Book Club on Sidechat | 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 22h

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 20h

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

Anonymous 19h

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 22h

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 23h

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 22h

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

Anonymous

#2 22h

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 21h

Prioritizing.

Anonymous

OP 20h

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 20h

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 19h

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 19h

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 19h

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 19h

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 15h

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.