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Have you ever take inventory of how many books you ever read
- Thread starter speedwhiz
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I'm 39 and have been an avid reader since I was 9 - there's no accounting for how many books I've read over the years. I can't even remember the titles of half the books I've read. Perhaps I'll take the time to account for everything I can remember, but that would take considerable time.
mehastings
Active Member
I would have to guess it between one and two thousand. I have been keeping track of titles and authors since July 1 and I'm at just under 70.
Patchwork Girl
New Member
I am listing all the books I have read, starting from the beginning of 2005 (not long I know). So far I have read about 40 books. I really should have started a list before, it's quite interesting to see what I have read.
water faerie
New Member
I just started a list of the books I've read this year, but I've been an avid reader all my life, so I have no idea how many books I've read total.
lorrekarloff
New Member
I wish I had been keeping a list, it would have been interesting to look back. It would be in the thousands since I've always been an avid reader. Maybe I could start one now, some of the books are still here, but I've done a LOT of library borrowing over the years.
Wow Looks Like All Are Pro Here
It is really interesting and a sense
of accomplishment when you learned
that you have read so much books.
I was browsing the net to look for
information about the average
numbers of books, articles and
magazine read by average readers.
It is really amazing to find that for
an average reader who constantly
feed the mind with mental nutrients
averaged 1000 books for 10 years
not including articles, magazines
and other reading materials.
No wonder all online and offline bookstores
made millions each year!
It is really interesting and a sense
of accomplishment when you learned
that you have read so much books.
I was browsing the net to look for
information about the average
numbers of books, articles and
magazine read by average readers.
It is really amazing to find that for
an average reader who constantly
feed the mind with mental nutrients
averaged 1000 books for 10 years
not including articles, magazines
and other reading materials.
No wonder all online and offline bookstores
made millions each year!
mehastings
Active Member
speedwhiz said:
Really? That surprises me. I read a lot more than anyone else I know and there's no way I will make it to 1000 books in ten years. I just don't have the time and I read a lot of long books.
speedwhiz said:
This, on the otherhand, does not surprise me. I know they get at least $1500 from me each year.
I don't know, but I wish I had kept a list. I keep track of all the books I own in a data base program, so I know when I bought each one and what I paid for it, but that doesn't tell me anything about all the books I've borrowed from the library, or the trashy ones that I don't bother to log in (or want to confess that I even read). I have over 3,000 books in the data base now, but the total that I've read has to be a lot more, especially if you count all the ones I read as a child.
I read a lot more when I was younger and had more time - also, I was reading lighter material then. Now that I'm older and have a career and other demands on my time I read maybe a book a week.
I'm always puzzled when people say they don't have enough time to read. You make the time, same as you do for anything else that's important. I don't have kids, so that helps, but still: I read every single night before I go to sleep, no matter what; in fact I don't think I could fall asleep without the soporific of a book. If I can, I read before work in the morning too, or at lunch, or whenever I have time, even if it's only for a few minutes.
It's like people who say they wish they could write. I think everyone who wants to can write, it's just that some people choose to and some choose not to; it's a lot of work and most people just give up. I think it's a choice, just like any other, as prosaic as deciding to go to the gym or not.
I'm always puzzled when people say they don't have enough time to read. You make the time, same as you do for anything else that's important. I don't have kids, so that helps, but still: I read every single night before I go to sleep, no matter what; in fact I don't think I could fall asleep without the soporific of a book. If I can, I read before work in the morning too, or at lunch, or whenever I have time, even if it's only for a few minutes.
It's like people who say they wish they could write. I think everyone who wants to can write, it's just that some people choose to and some choose not to; it's a lot of work and most people just give up. I think it's a choice, just like any other, as prosaic as deciding to go to the gym or not.
ions
New Member
ja9 said:
Thank You! I've always wanted to smack people who use the very poor excuse 'I'm too busy' to avoid doing something. What they truly mean is they don't care enough to take the time to do something. Of course there are people who are truly too busy but I don't actually know any.
cajunmama
Active Member
ja9 said:
I agree wholeheartedly!! They just don't want to badly enough. Heck, I've got four kids and two businesses and just as busy as anybody I know, and I make time to read because it is one of the things I love. And what gets me, is a lot of those people who say they don't have time to read spend 2-3 hours a day in front of the television.
WoundedThorns
New Member
speedwhiz said:
i wish i would've kept inventory.. i know i've tried and failed.
MonkeyCatcher
New Member
I really wish that I had started a "read" list before now, but I only got the idea after joining this fine forum. I'm going to start a "books read" list beginning Jan 1st, 2006. I think that I'll keep it in a hardcover journal and record title, author and the number of pages.
Prairie_Girl
New Member
I started counting the day I joined this forum, and since September 9, I've finished 11 books. I've probably read thousands though. When I was a kid I would read 4-5 books a day at times.