Book Club on Yik Yak | For people who read 200+ books a year… genuinely how? Is it a job that lets you? Shorter books? Fast reader? (And I’m not talking about people who listen to audiobooks while doing activities, no offense, I’m talking about people who read that many)

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For people who read 200+ books a year… genuinely how? Is it a job that lets you? Shorter books? Fast reader? (And I’m not talking about people who listen to audiobooks while doing activities, no offense, I’m talking about people who read that many)

Anonymous 3d

Y’all I didn’t have enough in my word limit to clarify: There is nothing wrong with listening to audiobooks (hence the no offense). I’m purely asking about physical books.

Anonymous 3d

I read about a hundred a year, but I don’t read even close to every day. I feel if I did I could easily get to 200. I just have other hobbies, if I replaced the time I use gaming/crocheting/whatever else with reading, that’d be several more hours a week. And the books I read aren’t that short, anywhere from 400-1300 pgs. I think it’s just consistency, takes a little discipline/managing your time, but very doable.

Anonymous 3d

It’s my main hobby and I’m also an incredibly fast reader so that definitely helps

Anonymous 1d

I’m an English major and my main hobby is reading. So I read like 1-2 books a week for fun and 2-3 a week for various classes (during the school year.) I’m a pretty fast reader which helps, but I also read between things, like to fill the time. I get through a few chapters a day reading on the bus, while waiting for my coffee, or while cooking dinner.

Anonymous 3d

Audiobooks are actual reading! And most people I know who use them are busy teachers, moms, social workers, etc who bounce between physical and audiobooks as time allows them. The folks who are classic reading 200+ are just dedicated to reading over other activities like watching TV and whatnot. Sometimes it’s jobs that allow it, but really, it comes down to priorities.

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Anonymous 3d

Um, audiobooks are real books, especially to people who are blind or have adhd and can't read otherwise.

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Anonymous

seafoam_lightning50 3d

I didn’t say they weren’t real. I was just asking how people read that many physical books.

Anonymous

#2 3d

I have nothing against people who listen to audiobooks. It’s technically not reading, but people can count them if they want, idc. I was just talking about how people read that many physical books.

Anonymous

OP 3d

Prioritizing.

Anonymous

OP 3d

Considering audiobooks take longer to read/listen to than physically reading books, I’m not sure why you feel the need to differentiate. They are both reading and both take considerable amounts of time. And most readers I know do both.

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Anonymous

#2 3d

Because people tend to use audiobooks as a way to “multitask.” You can listen to an audiobook while painting, driving, doing laundry, etc, but you can’t read a physical book while doing those

Anonymous

#2 3d

audiobooks are cool and a great way to listen to more stories and books but you are literally listening, not reading lol idk why people are so upset about that it's not worse just different

Anonymous

#4 3d

Thank you😭 sometimes I think I’m going crazy when people argue with me and say that audiobooks are reading. There is nothing wrong with listening to them! But, they are a different medium

Anonymous

#5 3d

Tho personally I wouldn’t want to read 200 a year if it meant having to give up my other hobbies/hanging out with friends, that kind of thing. And I definitely don’t think all those people on social media flexing about how much they read are better than anyone else 😶

Anonymous

#5 3d

Yeah I read about 20 books a year with my other hobbies, but I’m also a full time student with 3 jobs. I feel like I would have to sacrifice a lot to read more, which kind of sucks because reading is so fun

Anonymous

#3 2d

Same, I don’t read to be more intellectual or smart or whatever, i do it for fun, so i pound through books relatively fast.

Anonymous

#7 1d

I also like to read multiple books at a time, usually one more challenging book and one easier one. For example I recently read Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot, which is an amazing book but can get kinda overwhelming, and in the time it took me to read this book I read two other “easy” books (which were no less worthwhile, just took less brain power.) This helps me avoid burnout and keeps me interested.