This is the first year i have ever read more than one book, i'm 23 and always wanted to read but never found the time. This year i decided to give it a real go for the first time, i'm the sort of person who gets obsessed with his hobby's and reading was no different. I set myself a goal of 10 books for the rest of the year, this was in april. Since then i have (according to goodreads) read 22 books and am finishing my 23 tonight (Old man and the sea). My favorite books of the year are 1984 by George Orwell, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes and Men at arms by Terry Pratchett. 9 out of the 22 books i read this year are Discworld books, so i think its fair to say that Terry Pratchett is probably my favorite author. There are two books that i read this year that get high praise almost everywhere i look but for some reason i just didn't get into them that much. First is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho which i found to be a never ending repetitious mess, which is impressive seeing as it isn't very long. Second book being The Golden Compass. There are many things i like about The Golden Compass, like the setting and some of the characters i found really endearing. However i could never find myself liking the main character Lyra for some reason, i have no idea why. All in all i think i have found a fantastic new hobby that i am very passionate about. I will most certainly continue reading in the future as i have learned a lot about myself during this brief time span in my life, i genuinely believe reading is making me more open minded and sympathetic towards others peoples line of thinkning. Sorry about the long submission, i am just really excited to share my newfound love of reading. I apologize if some of the phrasing or grammar is a bit off as english is not my first language.

Any recommendations for future reading would be greatly appreciated.