I’m Trying To Set A Goal To Read A Certain Amount Of Books A Week.?

I love reading and I’m lucky that I take public transportation to work and that’s where I get most if not all of my reading done. I suggest getting hold of Joci Piccoult, any of her books. I cannot get enough of her and she puts out about 2 new books a years. I promise that if you do not like her, I will come down to where you are and take you to lunch. Okay, I lied about that part but I know you’ll enjoy.

Go for it read all you want. John Steinbeck has some good books “The Grapes of Wrath” is one of my favorites. Also Maya Angelou and Richard Wright they all have some good novels. Also Toni Morrison. Have fun read what you like, go to the library and check them out.

Try 1 aweek and see how it goes from there.

Thats cool. Try reading any book by Mary Higgins Clark. She is a mystery writer and is amazing. I am actually reading her book “While My Pretty One Sleeps”. It is really good so far.

Good for you. Reading is a fun way to learn and keep your mind active.
Maybe start a series of books for a change. I suggest “The Golden Compass” series. It’s three books in all. The main character is young but the concepts are deep. Worth reading.

read 45 min a day, that will help it really did help me too

Here’s a list of classics you may have missed.
Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888; American) – Rose’s father has died leaving her an orphan. She goes to live with her Aunt Plenty and Aunt Rose. She is very lonely until she makes friends with a servant, Phoebe and then seven cousins, all boys, arrive. Life will never be the same. Publication 1875.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888; American) – This novel about Jo and her three sisters, Meg, Amy, and Beth, is set during the Civil War. Their father has gone off to fight. It is based upon the author’s life and the lives of her three sisters. Publication 1868.
Little Men by Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888; American). Publication 1871.
Jo’s Boys by Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888; American). Publication 1886.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (1816 – 1855; English) – This is an amazing love story. Jane, an poor orphan, grows up in the loveless home of a hate-filled aunt. Her close friend at school dies and cruel punishments are administered by the superintendent. As an adult, Jane falls in love with her employer, Mr. Rochester. He is tormented by a terrible secret in his past. This is a true gothic tale of suspense, romance, insanity, and attempted murder. Publication 1847.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (1818 – 1849; English) – The is the story of the tortured romantic relationship of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, an orphan adopted by Catherine’s father. The tale is set on the rugged moors of Yorkshire. Publication 1847.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte (1820 – 1849; English) Publication 1848.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1775 – 1817; English) – The courtship of proud Mr. Darcy and prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet is complicated by their persistent misunderstanding of each other’s actions and feelings. There are many interesting characters. Mrs. Bennet is preoccupied with marrying off her five daughters. There is an impressive dowager aunt who intimidates everyone except Elizabeth. The amazingly conceited clergyman rehearses his speeches to young ladies. The story is set in the 18th century. Publication 1813.
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1775 – 1817; English) – Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are two very different sisters. Elinor is sensible, while Marianne is sensitive and emotional. After the death of their father, the girls, their mother, and younger sister are forced to move to a small cottage in the country. The sisters fall in love with eligible bachelors, but problems arise. Publication 1811.
Emma by Jane Austen (1775 – 1817; English) – Emma Woodhouse is a young lady who is intent on matchmaking. After many complications Emma finds that her scheming has served to confuse matters and hurt other people’s feelings. Publication 1815.
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (1775 – 1817; English) Publication 1814.
Persuasion by Jane Austen (1775 – 1817; English)Publication 1817.
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (1775 – 1817; English) Publication 1817.
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874 – 1942; Canadian) – Orphaned red head Anne Shirley goes to live with an elderly brother and sister, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert on Prince Edward Island. Anne is a bookish dreamer who needs to be loved. Publication 1908. Sequels include: Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne’s House of Dreams, and Anne of Ingleside.
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (1907 – 1989; English) – Wealthy Max de Winter remarries and his new bride quickly realizes something is wrong at Manderley. In the opinion of the housekeeper, who was devoted to Rebecca, the last mistress of Manderly, the new Mrs. de Winter is timid and nervous, nothing like Rebecca. The housekeeper becomes the new bride’s enemy as a horrible mystery about Rebecca unfolds. Publication 1940.
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emma Orczy (1865 – 1947; Hungarian) Publication 1903.
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864; American) – A young woman, Hester Prynne, is shunned in her community of New England Puritans and forced to wear a red “A” on her chest because of her sins with the local minister, Arthur Dimmesdale. Hester’s husband, Roger Chillingworth, is jealous and full of vengeance. Publication 1850.
