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Every year or so, we do this little reader survey to take the temperature of the blog. I love reading your responses every year, and can’t believe it’s time for Annual Survey #5!
The first few questions are easy-breezy, check-the-box demographic questions that will bore you, but only for about 6 seconds. I’m asking because anybody who wants to know anything about this blog wants to know who’s reading it, and you are the ones who can best answer that question.
After that, I ask you questions that I’m straight-up curious about, and questions that will help me make sure the site is easy for you to use.
The whole thing should take 5 minutes or less.
Thanks so much for your input! I appreciate it–and you!–so much.
(If the embedded survey gives you any trouble, please answer it here.)
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Enjoy the podcast
i read no one knows based on your list, it was so good! Thanksc
filled out the survey 🙂
Ohhh can’t wait for the post on the survey round up. 🙂
What does it say about my personality that I love filling out surveys? Can’t wait to see the results!
So fun. I weirdly love surveys. Especially as they relate to books 🙂
How many people that read this blog check that 1-5 books per year box? 🙂
That amused me quite a bit. I think we could have done with a 40+ box, and a 60+ box, and probably a 100+ box, too;)
I’ve already read almost 100 this year, and that’s just the ones I could remember! :)Ann
Several years ago, I read Louis L’Amour’s autobiography and discovered that he kept a running list of what he read each year (some of it was rather impressive), so I started to do the same, and it has been a fun thing to do.
I started doing that this year because one of my older sisters does. I thought it would probably be a good idea so I know how many worthwhile books I’m reading (and how many…unworthwhile ones as well!).
Ha! I didn’t want anyone to feel like they were playing a competitive sport, but you’re right! 🙂
Wellll since you asked. 🙂 I just looked it up: so far the answer is 1.2% of people who filled out the survey.
*:)
I agree with the other commenters, boxes of 50+ books and 100+ should be there! 25 is January and February. My husband and I are having a FaceTime book discussion with my son tonight on a book he had us all read. I’m excited!
Of course we want to know what book you all read together!
The Hike by Drew Magary.
Would love to see the breakdown of results!
Agreed re a 50 or 100 box. I routinely read close to or over 100 each year. And I too love filling out surveys. How does that fit into a Gretchen Rubin or Myers-Briggs tendency? Lol
Interested in what your take always for the results of this survey will be!
I’m imtrigued at the discussion around numbers of books read, both here and in other places, such as Instagram. I guess people will be competitive no matter what the topic! I am a voracious reader with more time than most but I find numbers of books read a poor yardstick. I am interested in the types of books read, I can whip through many modern novels really quickly. However, if I am reading classics or older fiction, say 50+ years-old the total drops as I find them more demanding.
What are some of your favorite classics?
I love Dickens, his command of language and scene setting is with peer, in my opinion! And of course Austen, which is something of s comfort read for me.
Without peer !!!
I’ve actually never read anything of his…I keep meaning to, but I always forget. Maybe now I won’t forget!
That is a very good point!
Very true. I read a mix of what you described, and prize winners or classics always take longer. But I figure my overall monthly reading averages out. I only started tracking in Goodreads a few years ago, yet have memories of childhood summers and weekends where I read all day. So my numbers were likely always high. When Anne listed 5 as a yearly total, I laughed. Aren’t all her subscribers big readers? ?
I guess that’s why Anne runs the survey, to find out rather than make assumptions? Maybe there are some people who love books but their circumstances are such that reading is a luxurious use of time they cannot manage at this point? Personally I can’t imagine reading that few books a year but I do know of people with enormous work/family/study workloads for whom recreational reading is currently a fond memory!!
Totally agree. I can whip through Austen but Trollope takes much longer, and not just due to the fact his books are longer.
Yes, that’s what I mean! I can blast through many current, popular novels very quickly but there are others I choose to savor for their delicious language and imagery. They are not all classical either. Geraldine Brooks and Kazuo Ishiguro spring to mind as modems authors whose books I deliberately Iinger over. I am a little sad when I see speed and volume, and in some cases how many different editors of a single book one owns, trumping the real reason we read, which for me will always to live in the world of that book for as long as it lasts. However, I accept that we all have different motivations and values. That’s what makes reading and contributing to comments interesting!
I have enjoyed listening to your podcast since its inception. The guests all seem to be closer to my childrens’ ages than mine, yet I am constantly amazed at how “spot on” they are with my thoughts about some of the book choices! I’ve come to the conclusion that feelings about a good book are most often not limited by age and life experience. I am curious to learn from these survey results if there are many other seniors who follow MMD.
Thank you!
I’m happy to hear you’re resonating with the guests! Nancy, you could always fill out a form to come on—I’d love to have older readers! http://whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/guest
I seriously just thought earlier this week, “I wonder when MMD will be running her annual survey!” Lol! Thanks for caring what we think! 🙂
Yes I love these surveys too. Can’t wait to hear the results. Curious if I’m the only one who mentions that I love your laugh. (Is that weird?!)
I love Anne’s laugh, too. It always makes me laugh along with her.
Filled it out! Thanks for being bookish. ☺️
I LOVE to read, but I honestly can’t justify much time spent reading for relaxation right now. I’m sure in the future I’ll be able to indulge in more reading time!
I’m bummed I missed filling this out! Saw it on Friday, hit “save for later,” went camping for the weekend and just got back to it today. Oops!
Hi Anne, I was on vacation when I got your survey in my email. I did not have time to do and saved it so I could do it when I got home. It doesn’t open now, have you closed the survey? If not I would like to participate. Thank you! By the way I just love your blog and your podcast. Thanks for doing such a great job!!
Vicki, I only kept it up a few days but thanks so much for being willing!