Life is too short to suffer through a book you just do n’t wish . For proof of that , Literary Hubhas done some ( slightly ghoulish ) computing regarding how many Word of God you ’ll be able to compress in during your remain years on Earth .
The mesa below get out down the number of books you ’ll have time for if you maintain your current reading habit . Twenty - five - year - sure-enough woman , for example , have 61 long time leave to live according to theSocial Security Life Expectancy Calculator . Assuming they subsist that long , average reader in that group have 732 more book to read in their lifespan . " ordinary " in this case have in mind masses who say 12 books per year . Lit Hub also bray the numbers pool for voracious readers ( 50 books per class ) and super readers ( 80 books per year ) . After pinpointing your maximal electrical capacity , you may require to blue-pencil down your reading lean to only admit booksyou’re truly excited about .
25 and female ( 61 year left)Average lector : 732Voracious reader : 3050Super referee : 4880

25 and male ( 57 years left)Average reader : 684Voracious reader : 2850Super reader : 4560
30 and male person ( 52 years left)Average lector : 624Voracious reader : 2600Super reader : 4160
35 and distaff ( 51 twelvemonth left)Average reader : 612Voracious reader : 2550Super lecturer : 4080
40 and distaff ( 45.5 year left)Average reader : 546Voracious reader : 2275Super proofreader : 3640
40 and male ( 42 years left)Average lector : 504Voracious lector : 2100Super reader : 3260
45 and distaff ( 40.5 old age left)Average reader : 486Voracious reader : 2025Super lecturer : 3240
45 and male ( 37 years left)Average reviewer : 444Voracious reviewer : 1850Super reader : 2960
50 and female ( 35.5 years left)Average proofreader : 426Voracious reader : 1775Super referee : 2840
55 and female ( 31 years left)Average reader : 372Voracious reader : 1550Super reader : 2480
55 and male ( 28 years left)Average reviewer : 336Voracious reader : 1400Super reader : 2240
60 and female : 86 ( 26 years left)Average reader : 312Voracious reviewer : 1300Super reviewer : 2080
60 and male ( 23 years left)Average reader : 276Voracious reader : 1150Super reader : 1840
65 and female ( 22 years left)Average reader : 264Voracious reader : 1100Super reader : 1760
65 and manful ( 19 age left)Average reader : 228Voracious reader : 950Super reader : 1520
70 and female ( 17.5 years left)Average reader : 210Voracious lector : 875Super reader : 1400
70 and manly ( 15 yr left)Average reader : 180Voracious lecturer : 750Super reader : 1200
75 and female ( 14 years left)Average reader : 168Voracious reader : 700Super lector : 1120
75 and male ( 12 long time left)Average reader : 144Voracious referee : 600Super reader : 960
80 and female ( 10 years left)Average lecturer : 120Voracious lector : 500Super reader : 800
80 and male ( 9 years left)Average reader : 108Voracious reader : 450Super lector : 720
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