2006-09-09 05:52:40 · 22 answers · asked by rejeanpellerin2 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I have nearly 6000 books in my small apartment. I keep a list of those that I haven't read ( 118 unread ) I must say that I am not a very fast reader but I read for a long period of time each time and everywhere. If I add those that I have borrowed from friends or public libraries, it is well over 6000 books that I have read in my life. I am 49. I envy those who are fast reader! So many good books to read, and so little time! I have a Flickr group if you are interested to see my books or books of other members.
2006-09-09 06:03:12 · answer #1 · answered by crapex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gosh, it's so hard to say...
Let's see- there are the romance novels (at least 50), the kindergarten and primary school material (perhaps 100), the horror stuff (about 75), the children's encyclopedia series, Charlie Brown encyclopedia and other reference types (about 50), the Babysitters club, Girl talk, Nancy Drew and other series stuff (about 100), horror/thriller stuff (about 150), high school material (texts & reading stuff- maybe 100), college stuff (texts & reading as an English major- about 200), post college casual and random stuff (about 50), and lots of stuff I'm probably forgetting and therefore under-counting here.
I'll venture a guess and say about 1000. At least. And hey, I'm including comic books and Peter and Jane stuff from the early years! :)
The number might even be closer to 1500. Perhaps more! After all, I started reading much earlier than average and was a bookworm for at least the first 15 years of my life. Plus, I was an English major in college and each class required 3-10 books while all the other courses required at least 1-3. And I'm still into lots of reading (I'm 25)!
2006-09-09 13:20:40 · answer #2 · answered by Nikki S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never kept count. It has to be in the thousands. I average 2 books a week and have been reading for over 30 years.
2006-09-09 16:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by lidstromnumber1fan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well lets see I'm 45 years old and I have read about 30 books. The first book I have ever read was the cross and the switchblade very good book if anyone hasn't read it. Always loved reading its an escape for me for all of my troubles. Happy Reading take care and god bless.
2006-09-09 13:01:32 · answer #4 · answered by panda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, by the age of 12 I used to keep a reading diary and I stopped around 600 and something books....now i am 23....Imagine!!! It must be a really big number!! Does this make me a book worm???
2006-09-09 12:57:21 · answer #5 · answered by butterfly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several thousand. I have never bothered to count, but just the ones I own copies of number over three thousand, approximately. If you add library books, and books borrowed from friends, and ones I read for school...
2006-09-09 13:00:08 · answer #6 · answered by Red 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too many to count. I am an avid reader and will have 3 or4 books at a time that I read. It's a great way to escape.
2006-09-09 13:03:59 · answer #7 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I read between 200 and 250 books per year, but I won't tell you how many years that has been going on.
2006-09-09 14:22:32 · answer #8 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
765 and I am about 3/4 through Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.
The average Man/Woman doesnt read this much LOL!
I am 15 years old
2006-09-09 12:58:29 · answer #9 · answered by NTAH 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
has to be thousands. I started reading at about age seven or eight and would say I average 2 books per week. I'm 34 so it must add up.
2006-09-09 16:16:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