How short would you consider too short to log as a "book" you read?

My logic is that if it's available on this app (or any other) as a book, then it's a book but I also low key feel a little bit like I'm cheating when I count a tiny ass novella towards my overall reading goal for the year.

Some people are out here reading 100 books a year, that are 300-500 pages. And I've read 20 books so far in January but quite a few are novellas... one of them was 8 pages lololol.

Where do you draw the line?

I've seen a few posts where the audience is assumed to be American and it made me curious about how many users are actually American? Objectively speaking it makes sense that the majority is but I wish there was a statistic for it (just out of curiosity).

Please mention the length of book you refer to, I originally wanted to ask about only books around 1000 pages, but I decided to leave the post open to any sort of book.

Do you consider yourself quick or slow?

I used to be a quick reader way above my grade, but in adulthood I have grown slower. This is due to visual issues, concentration issues, and generally not having the will or time.

When I read Stephen King's IT, it took me a month or two i think, i am not 100% sure as this was years ago. (with breaks) I am now reading Salem's Lot, and though I wont say I am reading faster, I am at least reading more. It has been a while since I sat down to swallow 50+ pages in one go. I might never reach the speed I once had, but... slow and steady wins the race?

I will by no means say I am slow rn, but closer to average than what I am "used to"

I see why they say read it first 😭

Hello everyone! I was just searching some books from my local library and wanted to Ask you guys: do you prefer loaning a book from a library or buying it for yourself? Do you only buy books that you haven't read yet or only those you have? I usually buy books on a whim, if the premise sounds good. Most of the books I own I've bought without reading them first, some are hits and some misses! Usually I buy my books secondhand, since new books are quite pricey here. I'd love to use library more, but unfortunately they don't have many of the books I'd like to read.

What’s the seasonal pick you’re going with? These are all out of my normal reading selections- but glad I did the winter one because I loved the serviceberry!