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To ask how many books you have waiting to be read

103 replies

19990party · 22/06/2024 12:06

I have about 50 but stilll buy more

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teaandtoastwithmarmite · 22/06/2024 18:51

I have 1067 on my want to read list. Not sure how many of them I actually own. I have 31 from the library!

JaninaDuszejko · 22/06/2024 18:42

About 80 on my TBR shelves but that includes some I'm never going to read that I will get rid of at some point when I need the shelf space. About another 100 on my Amazon wishlist that gets used by my family at Christmas and by me when I visit bookshops (my local Waterstones like me, they say most people use the bookshop to add to their wishlist whereas I use my wishlist to decide what to buy in bookshops).

I like to have a good selection of books to choose from when I need a new book, would hate to have too small a TBR pile. What if there was another pandemic? Other people stock toilet paper and tinned peaches, I stock books for emergencies.

saturnspinkhoop · 22/06/2024 18:41

Over 50. Nearly all are on kindle and nearly all are 99p kindle deals. I like having a selection to hand when I’ve finished reading a book.

Hatty65 · 22/06/2024 18:36

@incessantpunditry I read about 5 books a week on average. I'm retired, and often read in bed for about 3 hours a night (or more if I'm into a book). I read very quickly and could read a whole book in one sitting if I'm really enjoying it. An average novel, if I went to bed at 7pm with it, I'd probably have finished it by midnight I would think. I don't really time myself.

Hatty65 · 22/06/2024 18:32

This makes me feel better! I thought I was odd. I've probably got somewhere between 50 and 100 that I've not read yet. As others say, it doesn't stop me buying other books that look interesting.

I'll get round to them.

TeabySea · 22/06/2024 18:29

Over 200 on my "to read" list. About 45 in the house. Currently reading 5.

northernballer · 22/06/2024 18:25

About 5, but feel loads better now!

NiceUnusualDifferent · 22/06/2024 17:58

Had no idea until I saw this thread and checked my kindle. 4 physical books and 1825 unread on my kindle😲

Fairyliz · 22/06/2024 17:53

Blimey I feel better now; I was feeling a bit guilty as I have about 10 waiting to be read. It appears that is not many at all.
Most of them have come from my local charity shop which sells three for £1; so less than a fivers worth.

soberfabulous · 22/06/2024 17:49

Also, once I've read them I give them away. Curate them for friends. Also run a Little Free Library from outside our house.

So I feel better about all the books as they always go out into the world to fulfill their destiny and bring joy to others ❤️ 📚

soberfabulous · 22/06/2024 17:48

I have found my people!!

I probably have around 50 waiting to be read.

I read between 120-140 books a year so I feel better with lots ready to go.

I don't watch any tv before someone asks how I find the time...once DD is in bed I read from 8-1030 each night. It's such a joy in my life.

peebles32 · 22/06/2024 16:45

Do you mean ones I have bought? I have 120 on Goodreads but only two ready to read that are paid for.

WeRateSquirrels · 22/06/2024 16:04

None! Occasionally I’ll have one or two library books waiting, but a big pile would stress me out. I read around 50 a year, not including audiobooks.

bagpuss90 · 22/06/2024 16:01

Enough to fill a sodding library 🤣

Redshoeblueshoe · 22/06/2024 15:58

I have 2 bookcases of books to be read. My mistake is I regularly get books from the library. I need to start reading what I own, and then getting rid of any that I won't re-read.

coupdetonnerre · 22/06/2024 15:51

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NotSoSimpleHere · 22/06/2024 12:28

How on earth do you manage to read 100+ a year? I get through about one audiobook a week but physical, I do well with one every two-three weeks.

I don't know, I'm quite a fast reader, but I just make time for it. I read for 30 minutes during my lunch break at work, at least 20 minutes in a bath every night, and for up to an hour in bed before I go to sleep.

incessantpunditry · 22/06/2024 15:46

Some of you have a heck of a lot of books to get through.

On average, how long does it take you to read a book? I can usually manage it in a few hours over a couple of days, but if you have hundreds waiting... 😮

dimsumfatsum · 22/06/2024 15:37

786 or so...

Beezknees · 22/06/2024 15:21

About 20 right now.

DaffydownClock · 22/06/2024 15:18

200? A lot!

BeachHutsAndDeckchairs · 22/06/2024 13:22

Just 2 and a half. I don't read much because I don't have the concentration span needed to do so any more. I can't get into stories so they're books about social history.

purpleme12 · 22/06/2024 13:19

Well over 100 waiting to be read

And yes I do keep buying more...!

LemonCitron · 22/06/2024 13:16

Approx 250 (mostly kindle).

Conkersinautumn · 22/06/2024 13:14

I have a very long TBR list, but I'm feeling positively angelic that one's I've bought (kindle or physical) it's about 5.