The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864; American) Publication 1851.
My Antonia by Willa Cather (1873 – 1947; American) – Antonia Shimerda moves from Bohemia to a pioneer town in Nebraska. Mr. Shimerda is homesick and cannot make a living, so he commits suicide. Antonia is strong and determined. She makes friends with Jim Burden, who lives on a neighboring farm. They grow up on the Nebraska prairie along with wolves, brown earth-owls, and rattlesnakes, and gradually Jim learns to love Antonia. Publication 1918.
O, Pioneers! by Willa Cather (1873 – 1947; American) Publication 1913.
The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather (1873 – 1947; American) – Publication 1915.
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry (1862 – 1910; American) – A young couple want to make Christmas special despite lack of funds. Each does what is necessary to buy just the right present for the other. The results are quite ironic. Publication 1906.
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (1810 – 1865) Publication 1854.
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell (1810 – 1865) Publication 1865.
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 – 1863; English) Publication 1848.
The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope (1863 – 1933; English) Publication 1894.
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson (1908 – 1973; American) – The old stray dog certainly is ugly and a thieving rascal, but out here on the Texas frontier a dog is a good companion, especially with Dad away on a cattle drive. Publication 1956.
The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1876 – 1916; American) – A domesticated dog, Buck, is kidnapped and sold to gold hunters. To survive he has to learn to listen to the call of the wild and learn the ways of his wolf ancestors. Eventually, he falls into the ownership of John Thornton, whose life Buck saves twice. Publication 1903.
White Fang by Jack London (1876 – 1916; American) – A half wolf – half dog is nearly destroyed by the vicious cruelty of men. Publication 1906.
The Sea Wolf by Jack London (1876 – 1916; American) Publication 1904.
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes (1891 – 1968; American) – Johnny is an apprentice to a silversmith in Boston (not Paul Revere) in the days just prior to the American Revolution. An accident ends his apprenticeship. In the days following his accident he meets Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and many other men of history. Publication 1944.
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift (1667 – 1745; Anglo-Irish) – Lemuel Gulliver travels to a series of very unusual and heretofore unknown lands. In one place he is a giant compared to the Lilliputians. In another, he is the size of a mouse compared to the people he finds. He also finds a floating island and a place where intelligent horses are served by humanoids. Publication 1726. This was made into a movie starring Ted Danson.
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1660 – 1731; English) – Crusoe finds himself stranded on an uncharted island off the coast of South America for nearly 30 years. He must find food, shelter, and clothing. He survives because of his faith in God. Many years after landing on the island, he saves a man named, Friday, who is about to be eaten by cannibals and Friday becomes Crusoe’s faithful servant. Publication 1719.
Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss (1743 – 1848; Swiss) – Fritz, Ernest, Jack, Franz, Mother, and Father survive a shipwreck and find themselves stranded on a deserted island near New Guinea. Being a religious family they offer thanks to God for all that he has provided. They salvage all that they can from the ship. They build a tree house for protection from wild animals, find food, make candles from berries, bread from roots, and a canoe from a tree. They face snakes, wolves, bears, and a lion, but are doing quite well until they discover a way to leave the island. Who will go? Who will stay? This was made into a movie a very long time ago. Publication 1812.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 – 1894; Scot) – Young Jim Hawkins, an innkeeper’s son, finds a treasure map among the belongings of a dead seaman. Pirates seek that very map and Jim finds himself in quite a predicament. On board ship, Jim overhears Long John Silver’s plans for mutiny. This has also been made into a movie. Publication 1883.
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828 – 1905; French) – Phineas Fogg tries to make his way around the globe in 80 days in order to win a bet of 20,000 pounds. He is accompanied on his journey by a servant and they implore all sorts of modes of travel (elephant, sled, balloon, etc.). Publication 1873.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1828 – 1905; French) – Professor Aronnax leads an expedition attempting to destroy a giant sea monster. Their efforts with harpoons are futile and the men find themselves in the water. Later, they are captured by the enigmatic Captain Nemo on his underwater vessel, the Nautilus. Publication 1870. The movie starred a rather young Kirk Douglas.
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936; English). – A boy is lost in the jungle of India and adopted by a family of wolves. Publication 1894.
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936; English) Publication 1902.
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936; English) – Harvey Cheyne is a spoiled rich teenager who considers himself above the manual labor aboard the ship. Then he falls overboard and his rescued by a fisherman who insists he earn his keep. Publicati

