Orannia: I LOVE my spreadsheet. And it's still a work in progress. Just now I added another column - month read - since I've seen other bloggers break down their reads by month and I couldn't do that.<br /><br />Taja: *g* But that doesn't change the number of books read - if anything it might increase the number - and I'm all about increasing totals heh heh heh<br /><br />Marg: Isn't it scary though!! So far this year I'm ahead though!! I've read two books and haven't bought any new ones in weeks it seems! Now - if only I can keep this up I might actually make a dent in the TBR pile.<br />And aren't spreadsheets a wonderful thing??<br /><br />Hilcia: And here I am thinking it's rather a sad total - lol. My best year was 2006 when I read 106 books and I've been trying to match that total since!<br /><br />Nath: Ouch indeed!! I didn't like that I didn't like it. I want to love all her books since the ones I do love, I really love!<br /><br />Lynn: I LOVE Excel and never get to use it at work. And it's the 'if you don't use it, you lose it' thing. This way, I don't think I'll ever lose my Excel skills!!<br /><br />Wendy: *laughing* It's tempting to give them more tags. I know some of them are really tagged correctly. All the In Death books for example - I tagged them RS, but they could also fall under other categories too. And a Harlequin Western Historical isn't really the same as a MM Western Historical. But I tried to make it as concise as I could.<br /><br />Katie: As I said to Mary, I was surprised too. I think part of it is the age thing. I'm finding it more and more difficult to read about the sweet young things in many historicals, knowing they are too young for even my own sons now!! And I find the heroines in Contemporaries are older and for the most part less innocent and more suitable to my advancing years - heh heh heh<br />And one of my challenges for 2010 is to read even MORE Westerns *g*.Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-69300945394299913182010-01-03T20:13:32.792-05:002010-01-03T20:13:32.792-05:00In my database I get very specific by genre/subgen...In my database I get very specific by genre/subgenre (e.g. Erotic Romantic Suspense, or European Historical Romance), but when I wrote my recap post, I just lumped them into the broad categories.<br /><br />Like others I'm a bit surprised to see your contemp reads outnumber your historicals, although I'm not surprised about what percentage westerns make up of those. ;)Katie Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094236956287511024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-62003503730243552472010-01-03T18:15:46.083-05:002010-01-03T18:15:46.083-05:00I tend to "tag" my books with more than ...I tend to "tag" my books with more than one description. So for something like the Lauren Dane book, under "genre" on my spreadsheet, I'll have:<br /><br />E/R, FUT<br /><br />Which is Wendy Code for Erotic Romance, Futuristic.<br /><br />Another example would be historical romances. I read the Stacey Kayne book this year as well and I think that's coded:<br /><br />HIS, WE<br /><br />Which in Wendy Code means Historical Western.<br /><br />I read 90+ books this year - so when I do my reading recap on my blog (Ummmm, hopefully soon), I'll break down all my "tags." Since books get multiple tags, it will add up to more than 90 - but it helps give me a better feel on what I've read.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-6066442406539955662010-01-03T17:30:28.153-05:002010-01-03T17:30:28.153-05:00Love the spreadsheet! I admire your organization....Love the spreadsheet! I admire your organization. I keep my review reading organized, but don't keep such good records on my non-review reads. Visual bookshelf on FB helps, though.Lynn Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10579942084034105870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-56479794485529122392010-01-03T16:06:32.941-05:002010-01-03T16:06:32.941-05:00Can see it all now :D
Ouch, Ain't Too Proud ...Can see it all now :D <br /><br />Ouch, Ain't Too Proud to Beg was a DNF :( Shoot.nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-26409535692808853442010-01-03T10:33:18.875-05:002010-01-03T10:33:18.875-05:00That's a great list of books read KristieJ, an...That's a great list of books read KristieJ, and that's a handy spreadsheet! I love seeing all those contemps in there... must look up the ones I didn't read this year. :)Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-44732655644993964652010-01-03T06:47:48.480-05:002010-01-03T06:47:48.480-05:00I love my spreadsheets! So geeky, I know, but what...I love my spreadsheets! So geeky, I know, but what can I say! LOL!!<br /><br />It is scary how many more books come into the house than we actually get to read. I think the number of unread books in my house (not counting the pile of library books) grew by about 60 books this year.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-22334040177333710842010-01-03T06:00:31.490-05:002010-01-03T06:00:31.490-05:00Love your spreadsheet! You are a very good recorde...Love your spreadsheet! You are a very good recorder. :)<br /><br />And you reminded me that I have a couple of rereads in my total number of books read 2009, too. So my actual number of books I read for the first time is even less than I thought. LOLTajahttp://booksandgames.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-50120559222635502902010-01-02T23:02:12.055-05:002010-01-02T23:02:12.055-05:00I can see the whole list - thank you Kristie! And ...I can see the whole list - thank you Kristie! And WOW - very oranized :)oranniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007355589161084262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-11727962184695558922010-01-02T20:38:24.240-05:002010-01-02T20:38:24.240-05:00Awesome list Kristie.
I am surprised that Contemps...Awesome list Kristie.<br />I am surprised that Contemps number more than Historicals because I associate you with historicals more. Shows that you are well-rounded in your reading.Mary Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470057739043473942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-8406809172273731982010-01-02T17:45:21.035-05:002010-01-02T17:45:21.035-05:00Anny & Nath - I fiddled with it a bit - hopefu...Anny & Nath - I fiddled with it a bit - hopefully you can see the whole thing now*g*.Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-47761640399237869782010-01-02T16:51:31.432-05:002010-01-02T16:51:31.432-05:00As Anny said, we can't see it all :(
I think ...As Anny said, we can't see it all :(<br /><br />I think you did good, Kristie :D Most important is that you read and you enjoy :)<br /><br />It's interesting to see that the genre you've read the most is contemporary :D and there were very few paranormal in there as well :)<br /><br />Your spreadsheet sure is handy :)nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-17611335919659354782010-01-02T15:37:53.924-05:002010-01-02T15:37:53.924-05:00;( The post is too wide for my screen so I can'...;( The post is too wide for my screen so I can't see the totals, but it sounds like you had a good year!<br /><br />Happy New Year! May you have another!Anny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.com