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2015 - See Your Year in Books!
With just over two weeks to go until the end of 2015, it’s time to ask: How was your year in books? Did you read more than last year? What was the longest book you read?
Because so many of you love seeing Your Year in Books, we had a great time creating a fun, new design this year. Don’t keep it to yourself! Share it with your friends and spark a conversation about the books you’ve read.
"But it’s not the end of the year yet!" we hear some of you say. Never fear! Your Year in Books will keep updating until the very last moment of 2015. If you have plans to squeeze in some holiday reading and don’t want to peek until then, Your Year in Books will be waiting patiently. Was it a good year of reading for you? What was the book you loved in 2015 that you wish more people would discover?<
"But it’s not the end of the year yet!" we hear some of you say. Never fear! Your Year in Books will keep updating until the very last moment of 2015. If you have plans to squeeze in some holiday reading and don’t want to peek until then, Your Year in Books will be waiting patiently. Was it a good year of reading for you? What was the book you loved in 2015 that you wish more people would discover?<
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Its really awesome...!
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only wish I could see my friends year in books without them having to share it... very awesome idea though
I love the graph - so awesome! :)My year in reading has been a mixed bag. I did achieve some of the goals I set for myself - I read more books than my Reading Challenge goal, and I read more pages than I did last year. I also read a higher proportion of non-fiction than I did last year, of which I'm quite proud. I also embarked on a re-reading project of my favourite book series, the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. Well, technically, I started re-reading some of the books last year, but I really decided to do a full-scale re-read this year, after Pratchett passed away earlier this year.
However, I feel that there are some goals that I've lagged behind in. There were a number of books that I intended to read this year, but never got around to. There are some good books that I started, but just couldn't finish. I hope to get around to these in 2016.
Awesome! I haven't quite completed my challenge and probably won't have time to do that anymore. This year I read two books (third coming) that I had read before, some classics, some from my tbr-list, I had a go for Jules Verne which left a positive mark, read the Christmas Carol way before Christmas, and discovered new stories... I want to recommend The Goose Girl for anyone interested. It was an amazing book!Keep calm and keep on reading, folks!
Taya wrote: "Such a wonderful tool! Thank you for creating it. :) This was definitely a good year of reading for me. I wish more people would discover The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick! It changed me..."i kind of wish i found the book first before i watch the movie. I love the movie and that makes me think i must really love the book too if i found it first :)
Can I request for us who didn't complete the challenge and still can be showed?I've complete the challenge last year, but I can't put the last book due to some circumtances, and sadly I can't see My Challenge :(
Is there one for 2016? I would like to take the challenge!
Emily wrote: "Is there one for 2016? I would like to take the challenge!"Challenges start on the first of the new year - Pacific US time
Mirrlees wrote: "MirrleesBarb this year was tough. So busy with work and personal life this is the worse I have done. I have my challenge set at 160 and I'm still behind 3 books but hopefully I'll make it to 160 by the end of year. Read some real good books this year though. Anyone interested check out my read challenge for all 5 star and 4 star books. My participation was also not up to participate but I'm making a promise to step my game back up in 2016. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year God's willing. ."
Try reading to a few kids for the holidays! Great way to get your count up, and share a few holiday classics with some little ones. I'm sure even the most hardcore gamer will turn down the volume (or even put down the controller!) to listen to someone read. Never fails to draw a crowd of chillin's when I do it!
Blessings!
this is amazing!Goodreads is really for the love of reading books!
Awesome idea. would have been great if all the book covers were automatically adjusted in a neat rectangle. Would've used it for my screensaver !
saving to photoshop and making poster.... great idea... love my "year in books"
After a disappointing 2014, I am happy to report that 2015 was a good year for reading. I've completed my challenge and going beyond by reading Christmas stories which is how I end every year! Thanks, Goodreads, for including this tool!!!
Emily wrote: "Is there one for 2016? I would like to take the challenge!"As Nyssa mentioned, there will be a 2016 reading challenge-- look out for it!
Sinta wrote: "Can I request for us who didn't complete the challenge and still can be showed? I've complete the challenge last year, but I can't put the last book due to some circumtances, and sadly I can't see ..."
