How many books did you read in 2009?
@allyoftherain (7208)
United States
December 30, 2009 5:01pm CST
We're coming to the close of 2009, so I was wondering if you knew how many books you'd read this year? This is the first year I've actually tried keeping track of everything I've read. I've found it really fun and I'm going to try and keep track next year too.
I've read 91 books this year, how many have you read? How many books do you hope to read in 2010?
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@jb78000 (15139)
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30 Dec 09
i don't keep track of how many books i read but it will be in the hundreds. i read far too quickly and quite often get through more than one a day. this year - well i am not concerned about numbers but i might make an effort to pick up more proper books from the library rather than just going for a few thrillers. thrillers are quick to read when you are tired but modern novels and so on are often more interesting and rewarding.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
30 Dec 09
You should try keeping track sometime. I've actually found it really fun. Then I can tell people exactly how many books I've read and they can stare at me like I'm from Mars! It's quite amusing.
Keep reading! Happy new year!
@mjcookie (2271)
• Philippines
31 Dec 09
I didn't get any close to what you've just had, but I've read at least nine books this year, including the whole Twilight saga, Angels and Demons, and The Lovely Bones (which is coming in theaters this year). :D
I hope to read at least three to four books a month next year. :D
Anyway, Happy New Year to you!
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
4 Jan 10
I believe I have realistic expectations of films adapted from books. The first thing you have to understand is that it's an entirely different medium, so some things will have to change in order to make it fit better. The other thing is that, EVERYONE has a different vision of the book when they read it. They see the characters differently, they see the atmosphere differently, they see the scenes differently, and they see the places differently. A writer's description can never tell you how exactly to envision things they way they envision them, so you should never expect the director's vision to match up with yours. I enjoy some film adaptations because I keep this in mind. However, if the movie is nothing like the book or makes completely unnecessary changes, I'll be disappointed like any other fan.
I read the books first because I believe books are better than movies. I liked the Twilight movie, but the book is better. The book is usually better.
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
31 Dec 09
At least you were reading. I'm planning on reading the Lovely Bones sometime... the movie looked really interesting but I have to read the book before I see the movie. Good luck reading in 2010!
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@mjcookie (2271)
• Philippines
2 Jan 10
The reading-the-novel-first-before-watching-the-movie-franchise habit frustrates me most of the time, as reading them first makes my expectations of the movie high. But I prefer doing it to watching the movie first because it makes me understand the movie really well. Though I admit, the movies Twilight, New Moon, and Angels and Demons turned out pretty lame compared to the novels. I like Angels and Demons better than Twilight though.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
31 Dec 09
I have to be honest, I have not been doing much reading this 2009. But I will try my best to read some in 2010. I miss reading books, journals, fictions, non-fictions and especially auto-biographies. Should spend more time reading a real book than articles, blogs, forums and whatnot. LOL.. I'm just too addicted to be 'reading' from the internet.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
31 Dec 09
I think internet reading can actually be bad for you sometimes. Not news sites or things like that, but tons of forums have posts written in chat-speak and that drives me bonkers. Good luck reading in 2010!
@msfrancisco9369 (10002)
• Boston, Massachusetts
3 Jan 10
Hi Ally,
I don't know if i was able to finish reading a book. i always start reading one-- a novel or anything about life and science fictions but i am not sure if i made it to the end. i feel bad now for not recalling anything if i was able to finish reading even one book. anyway, i will try my best this year to read more and more books!
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
4 Jan 10
I'll be rooting for you. Thanks for your comment and happy reading in 2010!
@msfrancisco9369 (10002)
• Boston, Massachusetts
5 Jan 10
i will appreciate it if you do. at least i will be pressured to give time for reading. so do you have any recommmended book for me to start reading for this month? thanks.
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@sahsports4883 (441)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Hi,
I didn't read nearly as many books as I wanted to this year but I read about 25-30 I believe, I definitely read at least 25. I have it written down somewhere but I can't find it. I hope to read close to 100 books in 2010, I love to read I just get busy or distracted sometimes and I don't read as much. It's really fun to keep track of how many you read though, it's amazing when you see the number at the end of the year and how you can improve on it, if you so choose to do so.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
31 Dec 09
25 is a good number. I was aiming for 100 this year, but I didn't quite make it. So I hope to read at least 100 in 2010. Good luck reacing 100 in 2010! Happy reading!
@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
3 Jan 10
Hmm, that's a quite difficult question actually. I didn't read as much as I usually, I finished my PhD last year and that quite a lot of time and reading. So I probably finished 7-10 books on science. Other reading, I guess about 30 books. I read some Icelandic crime in Icelandic just to make the books last longer :-) I'm a fairly fast reader, so if I bring a book in Norwegian, English or German when I'm travelling I know I have to get more on the road. Not that I mind lots of books, but having to carry them around isn't that funny. I used nearly a week to read one book in Icelandic though, the plan is to get some more this year.
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
4 Jan 10
Wow. Reading in Norwegian, German, and Icelandic. That's cool! I would probably just take lots of books because I don't mind carrying them, but whatever works for you and as long as you're reading it's all good. Thanks for your comment, 30 is a good number. Happy reading in 2010!
