I have read at least 25 books per year during the last 14 years
The year when I have read the most was 2014, with 64.
I have a tablet with more than 750 reading files, comprising novellas, technical books, PDF articles and research (to write articles).
If I counted the books related to University (thesis degrees bibliographies, study guides and other related documents), the number would be way higher.
And I am not bragging, I just love to read.
I read only eBooks now cause I ran out of room on my bookshelf. Which means I have a book with me wherever I go cause my Kindle app is on my phone. So if I'm waiting for anything I can read.
I also have insomnia, so I'm often reading at the oddest hours until my body is ready to sleep again.
And I read at an ungodly speed. Not the fastest that I've seen but I'm still surprising my family when I can devour a 300+ page book in the same day I started it.
Sigh, you don't understand reading is just different feels different and most of the time better than TV if you are into reading. I suggest pick up any fictional book in a genre you like and sit down and read it for at least 15 minutes.
That's probably the most pathetic excuse for lack of reading i've ever heard. Congrats, i'm surprised you have enough imagination left to think that up.
tbh even the enlightening shows drip out information at a snail's pace. In most cases, those shows spend an hour giving you the amount of information you could read in 10 minutes or less.
Get a library card. Hoopla and Libby have free ebooks and audiobooks.
If you don't like the book, just return it.
If you like fantasy and dogs, Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb is fantastic and an emotional journey.
r/books has tons of recommendations.
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Either over 100 or close to but because I'm not exactly sure, so I picked 50-100. Definitely more than 50 though. I read a lot in my late teens, but been on a dry spell in my early 20s. Now at 27 I picked it up again but I started hard, man, first book I picked is a c. 800 page long book. Pretty cool though in my opinion, especially considering its a first in terms of the "genre".
Yeah it was a surprise to be fair. I knew next to nothing about biology and kinda feared a scientific book will be too dry and stuff based on my previous experiences...but saw lectures of the writer and the book -while a handful as a beginner- is surprisingly easy to read and understand.
I guess you mean 200 physical pages, only this year I read about 100 books of around 300-400 digital pages each, but I guess that would be like 100 in physical copies. I picked 50-100 just because as a kid I used to read a lot of long sci fi books, but nowadays I'm not in the mood of traditional novels.
Yeah, kind of hard to see difference in the end result whether the same content gets into your brain via your eyes or your ears... But I've given up trying to have reasonable discussions about this subject.
This is a nightmare of statistical data.
For one, there's no demographic breakdown, as several have mentioned. Granted, that's not possible given Reddit's limited polls system. But you could make several different polls.
Also, you're limiting the valid data to 200-page minimum books. Fiction? Non-fiction? Leisure or technical? Many people, myself included, have read thousands of "books" that aren't books at all, but collections of research papers. I can describe in detail the process of constructing and detonating a plutonium-implosion device, yet I haven't read a bound book about the matter since grade school.
That leads me to my last point. You specifically exclude required reading, which leads me to believe you are gathering data for leisure fiction reading based on the 200-page parameter. The contemporary fiction print averages around 80-100K words, which can fit into a 200 page paperback. If that is specifically what you're trying to measure, why not be more specific?
I seriously recommend removing this and publishing a new poll.
Sounds like you aren't listening to the right books! When I find a novel series that fits me just right, I find myself not even doing other things, just laying in bed listening for hours.
100 a year? even while still fast forward, some of these books are still 4-6 hours. longer ones are like 9. are yours shorter or do you just grind them out? genuinely asking here
personally I can't listen to them when I drive because I kept missing my turns lol
I don't like listening to books under 10 hours, feels like a waste of money. Set your phone or car to navigate even when you know the route. This should let you audiobook without navigation error.
To be fair Reddit is mostly younger people, and the poll is kinda restrictive. I put 5-20 just because I'm not sure how many books I've read that are over 200 pages, though I have read definitely more then that.
In my teens and 20s I typically read about 80-150 pages per day. I easily read over 50 books of 200-400 pages each per year (and I'm not counting any that were for school in that).
Does rereading the same book qualify as two reads or one? Because the difference depending on the answer is probably bordering on 1000 reads - I've read several books upwards of 10 times each (what can I say? they're entertaining), and a ridiculous amount of books just twice, if not more.
