Facts and figures about 2009's reads #201-300

For those curious about #1-100 and #101-200, click on this link:

Took me slightly over two months to read 100 more books, so here are some interesting (and occasionally odd) facts and figures about the latest 100 reads:

• Since making a more concerted effort to raise the number of female authors read, I have gone up to a slightly more respectable 22% for these 100. However, I hope to improve this number even more in the near future, since I have quite a few works lined up by female authors whose works I've been meaning to read for some time now. Sometimes, greater self-awareness can lead to a broader reading scope, no?

• 26% of the books read were read in Spanish or Spanish translation (a couple were in Polish and Serbian, but not available in English, so I read them in my second language)

• 11% of the books read were read in Portuguese (3), Serbian (3), Italian, German, Latin, French, Hungarian (one each)

• The number of books written by Popes dropped from 2% for the #101-200 down to 1% this time

• 1% of the books read were Greek histories written by Spanish classics professors

• 1% of the books read were grammars for the Serbian language

• 13% of the books read were anthologies and/or short-story collections

• 4% of the books read were poetry collections

• 7% of the books read were of English translations of books published in various languages

• 3% of the books read were graphic novels or graphic novel adaptations of novels

• 2% of the books read were 2009 debut novels

• 14% of the books read were re-reads from previous years

• 13% of the books read were published in the US or elsewhere in 2009

And most importantly:

• 2% of the books read dealt with squirrels and their daily habits

So...any questions you might have about these books? I'll be posting more about #271-300 in a day or two, likely with a few more additions.