Goodreads 2017 stats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn terms of ratings, I’m very consistent – slightly over half 4*, slightly under half 5*, and a tiny handful of anything less than that. That’s partly because I don’t persevere with something I really dislike, but mainly because I’d rather not give bad ratings to books. I’d rather stay silent than give 1 or 2*, and even 3* reviews are rare.<\/p>\n
The main change over the last few years has been the ratios of different genres. I always have – and no doubt always will – read occasional fascinating non-fiction books. Last year, The Genius of Birds<\/em>, and The Ancient Paths<\/em> definitely fitted that bill. But for fiction, things have shifted noticeably.\u00a0 And in case it’s not obvious, I\u00a0should say that the majority of fiction books I read are indie.<\/p>\nBack in 2015 I read about 1\/2 historical fiction, and 1\/6 each science fiction and fantasy. In 2016 this had moved to about 1\/4 each historical and science fiction, and 1\/6 fantasy. And in 2017 the same trend continued to be about 1\/4 each science fiction and fantasy, and 1\/6 historical fiction, with another (say) 1\/8 alternate history. I think this is probably going to be a fairly consistent pattern now – but in a year’s time we shall see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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