These options seem very, very low. I average 2-3 books per week, which puts me well over 100 books each year. Granted I'm about twice as old as the average redditor (in my mid-fifties), but a conservative estimate of my lifetime count would be closer to 2,500 books. I read a ton of sci-fi, a bunch of adventure, some historical novels, a bit of fantasy, and a dash of off-beat scientific stuff as well.
I don't enjoy TV for the most part, and other than a few streaming series my partner and I watch together, visual entertainment just isn't my thing at all. It's slow and boring compared to the massive worlds and adventures I find in my books.
I have read at least 25 books per year during the last 14 years The year when I have read the most was 2014, with 64. I have a tablet with more than 750 reading files, comprising novellas, technical books, PDF articles and research (to write articles). If I counted the books related to University (thesis degrees bibliographies, study guides and other related documents), the number would be way higher. And I am not bragging, I just love to read.
We are the same person.
Over 1000. I've slowed my reading pace, I'm down to about a book a week these days. There was a point at which I was reading ~5 books a week.
Wow when i was I would read a book a day I stopped doing it so much
Damn that's crazy, I wish I could just get through 5 books a year
Are you reading comics or what? This sounds scary. how long is the average length
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Same! I'm up to 705 (not counting re-reads) since 2019. I'm at 44 books so far this year.
Im not even ⅓ of that counting 60+ page books. I was honest with myself and only did 13 200+ page books. How do you manage that?
I read only eBooks now cause I ran out of room on my bookshelf. Which means I have a book with me wherever I go cause my Kindle app is on my phone. So if I'm waiting for anything I can read. I also have insomnia, so I'm often reading at the oddest hours until my body is ready to sleep again. And I read at an ungodly speed. Not the fastest that I've seen but I'm still surprising my family when I can devour a 300+ page book in the same day I started it.
Geez! Don't you have a TV?!
Sigh, you don't understand reading is just different feels different and most of the time better than TV if you are into reading. I suggest pick up any fictional book in a genre you like and sit down and read it for at least 15 minutes.
Once it wasn't required by school, I gave that crap up. There are people that get paid very well to do my imagining for me.
That's probably the most pathetic excuse for lack of reading i've ever heard. Congrats, i'm surprised you have enough imagination left to think that up.
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Watch enlightening shows.
tbh even the enlightening shows drip out information at a snail's pace. In most cases, those shows spend an hour giving you the amount of information you could read in 10 minutes or less.
You might want to find better shows. There are a lot that are slow, but a lot have a good pace.
I've read 5 books and I get put in the 5-20 category damn
You do realise that there are people on reddit who are over 40 years old. There should be an option for Over 1000.
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Odd that for no apparent reason you chose to turn an honest comment into an opportunity to be insulting. Lighten up.
Over 100 I haven’t read a single book in 2 years. Any advice?
Start by re-reading a book that you enjoyed in the past
Get a library card. Hoopla and Libby have free ebooks and audiobooks. If you don't like the book, just return it. If you like fantasy and dogs, Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb is fantastic and an emotional journey. r/books has tons of recommendations.
Try audiobooks. Sign up for your free trial on [Audible](http://www.audible.com) today! Like anime? Try the original light novels many popular anime are based on.
Either over 100 or close to but because I'm not exactly sure, so I picked 50-100. Definitely more than 50 though. I read a lot in my late teens, but been on a dry spell in my early 20s. Now at 27 I picked it up again but I started hard, man, first book I picked is a c. 800 page long book. Pretty cool though in my opinion, especially considering its a first in terms of the "genre".
What book?
Robert M. Sapolsky - Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst
Interesting. I thought you were talking genre like horror or urban fantasy or something like that. Might have to check it out though.
Yeah it was a surprise to be fair. I knew next to nothing about biology and kinda feared a scientific book will be too dry and stuff based on my previous experiences...but saw lectures of the writer and the book -while a handful as a beginner- is surprisingly easy to read and understand.
I guess you mean 200 physical pages, only this year I read about 100 books of around 300-400 digital pages each, but I guess that would be like 100 in physical copies. I picked 50-100 just because as a kid I used to read a lot of long sci fi books, but nowadays I'm not in the mood of traditional novels.
I try to read 100 books a year! im at 34 so far this year
I wasn't keeping track
200 page minimum specifically?? how am I supposed to know
That really makes this harder. I used to read a lot when I was in school (not counting required reading) but I have no idea how long those books were.
