how many books have you read in all?

[Milamber]

I read alot... but still its prob only around the 500 mark... But that includes all teh boks i was forced to read during english classes at school.

[kraftpb]

i would think anyone past 12th grade will have read at least 30 books

these poll results are astounding

[kraftpb]

personally i've read over 9000

[arkskier]

Strong lying in this thread/poll

9% of people on here have read 1000+ books? LOL
I read more than anyone I know, and I'm pretty sure I'm only in the 500-1000 range.

To the guy who asked what happens to all the books, I've probably got a couple hundred around the house and garage (mostly in storage, but I keep the ones that I like to reread or refer to on a shelving unit), but I'm a big fan of charity book stores. Buy a book for like 1/10th of retail price, money goes to charity, then when you're done with it you donate the book back to the store so somebody else can buy and read it and repeat (you don't have to donate it back, but I like to)

so what are your top ten favorite reads? im looking for stuff to read.

personally i've read over 9000

seriously? what are your favorite books then?

[arkskier]

I read alot... but still its prob only around the 500 mark... But that includes all teh boks i was forced to read during english classes at school.

list of your favorite books bra?

[MAKUA NUI]

list of your favorite books bra?

James Patterson books.

Detective Alex Cross is teh man!

[Drums123]

Probably about 500-600...
I've started about 1000 though, but when you read mainly fantasy, it's hard to persevere through the same old ****.
Books are a window into another human's mind....

[arkskier]

Probably about 500-600...
I've started about 1000 though, but when you read mainly fantasy, it's hard to persevere through the same old ****.
Books are a window into another human's mind....

your favorite books?

[arkskier]

jeez all these people claiming to have read 500+ or 1000+ books but not being able to give a list of their favorites.

[arkskier]

bumping

[HeatherAC]

do the people saying 1000 realise that means 3 books a week for almost 7 years.

LOL, I've been known to get absorbed in a good book and not move until I've finished it. Thankfully, I read pretty quickly, but still. I'd get in trouble when I was younger because I wouldn't go to sleep until I finished what I was reading - drove my mom nuts.

Sorry arskier, but I've got a lot of favorites - and quite a few of them are geared at chicks. What are your interests currently? Do you prefer fiction or non? Mystery, thriller, sci-fi? There's an entire world to be discovered between the covers of a book - it just depends on where you want to go.

[911medic]

I don't read many books any more, but used to read voraciously.

I'm taking a swag at probably in the 500 - 1000 range. Mostly non-fiction.

[CRyan64]

If you're only talking about books you've read outside of school. Probably 15.

[davideric05]

Id be interested in some Philosophy books that anyone may recommend, i really get wrapped up in those books.

id say ive read from cover to cover about 50+ books.

It would be more but like many others if a book is not very interesting ill just put it off to the side.

[ThatDarnDavidKi11111]

350

[arkskier]

LOL, I've been known to get absorbed in a good book and not move until I've finished it. Thankfully, I read pretty quickly, but still. I'd get in trouble when I was younger because I wouldn't go to sleep until I finished what I was reading - drove my mom nuts.

Sorry arskier, but I've got a lot of favorites - and quite a few of them are geared at chicks. What are your interests currently? Do you prefer fiction or non? Mystery, thriller, sci-fi? There's an entire world to be discovered between the covers of a book - it just depends on where you want to go.

i guess you could say my appetite is voracious. i enjoy fiction, nonfiction, essays, poetry, science, math, history, biographies, philosophy, sociology, classics, etc.. you name it, im probably interested in it. so your top books?

[arkskier]

Id be interested in some Philosophy books that anyone may recommend, i really get wrapped up in those books.

id say ive read from cover to cover about 50+ books.

It would be more but like many others if a book is not very interesting ill just put it off to the side.

It's not strictly philosophy in the abstruse, academic sense, but I would highly recommend Roland Barthes's A lover's Discourse. It's REALLY GOOD.

[arkskier]

anyone else?

