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Thrillerlover78 · 22/10/2023 23:12

Many books would you read in a month?

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cocksstrideintheevening · 23/10/2023 16:03

I only read on holiday now really, I got through 10 this summer in two weeks.

willingtolearn · 23/10/2023 16:02

One a week on average.

nonevernotever · 23/10/2023 16:01

20-30

Natsku · 23/10/2023 16:00

Bbq1 · 23/10/2023 14:00

I love reading , it's my favourite thing to do. I'm also a, speed reader but if i just read an hour before bed daily i couldn't average 5-6 books a, month. Are you the books you read very short?

According to storygraph most of them are between 300 and 500 pages so not very long. I do read a bit every time I go to the loo which adds up I suppose Grin and if I'm at a very exciting bit that hour stretches longer for sure, but I try to keep it to an hour so I get to bed in good time.
And occasionally on long car journeys but that's not even monthly so wouldn't count that.

Bbq1 · 23/10/2023 14:00

Natsku · 23/10/2023 05:38

5-6 books a month, depending on length, reading about an hour each evening before bed.

I love reading , it's my favourite thing to do. I'm also a, speed reader but if i just read an hour before bed daily i couldn't average 5-6 books a, month. Are you the books you read very short?

Conkersinautumn · 23/10/2023 13:51

I love to read but I struggle to get round to reading for myself. I probably only mange a book every other month, but it means staying up late and I'm not great at that

ButterMyParsnip · 23/10/2023 13:48

I can go months without reading a book then read 2 or 3 in a couple of weeks then another long spell without.

Nevermind31 · 23/10/2023 13:41

About one per week - I get caught up too much on online forums…
on holiday…. One per day if the kids let me

Hummusanddipdip · 23/10/2023 13:40

Very much depends on my mindframe. I read a 3 book series in 4 days a couple of weeks ago, but haven't picked another book up yet. I do have a book arriving tomorrow that a preordered in March, I'll probably finish that before Thursday evening.

I'm on maternity leave after Christmas, so before dc arrives and when ds is back at school, I'll probably get through a chunk of my tbr pile which is embarrassingly large at the moment. I keep buying what I fancy and then not reading it 🤦‍♀️

Dutch1e · 23/10/2023 13:39

Reading is either feast or famine for me. I'll go months without reading a single book then chew through 3 books in 3 days before settling down to a more sedate one per week, usually in the evening and at bedtime. I love reading myself to sleep.

I have a new phone and deliberately haven't yet signed in to Facebook or Reddit. Unsurprisingly I'm reading a lot more, and being much more productive in general!

Yeahas · 23/10/2023 13:29

Usually one a week.

hwaclanhdead · 23/10/2023 13:26

Usually about one a week but at the moment I'm having a "dry spell" as I've got too much else going on.
It depends on the weather too as I love hiking and being outdoors so if it's gorgeous weather like it is at the moment where I live then I'm out on hikes a lot of the time and there's less time for reading.

AlwaysFoldingWashing · 23/10/2023 11:06

8-10 per month usually

LemonLight · 23/10/2023 11:05

I love reading but it depends on if I'm really into a book - then I wont put it down and will finish it too quickly and it's over. But I struggle to find books that I'm really into either because the story is a bit naff or the writing is a bit naff. Then it takes me longer. So some months I'll read several books and other months I won't read any at all.

WhatWouldHopperDo · 23/10/2023 11:03

Average 3-4 a month. Depends on DHs work pattern. I read more when he is on nights as he's not here in the evening.

Not that he dictates whether I read - just that we are more likely to watch tv or do something together.

Woahtherehoney · 23/10/2023 11:00

On average around 2-3 a week but depends how busy I am. Some weeks it can be more and others it’s only one a week.

It also depends on the length - I recently read a series and almost all the books were 500+ pages and some even more so I read a lot less than when I read some shorter books I can power through!

Apossum · 23/10/2023 11:00

Just checked my kindle app, 72 this year so far, plus 4 or 5 actual books that I can recall. So that’s, what, roughly 8 a month.

MrsSkylerWhite · 23/10/2023 10:59

Only one or two now. Prior to kids, 5 or so each week, on train to/from work.
looking forward to doing that again when we “retire” (in brackets because I don’t do paid work now but don’t have time to read much)

reabies · 23/10/2023 10:57

Never used to count but started the Goodreads Reading Challenge last year. Read 13 books before my baby was born in May then limped through 7 others the rest of the year, hitting 20 out of my target of 30. Was probably ambitious for the first year of my first child's life, and averages out to 1.6 books per month.

Set myself the target of 20 for this year and I'm already on 22, making it a monthly average of 2.2 books so far.

Really impressed with people getting through multiple books a week! I love reading but like others I'm guilty of doom scrolling or internet time wasting when I could be reading more.

GonnaGetGoingReturns · 23/10/2023 10:33

One or two. It’s mostly at bedtime to help me wind down. I could read more but with work it’s less.

TheBitchOfTheVicar · 23/10/2023 10:31

15-18 a month. Since Saturday morning I've read two books, one 500pp and one 600pp, though we are on holiday and some of that was on the journey.

Ponderence · 23/10/2023 09:21

Woweee. Been reading current book for about 6 weeks but I’ve not been gripped. When I have a good one it’ll take about a week. I spend a looot of time intending to read but going on my phone thoigh unless I’m super gripped by my book x

Vitriolinsanity · 23/10/2023 09:09

Easily one a week. One a day on holiday. Thank God for Kindle!

There was a time about 3 years ago when a life changing event happened. The reason I knew I was in serious trouble as a consequence was when I realised I hadn't read a book for 3 months.

I came home from school on my first day in Reception and cried because I couldn't read.

Shoxfordian · 23/10/2023 09:06

Usually 2-3 a week; I don’t finish books I don’t like though unless it’s for book club - last one I read was called The Prey by Yrsa Sigurdardottir - quite a spooky story if you like that kind of thing at this time of year

senua · 23/10/2023 09:03

And as I get older and more grumpy, there are a lot more books not read. I used to think that if I started a book then I should finish it but there are quite a few DNF these days.

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