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2017 - See Your Year in Books!
As 2017 comes to a close, let's celebrate another year of reading. Did you discover a new favorite author? Did you delve into different genres or tackle a big series?
To help you reminisce, we put together a Year in Books personalized infographic to showcase your 2017 reading life. In addition to highlighting the total books and pages you read, you can also find out your top genres, your average rating, the most popular and least popular book on your list, and more.
Don't keep your Year in Books to yourself—share it with your friends and use the hashtag #MyYearInBooks on social! You can even add a note at the top, a personalized description of your unique reading journey in 2017.
With Year in Books, you can also get a peek at the reading life of authors, entrepreneurs, and celebrities. How do your recent picks compare with these big names?
Celeste Ng's Year in Books
The winner of the 2017 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction read 28 books this year, including The Age of Innocence and My Absolute Darling.
The winner of the 2017 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction read 28 books this year, including The Age of Innocence and My Absolute Darling.
Belletrist's Year in Books
This year actress Emma Roberts and her friend Karah Preiss started the online book club Belletrist. The founders share the books they read together this year.
This year actress Emma Roberts and her friend Karah Preiss started the online book club Belletrist. The founders share the books they read together this year.
Neil deGrasse Tyson's Year in Books
The winner of the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Science & Technology read Everything All at Once by Bill Nye the Science Guy in addition to several other nonfiction books.
The winner of the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Science & Technology read Everything All at Once by Bill Nye the Science Guy in addition to several other nonfiction books.
Colleen Hoover's Year in Books
The winner of the 2017 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance read a little bit of everything this year, from Stephen King's It to Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic.
The winner of the 2017 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance read a little bit of everything this year, from Stephen King's It to Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic.
Reshma Saujani's Year in Books
The founder of the tech organization Girls Who Code tackled 24 books, including Hidden Figures, The Gentleman in Moscow, and The Rules Do Not Apply.
The founder of the tech organization Girls Who Code tackled 24 books, including Hidden Figures, The Gentleman in Moscow, and The Rules Do Not Apply.
Brad Feld's Year in Books
The early stage investor and co-founder of Techstars was busy this year—he read 73 books. The longest was The Rise and Fall of American Growth at 785 pages, and the shortest was the 95-page The Future of American Progressivism.
The early stage investor and co-founder of Techstars was busy this year—he read 73 books. The longest was The Rise and Fall of American Growth at 785 pages, and the shortest was the 95-page The Future of American Progressivism.
Victoria Schwab's Year in Books
The finalist for Best Fantasy in the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards (who also writes under the name V.E. Schwab) read a grand total of 105 books! Her most popular genres are nonfiction, fiction, and biography.
The finalist for Best Fantasy in the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards (who also writes under the name V.E. Schwab) read a grand total of 105 books! Her most popular genres are nonfiction, fiction, and biography.
Are you planning on going on an epic reading binge in the final two weeks of the year? Or did some of the books you read in 2017 not make it onto your Goodreads bookshelves? Don't worry! You can keep adding more books. Your Year in Books will continue updating until the new year.
Join the conversation and share your Year in Books with the hashtag #MyYearInBooks on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Check out more recent blogs:
An Interview with the Most Popular Reviewer on Goodreads
How a National Book Award Winner Overcame Writer's Block
Goodreaders' Favorite 2017 Under-the-Radar Books
Check out more recent blogs:
An Interview with the Most Popular Reviewer on Goodreads
How a National Book Award Winner Overcame Writer's Block
Goodreaders' Favorite 2017 Under-the-Radar Books
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Yay, a new year in books! *cheers* Too bad I keep getting Aliced when I try to go to the page. :P Hope it will work later today.
Wish Goodreads would have waited just a little bit longer to do because I am 1 book shy of my 100 books reading challenge and I'll get it finished in the next couple of days. I would have liked to have seen it met on this overview. Otherwise, love this so much.
Erin wrote: "Wish Goodreads would have waited just a little bit longer to do because I am 1 book shy of my 100 books reading challenge and I'll get it finished in the next couple of days. I would have liked to ..."It should update after you mark that you read it! I had to update mine because a few didn't have the dates on it that I finished reading!
