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Those keeping track of how many books they read this year... tis Midsummer...

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TheFool · 21/06/2009 19:43

So, anyone wanna post their numbers so far?

I'm intrigued

I'm on 33. Some are re-read old faves, some "easy" teen books, and some have been a slog.

Loving keeping a list though

I think this is the most reading I have done in a very long time.

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Dorothyredboots · 08/07/2009 12:39

I'm on about 40 which is on schedule for my usual 80-90 a year. I'd love to get to 100 - maybe when I retire. I have kept a list for three years now and really like doing so. I review them on my Bookcrossing shelf so can always look up on there what I thought. BTW the total includes about 5 audiobooks which I listen too whilst ironing, walking to work, on the bus etc. Always have a book with me and read a few paragraphs whenever I get the chance.

Botbot · 01/07/2009 21:30
  1. Would have been 65 before I had dd and stopped having enough time to read as much as I liked. Bah.
janeite · 01/07/2009 21:28

Actually I think it's My Life As A Bitch - which says a lot about the shock value he's aiming for!

janeite · 01/07/2009 21:28

Doing It deffo not good! Junk has dated badly. DD was totally freaked by Sara's Face but I thought it was clever. My Life As A Dog was too much, even for me.

roisin · 01/07/2009 20:21

Janeite, I read Sara's Face and found it gripping and thought-provoking. But I found Doing it () utterly tedious! I guess I'm not the key demographic.

janeite · 01/07/2009 18:09

Me too!

MadameDefarge · 01/07/2009 17:52

It the one thing I am really really good at!

InTheseShoes · 01/07/2009 17:34

Only 20, but I haven't counted all my re-reads, which probably makes it more like 25. I was really pleased with that - 75, goodness!

I am enjoying keeping a list though, it's really helpful

MadameDefarge · 01/07/2009 17:02

about 75. maybe more.

janeite · 01/07/2009 16:55

Not read that Rosin but thanks for the link.

What were your decisions about Burgess? I think he is rather hit and miss and sometimes rather 'out there' just for the sake of shock than for literary merit. I have just taken the decision to order some copies of 'Bloodsong' and 'Bloodtide' for independent readers in school though. DD1 didn't really get on with him.

roisin · 30/06/2009 20:08

I half heartedly said I'd keep a record this year ... but I haven't! I've recently been reading some Melvin Burgess novels to censor how acceptable/unacceptable they are for teens at home/school.

Janeite have you come across Stolen by Lucy Christopher? I saw/heard her at the Hay Festival and was intrigued. But it wasn't really what I was expecting.

I've just bought ds1 for his birthday (among others) Why does E=mc2? because Brian Cox is his idol. No doubt I will get to read it when he's finished, but I'm not sure I'll be able to understand it!

MrsDanversAteMyIpod · 30/06/2009 20:06

21, but that includes 2 Dickens which I can only digest 2-3 chapters at a time, am I excused?

SuperBunny · 30/06/2009 19:55

About 25 - I have 4 on the go now but 1 is a re-read.

Mumwhensdinnerready · 30/06/2009 19:52

I started counting after a thread on here around the new year. I'm on 23 which is not as many as I expected but there are many that I gave up and didn't count.

clemette · 27/06/2009 23:11

I have read 17. Since having children I read much less than I did - but mainly because I discovered the lure of my laptop. Now I only read before bed and in the bath.

TotalChaos · 22/06/2009 14:15

I don't watch telly and have an erm minimalist approach to housework. I do some book reviews for a blog, eurocrime (www.eurocrime.co.uk)

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TheFool · 22/06/2009 06:39

I don't clean

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Babbity · 21/06/2009 23:08

I work full time, so my reading is done at weekends and when the children are in bed. My house is a tip and I don't have any other hobbies....

pollywobbledoodle · 21/06/2009 22:47

i easily read 3 a week....have always read loads
i hardly watch any tv
i am a crap sleeper
my dd is at school and i don't do too much housework

psychomum5 · 21/06/2009 22:44

I read quickly, plus I read on school runs (often have half hour to kill then), at dancing (same again with killing time), and before I go to sleep as otherwise I cannot get off.

janeite · 21/06/2009 22:42

I do most of my reading in the bath - I have at least an hour in there every evening, without fail. It is my e time and I've always done this, even when the children were small. I am convinced that I would be insane without books.

I hardly ever watch television, so that helps too.

And I read very quickly.

Indiestarr · 21/06/2009 22:36

How on earth do you manage to read so many? I've only read six so far this year and thought I was doing well! I absolutely love reading but just don't seem to get the time - there's only really bedtime and occasionally over dinner if I'm on my own. I don't watch much telly so I'm sure I'm not squandering my time on stuff like that. I'm dying to know how anyone with DCs can manage to read upwards of 30 books in six months!!! Please tell me your secrets!
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psychomum5 · 21/06/2009 22:13

44!

am seriously impressed with myself

all those, plus am here far too much.

some have been re-reads of faves tho, and I HAVE been ill a lot

Babbity · 21/06/2009 22:13
  1. Not bad.

Does anyone review them as they go along? I'm keeping track on the LivingSocial app on Facebook, and it's nice to look back and see what I thought immediately after finishing a book.