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This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. As we are a faith-based group the questions refer mainly to Christian fiction or non-fiction.
Today’s question is:
Have your reading habits surprised you this year?
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I would say yes as I have read way more romantic suspense this year than normal. This year I have read less Historical than some years. I have read 3 what I would class them as Contemporary and Historical fiction rather than women’s fiction.
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Yes. I haven’t read as many books this year.
I can’t seem to find many I like. I keep starting them, getting bored and taking them back to the library.
I haven’t tallied up my number of books actually read yet. It’ll be interesting to see how far behind last year I am.
I have times I just don’t want to read or cant seem to read.
Since losing my husband, I have found it more difficult to settling to reading. However, once I get into a book I really enjoy, I find it hard to stop until I get through it.
I can understand that Heather. When Mum passed away I struggled with reading partly because I wasn’t sleeping and was so tired. Also when the head pain started I couldn’t concentrate. I am glad when you do find a good book it does get you in.
Hi Jenny, I’ve read more paperbacks than last year and I’ve read more widely (range of genres) than in previous years. I hope to continue these trends in 2026! 😊
Sounds good Narelle. Its always nice to read new authors and different genres. I found this year I had so many new authors.
I read a whole lot less books this year. My counselor suggested my ‘over’ reading was me using that to deal with my anxiety instead of face why I had it.
So I faced the world more, worked on being more social. So I actually have read over 100 less books this year for a total of 175.
wow thats a big total. I hope the facing the world has helped.
Due to a health issue, I have not read as many books as I usually do… I am slowly getting back into it.
I can understand that Colleen. Health can really impact a lot of things. When my head pain was really bad I just couldn’t concentrate on reading.