I set a goal to read 30 books last year. I only read 20. But I think that’s slightly misleading because in February, I started reading Labyrinth fanfic. And then I read ALL the Labyrinth fanfic. Well, that’s not entirely true. I read all the Labyrinth fanfic that was on AO3, crossed over with other universes I was already familiar with (and a few I wasn’t), and actually readable. That knocked a few out of the running. And then I also read all of the fics on any of the rec lists that come up when you search “Labyrinth fanfic recs” on Google. Taking all of that into account, I feel decent about the amount of reading I did last year.

My favorite books that I read last year were:

“A Short Stay in Hell” by Steven L. Peck

“High-Rise” by J.G. Ballard

“The Martian” by Andy Weir

• Read "The Land of Painted Caves," by Jean Auel. It looks terrible, but I've read every stinking book starting with "Clan of the Cave Bear" when I was in 8th grade and I mean to finish the series, dammit.

...shoulda stopped after "The Valley of Horses"... /grumble