2019: The year in (good) books

I read a total of 133 books this year (I know, I know, I am bad at keeping up with my Goodreads), almost 29,000 pages. A bit less than last year, but it was a very good, enjoyable lineup anyway. 37 of these were folktale collections for the Following folktales around the world challenge - I almost made it all the way through Africa this year, with only 9 countries left for 2020! Another 12