This was the first year I read slightly fewer books in four years of tracking. My list skewed heavily toward non-fiction, male authors, and digital reads from the library.

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My goal for 2017 was to read more print (which I did, just barely), more fiction (which I didn't), and more female non-fiction (which I almost doubled from last year). So, two out of three—success! Still, I'm reading more than double the number of male authors over female authors. Of my top nine books this year, six are by female writers, and all three top non-fiction books are intensely intimate personal histories from women.

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Here's a quick look at the numbers:

  • Total Books: 47
  • Total Pages: 15,472
  • Format: 19 Print / 28 Digital
  • Genre: 18 Fiction / 29 Non-Fiction
  • Author Gender: 16 Female / 31 Male
  • Library Use: 25 Library Digital
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My goal for 2018 is to read more female fiction writers and continue getting my ebooks from the library.

I keep track of my all-time favorite books in my complete reading recommendations.

My Top Reads from 2017

Favorite Fiction:

  1. Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
  2. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  3. Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer

Favorite Non-Fiction:

  1. Hunger by Roxane Gay
  2. Arbitrary Stupid Goal by Tamara Shopsin
  3. The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy

Honorable Mentions:

  • Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
  • Barbarian Days by William Finnegan
  • The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell

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