Sunday, February 11, 2024

Sunday Five: Reading Materials

Random "Little Library" free book exchange.

1: How many books are you in the process of reading? 
2: How many books do you hope to read this year? 
3: Do you have a current library card? 
4: E-books, print books, or both? 
5: What book have you read the most times? 

My answers: 

1: How many books are you in the process of reading? Three
2: How many books will I read this year? About 100 at the current pace, my goal is 50.
3: Do you have a current library card?  I do now. 
4: E-books, print books, or both?  Both 
5: What book have you read the most times? Walden 

Please share your answers in the comments.     

18 comments:

  1. How many books are you in the process of reading? 1 but three in the queue.

    How many books do you hope to read this year? Who knows.

    Do you have a current library card? Yes...but havent used it in some time. But I do take books I read that I know I won't read again and donate them to the library. They happily take them

    E-books, print books, or both? Print books. I spend enough time looking into lit screens.

    What book have you read the most times. Quentin Crisp's The Naked Civil Servant

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    1. Something to add to the reading list.

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  2. 1. Just one but I have had two on the go in the past.
    2. I don't hope to read any books. I read books as I do. I turn off books at times and turn them back on other times.
    3. I have three library cards but it is a couple of years since any of them being used.
    4. E-books for me.
    5. The Cousin from Fiji. Darcy's strong legs excited me at a young age. The mother falling into a train loaded with boxes of new dresses and hats sounded like my mother, depending on the kindness of strangers. Uncle George raising a finger tip to acknowledge someone he knew who was passing by his horse and cart.

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    1. Some libraries offer e-books here. I have not done that yet.

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  3. 1. 2 in process. 2 on deck.
    2. No goal. Two per month would be good and achievable.
    3. I do. Two. One for Cleveland Libraries, one for Cleveland Hts / Shaker Hts Libraries.
    4. Print.
    5. Catcher in the Rye.

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    1. Print is still about 60% of the book market.

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  4. 1. None at the moment.
    2. I seem to rarely read an actual book any more.
    3. Yes, I have a library card which I don't use. I believe it's still valid.
    4. I can only read the enlarged print of e-books now. Print books are useless to me.
    5. Most read books -- probably a toss up between Lord of the Rings trilogy and Watership Down.

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    1. It is nice to be able to change the type size, I sometimes use text to speech

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  5. 1. I only read one at a time.
    2. I've never counted!
    3. YES! I love my library.
    4. Print books only.
    5. I read mysteries usually but I don't read a book over and over.

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    1. There are only a few I have read more than once.

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  6. 1: How many books are you in the process of reading? Four
    2: How many books do you hope to read this year? I don't really count them.
    3: Do you have a current library card? No
    4: E-books, print books, or both? Print books
    5: What book have you read the most times? The Magus, by John Fowles. I've read it at least 3 times and I still don't quite get it. I hadn't thought about that book in a long time.

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    1. My list of books read will post on December 28th, I am already drafting that post.

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  7. #1: Only one book and I've been at it for a couple of years. I just dip into it from time to time so I suppose that can't even be called "reading".
    #2: Like Sharon, I don't keep track.
    #3: Yes.
    #4: Print books.
    #5: I'm not sure but I think it might be "A Moveable Feast" by Hemingway.

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    1. I read the first chapter of "The Old Man and The Sea"

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  8. 1: How many books are you in the process of reading? I am reading three.
    2: How many books do you hope to read this year? at least 20
    3: Do you have a current library card? I just renewed it last weekend
    4: E-books, print books, or both? Printed please
    5: What book have you read the most times? Phantom Tollbooth

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    1. Always reading, always learning

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  9. I guess my response was sent to Trump...I mean - Spam!

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    1. Sorry, I can't find it. Sometimes Blogger eats things.

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