Poll: When was the last time you read a book?
The annual Bloomsday Festival, a literary festival celebrating the work of Irish author James Joyce, is kicking off tomorrow.
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The festival is leading up to Bloomsday on 16 June, the day that the events of Joyce's famous novel Ulysses were set.
At 265,222 words long, Ulysses isn't for the faint of heart, but we know there are lots of other books that bring joy to Irish readers too.
So today, we're asking you: When did you last read a book?
Poll Results:
I'm in the middle of one at the moment
(854)
More than a year ago
(192)
In the last week
(112)
In the last month
(84)
In the last year
(65)
In the last three months
(48)
I'm in the middle of one at the moment
In the last week
In the last month
In the last three months
In the last year
More than a year ago
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