2022 book census

[roadrunnertwice]

Well, the 2022 read stats are:

• 8 novels (5 by women, 3 by men)
  • (prior year: 19)
• 5 GN-sized comics (3 by women, 1 by a man, 1 by a mixed team)
  • (prior year: 2)
• 2 nonfiction books (1 by a woman, 1 by a mixed team)
  • (prior year: 6)
• 8 video games with significant narratives
  • (prior year: 6)

NGL that's fuckin' gruesome. If you showed that to me in 2007, it would have turned my hair white.

My explanation for that is basically the same as it was last year, with little to add other than that I've now heard extremely similar reports from a lot MORE people. It's good to feel less alone, but boy, our civilization sure ain't doing great, huh?

And again, the hole's not being filled with staring into space or doomscrolling; it's a combination of building skills and tinkering with projects in a way that doesn't show up in a book list (I've probably read another ten nonfiction books worth of documentation and technical blog posts and tutorials), and playing skill-focused but narratively blank video games.

So far 2023 feels like it'll a better year for reading. We'll see!