A look back at the reading of 2021, WOW. I can honestly say that is the most books that I’ve completed in one year. It’s more books that I’ve completed in the previous two years combined. As I look back on all the reading, I can say that I kept my hour-a-day goal and more. Some days, the hour changed into 3-4 hours as I kept reading. Or those rare days when it was short, 32 minutes as I finished the book and hadn’t chosen the next one to read yet.

The list is one that I reflect on and smile as I see some of my “bucket lists” complete, like A Night to Remember, The Guns of August, and The Time Machine. Many more are on my list lined up this year, ready for devouring.

I’ve learned that it’s not the number of books you finish; it’s the fact that you completed them that matters. Thirty-six books in one year are more than many read in 10 or 20 years. I don’t plan to finish more or reach 40 books this year as that would be easy; just read shorter novels. At the end of 2021, if I wanted to obtain the 40 books in one year, I wouldn’t have started The Two Towers for the final two weeks of the year. 

I hope you enjoy the adventure as I review this year’s selection of novels. For those who want to start reading and are wondering if you can also finish 36 novels in one year, I suggest reading just 1 hour a day. You would be surprised how much you can finish in a year.

Well, dear reader, enjoy a good book and a cup of joe!

Lopaka