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Aug. 29th, 2007 04:01 pmAccording to a CNN story, with the subheader of "Where You Fall In Poll Of US Reading Habits":
one in four Americans read no books at all last year.
the typical American read four.
excluding those who read none, the average was seven.
"I just get sleepy when I read," said Richard Bustos of Dallas, Texas, a habit with which millions of Americans can doubtless identify. Bustos, a 34-year-old project manager for a telecommunications company, said he had not read any books in the last year and would rather spend time in his backyard pool.
(Well, okay, I always thought waterproof books would be a great thing. Dropped a paperback in a hot tub once and it instantly puffed up to the size of my house. Somehow, though, I don't think that's quite what that guy was getting at.)
As of the day before yesterday I finished reading my 40th book this year (Frost & Fire, a Roger Zelazny collection). I'm about a third through number 41, Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff, and enjoying it immensely. I expect I'll have hit around 60 by the end of the year. I used to read a lot more, but then I became a parent and took up writing as a hobby.
So, how many books have you read so far this year? Whatcha reading now? Who the heck did they talk to for this poll, anyway?
"I just get sleepy when I read," said Richard Bustos of Dallas, Texas, a habit with which millions of Americans can doubtless identify. Bustos, a 34-year-old project manager for a telecommunications company, said he had not read any books in the last year and would rather spend time in his backyard pool.
(Well, okay, I always thought waterproof books would be a great thing. Dropped a paperback in a hot tub once and it instantly puffed up to the size of my house. Somehow, though, I don't think that's quite what that guy was getting at.)
As of the day before yesterday I finished reading my 40th book this year (Frost & Fire, a Roger Zelazny collection). I'm about a third through number 41, Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff, and enjoying it immensely. I expect I'll have hit around 60 by the end of the year. I used to read a lot more, but then I became a parent and took up writing as a hobby.
So, how many books have you read so far this year? Whatcha reading now? Who the heck did they talk to for this poll, anyway?
