How many books do you read in a year?

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I saw someone on fb post at new year that their resolution was to read 12 books this year which got me wondering how many I get through a year. I have started writing them down out of curiosity, to see.
I'm guessing it'll be around 60 or so....probably because I don't have kids yet so I have much more time on my hands 😄
I'm curious to know how much my fellow book lovers read!

Usually around 50-60, but I don’t have children of my own and DSD is almost 18 now so my free time has increased and so I’m able to read more now. I’m in a book club too, so that gives me at least one a month. I’ve always enjoyed reading though.

I've almost finished my 13th book. Last year I read 71

If you join Goodreads you can do the yearly challenge. I challenged myself to 75 this year but am already 8 ahead of schedule. The trouble is I end up reading physical books and forget to log them whereas with my Kindle it's all linked.

75 last year. On my 20th of the year. I'm aiming for 100

I'm doing the goodreads challenge with the aim of reading 30 this year. I'm on book number 8 now so doing well.

Before I had children I was an avid reader probably read about 100 books a year. Now with 3 Small children I feel like I never get time to myself so am trying to make a conscious effort to do something just for me.

Oh and for context sorry I have a 10 year old and go out to hobbies in the week but every spare moment I get I read and go to bed early to read as well. She likes to chat to her friends and play roblox quite a bit so I get more time these days 😂. The other weekend DH was out and she was busy so I read an entire novel lol

Around 30

I read constantly and can easily get through 3 books a week. During lockdown in 2020 I was furloughed for 6 months and read 200 books in that time!

Ive done the Goodreads challenge for a few years now and generally read at least 100 books a year. I have always read a lot and now have teenagers so it is much easier to fit in!

Last year I read 30 books, which is a slow reading year for me. This year so far I've read 6 so I'm hopeful I'll do better than last year.

I have insomnia and a job that involves lots of train travel and hotel stays, so average 250+

Mine are all on kindle and you can check via reading insights.
2019: 39
2020: 68
2021: 114
2022: 100
2023: 90
2024: 14 to date

I read a lot more again now my kids are older (late teen and young adult).

I read average of around 15. Would be more but I took up crochet and spend time doing that instead. Only really read when I go to bed now.

Usually around 40.
I do the Goodreads challenge but my current book is 800 pages and taking forever so I’ll be “behind schedule” when I check in again.

2022 i read 172

but i was doing it to see if i could beat the previous year and 2020 when all i had to do was read

i found that i was reading books just to read, i wasn’t reading books i wanted to read because i know they would take me longer

so last year even though i noted down what i read i didn’t add them up 😀

i also have a job three days a week during which i can’t read (unlike my last job) so that has slowed me down. I probably read 2/3 books a week

From my Kindle and Libby apps, which make up the bulk of my reading:

2023 - 374
2022 - 331
2021 - 450
2020 - 300
2019 - 856 (but actually more than that as this was the year I did the Goodreads reading challenge and got to 1,000 books)

I’m on 36 so far this year.

I tracked for the first time last year, I read 68 books, and I read about the same as I normally do so its probably average for me.

I read very slowly because I don't like to miss a word, and I have other hobbies which take up a lot of time, and an almost full-time job.

I like to read fairly dense books, often non-fiction, so I am for 2 per month - 26 ish.

25-30
so about one a fortnight

I would never challenge myself to read more books just for the sake of it. I read most days but not every day. I fall asleep quite quickly and I don't often just sit and read, don't have the time for it. I don't watch a lot of TV either before anyone says!

Probably around 15, I’d be interested to know how many books people start but don’t finish as it’s just not for them, since using a kindle I find it’s far more than when I bought actual books, maybe because I’m more inclined to try unknown authors when the cost is nothing or negligible

I read around 25-30 books per year - no children but long hours as a corporate lawyer. It's inspiring to see lots of Mumsnetters reading so many books!!

I read 2/3 books a week. I work full time and have a toddler, but read most nights before bed, any commuting (have the kindle app on my phone so I’ve always got a book on me), and any downtime at home. I have kindle unlimited so can churn through a lot, but find it difficult to search for good ones and the same ones keep popping up. Wish there was a ‘I don’t want to read this, please stop showing me’ button!

2021 - 6
2022 - 35ish
2023 - 87

2024 so far - 38.

Mine changes year to year last year I read 98 this year though as I'm due a baby I'm only aiming to read 50 as my free time will be massively reduced.