What I read in 2012

Before I write about my favorite books of 2012, I wanted to post some data about what I read in 2012.

I read a total of 82 books this year. 26 of them were indie published vs. 56 traditionally published. This far exceeded my New Year's resolution goal of reading ten indie books.

In terms of the ratings I handed out for the 82 books, they fell into these buckets:
5 stars - 24 books4 stars - 31 books3 stars - 25 books2 stars - 2 books
Not surprisingly, the ratings clustered around 4 stars because m...