Hey Sinta-- your 2015 challenge can be viewed here:
https://www.goodreads.com/user_challe...
(If the above link doesn't work please click here.)
Similarly, your Year in Books can be viewed here:
https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_i...
(If the above link doesn't work please click here.)
If this isn't what you're asking please let me know.
Taylor wrote: "only wish I could see my friends year in books without them having to share it... very awesome idea though"
Thanks for your suggestion-- I've let our design team know you want this!
Hey, Shaun! Thanks for all the responses. Any chance of seeing if the devo team can look into a 'Printer Capable' or 'Print Page' button for those of us who love it so much we want to share?Thanks in advance!
Erma wrote: "Hey, Shaun! Thanks for all the responses. Any chance of seeing if the devo team can look into a 'Printer Capable' or 'Print Page' button for those of us who love it so much we want to share?Thank..."
Good idea, Erma!
so nice! keep doing great, you're awesome guys! :)
Erma wrote: "Hey, Shaun! Thanks for all the responses. Any chance of seeing if the devo team can look into a 'Printer Capable' or 'Print Page' button for those of us who love it so much we want to share?"I've notified the team of this request and will let you know as soon as I have some feedback. :)
Jaclyn wrote: "I've notified the team of this request and will let you know as soon as I have some feedback. :)."Thank you!!!
Love this. How do you compare to previous years?
Jeff wrote: "Love this. How do you compare to previous years?"As this is a brand new feature, it's not available for previous years (before 2015). Thanks for your feedback on this though-- I've let the design team know.
I love this. One reason is that book covers mean a lot to me. I also like that Goodreads selects what covers to enlarge! Mine is so pretty. One question -- what link do I use to post My Year in Books to the Goodreads Twitter page?
My year in books page keeps coming up as "page unavailable". Any help?
how do I access other people's charts if they haven't shared them?
Meghan wrote: "Those of you who have page counts that seem somewhat off, did you by chance listen to any audiobooks this year? If so, we're pulling the page count from the most popular print version of the book s..."Is this also true for the regular "stats" too?
Also if an audiobook has "8 pages" represent in the number of hours, will year in books still count hardcover?
Vanessa wrote: "Soooo beautiful! ♡♡"Hey I'm Kennedy)! I'm doing a project for my psychology class where I have to test the relationship between two things. I've chosen to test whether bookworms have a higher GPA (as people perceive them to) and I need my fellow booklovers for help! I need to survey 50 people so could you please tell me the number of books you read last year and your GPA? I would really appreciate it!
Kennedy wrote: "Hey I'm Kennedy)! I'm doing a project for my psychology class where I have to test the relationship between two things. I've chosen to test whether bookworms h..."Do you have a SurveyMonkey survey set up for collecting your data? Is there a link?
Erma wrote: "Kennedy wrote: "Hey I'm Kennedy)! I'm doing a project for my psychology class where I have to test the relationship between two things. I've chosen to test whether bookworms h..."Do you have a Su..."
No you can just message me your answer or comment it! :)
I never saw an answer to the question: Can I see my year in review for past years?Also, I would like to have access to my year in review all year long. The thing I like the most is the larger cover art for the more highly rated books. How do I access the previous years?
Carol wrote: "I never saw an answer to the question: Can I see my year in review for past years?Also, I would like to have access to my year in review all year long. The thing I like the most is the larger cove..."
Yeah I would really like to see it all year round as well.
I ended up posting it to Facebook, where I can go back and link to it anytime after it ends. It's February now and I don't see the banner asking me to see my year in books, so I suppose it runs every year through January and then is gone.Ms.Guering wrote: "Can you Print it out?"
Kennedy wrote: "Vanessa wrote: "Soooo beautiful! ♡♡"Hey I'm Kennedy)! I'm doing a project for my psychology class where I have to test the relationship between two things. I've chosen to test whether bookworms h..."
Hi Kennedy, I have been out of school for many, many years, so I can't help you with my GPA. But I think readers are some of the smartest, most empathetic folks on the planet!
Good luck on your project!
