What books did you read last year?

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Bonus: all the 'categories' you don't tick could become you reading list for 2015.

(Yes, 'categories' in quotes because while you'll find some of these in library and bookshops, lots of them are just kind of made up. If it needs to be said: this is a totally unscientific poll.)

What have you read in 2014? *

Tick as many as you have read; if a book you read falls into more than one category, tick all of them

A book over 500 pages

A book under 200 pages

A book first published in 2014

A book first published over 100 years ago

A book in a language other than the one you read most in (in the original language)

A book translated from another language

A book by an Indian author

A book by an author who isn't Indian, British or American

A book set in the future

A book set in the distant past

A book about something that happened in the last five years

A poetry anthology

A book of poetry by a one poet

A book of essays

A biography

An autobiography or memoir

A book of short stories

A romance novel

A travelogue

A play

A screenplay

A book about science

A book about history

A book about war

A book about philosophy

A book with an LGBTQ theme

A book from which a movie was made

A crime or mystery or espionage novel

A book on which a TV series is based

A graphic novel (or a non-fiction book in the graphic format)

A book about religion (but not a scripture)

A scripture or holy book

A self-help book

A book about spirituality

A horror story

A funny book

A book about animals, or with animal protagonists

A book mainly featuring photographs or about photography

A book mainly featuring art or about art

A book on a subject that is connected to your job or a job you want

A book that made you cry

A book about a topic you had no idea existed until you read it (and which now interests you)

A book that started out as a magazine article

A book you finished in a day

A book with an ellipsis or an exclamation mark in the title

A book written by someone when s/he was under 30

A book written by someone when s/he was over 80

A book that took you more than two weeks to finish

A book you own but had never read

A book you first read as a child and haven't read since

A book you have read at least twice before

A book that has been banned where you live

A book by a favourite author that you hadn't read before

A story over several books (sequels, trilogies, franchises)

A book set in a place you've always wanted to go to

A book set in the place where you live

A book that won a prestigious prize

A book that got terrible reviews

A book most of your friends disliked

A book most of your friends liked

A book you read because a review got you interested in it

A bestseller

A book you read because people were discussing it on Twitter and Facebook

A book you didn't like at the start, but you persevered, and wound up liking it

A book you parents recommended

A book your children recommended

A book you concealed from your parents or children

A book you started but never finished

A book you started in a previous year and only got down to finishing this year

An autobiography or biography about someone you dislike or even hate

A book that changed your thinking about some topic or person

A book you read because you had to (for work or study) that you wouldn't have, given a choice

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Name up to five books you read in 2014 that you recommend highly

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Name up to five books you read in 2014 that you wished you hadn't wasted your time on

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