I’m not sure whethre you’re asking for book suggestions or for a suggested number! To start I’d say one a week is fine. As for what to read, YOU decide. If you read fiction in magazines, what kind do you like? If you’ve noticed an author who appeals to you, check whether he or she has published any novels. Or what kinds of movies or TV dramas do you like? Go to a bookstore big and well-organized enough to have the books shelved by genre and look there. (Some libraries even do the same, shelving mysteries, romances, science fiction, etc., in their own sections rather than with the general fiction.) Or if you’ve enjoyed movie versions of novels, try reading those novels. If you prefer non-fiction, just follow the same general guidelines–look for books on the subjects of articles you read or by authors you like. The get into the habit of always having a book nearby, including one in your handbag to read while you’re waiting in line. Having more than one book going at once will help you over the let-down feeling that sometimes comes when you finish a really good one.

well, what amount of books do you think is right for you? For a person of your age I would say about 5 books a week is good.
It’s nice to see people taking interest in books. You’ll be surprised on how exiting they can be. Try a book store or library to find some good ones.
( newspapers and magazines don’t count)

If you’re on here it’s tough to read as much and I don’t. I used to read a book in 1-2 days. Now it takes me 4-5 days to read it. I’m to addicted to this thing.

My mum reads about 3 books a week, she’s constantly reading !!
I’d say maybe 1 was enough.

Reading books is not about quantity, but quality.
Reading trash or short books just to get to a certain number of books per week does not make any sense.
Go to a proper bookstore and have a look around or ask for titles. If you are interested in a certain topic, you might even go for non-fiction and keep reading to expand your knowledge. If you want to read for pleasure, a certain genre might be your thing: love stories? Adventure novels? Thrillers?
I find series to be the most captivating, so the suspense or plot will keep you going. Even if it was written for children in the first place – Harry Potter is seven books in a row worth reading.

Don’t over do it. Not to be vulgar, but it’s kind of like being a prostitute, it can take something naturally pleasurable and turnn it into a laborious pursuit. Just make sure you have material available and that you pursue it in place of other less intellectually stimulating activities, but don’t force it. Good luck and God bless.

Maybe you shouldn’t get a goal of how many books you read a week because it would change depending on the size of the font in the book, how many pages the book has and how fast you read. You should just start by reading when you have time, instead of a magazine for example. I recomment Twilight by Stephenie Meyer as a start it is REALLY good.

I Always Have 2 Novels ‘Going’ at Once; One on Patio and One in Bathroom….!!

You can keep your brain active without imposing a quota on the number of books you read a week. I think it’s more important to read widely and deeply than to read a lot of books. Start by buying or borrowing a few books, and keep them by your bedside and/or in your purse. Read the classics, read some contemporary writers, and don’t forget non-fiction.
It’s fine for people to say that they read hundreds of books a year, but…does it really matter? For the record, I used to be one of those people, but have slowed down to fully savour and enjoy what I read–and also to make room for other things in my life. I still read every day though.

Hehehe perhaps you do. I read different genres at one time that way I don’t get confused by the content. I love to read series that way there is a continuity to the reading. I also like mags, and newspaper but love an encyclopedia or online text reading ..

Your question is a little unclear. Are you looking for good books to read? If so I have some.
classics: To Kill A Mockingbird, Night by Ellie Wiesel (that’s probably not spelled right), Hatchet by Gary Palsen
my favorites (warning: very emotional and sad) A Child Called It, The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer

it depends how long the book is
if it’s long try for finishing it in 2 weeks, reading about an hour a day
If it’s short (200 pages or less) Try for 1 1/2 a week, still reading an hour a day
I love reading so an hour feels like ten minutes to me
if it feels too long, then stop
the only real thing you want to do is make sure that you ARE reading not how long or how much
I hope this was helpful

I don’t think a specific number of books per week is necessary, because all books are not the same and some take longer to read than others. Perhaps setting aside a special time of day to read, and making it a part of your day. It will be relaxing and stress relieving as well, to set aside some “me time.” Then read leisurely and stop when you’ve had enough. You’ll get the mind work out without forcing yourself to do more than what’s comfortable.

I think 4 books a week is a good goal.