How Many Books Do You Read Per Year
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I have no idea how many books I read a year, maybe about 6 or 7.
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Greetings All:
I belong to an online book club whose members endeavor to read at least 50 books a year. In 2008 I read 33 books and last year I made it to 38 Maybe this year I will make into the 40s. I made a good start and have presently read three so far.
Your servant,
I belong to an online book club whose members endeavor to read at least 50 books a year. In 2008 I read 33 books and last year I made it to 38 Maybe this year I will make into the 40s. I made a good start and have presently read three so far.
Your servant,
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I read way over 10 books a year. My parents refuse to buy me books unless its a special occasion because they know I'll tear through it in less than a day. I don't usually read that much during the school year due to homework and cheering at football games, but I can get through quite a few in the summers.
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Being that I've read nearly 10 in the last 2-3 months I'd calculate that I definitely read more than ten in a year. Right now I'm catching up on a series of Clone Wars era book in the Star Wars universe, but normally I like to alternate genres to keep things interesting. I throw in a full reread of old favorites when I feel like it. I'll be re-reading Deathly Hallows at least once before part one comes out in theaters.
On textbooks: I have a lot of books that were technically textbooks for my classes but are either history-related fiction (like Enemy at the Gates or The Other Boleyn Girl) or a nonfiction/other book that was used in the class (example: Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces). I also read classic literature out of my old Literature book, which I kept since I'd already bought it and it takes up less space than the individual stories/books. Lastly I have a vast amount of reference books related to Harry Potter, Star Wars, creative writing, and history/culture which I peruse from time to time. But all that's in addition to my casual reading.
Oh and I check out a LOT of young adult/children's books on behalf of my mom who is an assistant librarian. Most of those I read in an hour or two to a day or so, depending on the length. I help them decide if the content is Elementary level.
On textbooks: I have a lot of books that were technically textbooks for my classes but are either history-related fiction (like Enemy at the Gates or The Other Boleyn Girl) or a nonfiction/other book that was used in the class (example: Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces). I also read classic literature out of my old Literature book, which I kept since I'd already bought it and it takes up less space than the individual stories/books. Lastly I have a vast amount of reference books related to Harry Potter, Star Wars, creative writing, and history/culture which I peruse from time to time. But all that's in addition to my casual reading.
Oh and I check out a LOT of young adult/children's books on behalf of my mom who is an assistant librarian. Most of those I read in an hour or two to a day or so, depending on the length. I help them decide if the content is Elementary level.
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Ohh, I'm so bad for this! Since my piano teacher lives right around the corner from the library, we tend to go there every week I go through books like crazy, and when I'm reading a particularly good one, I will zone out background noises.. which leads to people trying to talk to me for quite a while before I realize anything This also tends to make me procrastinate doing other things, such as homework and chores.
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I average 5-6 books a year. And it should be noted that the books I read are printed in size 8 font and are at least 400-500 pages long. Being a single mom the fact that I can average 5 books a year is a pretty amazing feat.
Back in high school I averaged about 50 a year. I could end up reading a good 25 novels during the course of the summer alone. Summer break is the best time for reading classics such as Gone with the Wind, To kill a Mocking Bird, Treasure Island, Phantom of the Opera, Withering Heights, and The catcher in the Rye. Heck, I remember reading through The Hobbit and all three Lord of the Rings books in less than two weeks the summer after 7th grade.
Although I must ask if reading fictional books that we were assigned to read for class counts? Lord of the Flies, 1984, The Cobra Effect, and The Hot Zone were all books I has to read for either Honors English or AP (Advanced Placement) Biology my Junior year; and that's just to name a few. Not to mention Senior year with AP English classes.
Back in high school I averaged about 50 a year. I could end up reading a good 25 novels during the course of the summer alone. Summer break is the best time for reading classics such as Gone with the Wind, To kill a Mocking Bird, Treasure Island, Phantom of the Opera, Withering Heights, and The catcher in the Rye. Heck, I remember reading through The Hobbit and all three Lord of the Rings books in less than two weeks the summer after 7th grade.
Although I must ask if reading fictional books that we were assigned to read for class counts? Lord of the Flies, 1984, The Cobra Effect, and The Hot Zone were all books I has to read for either Honors English or AP (Advanced Placement) Biology my Junior year; and that's just to name a few. Not to mention Senior year with AP English classes.
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I'm not really sure about how much books do I really read per year. I may read a lot... but as I know, and recently I have not so much time to read (muggle school things) I put 7-10 books, but surely, counting school books I read a lot more.
(Edited: I counted how many books I've read and I've already passed the 10 books.)
(Edited: I counted how many books I've read and I've already passed the 10 books.)
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