It's ironic how little authors read. That should be half their job.
idiffer wrote: "It's ironic how little authors read. That should be half their job."I agree. I'm in school for Creative Writing and several of my teachers have said, "Writers should read at least 1 - 2 books a month, at minimum". It is truly astounding sometimes to learn that authors don't read all that much. (Now, this could be speculation, because there could have been several books read that weren't documented on here, and I can completely understand, because before this year, I didn't put too much on here.)
Erin wrote: "Wish Goodreads would have waited just a little bit longer to do because I am 1 book shy of my 100 books reading challenge and I'll get it finished in the next couple of days. I would have liked to ..."Any books you add with a date read in 2017 will be added to Your Year in Books! It should update automatically once you add the read date.
Thanks for the help, Shaina!
Erin wrote: "Wish Goodreads would have waited just a little bit longer to do because I am 1 book shy of my 100 books reading challenge and I'll get it finished in the next couple of days. I would have liked to ..."When you update your list of books you read, it will add it in.
Just like last year, the total number of pages is inaccurate because the end of year stats count the pages of audiobooks. Yes, I have shelved them as audiobooks. It still adds the pages.
I didn't really expect to read 100 books --and it really doesn't matter to me. I read --and write--for the love of reading. I'm 55, and have been working in a public library for 31 years...and counting. Don't give me Erotica --of any form-- or fiction books with a sad ending. Happy Hanukkah, and Merry Christmas.
Steve wrote: "too bad I can't share it on FB."There is a share button for Facebook at the top of Your Year in Books. If it isn't working properly, please use the Contact Us page and our team can help you troubleshoot.
Dina wrote: "Just like last year, the total number of pages is inaccurate because the end of year stats count the pages of audiobooks. Yes, I have shelved them as audiobooks. It still adds the pages."
You are correct that for audiobooks we count the number of pages from the book's default edition to Your Year in Books. We're open to hearing your feedback on on this!
I need to get into audiobooks, and e-books (I have a Nook), but I'm happiest with a hardcopy format book, in my hands.
How do we delete duplicate editions from the list of books finished? I didn't read the mass market paperback copy of Joanne Fluke's Banana Cream Pie Murder, just the hardcover version and I only read that edition once.That my idea for an improvement: the ability to delete duplicate editions that were accidentally added.
Amber wrote: "How do we delete duplicate editions from the list of books finished? I didn't read the mass market paperback copy of Joanne Fluke's Banana Cream Pie Murder, just the hardcover version and I only re..."If you go to the book page of the incorrect edition and click "Edit" on the "My Activity" section, you can use the "Remove from my books" link in the bottom right to remove it.
Well, a few hours after and I still can't reach the page. It just stops after a few minutes and I see Alice. :( Never had that problem previous years. Hopefully it gets fixed/or magically I can go to the page.
Why is there no automatic WordPress shared button? Every time I visit any site, I wish this...ahhh. They power 29% of the Internet (half smiles and shrug). "I need to be ready when inspiration hits me."
Emily wrote: "Amber wrote: "How do we delete duplicate editions from the list of books finished? I didn't read the mass market paperback copy of Joanne Fluke's Banana Cream Pie Murder, just the hardcover version..."Uhhh....WHAT "My Activity" section? According to https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... this edition HASN'T been published yet!
Mehsi wrote: "Well, a few hours after and I still can't reach the page. It just stops after a few minutes and I see Alice. :( Never had that problem previous years. Hopefully it gets fixed/or magically I can go ..."Sorry for the trouble with this! Can you try clearing your cache and then access the page again? If the issue persists, let us know which browser you're using and we can help troubleshoot further.
Amber wrote: "Emily wrote: "Amber wrote: "How do we delete duplicate editions from the list of books finished? I didn't read the mass market paperback copy of Joanne Fluke's Banana Cream Pie Murder, just the har..."
The "My Activity" section should appear on the page for any book you have shelved, directly under the book details. The book's publication status does not affect the appearance of the "My Activity" section, since books can be added to shelves pre-publication.
If you need further assistance, please email us at support (at) goodreads (dot) com and a member of our team will be happy to help.
Amber wrote: "How do we delete duplicate editions from the list of books finished? I didn't read the mass market paperback copy of Joanne Fluke's Banana Cream Pie Murder, just the hardcover version and I only re..."I go into my read books, and then on the side of the page it has 'your reading activity' 'add books' and 'tools'. Under tools it has find duplicates, and I delete them from there. Hope that helps, I was surprised how many duplicates I had when I first found it!
