How many books have you read in 2012?

Too many to count. A fair few were re-reads though - mostly Terry Pratchetts or Georgette Heyers; but a lot of new ones as well.
I mostly read at night - while I was pg I was having troubles sleeping and would read myself to sleep, often more than once each night. Now I'm breastfeeding, I read while doing that in bed. Not too many of the bigger thicker books though - I find they're harder to read while lying down risk of bashing me in the face is higher when I doze off!

Cote - Thats probably it. I read a Jennifer Weiner book in a day the other week. I also count graphic novels (walking dead etc). I read a few 1000 page tomes a year and they tend to take me a week. When I think about how much of my student years I wasted twatting about getting drunk I could weep!

I have a few on the go at the moment. When I've finished these, it will be about 32 this year (not including all the books I've read to the children, I should imagine that's another 50+). It's been a slow year for me, mainly because I didn't read very much over the summer. Like some other posters here, I normally read a book a week.

DuchessofMalfi - sorry for the slow reply. It's by Simon Sebag Montefiore. I'm finding the early bits hard going - Jerusalem's early history seems to have consisted of being ruled by a variety of kings and their various progeny, and fought over by an enormous number of different ethnic and religious groups. There's an awful lot of "X slaughtered 10,000 people before being murdered by his own son, who ruled for 20 years, until Y came and killed him and then fought with Z, who slaughtered another 50,000 people" and so on. I'm hoping it gets easier as it goes along...

No chick lit here! Lots of dense history books and I do like a good tome - sadly they just don't make em like they used to.

Oh I also read much longer books than I used to most over 500 pages.

Used to read around 200 a year, must have had too much time on my hands I would guess I've only managed 25 this year. That said being that I am limited in my time I take more care in what I read so read more enjoyable books than I used to rather than just picking up what's available in the 3 for 2 in Waterstons or struggling through a bad book.

I read whenever I can, too, and have my Kindle with me at all times. And yet I am on my 37th book of the year. That is why I asked.

Many of the books I read are between 500 and 1,000 pages long and I don't read chick-lit, which might be why it takes me slightly longer than a week to finish a book on average.

Cote - Like the others I just read whenever I can. I always have a book by my side so if ds is having a quiet ten minutes watching tv I snatch ten minutes reading. It all adds up. He's also at school full time so on my days off I grab some time then & also when he's having one of his epic hour long baths. If I don't read for more than a couple of days I feel weird. I can't explain it but it feels like I have to put information into my head or it starts feeling empty. Sounds odd I know. I don't keep a list in a "ooh look at me" kind of way but because I read a few detective series like Rebus so I need to keep track. Plus I'm a geek.

I work full time and have two teenage dds. I rarely watch TV and spend an hour in the bath every evening, as well as reading in bed. I also read very, very quickly.

But tbh I read just as much when the girls were young and I was working full time too (went back FT when they were each about ten weeks). I just read quickly I guess.

And dp does the housework. :)

I don't keep count but would say a minimum of one a week so 50+. I have 2 dc aged 2 and 5 and get less reading done in holidays than term time as I read on the train to work (only 15 mins each way but often there a bit early so read while I'm waiting too). In summer I will find a patch of grass or a bench near work and read in my lunchtime too. In winter it might be an empty office if I can find one. We did not own a tv for years and only bought one this year for the kids to watch on a weekend morning and still don't watch it ourselves but sit down and read our books between supper and bed. If Dp sees me on mumsnet on an evening he will say 'don't you have a book to read?'

halo - this is our book group on Goodreads - The Book Vipers. We recently changed our name, after a quick poll amongst the group members. It's an open group and anyone/everyone is welcome to join. Hope to see you there

According to good reads I got through 30. Am surprised its not more as I spent a lot of time in airports and on planes last year. btw what is the name of the mums net book group on good reads.

About 50ish if you don't count text books-I always have to have one on the go.

I would read more, if it wasn't for mn.

At least 100 and probably another 50 on top. I work ft, long hours, and have 1 DS I just read when I can, I fall asleep reading I go to bed early ( get home at 8, go to bed before 10).

I read but rarely watch tv.
I often go to bed about 9 and read for a couple of jours.
And I have teenagers!!

10 - possibly 11 if I finish Anna Karenina by new year (300 pages to go). Am quite proud of this number as I had DS 1 in March and I've read 2 long classics - Middlemarch & Anna Karenina (well nearly!).

CoteDAzur, I only have 1 child who is 5. There isn't a lot on TV in the evenings which interests me, so I tend to just read from when DD goes to bed until I go to bed and then also read whenever I get a few minutes to spare - it really does all add up. I'm quite a fast reader which helps.

The first couple of years after my daughter was born, I only read a handful of books. I just didn't have the time and I didn't feel like reading.

Hardly any- less than 5 which is ridiculous. Thought I'd be reading lots as expecting and probably started another 5 or so but could not get into them so gave up a few chapters in. I'm sleeallt struggling to find any I can get into

Cote - I have two children. The oldest is at school, the youngest is at home with me fulltime. I tend to get him set up with something and then read while he plays, he gets cross if I get too involved but he likes to have me there.

DH travels a lot so once the kids are in bed I'm on my own most evenings. I read for two or three hours a night. Plus DH took the kids away on holiday for a week and left me behind so I could have some peace.

Half of what I read is history, the rest is YA, post-apoc, dystopian, zombies, classic fiction, virago and persephone. I don't read modern fiction or chicklit in general.

I managed to read more books this year simply by cutting back on the amount of tv I watched in the evenings once the children were in bed. Having a kindle, and kindle app on my phone have also helped increase the available time to read, so I can get 10 mins at the school gate, 30 mins at swimming lessons etc. It all adds up during the year to quite a lot of reading time

I don't have any children, and I work a job where I sit on my ass for 5 hours at a time :)

Those of you who have read over a hundred books this year - do you do anything else at all? Do you have small children? Just wondering how you find the time.

81, currently reading 82nd. I log all my books through GoodReads. My original target was 75 for the year, so may aim for 90 next year.

Minimum 52 I buy at least one book a week.