I’ve read a lot online about book
challenges. Most are a challenge to read, like fifty books a year.
I, personally, don’t think I can
manage that.
Not that I don’t like to read; I do.
I own a lot of books, both physical and digital copies. But I’m such a slow
reader that getting through that many books in a year seems daunting to me.
Then again, I’m presently on my sixth
book so far this year. Some of those only took me two days to finish. The
current one will be longer, but only because it’s so much bigger.
Finishing the whole series may take
me a month, and that’s only seven books. Then again, the first five I’ve read
included a four-book series, though those five books were by the same author.
Last year, I spent a couple of
months going through my Dick and Felix Francis collection. And that is around
thirty books. Maybe I did make fifty books last year.
I read my Francis collection, my HP
collection, which does include The Tales From Beattle the Bard and Fantastic
Beasts, and the five-book Percy Jackson series. I also went through all nineteen
of my Box Car Children series. Of course, all those are easy reads.
And I have eleven books of a twelve-book
series on my reader, as well as two other books.
No wait, those two other books were
after the first, and some of the eleven were too.
Okay, I haven’t kept an accurate count
of how many I’ve read and when.
I know I read a couple of my romance
novels during that time.
Was it last year, or early this
year? I can’t remember.
Okay, I do read, maybe I could read fifty
books a year, but most of those would be relatively short romances rather than
the longer, more detailed epics, which is what I’ve just started.
This series is actually, word-wise,
longer and bigger than the HP series.
Then again, HP is supposed to be a
children’s book, and The Work and The Glory is most definitely not a children’s
book.
I did buy myself a bunch of new, or
rather new to me, books over the holidays, and I really should read more of
those. One of those four book series I read is part of the new purchases.
I finally acquired the final book of
that series. I’d been holding off on reading it until I had all the books.
I was quite sure it would be good
because I’ve owned one of the author’s earlier works for decades. She’s good.
Actually, the fifth book I read from that author was rereading that earlier
book. I still have her first published work, which I have read, just not
recently.
Actually, one of the two romances I
recently read was the newest book by a favorite author.
And yes, I have several favorite
authors.
It partly depends on the genre, but even
then, I could name one favorite, especially in romance.
And if you are asking, I’m sure I own
way more books than Nativities.
I really need to complete my book
inventory, which isn’t going to be easy, as often as I splurge on new books.
Not that I’m buying new (except in
the digital form), I generally buy my books through Thrift Books these days.
The best part about Thrift Books is
that I can get my hands on some classic titles, which I wouldn’t be able to do at a
standard bookstore.
And, if you are asking, I’m positive
I have way more books than Konnie has, simply because I have more room for books
than she has, even if her house is bigger.
After all, I have a two-bedroom
apartment to myself while she has a three-bedroom house, which she shares with
three other people. So, she has a bigger house, but I have more personal space, which
I don’t have to share. Unless you count Patches. And clearly, he doesn’t read,
nor does he care how much space my book collection takes.
Well, maybe he would care if the
books started to infringe on his living space, but it doesn’t right now!
And don’t expect me to consider
whether or not Konnie can read fifty books in a year! Konnie can read way faster
than I can. A book that will take two days to read will take her a matter of
hours.
Anyway, are you a slow or fast
reader? Do you think you can manage a fifty-book-a-year challenge? Or, like me,
do you think that ideal is out of your league?
I personally don’t think I can
manage more because I need some writing time, but also because I read slowly.
Anyway, happy writing, everyone!
