When Goodreads sent me my 2020 report, to my surprise and astonishment, I found only two books there!
I know that I didn’t record everything I read, but it was definitely more than two!
When I checked my books on Goodreads, I found that because most of the time, I’ve recorded my reading way later than I read the books, I almost never put the date when I finished reading, and thereby Goodreads omitted them.
I had to go back to my list of books and fill in the approximate dates when I finished them. It ended up being twenty-five books. It does not sound like a lot, but I do not record the books I read in Russian, and I do not record the books I do like. Full discloser: most of the time, if I do not like a book twenty percent into it, I just drop it.
The last two books which I finished last year were Wildwood Creek and Redlined. The first didn’t quite meet my expectations. The beginning of the story was auspicious and expected a lot, but then it somehow ended abruptly, in a hurry, with some threads abandoned. At least, that’s how I feel.
Igor recommended the “Redlined,” and I liked it a lot! I like the whole real-life plot: after both parents passed away, their children found their dairies, where they described the same events each from their perspective. Also, the first-generation immigrant family, and also – Chicago’s West Side transformations. Maybe, this book is not so meaningful for those who do not live in Chicago, but I enjoyed it a lot!
I am now finishing the Promised Land, and also listening and reading a couple of Russian books. They will be my first reads of 2021.
Hettie's Reflections 
When you add books on Goodreads, try adding them first as “Currently reading” and then changing it (even if you do it immediately) to “Read.” In such a way, it automatically records the current date as the date when you finished its reading.
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Thank you! Now, that I know what’s happening, I will make sure the date is in, this way or he other 🙂
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