How many books an average person can read?

The average number of books each person read over the course of a year was 12…but that number is inflated by the most avid readers. The most frequently reported number was 4 books per year. Of course, there’s plenty of variation among demographics. Certain groups read more, or less, than the country as a whole.

Why do people read several books at once?

Reading multiple books at once helps you get through your TBR pile faster. But when you’re reading more than one book at once, you have the opportunity to take a break from whatever title is slowing you down and instead find something that is easier, more enjoyable, or just a quicker read.

Why are people not reading books anymore?

There is a growing number of people who simply aren’t reading books anymore. There are no set reasons why this occurs, some are forced to read books in English class and simply don’t read anymore. Others don’t read books, but read news articles and blog posts online, but not books.

Is it possible to read people like a book?

So it is possible to read people like a book, in several reasons. It’s easy to read someone you’ve known for decades, or for over a few months or years if that person is completely transparent (as told by Eric Lauritzen below) then it wouldn’t be difficult to read them.

Why do some people read more than others?

Personality also seems to play a role. “Introverts seem to be a little bit more likely to do a lot of leisure-time reading,” Daniel Willingham, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, told me. Willingham also talked about the importance, which many researchers have examined, of the number of books in one’s childhood home.

Are Americans really reading more books?

Pew Research Centre suggests US citizens are reading substantially more books, with just 27\% of Americans saying they did not read a book in 2019, but the Pew research pool was small, only interviewing a few thousand people and does not represent what is truly happening in the US.