How many books do you read in a year?

Jeneralissimo · 10-11-2006, 09:58 PM

This is just something that I have been wondering about for a while. I usually read about 40-60 books a year, although this is the first year I have officially kept count. I'm currently reading numbers 45 and 46 for the year. I was thinking about initiating something like Livejournal's 50bookchallenge and I was wondering if anyone was interested. I figured this would be easier since there would be a set thread to talk about books instead of having random threads that pop up for a month and then disappear.

That's about it. Let me know your book count and if you're interested!

Mike McC · 10-11-2006, 10:08 PM

I would be interested. I generally don't get much time to read at any given time, but, I think that it will be worth a shot.

I'll be taking the hard road starting out, though, by reading the entirety of the released Wheel of Time series. Including New Spring. And then probably the A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Yay for major challenges!

Azisien · 10-11-2006, 10:19 PM

If ya aren't counting school textbooks, and I wouldn't, probably one to five a year.

Jeneralissimo · 10-11-2006, 10:21 PM

Hehe, I guess I cheated then, since I counted the books I read for school last semester. The majority of them weren't textbooks though, which was why I figured it was ok. (I was taking all history and english classes.)

Mike McC · 10-11-2006, 10:29 PM

I never count textbooks, because I rarely actually read anything in them. They are there for defining the occasional word, answering the occasional question, or the occasional homework. And to buff out a reference list for a paper. I barely read a whole sentance in them.

Actual novels and more commercial books, however, do count. Because most of the times those can be fun to read.

Except for The Great Gatsby. Hate Hate Hate Hate [B][I][U]HATE[/U][/I][/B] that damn book.

BlackMageGirl! · 10-11-2006, 11:23 PM

....

*scratches head* Uhm...

I would say, if we're counting this year from the very start...

...'bout 93.

Muffin Mage · 10-12-2006, 01:09 AM

It's been a slow and lazy year. I'd guess somewhere between fifty and sixty as of now. Probably peak at 75 by Christmas. I don't know what's gotten into me lately.

Major Blood · 10-12-2006, 01:20 AM

Hard to say. I don't usually keep track of how many books i read. If i had to ballpark it, i'd say about 110.

Stabbity_Man · 10-12-2006, 03:59 AM

It depends on my mood and if I'm interested in the book.

So far this year, I'd say 7 books. :3nod:

I'm going to try and find the first book in the Dark Tower series next.

Captain Hat · 10-12-2006, 04:27 AM

Depends entirely on the year you refer to. In a good year I can get through literally hundreds, I've read the Lord of the Rings inside a week before, most novels I can get through in a day. Recently I've been taking it a bit slower, and catching a few graphic novels, which are a bit more expensive, which kind of slows me down a little.

10-11-2006, 09:58 PM	#1
Jeneralissimo Happy quails come from California Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Neverwhere Posts: 682	How many books do you read in a year? This is just something that I have been wondering about for a while. I usually read about 40-60 books a year, although this is the first year I have officially kept count. I'm currently reading numbers 45 and 46 for the year. I was thinking about initiating something like Livejournal's 50bookchallenge and I was wondering if anyone was interested. I figured this would be easier since there would be a set thread to talk about books instead of having random threads that pop up for a month and then disappear. That's about it. Let me know your book count and if you're interested! __________________ Hey, if they expected writers to know grammar, they wouldn't hire editors. ~ Fifthfiend *Warning: Long-time exposure to chat8bit has been known to cause severe brain damage, mental retardation, seizures, eyeball bleeding, violent fits, spontaneous combustion, death, reanimation, and a total disregard for physics. ~ RZ

10-11-2006, 10:08 PM	#2
Mike McC Time is something else. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wherever I am needed, I will be there. Posts: 5,065	I would be interested. I generally don't get much time to read at any given time, but, I think that it will be worth a shot. I'll be taking the hard road starting out, though, by reading the entirety of the released Wheel of Time series. Including New Spring. And then probably the A Song of Ice and Fire series. Yay for major challenges! __________________ WHERE MIKEY IS IN 2022! tumblrs - http://werewolf.zone twitters - @itmightbemikey

10-11-2006, 10:21 PM	#4
Jeneralissimo Happy quails come from California Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Neverwhere Posts: 682	Hehe, I guess I cheated then, since I counted the books I read for school last semester. The majority of them weren't textbooks though, which was why I figured it was ok. (I was taking all history and english classes.) __________________ Hey, if they expected writers to know grammar, they wouldn't hire editors. ~ Fifthfiend *Warning: Long-time exposure to chat8bit has been known to cause severe brain damage, mental retardation, seizures, eyeball bleeding, violent fits, spontaneous combustion, death, reanimation, and a total disregard for physics. ~ RZ

10-11-2006, 10:29 PM	#5
Mike McC Time is something else. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wherever I am needed, I will be there. Posts: 5,065	I never count textbooks, because I rarely actually read anything in them. They are there for defining the occasional word, answering the occasional question, or the occasional homework. And to buff out a reference list for a paper. I barely read a whole sentance in them. Actual novels and more commercial books, however, do count. Because most of the times those can be fun to read. Except for The Great Gatsby. Hate Hate *Hate* *Hate* [B][I][U]*HATE[/U][/I][/B] that damn book. __________________ WHERE MIKEY IS IN 2022!* tumblrs - http://werewolf.zone twitters - @itmightbemikey

10-11-2006, 11:23 PM	#6
BlackMageGirl! Oh hi! :D Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Currently in reality! Posts: 2,688	.... scratches head Uhm... I would say, if we're counting this year from the very start... ...'bout 93. Last edited by BlackMageGirl!; 10-11-2006 at 11:26 PM.

10-11-2006, 10:19 PM	#3
Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	If ya aren't counting school textbooks, and I wouldn't, probably one to five a year.

10-12-2006, 01:20 AM	#8
Major Blood I'm out. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: I'm not giving my location to a computer! Posts: 1,859	Hard to say. I don't usually keep track of how many books i read. If i had to ballpark it, i'd say about 110. __________________ I'm outers folks. Mac can have my stuff.

10-12-2006, 03:59 AM	#9
Stabbity_Man DOOOOOH! HOHOHOHOHO! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Not here. Posts: 75	It depends on my mood and if I'm interested in the book. So far this year, I'd say 7 books. :3nod: I'm going to try and find the first book in the Dark Tower series next. __________________ Not dead yet and not planning to be.

10-12-2006, 04:27 AM	#10
Captain Hat Incoherent Ranter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The Bridge of the Mad Hatter Posts: 31	Depends entirely on the year you refer to. In a good year I can get through literally hundreds, I've read the Lord of the Rings inside a week before, most novels I can get through in a day. Recently I've been taking it a bit slower, and catching a few graphic novels, which are a bit more expensive, which kind of slows me down a little. __________________ "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intelligence has intended us to forgo their use." -Galileo Galilei.