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Reading habits in Europe (lemmy.wtf)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Isn’t this post specifically about fiction? When we say that a person “reads”, it normally means fiction.

I don't see anything suggesting this is fiction only and I definitely don't think "reads" means "reads fiction".

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

What else do you read that can be measured in number of books? You wouldn't do that for news articles, blog posts, or scientific papers. Cookbooks, textbooks and dictionaries are books, but you rarely read those from cover to cover, so you wouldn't see people talking about the number of books they've read in that context.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I can't tell if you're trolling or if you just haven't visited a library or bookstore in a while, but non-fiction books come to mind?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, I'm dumb. I do go to libraries quite often, but if I'm looking at the books, it's to find something specific. I never browse the shelves.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Hey no worries, we all have those moments 😂

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Did you forget that non-fiction exists as a genre? Biographies and memoirs are very popular, for example.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Ah, right. Sorry about that. I'm just thinking through all the things I've read in the recent months and looking through my bookshelf. Seems our reading habits here are rather narrow.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

What else do you read that can be measured in number of books?

Non fiction obviously? You know, books about the world and stuff. Recently I read Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harrari for instance. That is not fiction and it is a book.