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2016 Book Tallies

rustee — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:00:27 GMT

How many books did you "travel through" this year?

I finished about 80 audiobooks

and about 20 eBooks this year.

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SWEET — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 16:26:07 GMT

According to my Goodreads status, 52. I assume it's accurate.

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debic — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 17:06:34 GMT

I average about 150 or more books a year.

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sandy53 — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 17:12:13 GMT

83 books so far this year.

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PamfromCT — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 17:26:53 GMT

I am proud of all of you! Part of my resolution for the upcoming year is to "live the life of the mind."

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sunala — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 18:25:46 GMT

According to my own records, so far I've read 74 books this year, with a few more I'll finish by New Years. Goodreads says I read 75, and there's no way I'm going to look for the discrepancy!

I read more books this year than I have in several years, and that's counting wasting a week on a book I wasn't enjoying (Michael Connelly), and another one I don't even remember. But to be fair, I also read And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer, which was a very short novella, so I guess it evens out in the end.

I don't like to set goals on how many books I want to read in an upcoming year, because then I find myself racing the clock. I'm just going to read whatever I want, whenever I want, and not worry about totals. I just want to enjoy them!

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kitty45 — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 18:44:28 GMT

Per Goodreads, 76.

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onliner — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 18:50:11 GMT

I will have read 120 books by the end of 2016.

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AuntG — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 19:34:37 GMT

Listen to at least 15 audiobooks a month while at work (an office job that just consists of me and a computer screen). Still, because I have to concentrate on work, I often get only he gist of the book and miss some content.

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dawg lover — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 21:16:38 GMT

I am on book #198, so I expect to finish book #200 by the end of the year. This is a typical amount for me, as I read very fast and really don't watch much television.

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SWEET — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 21:42:37 GMT

@sunala wrote:

According to my own records, so far I've read 74 books this year, with a few more I'll finish by New Years. Goodreads says I read 75, and there's no way I'm going to look for the discrepancy!

I read more books this year than I have in several years, and that's counting wasting a week on a book I wasn't enjoying (Michael Connelly), and another one I don't even remember. But to be fair, I also read And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer, which was a very short novella, so I guess it evens out in the end.

I don't like to set goals on how many books I want to read in an upcoming year, because then I find myself racing the clock. I'm just going to read whatever I want, whenever I want, and not worry about totals. I just want to enjoy them!

Sunny, I don't set goals either and don't use it on GR either. I agree w/reading whenever I want, and not set a goal. Some books take me longer than others and I'm not rushing through a book no matter how long it takes me.

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coco14 — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 15:07:48 GMT

I love reading posts like this one! While working, I would read at least two books per week, catching moments here and there to do so - on the train, before work and at lunch time. Then, on the weekends, at least one more.

When I retired, I finally had the time to read as often as I wanted, as many books as I wanted, without feeling guilty for doing so.

I now read three or four a week, sometimes more, and enjoy each and every moment doing so.

I read actual paper books, as I love the feel and smell of them. After 9/11, I stopped reading fiction and concentrated on my first love, non-fiction about historic events and people. Unfortunately, I prefer to buy my books, so I am living in a studio apartment seriously overrun with books. Trying the library now but (and this is my problem) have trouble reading books touched by unknown others.

Reading is a joy and I thank my mother for instilling the love of books in me and most of my siblings.

Here's to reading more and more in 2017!

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coco14 — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 15:15:58 GMT

Sorry for this, as I already replied to this post, but I did want to ask a question -

Does anyone else read more than one book at a time? I do, as does my brother and sister. But I have friends who find this strange.

Right now, I have three books that I am reading - and excited to read each of them. Fortunately, I seem to have no difficulty in picking up where I left off and don't have to backtrack to follow the story.

This thread is wonderful.

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dawg lover — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 15:58:41 GMT

@coco14 - I can only read one book at a time. Like you, my sister has 3 books going at a time, but I don't know how she keeps track of them! I am so grateful for the public library; I actually belong to two of them! One is for my county (not so great) and the other is for the neighboring county, which is actually closer to my house and has a fantastic library system. I pay a $30 annual out-of-county fee, and it is the best money I spend all year. I would go broke if I paid for all the books I read! Maybe you can use hand sanitizer before and after you read library books; I know there are others who feel the way you do.

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coco14 — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 16:53:00 GMT

Dawg Lover -

In the county where I reside, my library card allows me to go to any library within the county, which is so much fun.

My friend and I have gone to many, and each are different - some in wonderful old houses, some are in bunker-like basements - but once I am among the books, I am a happy camper.

We are going to visit more this year and I am excited to start.

The hand sanitizer is a great idea. Thank you for that.

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rustee — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 17:00:29 GMT

@coco14 wrote:
Sorry for this, as I already replied to this post, but I did want to ask a question -

Does anyone else read more than one book at a time? I do, as does my brother and sister. But I have friends who find this strange.

. . . . .

@coco14

I normally overlap an audiobook and an eBook. I meander through eBooks at a much slower pace and they usually are a different genre.

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sunala — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 05:50:36 GMT

@coco14 wrote:
Sorry for this, as I already replied to this post, but I did want to ask a question -

Does anyone else read more than one book at a time? I do, as does my brother and sister. But I have friends who find this strange.

Right now, I have three books that I am reading - and excited to read each of them. Fortunately, I seem to have no difficulty in picking up where I left off and don't have to backtrack to follow the story.

This thread is wonderful.

@coco14Yes I actually do sometimes read two books at a time, but never two novels. I can read a novel and a non-fiction book at the same time. I just read Small Great Things which was pretty intense, so I switched back and forth with that silly Kathy Griffin book which kind of eased the tension.

Never two novels!!

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smoky22 — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 15:57:11 GMT

@coco14 I have to read more than one book at a time or I get bored. I try not to read two of the same genre at one time. Right now I have 3 books going. Sometimes I realize that one of them really doesn't interest me and I give it up or just skim to the end. I'm a pretty slow reader. Maybe I'd be faster if I read one book at a time. Not going to happen, though.

I don't set any reading goals, nor do I care how many books I've read. I do list my books on goodreads just to keep track of them.

I also keep paper lists of books in a series, so I know where I am in that series.

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joannecha — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 16:32:49 GMT

My Goodreads tally is showing 139, but probably about 20 of those are in a category that I have called "did not finish". For whatever reason, I just couldn't get through the book, but may go back at a later date & try that one again.

To answer the question about reading more than one book at a time, the answer is no. I need to have my full attention on the book in my hands right now. At times, if I don't have the time to devote to reading every day, I find that I have to go back, re-read to pick up the current thread, and pick up the emotion & plot line of what's going on right now in that book. I have a goal to branch out more out of my comfort zone. I have gotten more into historical novels, so that's a start. I read very little non fiction and have little desire to do so, exceptions being obvious topics of interest to me. Almost forgot, I do want to dip my toe into audiobooks.

Enjoy your 2017 as a way to get lost in more books.--J

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abbalulu — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 18:03:55 GMT