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Yes, I read a lot. I hope to read 100 books in 2010. Thanks for your comment! Good luck reading in 2010 and happy new year!
@BinaryKat (735)
• United States
4 Jan 10
I think if I counted correctly I read at least 15 books and they were mostly in electronic format. I hope read more than this year because I downloaded some free ones through my stanza ipod app and there are some I purchased at dollar tree that I need to get around and read. I need to also buy again one book I never got around to reading and that is the Cladi collection by Tanith Lee. It somehow got ruined and ended up throwing it out. I read a lot of science fiction and fantasy books and got a long list lol.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
5 Jan 10
I really like Fantasy books. The majority of what I read were fantasy books, I believe. I like Science fiction too, but not nearly as much as Fantasy. As long as it's speculative fiction. I don't usually enjoy realistic fiction or non-fiction.
I don't much like eBooks, but if you enjoy them and read them then that's great. 15 is a good number. Happy reading in 2010!
@happy6162 (3001)
• United States
3 Jan 10
I think I might have read about 15 books in 2009. I will read some books this year but I do not have a number that I will read in 2010. You really do like to read I am not sure I could read that many books in a year. Do not get me wrong I do like to read but I just have other things that I do during the day.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
4 Jan 10
So do I, but I make time for books. I read anytime I can squeeze in a few minutes. If I have an hour to sit down and read, then I'll take it.
But anyway... 15 is a good number considering the number of people who don't read period. Happy reading in 2010!
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Re-reading books counts too. Thanks for your comment and happy reading in 2010!
@joro1best (222)
• Bulgaria
31 Dec 09
Hello allyoftherain!
The last book i read was before maybe 3 days,to finish the reading of books for this year.I read 12 books,every month a book,long,and interesting.I like fantastic books.The book i read before 3 days was actually my thirteen book,but anyway it was very fun,it was short but cool.It was about spiderwick or something like this.Fantastic.But anyway happy new year,and for the book readers,read as most books as you can :P
Happy new year - joro
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
31 Dec 09
I think 12 is a good number of books to read in a year. One for every month. Thanks for your comment and happy reading in 2010!
@sweetbali4you (359)
• India
31 Dec 09
hello alloy,
HAPPY NEW YEAR in advance i read so many romantic novels in 2009.because i complete my board exam in 2009 and my mom agree to read novels and i have so spare time to read novels so i read many of in the nights also.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
31 Dec 09
That is depressing.. but look at it this way: It's better than zero! Better luck in 2010, thanks for your comment!
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Yay! Another goodreads person! I put them all on a shelf for books read in 2009, because I never remember to date them. I'm going to aim to read 100 books in 2010 too. Good luck with your resolution! Happy reading!
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
31 Dec 09
I haven't exactly kept track of how many books I have read this year, but I typically average about one a weeks so I'd have to guess that I read 52 books this year. I've been an avid reader since I was a child and I read every single day of my life. I think that is a habit that I am going to maintain for the rest of my life. I think for next year I am going to have to keep track of exactly how many books I read next year.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Yay! Another avid reader! We're a dying species, you know. 52 is a good number.
Keeping track of all your reads is fun. I really recommend using Goodreads.com to help you. Happy reading in 2010!
@carenxinxin (40)
• China
31 Dec 09
hello,to be truth,i haven't read many books in this year.In my memory,i have read the books that are 'TWILIGHT','20,000 League under the water' and 'Goodbye,weapon'.In addition,i read some books about study.i should say that i'm so admire you for reading so many books.Finally,i hope to read more than 10 books,not the text books,in 2010.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
31 Dec 09
That's a pretty good goal. I don't think everyone should devour books like I do (Even though that would be great.), but I think people should make an effort to read.
Happy reading in 2010!
@OYGAK2005 (371)
• Saudi Arabia
31 Dec 09
hi....allyotherain ...i actually didn't remember how many books i read in 2009...but compared to my passed few years in the 2009 yaer i wouldn't read more books....but now in the my rome have 660 more books so i can every moment want to read and can to reaad...good luck...
@Rock_Me_In (400)
• India
31 Dec 09
Actually speaking, I don't read books. But the end of this year out of my friend's compulsion, I started to read. The first book I read was Da Vinci Code. I didn't believe reading books will be that beautiful. This book was awasome. I completed it soon and started to read Angels and Demons by the same other. I'm sure I need not comment on that book. I was sure nice. Then I came to Deception Point of the same author. Wow. It had its value. I'm yet to complete it. But sure I believe it to be completed by tomorrow that I could start Digital Fortress.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
31 Dec 09
It's good to see someone who has discovered the joy of reading. Thanks for your comment and happy reading in 2010!
@lahari (133)
• India
31 Dec 09
Books are indeed my best friend,whenever I am at home and have even a bit of free time I sit down with a book in my hand. I didn't keep track of the number of books I've read this year as the numbers don't matter much to me its just that how much you enjoyed reading what you read. And I have definitely read quite a lot of good books this year and want to continue doing so in the next year as well as the rest of the years of my life!
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
31 Dec 09
That's great! It's good to see other people who love to read around. Happy reading in 2010!
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
31 Dec 09
That's kinda how I feel about it. I keep my ticket stubs from movies and count how many notebooks I fill up too. It's fun.
Happy reading in 2010!
