How much do you read? One in four adults didnt read a book last year,

I read between 2 to 6 books per week, on a very wide variety of subjects. If I don't have a new book to read, I go back and re-read one of my old ones. :-)

ive read 65 books in the past 3 years in college, fiction,non fiction mostly paulo coelho books and im still discovering more and more interesting writers like william locke eventhough his books were published in 1916 and so is tru man capote. reading is a haven for me, it is where my senses rely, i really love the world it give me, if only others would try to see it, but we are not all the same, the glory of reading would always be there , people just need the imagination and passion for it.

I have been addicted to reading all of my life. Before I even ealized that I loved to read, I was reading everything in sight. The library is like heaven on earth to me. The other day I read a 101 page book in a matter of hours. I get very excited when I get a new book. They are truly a treat for me. I get real snug and comfortable in my bed and leave the world that I am in and enter the world in the book. Boy, I am getting pretty pathetic. Must get married soon.

Gosh yes! I probably read 15 books last year. I am running out of room on my bookshelves to store the ones I have bought. I read this article a few days ago. I was kinda shocked that 1/4 of Americans didn't read a book last year. I guess they think video games are more educational! PEACE

I'm very fond of reading but since I've been very busy lately I've not read as much as I would have liked to. But I did manage to read a few books. I read Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns, To kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee, Sydney Sheldon's Nothing Lasts Forever, PG Wodehouse's Empress at Blandings, Wilbur Smith's River God, Who Moved My Cheese and Daisaku Ikeda's The Human Revolution. I used to read a lot earlier but the problem is that once I pick up a book, I don't keep it down till I've finished it. I take it everywhere-in bed, while travelling, to the dining table, to the park where I take my child occasionally, to his school when I go to pick him up, while waiting at his piano class, even to the toilet! I also love reading children's books so whenever my son picks up one, I read that too. I recently read one such book-Goosebumps. There are quite a few books waiting for me at home, amongst which Shantaram and The Kite Runner take top priority.

I try to read a book every month. I also have other miscellanea I read but many wouldn't consider it true reading (I say in today's entertain-o-matic society) any form of quality print reading is better than blasting your brain (and eye) cells with TV. Sigh...

i love reading and i read every time i travel on the tram to my workplace... books are so precious to me as they give me so much of invaluable knowledge... i can't imagine going for one whole year without reading a book... i just can't do it...

I average around 4-8 books a month. My mom and daughter average around the same amount. We go to the library twice a month for books. We love to read.

Hey j368, I have to admit the only book I've read in the past year is The Bible but the year before I read about 3 or 4 books b/c I had more time to read. +'s |:)

wow, thats a rather sad statistic isnt it? personally i LOVE reading and always have a book with me. i read a bare minimum of 1 book a week, and usually 2-sometimes 3 if ive gotten a really good one that i cant put down. like someone above me said, if i dont have a new book to read, then i will just go back and re-read one of my favorite older ones.

I am still a student so i read a lot of books but and i like to read novels so i read novels a lot. Its true that these days young people don't read much books as they are glued to this hi-tech stuffs these days. And i have experienced tat myself as most of the times i prefer reading or researching from the internet. And that article might be true as its one in four.

I read a couple of books, one a religious book for a Bible Study we are attending. The other was a fiction. Most of my reading I do online, basically computer and HTML related, including several blogs I subscribe to. I also read the newspaper every day, but I suppose that doesn't count. lol.

im pretty sure the pole is accurate. Most people do not read as a pastime anymore. I read a lot and i have gotten picked on for it. I have read several books over the course of the year and I do know that many people young and old do read for enjoyment...still I suspect they are a minority...not sure. my answer is just based on what I see around me.

when i'm in the house, i don't read any books, articles and etc at all only when i get to know the instructions and procedure when i need of something to help me with my stuff. and when i'm st school, i c an read many books as what my teachers wishes me to. im very different when im at school because i read things between the line and as fast as i could because you know time is so limited when there is a teacher proctoring you.

I saw that on CNN earlier in the day. I was really surprised. I have read quite a few books in the last year, the last one being the final Harry Potter book. I always ask for books for my birthday and Christmas. Those tend to keep me busy for quite some time.

I've read 2 books in the last 7 days, so I think I might be skewing things a bit. I usually read about 2 books a week, less during the school year though.

I do believe this is so true. I don't read very much. I read 3 books last year and that was a miracle. It was only because the book was really interesting. I've read 2 harry potter books in a week and now I'm in the 3rd one. I was never into wizardry or witchcraft but those books are a great read. I love the books. Can't say the same things for the movies. They left a lot out. My manager at work actually told me to just read one of the books and I did thinking I wouldn't even get through the first page and I read the whole thing and I can't wait to get through the 3rd one so I can read the next one. I don't read anything unless it is a good book and it's hard for me to find one because I hate reading. But those books you can't put down. I was almost late for work because I was reading a good part in the Chamber of Secrets.

I love reading so yes I have read more than one book in the past year. I have two little kids so it is definitely hard to find the time to read, but it is a good escape for me. I can get into a good book after the kids are in bed and forget all of my worries from that day =) I usually read at least one book a month, I can understand how some people don't read much though, with so many things to get done it is hard to find time.

I love reading! I started my son reading when he was in the womb! He can't go to sleep with out his nightly stories! Harry Potter was THE BEST thing that could have happened to the art of Reading and getting kids to read...even though I love the movies...they shouldn't have made them...my nieces and nephews...this painds me greatly...they would rather wait 2 more years for the Movie 7 to come out than to read the book...sigh....nothing I can do about that except try to be a good influence on them...but my kids, they LOVE books because I make it fun for them.

Well, part of this article is true for me atleast, I prefer fiction books. Though I just got done readin a non fiction book: The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel. Other than that I prove this article wrong. I've been trying to pick up my reading, and have read alot more than one book in the past month alone. I've read atleast five or six in just the past month, and am currently rereading the Buffy the Vampire Slayer books I have only read once. I have to do this because my library card got suspended, to many fines. Ah well one of these day's I'll pay it off. Until then I got my Buffy books and all the other books I own to reread.