I will never know the exact numbers; books I own or the ones I borrowed from libraries, friends, families. Until this day, I even don't have exact inventory of the books I have at home
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I will never know the exact numbers; books I own or the ones I borrowed from libraries, friends, families. Until this day, I even don't have exact inventory of the books I have at home
I sit in a crater of previously read books, ten feet wide and six feet high (and growing). The crater floor is filled with my own muck as I am too lazy to break, let alone reshelve my past intimacies. The book gods tend to my needs....
This is not my first book pile, you do the math.
927 so far!
Do you sleep on them?
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Originally Posted by B-Mental
Yes, of course I do! Its really not recommended as it isn't all that comfortable.Quote:
Originally Posted by subterranean
No idea how many I've read in total - seem to be older than quite a lot of people on here though, so possibly more than some of you. I once read 150 books in a month for charity (things like sweet valley high, and that sort of length)... Normally read about 5-10 books a week, but some of them will be books I've read before. Probably read a couple of thousand books though... well, I did graduate with a 2 1 degree in English last year!
What sort of charity was that?
Did you got to do story telling?
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Originally Posted by el01ks
God, this is a hard question. I started keeping a list of what I read during a month, though, but it only goes back to 2002. Then there is all reading I do for school... I am sure that there has been a lot. I own quite an extensive amount of books to begin with.
speedwhiz,
amazing! though Im not sure of the exact number of books I have read, I wish I did. I have never counted. how did you teach yourself this skill? do you retain everything? just curious.
I started to read when I was 6, At first - I used to read Urdu novels because I was unable to understand English but I was able to read English books like "Little Red Riding Hood" or "Goldilock And The Three Bears" I read these type of books from 6-10.
The first English novel that I read and fully understood without any adult's help was Five Get Into A Fix by Enid Blyton. I can very well remember that when I completed it, at that time I was in Grade 4. I liked it a lot. It was adventurous and that is the thing for which kids look out in the age of 10. After it, I started to read books by Enid Blyton.
After it, at 11, I started Harry Potter series and got into it really very much. When the sixth book was coming, I was feeling mad and I did not want to wait. At that time, a few days before HP 6th came out, I found Mill On The Floss, I started to read it and the whole night, I kept on reading it. That was the time when I found a little awareness that there are many books other than Harry Potter series ot Mill On The Floss (that was one of the best things that I have learned from my life.)
After it I read over 20 books or so...
As many books as I read, I felt that mind was being opened. I came to know something new in each book.
That was my reading history, I love to tell it not only because it reminds me of how many books I have read but because of how much I have gained. I have gained pleasure, knowledge and most of all entertainment from these books.