SF_fan_mae's 2022 50 Book Challenge

Another year, another challenge. I've been sticking with 50 books, much as I'd like to go higher. I need a better balance between long books that take forever to read and quick books that don't add much to the page counter. I'm also looking for something other than TickerFactory to use for a counter, their site is awful to deal with. Any suggestions?


SF_fan_mae's 2021 50 Book Challenge (51)
SF_fan_mae's 2020 50 Book Challenge (51)
SF_fan_mae's 2019 50 Book Challenge (55)
SF_fan_mae's 2018 50 Book Challenge (59)
SF_fan_mae's 2017 50-Book Challenge (50)
SF_fan_mae's 2016 Reading List (48)

January

No carry-over books this year.

1. Murder is Easy - Christie
2. Invaders! - SF short story anthology
3. The Man Who Died Twice - Richard Osman

Page count: 174 + 237 + 372 = 783

February

Off to a slow start compared to last year, but picking up some longer reads now.

4. Ten Little Indians - Christie
5. Passages - Valdemar anthology
6. The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories - Christie
7. Ethnic Knitting - Donna Druchunas
8. Acts, Awakening to God in Everyday Life - Melissa Spoelstra (Bible Study book)
9. Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World - Mark Aldridge
10. Creative Couplings - multiple authors

783 + 173 + 328 + 214 + 175 + 206 + 480 + 533 = 2892

March

11. Sad Cypress - Christie
12. Much Ado About Murder - ed. Anne Perry

2892 + 224 + 339 = 3455

April

13. An Overdose of Death - Christie
14. Star Wars Tales from the New Republic - short stories
15. Dalek - Robert Shearman

3455 + 190 + 400 + 186 = 4231

May

16. Evil Under the Sun - Christie
17. The Man with the Golden Gun - Fleming
18. Knit, Purl, Die - Anne Canadeo
19. Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak - Shannon Bream (Bible study book)
20. Supernatural Cats - anthology

4231 + 202 + 158 + 266 + 256 + 439 = 5552

June

21. N or M? - Christie
22. Murder on Astor Place - Victoria Thompson
23. The Crimson Horror - Mark Gatiss
24. From Russia With Love - Ian Fleming

5552 + 233 + 278 + 178 + 191 = 6432

July

25. The Body in the Library - Christie
26. Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2021 - Bob Greenberger, ed.
27. The Witchfinders - Joy Wilkinson
28. Death of a Gentle Lady - M.C. Beaton
29. The Autobiography of James T. Kirk - David A. Goodman
30. Unseen Academicals - Terry Pratchett

6432 + 152 + 361 + 178 + 258 + 272 + 416 = 8069

August

31. Five Little Pigs - Christie
32. Invasion of the Cat People - Gary Russell
33. The Fourth Crow - Pat McIntosh
34. Meanwhile in the Middle of Eternity - Phil Giuta
35. Wife or Death - Ellery Queen

8069 + 266 + 259 + 277 + 285 + 138 = 9294

September

36. The Moving Finger - Christie
37. Hercules Poirot: The Complete Short Stories - Christie
38. More Short Trips - Doctor Who short story anthology
39. The Golden Goose - Ellery Queen

9294 + 200 + 867 + 341 + 154 = 10856

October

40. Towards Zero - Christie
41. William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope - Ian Doescher
42. Killer, Come Back to Me - Ray Bradbury

10856 + 198 + 174 + 330 = 11558

November

43. The Bullet that Missed - Richard Osman
44. Death Comes as the End - Christie
45. Breakthrough - Barb Roose, Bible study group book
46. Slay Bells - Kate Kingsbury
47. Twilight of the Gods - Christopher Bulis
48. The Bloody City - C.B. Hanley

11558 + 352 + 177 + 204 + 291 + 299 + 220 = 13101

December

49. Sparkling Cyanide - Christie
50. Boundaries - Valdemar short story collection
51. Fool Moon - Jim Butcher (re-listened to the audio book)
52. Women, Food and God - Geneen Roth
53. Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight - Emily Brightwell

13101 + 226 + 358 + 204 + 234 = 14123

Made it to 53 books and 14,123 pages this year, up from up from 51 books and about even with 14,451 pages. I've decided the page count tracking is more trouble than it's worth, so I'll go back to just counting books.

I also read 25 magazines (yes, on paper) and 85 comic books. Never tracked down a replacement for Tickerfactory and I still have no clue why the old ones have all disappeared.