About Brenton Dickieson
“A Pilgrim in Narnia” is a blog project in reading and talking about the work of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, L.M. Montgomery, and the worlds they created. As a "Faith, Fantasy, and Fiction" blog, we cover topics like children’s literature, myths and mythology, fantasy, science fiction, speculative fiction, poetry, theology, cultural criticism, art and writing.
This blog includes my thoughts as I read through my favourite writings and reflect on my own life and culture. In this sense, I am a Pilgrim in Narnia--or Middle Earth, or Fairyland, or Avonlea. I am often peeking inside of wardrobes, looking for magic bricks in urban alleys, or rooting through yard sale boxes for old rings. If something here captures your imagination, leave a comment, “like” a post, share with your friends, or sign up to receive Narnian Pilgrim posts in your email box.
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Wow, it looks like you had a GREAT reading year!! If only mine was half as good. All the best in life and reading for 2019!
It was a lot of fun. And I still love your Great Books blog–tho I don’t often take the time to comment in this rushed days.
Thanks, that means alot! I just moved to a self-hosted blog. You can now find me here: https://classicalcarousel.com
Great list — I must check to see if I have a Goodreads info graphic too. Sadly I didn’t record all my reading on Goodreads, so my 2018 list is incomplete, but here’s what I was able to put together: http://dowsingfordivinity.com/2018/12/26/books-ive-read-in-2018/
Thanks for the link! Goodreads does take a bit of work, but it is fun little by little.
I was honestly shocked that I appear to have read so few books — the total cannot be correct (I think I must have reread some paperbacks which didn’t get recorded on Goodreads). Especially need to do better at reading books on Wicca and Paganism. Only two! Fortunately some really interesting ones have been published recently so I want to read those.
How did you compile this?
Sorry I missed this Steve. The infographic is through Goodreads, compiled automatically (when you fill out the books read bit in the app). I also have an excel sheet.
Wow! You read a lot. I think I’m going to try and read a lot more this year.
I hope it’s a great book year!
Love this. My goal in 2018 was to read less than previous years. I had averages 100 books per year for 13 years. I succeeded, but not to the extent that I wanted. 37,244 pages over 112 books. Eerily the same average that you received, 333 pages per book. I loved the book cover montage. I may revisit to write down a few titles.
We have some similarities! I’m pretty sure 2019 will soften for me, particularly in book length (I’ll end up reading 30 or 40 Lewis books, which are mostly short.
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