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How many books do you read?

Started by Maladict, April 29, 2014, 03:55:41 AM

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How many books do you read in a year?

none
2 (7.7%)
1-5
5 (19.2%)
6-10
0 (0%)
11-15
4 (15.4%)
16-20
1 (3.8%)
21-25
4 (15.4%)
26-30
3 (11.5%)
30-40
1 (3.8%)
41-50
0 (0%)
>50
6 (23.1%)

Total Members Voted: 26

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Quote from: Maladict on April 30, 2014, 04:50:03 AM
Quote from: Scipio on April 29, 2014, 07:00:54 PM
Between one hundred and two hundred a year, not counting comic books and graphic novels.

Er..what?  :wacko:
You read a book every two days?

I used to be able to do that. USED TO.  :(
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Doesn't reading "Good Night, Moon" three times a day run the numbers up a bit?
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I usually have two fiction books (one on a tablet for my commute, one paper by my bed), one non-fiction and a handful of magazines on the go at any one time. It takes me ages to get through them these days, though, because I  skim-read hundreds of thousands of words a day for work. As Giles Coren so rightly put it: "without question, journalists are the least well-read people you will ever meet (unless you regularly meet chefs)."

http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/apr/14/giles-coren-thetimes

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Quote from: Maladict on April 30, 2014, 04:50:03 AM
Quote from: Scipio on April 29, 2014, 07:00:54 PM
Between one hundred and two hundred a year, not counting comic books and graphic novels.

Er..what?  :wacko:
You read a book every two days?
I generally read about five books at a time, cycling between them. I have to read a lot of academic work and religious texts. So I plow through loads of Victorian adventure novels, and biographies to give myself a break.
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Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 30, 2014, 08:36:53 AM
Doesn't reading "Good Night, Moon" three times a day run the numbers up a bit?

:lol:
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Quote from: Scipio on April 30, 2014, 08:45:09 AM
I generally read about five books at a time, cycling between them. I have to read a lot of academic work and religious texts. So I plow through loads of Victorian adventure novels, and biographies to give myself a break.

How do you remember what was going on in each book as you cycle between them?  Why do you have to read a lot of religious texts?  And you read Victorian Adventure novels?  WTH?
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