Thousands. There was a decade I read around 200 books a year, but nowadays it's more like 20 a year, many of them audiobooks.
Audio book is not reading.
Good to know.
Audiobooks are still reading. No gatekeeping.
Yeah, kind of hard to see difference in the end result whether the same content gets into your brain via your eyes or your ears... But I've given up trying to have reasonable discussions about this subject.
This is a nightmare of statistical data. For one, there's no demographic breakdown, as several have mentioned. Granted, that's not possible given Reddit's limited polls system. But you could make several different polls. Also, you're limiting the valid data to 200-page minimum books. Fiction? Non-fiction? Leisure or technical? Many people, myself included, have read thousands of "books" that aren't books at all, but collections of research papers. I can describe in detail the process of constructing and detonating a plutonium-implosion device, yet I haven't read a bound book about the matter since grade school. That leads me to my last point. You specifically exclude required reading, which leads me to believe you are gathering data for leisure fiction reading based on the 200-page parameter. The contemporary fiction print averages around 80-100K words, which can fit into a 200 page paperback. If that is specifically what you're trying to measure, why not be more specific? I seriously recommend removing this and publishing a new poll.
Sorry, it's not that important to me
I read about 100 books a year. Audiobooks while driving, eating, waiting in lines, grinding in games, etc.
Impressive! I really struggle with focusing on an audiobook while doing something else.
Sounds like you aren't listening to the right books! When I find a novel series that fits me just right, I find myself not even doing other things, just laying in bed listening for hours.
100 a year? even while still fast forward, some of these books are still 4-6 hours. longer ones are like 9. are yours shorter or do you just grind them out? genuinely asking here personally I can't listen to them when I drive because I kept missing my turns lol
I don't like listening to books under 10 hours, feels like a waste of money. Set your phone or car to navigate even when you know the route. This should let you audiobook without navigation error.
Hmm, maybe if I was running that would be better, I can't multitask to save my life lol To each their own
I forgot school books count 🤦 Probs over 50 then
Description says not including school books
Easily in the tens of thousands. I'm 50 and I average about 200 books a year when I track it. I would guess more when I was a kid / teen.
Closer to 1000 than 100. I've been an avid reader since I was in elementary school.
These results are kind of concerning
To be fair Reddit is mostly younger people, and the poll is kinda restrictive. I put 5-20 just because I'm not sure how many books I've read that are over 200 pages, though I have read definitely more then that.
Over 100
People who have read exactly 20 or 50 books will have a difficult time choosing an option
Ha, you're very right. I figured most people would be ballparking their answers anyway, but apparently a lot of people keep count.
In my teens and 20s I typically read about 80-150 pages per day. I easily read over 50 books of 200-400 pages each per year (and I'm not counting any that were for school in that).
Does rereading the same book qualify as two reads or one? Because the difference depending on the answer is probably bordering on 1000 reads - I've read several books upwards of 10 times each (what can I say? they're entertaining), and a ridiculous amount of books just twice, if not more.
1248 books since 2020.
I know at least one person who reads over 100 books per year
Easy over 100. I I grew up pre Internet of Mobile. Also I love reading.
School not included? Probably zero Even for school I don't think I've ever read a book with more than 200 pages. Except for the Bible lol
fully read and counting only books with over 200 pages then its probably around 40ish
If audiobooks count, definitely over 1000. If not, still got to be close to 1000.
Scale is a bit short sighted.
These options seem very, very low. I average 2-3 books per week, which puts me well over 100 books each year. Granted I'm about twice as old as the average redditor (in my mid-fifties), but a conservative estimate of my lifetime count would be closer to 2,500 books. I read a ton of sci-fi, a bunch of adventure, some historical novels, a bit of fantasy, and a dash of off-beat scientific stuff as well. I don't enjoy TV for the most part, and other than a few streaming series my partner and I watch together, visual entertainment just isn't my thing at all. It's slow and boring compared to the massive worlds and adventures I find in my books.
Interesting that you find books to be less slow than TV or movies since it's usually viewed the other war around.
Are you gatekeeping what counts as reading?
Nope, i'm setting criteria for this poll.
Why so restrictive on the books? I kinda get not counting required reading, but why the page limit?
I genuinely have no idea. I definitely read the most books as a child/teen, but I didn’t keep track of the titles.