On the original question... I don't read so many books anymore. Before the advent of TV, I read probably 5-6 books a week. I thought that was a lot. TV came to us when I was 14. After TV, and in competition with necessary reading and studying for school, I didnt read much at all. After I finished school and became a nurse, I still didnt have much time for reading, it seemed I was always just too tired to bother, and the TV filled the entertainment need. So I was probably down to 1 every couple of weeks by then.
After computers arrived on the scene (I bought a Commodore 64 in 1984) I became absorbed in text adventure games and reading went byebye for years. I've really only got back into it since discovering digital reads. First on a Casseiopia EM500, with Microsoft .lit books, then later with epubs from various sources. The Casio was great for taking on night shift when you just didnt know what you wanted to read, and carting several dead tree books to work just wasnt an option.
Last year and this, I have settled into reading consistently, and am getting through maybe 2 books a week depending on length. Some take longer, of course. I read at night before bed, and usually for a while after rising in the morning. Goodreads keeps track for me.
I'll never get back to those days before TV. I love my TV, its my lazy read. But I try to keep my mind active by continuing to read (preferring sci-fi with hard science as part of the story) as much as I am able. I'm ageing faster than I want, and don't expect to be around for too many more years, 10 if I am very lucky. My TBR list will never be completed! Darn.
OK, thats my reading life story. Its early, and I am rambling. Apologies
