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so, does anyone remember that thread from last year....'how many books do you read in a year?'.....well........how many did you??

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psychohohohoho · 02/01/2009 22:05

cos I read upwards of 70.

I kept a list, most months i read a minimum of 6, sometimes 10!, and some months I forgot to write down any, but adding up, I reckon 70 is about right.

the worst.......Monster Love by carol tolposki.....blurb sounding really good, reality VERY disturbing.

the best......the twilight series by stephenie meyer.......read them all at least twicegrin].

Soooooooooooo.........How about yours, and what was your worst and best??

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BBBee · 02/01/2009 22:44

12 - all for book group

a lot more before i had to read for work

janeite · 02/01/2009 22:42

Lol. I liked all the little spidery drawings in it too.

llareggub · 02/01/2009 22:38

I have a secret hankering to call my yet-to-born daughter Jerusha! I think I had my first crush on Daddy Long Legs. I do believe it was the first book that made me howl with tears.

janeite · 02/01/2009 22:37

Oh I LOVE "Daddy Long Legs" - I've never met anybody else who has heard of it!

llareggub · 02/01/2009 22:34

Oh yes, comfort reading. I have lots of comfort books. Daddy Long Legs is an old, old favourite. I think I've read it 100 or so times since I first read it as a child.

I've just finished a spate of Mitford connected books and found myself muttering Mitford girl type words in my mind.

Quattrocento · 02/01/2009 22:30

I think somewhere around 300 would be about right. Possibly more. I am like Llareggub and read all the time, quite indiscriminately. A lot of the books are comfort reads - you know, books that you've read countless times but still make you feel warm. Possibly that's another thread though.

My favourite book of the year was the Book Thief, I think, although A Thousand Splendid Suns was good as well.

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psychohohohoho · 02/01/2009 22:26

but summerc.....that makes roughly 200!!!

WOW

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SummerC · 02/01/2009 22:16

I usually read about 3 or 4 a week. I don't keep track, but I go to the library every Monday morning and take out 4 for the week.

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psychohohohoho · 02/01/2009 22:16

I never kept a list until the thread last year that ased, and so I actually went and bought myself a special book to eep said list in.

I do read quickly.....if it is a REALLY god book I can read it in a day, two if a big book, and I often MN until late and then go read until sleepy.

oh, and I have to go on the school-run at least help hour before the end of school, which helps too.

DH reckons 70 is not close to my written list either llareggub !

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llareggub · 02/01/2009 22:15

I'm going to start list making. Fab idea.

janeite · 02/01/2009 22:14

I don't list, or comment - too eager to move onto the next book! I really, really wish I was disciplined enough to do it though. I probably read a minimum of 100 books a year, although some will be re-reads.

DumbledoresGirl · 02/01/2009 22:12

I list the books I read and grade them from 1 to 5 and write some comment but usually not much. I am a bit anal like that.

whoingodsnameami · 02/01/2009 22:11

I have ead about 15.

llareggub · 02/01/2009 22:10

I read a minimum of one a week, but sometimes I read maybe three or four. I'd estimate something like 100-120. DH laughed when I told my estimate, he reckons far more!

I read anywhere and everywhere, always have done. My mother is always telling me about how I used to have a book in the car, a book in the loo, a book in the kitchen and a book in the bedroom, all on the go.

I'm glad I clicked on this thread, what a great idea to keep a list. I have 2 to list for this year already! Do you list them or write something about them too?

Psychobabble · 02/01/2009 22:09

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DumbledoresGirl · 02/01/2009 22:08

70??!!! Bloody hell! I probably read about 12 and thought I was doing well.

Do you read particularly quickly or are you an insomniac or something?

janeite · 02/01/2009 22:08

I didn't count but I read A LOT!

The best - I really enjoyed "Arthur And George," "Notes From An Exhibition" and a couple of who-dunnit types.

The worst - The Daphne Du Maurier one by whatsername Picardie - unreadable / "Sepulchre" by Kate Mosse - lots of others too.

I am hoping that 2009 will be a better year!

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