[Grug]

Over my entire life? Probably 1000+ (if we're including all types of books)

[Grug]

Id be interested in some Philosophy books that anyone may recommend, i really get wrapped up in those books.

id say ive read from cover to cover about 50+ books.

It would be more but like many others if a book is not very interesting ill just put it off to the side.

Have a look at "One World" by Peter Singer, it's about the ethics of globalisation and actually reasonably easy to understand (a rarity with philosophy texts)

[bigredlemon]

about 2 bookcases worth?

[arkskier]

Over my entire life? Probably 1000+ (if we're including all types of books)

name your favorite books please.

[arkskier]

anyone who's read 500+ or 1000+ books prove it with a list of your top favorite books please.

[Grug]

name your favorite books please.

That's a tough one. I don't think I could list a top ten as such, but these are ten of my favourites:

"Il Gattopardo" Guiseppe de Lampedusa

"The Source" James Michener

"Shogun" James Clavell

"Pillars of the Earth" Ken Follett

"Shantaram" Gregory David Roberts

"Lord of the Rings" JRR Tolkien

"Gates of Fire" Steven Pressfield

"Without Remorse" Tom Clancy

"Fantastic Mr. Fox" Roald Dahl

"The Power of One" Bryce Courtney

Growing up I was also a big fan of: the "Adventure" series by Willard Price, and the "Redwall" books by Brian Jacques (among many others).

[BballBuilder]

couple hundred

[A_Jizzle]

Probably about 100+

Stuff on my own and stuff for school/college

Although I like a good fiction book I prefer reading non-fiction: psychology, (bio-)ethical stuff, philosophy, criminology...


I'm reading a couple of methodics books on social work now which includes intakes, body language, conversations etc..not because I have to, I want to.

Just finished mindmapping by tuny bunzan, it's a hell of a cool way to summarize **** and not as boring as a standard summary, review...

On my shelf,, haven't quite gotten there, bought them or got them from friends, family...
- The power of power (title's translated from dutch)
- Psychological types (C.G jung)
- War and peace (Tolstoi)
- Doors of perception and heaven and hell (aldous huxley) (this one i'm gonna read in English)

wish list
- Origin of species (Darwin)
- the idiot (dostojevski)
- Genealogie der moral (Nietzche)
- Kritik der reine vernunft ( Kant)

One of my favorites is the stranger by Albert Camus, good read.

Going to look into michel focault, his stuff about structures of power seems interesting.

It's a pity that because of college you don't have enough time to read what you want, it sucks. You have to read alot of mandatory stuff, you have your courses, papers, extra articles...and then sometimes reading stuff on your own is a bit too much+ there's life off books.

[iliketojuggle]

Ive easily read over 1000 books.. One of my favorite series of books was the dark tower series by stephen king.. I read every michael crichton book, I love how he writes.. Ive read a ton of different fantasy series like xanth books, le modesitt jr's series.. Ive read so many books I don't even remember the names of them or the author anymore lol.. every goosebumps book back when I was young.. Im a reading machine son. One of my favorites ever was "Pompeii".. and read the jurassic park books they are so good, especially the 2nd one its nothing at all like the 2nd jurassic park movie, it blows it away.

[arkskier]

Ive easily read over 1000 books.. One of my favorite series of books was the dark tower series by stephen king.. I read every michael crichton book, I love how he writes.. Ive read a ton of different fantasy series like xanth books, le modesitt jr's series.. Ive read so many books I don't even remember the names of them or the author anymore lol.. every goosebumps book back when I was young.. Im a reading machine son. One of my favorites ever was "Pompeii".. and read the jurassic park books they are so good, especially the 2nd one its nothing at all like the 2nd jurassic park movie, it blows it away.

pompeii by whom? is that nonfiction/history? you mean "lost world"? how old are you bra?

[Irezumi]

Too many to even remember. I spent just about all the free time I have reading some book. I can't stand TV and outside of my e-mail, this is the one of the few places on the web I visit.

[bbbball]

probably around 400. I usually finish a book a week depending on how good it is. I just finished a Tony Robbins book last night, gonna get a head start on a Boone Pickens autobiography.