Emily wrote: "Sorry for the trouble with this! Can you try clearing your cache and then access the page again? If the issue persists, let us know which browser you're using and we can help troubleshoot further."The problem persists, I keep getting: "Goodreads request took too long." With of course Alice. :P I am using Chrome (latest version of it). I also tried Firefox (also the latest version) and same issue. I am guessing it is the amount of books, but I never had that problem last year when I had more books. :(
Mehsi wrote: "Emily wrote: "Sorry for the trouble with this! Can you try clearing your cache and then access the page again? If the issue persists, let us know which browser you're using and we can help troubles..."Thanks for getting back to me! It seems that the problem is indeed the number of books. I've let our team know about this and will post any updates here.
Some feedback: It would be so nice if the "Highest Rated on Goodreads" showed the reader's rating as well instead of just the average rating. Maybe something to consider for next year, please?
It would be nice if you could comment on people's years at the very bottom underneath all their books, like commenting on a review.
Emily wrote: "Thanks for getting back to me! It seems that the problem is indeed the number of books. I've let our team know about this and will post any updates here. "
You're welcome! Thanks, and I will keep an eye out for updates then. Good luck to the team.
Thanks for the feedback, wildmary and Rebecca! I'll make sure to pass your ideas along to our team for consideration.And so glad you like it, Nyssa!
I'm having the same problem Mehsi is having. Our book count is about the same too. I hope it's fixed soon!
There is a button 'Edit" under My Year in books, which does not seem to work. Is it possible to choose different books to be displayed in prominent positions?
Is there a way to see previous years' Year in Books?
Caitlyn wrote: "Is there a way to see previous years' Year in Books?"Yes, click on “See Previous Year” in the top left corner of the page.
You can also change the year in the actual web address.
Ewa wrote: "There is a button 'Edit" under My Year in books, which does not seem to work. Is it possible to choose different books to be displayed in prominent positions?"No, only by adding or subtracting books.
The edit button is to add/change the title under the banner at the top of the page.
Erin wrote: "Wish Goodreads would have waited just a little bit longer to do because I am 1 book shy of my 100 books reading challenge and I'll get it finished in the next couple of days. I would have liked to ..."Don't worry. They will add the books you read before Dec. 31. Check it again!
Thanks Goodreads for adding a place for comments on our "reading life" this year.
Nyssa wrote: "Caitlyn wrote: "Is there a way to see previous years' Year in Books?"Yes, click on “See Previous Year” in the top left corner of the page.
You can also change the year in the actual web address."
Thanks!
Any news on it working for peeps with lots of books? I still can't get to the page, and I would love to check it. :(
Mehsi wrote: "Any news on it working for peeps with lots of books? I still can't get to the page, and I would love to check it. :("Define "lots of book."
Amber wrote: "Mehsi wrote: "Any news on it working for peeps with lots of books? I still can't get to the page, and I would love to check it. :("Define "lots of book.""
Over 1000. I have the same issue Mehsi has
Amber wrote: "Define "lots of book.""No clue what the actual cut-off would be for it to crash, but from what I see it seems to be people who have over 1000+ books read in a year.
I'm not THAT ambitious, Mehsi, Krissy. Thank God!
I see that our link is on our profile page.(1) Will/ Can it stay there, and be updated every year (like the Challenge)?
(2) Can we also have a way to access it from the Homepage?
I don't visit my profile page much. I know who am I and what I've done on the site, so there isn't much reason for me to visit my own profile page. I do, however, like looking at my stats so I can see myself revisiting my previous "Year in Books."
1. It's gonna disappear soon, Nyssa. And it won't reappear until it's time to review your 2018 Year in Books.2. Yes, you can visit from the Homepage. Just click the link.
Amber wrote: "1. It's gonna disappear soon, Nyssa. And it won't reappear until it's time to review your 2018 Year in Books.2. Yes, you can visit from the Homepage. Just click the link."
1. I'm asking for them to keep the current year's Review up during the year. Meaning that the 2018 version remain up during 2018.
2. There is no link to the year in review on the Homepage, only on the Profile page, now the newest blog post is up.
It was there yesterday. You could try the hyperlink in the blog itself.
People read over 1000 books a year?! Wow! Even 100 seems like a lot to me. (I can only manage about 25 to 35 books.)
