How many books did you read in 2025?

[Anonymous]

I gotta say I don’t keep track but audio books have absolutely unlocked my ability to love books again. I used to be a huge reader as a kid and young adult but work like kids made it harder to read more than a few a year on vacation. I am absolutely an audiobook evangelist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I gotta say I don’t keep track but audio books have absolutely unlocked my ability to love books again. I used to be a huge reader as a kid and young adult but work like kids made it harder to read more than a few a year on vacation. I am absolutely an audiobook evangelist.

🙄 They don't count as reading.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gotta say I don’t keep track but audio books have absolutely unlocked my ability to love books again. I used to be a huge reader as a kid and young adult but work like kids made it harder to read more than a few a year on vacation. I am absolutely an audiobook evangelist.

🙄 They don't count as reading.

I’d ask “why not?”, but someone who eyerolls while condemning audiobooks doesn’t strike me as the curious type. I’ll just leave these here in case I’m wrong and you’d like to learn why your viewpoint is limiting…

https://www.discovermagazine.com/audiobooks-or-reading-to-our-brains-it-doesnt-matter-40184

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like to be friends and hear about both the Orthodox Jewish romance phase and the tennis novel phase. I read a tennis novel not long ago, actually, any you particularly recommend from that sub genre?

Not the OP but tennis novels that come to mind include Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty and Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

[Anonymous]

I wish I liked audiobooks but I am the absolute opposite of an auditory processor and it’s like not only can I not stay engaged with an audiobook to even lock in on what’s happening, I remember none of it either. I HAVE to see the words to process it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish I liked audiobooks but I am the absolute opposite of an auditory processor and it’s like not only can I not stay engaged with an audiobook to even lock in on what’s happening, I remember none of it either. I HAVE to see the words to process it.

I’m the OP and was surprised to find I am the opposite. I started listening to audiobooks a few years ago, and discovered how much more I retain of the book than when reading it in print. I often listen to them while walking and can actually picture where I was during a specific part of the book.

An audiobook is a different experience, but in my book I definitely count it as reading.

This recent NYT column captures some of how I feel about them:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/books/review/audiobooks-reading-listening-habits.html?unlocked_article_code=1.A1A.7JjU.X9U3HLXM7RNo&smid=url-share

[Anonymous]

I’m curious how many people work full time.

I think I read about 11 plus 2 DNF. One issue is that I don’t like to read fiction unless I can basically finish it. I get too distracted from my normal life wanting to know what happened to the people in the book. I do a ton of history podcasts as well — I feel like I’ve read the equivalent of 10 nonfiction books through podcasts.
First — think The Sun also rises
Last — the brief wonderful life of Oscar wao

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m curious how many people work full time.

I think I read about 11 plus 2 DNF. One issue is that I don’t like to read fiction unless I can basically finish it. I get too distracted from my normal life wanting to know what happened to the people in the book. I do a ton of history podcasts as well — I feel like I’ve read the equivalent of 10 nonfiction books through podcasts.
First — think The Sun also rises
Last — the brief wonderful life of Oscar wao

I'm the PP who read 108 books. About half of those were audiobooks. I work full time but don't have kids. I watch very little tv. There are weeks where I don't turn my TV on at all. I would rather read or listen to an audiobook. When I'm in the car I'm listening to an audiobook. I read almost every day on my lunch hour.

[Anonymous]

I read 12or so. Which was an increase from last year. I am finally getting back to reading.

[Anonymous]

I read 37 books. All physical books from the library. I work full time as a lawyer and have 2 elementary aged kids.
First - Maybe you should talk to someone
Last - Culpability

[Anonymous]

I read 75. My goal was 72 - I keep trac kvia Goodreads and also love seeing the patterns and the pacing and keeping track. I have always been a reader and really wish I had kept track starting in high school. I know I had all sorts of phases - for ex, I read a lot of sci fi and fantasy in high school and college but who can remember all those books all that long ago? What was popular in 1984? In my 20s I read a lot of what they were calling chick lit - did I read anything else? What did I read in grad school? (Anything?) I read so many Agatha Christie's in high school, I wonder which ones.

Anyway, my first read this year was The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Last read was A Merry Little Meet Cute, a very raunchy Christmas romance. I don't think either are very indicative of the rest of my reading list.

Best: The Correspondent, Raising Hare, and The Everlasting. I also really liked Murder at Gulls Nest and We Don't Talk About Carol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m curious how many people work full time.

I think I read about 11 plus 2 DNF. One issue is that I don’t like to read fiction unless I can basically finish it. I get too distracted from my normal life wanting to know what happened to the people in the book. I do a ton of history podcasts as well — I feel like I’ve read the equivalent of 10 nonfiction books through podcasts.
First — think The Sun also rises
Last — the brief wonderful life of Oscar wao

I'm the person who read 94 books. I work full time and have two teens, one who does a travel sport. I just don't spend much time online and no time watching TV/movies. I've always been a reader. I also read two books at a time - one fiction and one nonfiction - which means I always have a book I'm in the mood to pick up. I don't do audiobooks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m curious how many people work full time.

I think I read about 11 plus 2 DNF. One issue is that I don’t like to read fiction unless I can basically finish it. I get too distracted from my normal life wanting to know what happened to the people in the book. I do a ton of history podcasts as well — I feel like I’ve read the equivalent of 10 nonfiction books through podcasts.
First — think The Sun also rises
Last — the brief wonderful life of Oscar wao

I am the PP who listened to 66 audiobooks this past year. I am newly retired and my kids are grown.
When I was working and had little kids, I only read 5 or 6 books a year. And one or two of those would be during that wonderful week after Christmas when we didn't need to go anywhere, the house was clean, the fridge was full and the kids had new toys to occupy them.

[Anonymous]

I’m one of the 100 book readers. I work full time (remote), have two teens and have always been a fast reader. I read some dense literary fiction once in a while, where you need to slow down and appreciate every detail, but many of my booklist are lighter fare.

[Anonymous]

I’m the 270 person. I work full time. I don’t watch TV much and don’t use much social media. I have a couple other hobbies, but reading is my favorite.

Oddly, no one asks how people who binge watch TV shows how they possible do it.