In this new digital world, you carry access to a world of stories told in movies, TV series, and videogames in the palm of your hand. But in our opinion, none of these are as intimate, mind-expanding, and meaningful as sitting down with a good book. As Joseph Addison said, “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”
How much exercise did your mind get this year?
How many books did you read in 2025?
Less than 5
5-12
13-20
21-30
More than 30
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I read 96 book in 2025. My average is between 90 and 100 books every year consistently.
Friends ask me, “How do you read that many in a year??”
And, I tell them that we don’t watch television. When we are at the end of our day, we read until bedtime. So we can easily read 100 pages on an evening.
I have been a reader since I was 6 years old. My grandmother said I was reading at age 5.
I get so much pleasure out of reading. And there is so much to learn!
I have ordered “1929” on The Crash and a gorgeous coffee table book on the craft of car advertising as the year draws to a close. The latter should also be considered a book read, I hope.
As we near the end of the year, I recently ordered ‘1929’ on The Crash, and a beautiful coffee table book on the art of automobile advertising. I hope the latter counts as a book read also.