I voted for all, not because I was being stupid or trying to mess up your poll, but because I was being honest. One year I could read 20 books, the next 1 book. I sometimes read fiction - I sometimes read non-fiction. It really depends on my mood, my job, my life situation, my current interests and simple coincidence/influences. I read maybe 3 books last year. I read three books last month.
I just noticed I forgot to include an option for zero books read! D'oh. Oh well, surely an erudite group such as SciForums doesn't include any of that 27%.
I didn't read any books last year. I did however, like Oli, read hundreds of magazines and periodicals.
I'm not sure what your point is. Remember that people who admit they never attend religious services are a minority in America. They could be reading the Encyclopedia Britannica from cover to cover and it won't affect the tastes of the majority.
same as raven said, except i always read more than 2 books per year. but some years i read tons and some years not so much. peace.
As far as books go, it's almost all fiction. I read plenty of nonfiction in the form of journals, etc to keep up with the latest developments. Books are for fun, relaxing between patients or when I have some down time.
I don't think the Bible counts as a book read, unless the person actually read the thing - without skipping more than a fifth of the chapters. And even then, it only counts in one year. You've got one book accounting for one book of reading every year, otherwise. That skews the averages. Tack a cookbook and a Chilton and a reference almanac in there, and you've got four - maybe the same four, every year.
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