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2020 Reading Challenge Report Card:
Total Books Pledged To Read: 52
Actual Books read: 56. Pass. I even finished 5 weeks ahead of schedule, then binged on fan fiction, mostly Sherlock Holmes, Star Trek, Harry Potter and The Mandalorian from Ao3.
Sub-challenges: Finish the 7 Miss Marple books in my TBR list. Grade: Fail. I only managed 1 before I got distracted and chased after Poirot instead. Half-marks maybe, since I read 3 Agatha Christie's in all this year.
Read 3 non-fiction books. Grade: Fail. I only managed 2. And added maybe half a dozen more to my TBR pile.
Read more borrowed books in 2020. Grade: Pass. Many of this year's list reads were library and Kindle Unlimited loans. That said, I did splurge at a few book sales, especially Smashwords back in March. Oops?
Read at least 3 books considered to be classic literature. Grade: Pass. Actually doubled it if we're counting "The Mysterious Affair At Styles" and "The Poisoned Bride And Other Judge Dee Mysteries".
Icing on the cake: Exceeded my expectations by 4 books, and read 2 comic books, something I hadn't done in ages because it's very difficult for me now that I can't see to read those in paper format and they don't always display right on my screen. Sucked that I had to read the online instead of downloading to my Kobo because of whatever DRM the publisher or whomever insisted the library use for these particular titles so I couldn't take as much time as I'd like with them. On the other hand, reading in the Overdrive browser meant I did not lose out on the color, which is really necessary for most comics and finishing them in a day meant other people on the wait list got them a lot sooner. Which I suppose counts as a win.
Conclusion: I did better than I thought in some areas, not as good as I'd hoped in others. The pandemic and resulting lockdown gave me more time to spend with my books but I actually got less reading done because I had a whole bunch of non-Covid related health issues, my own and other family member's, to deal with. Hopefully 2021 will see improvement all around. Now if only I can decide what to read next year ...
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