Anybody still read?

IrishSerf · 30-03-2009 12:47AM

Sky have just cut me so off must start reading more now. Just finished The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. Great stuff, gonna check out his earlier works.

xOxSinéadxOx · 30-03-2009 12:47AM

haven't read like I used to in about 3 years

Daroxtar · 30-03-2009 12:48AM

I used to read about an average of a book every 2 weeks from the age of 12 till 25 but now I go through phases. I might read 3 books in a week and then read nothing for 6 months. Tbh, the more time i spend on t'internet the less quality reading I do. Favourites include Childhoods End by Arthur c clarke, Old man and the sea, LOTR, Spike milligans war diaries, Belgarth by David and Leigh Eddings and An Beal Bocht by Flan o Brien.

Twee. · 30-03-2009 12:55AM

I like to have something on the go all the time. My goal for the year was to read Antony Beevor's Stalingrad, but I gave up pretty quickly! At the moment I'm reading The Alchemist by Paul Coelho.

Whosbetter? · 30-03-2009 01:09AM

I love reading.

not books though, newspapers & classic car/music mags.

Also read Mrs Whosbetter?'s women's mags just like I used to read my sister's mags when I lived 'at home'

Have to see what the fairer sex think/want:D:D:D

Market research, you understand.....

MikeStrutington · 30-03-2009 01:19AM

Nah, feel like I'm wasting my youth if I read!!

MonkeyTennis · 30-03-2009 01:23AM

i constantly read, amazingly enough it gives you different perspectives on the world and increases your imagination, and depth of character. Funny that ..whoda thunk readin makes y'all cleverererer

Alicat · 30-03-2009 01:27AM

At Christmas I stopped buying sh!tty celebrity magazines for my breaks in work and I bring a book in with me instead now. Saving me money by not buying the magazines and I'm less likely to go shopping on my lunch cause I want to get back to the book.

Don't read at home too much anymore. Used to read like a demon when I was younger though. I'd polish books off in a day. Read the final Harry Potter in twelve hours straight, from 6am to 6pm.

SeekUp · 30-03-2009 01:35AM

I love reading, I always have -- although as I've gotten older, I feel like I have to actually make an effort to sit down and read a book (as opposed to flipping through a magazine or glancing at the headlines in the daily paper).

I used to work at a book publishing house where I always had something to read; now I'm a regular at the local library. (Better than dropping money at the bookstore for something I'll only read once!)

Nevyn · 30-03-2009 01:44AM

Yes I still read books, average between 200 to 500 pages a day.
Speedreading ftw.

Tar.Aldarion · 30-03-2009 02:01AM

Don't like to speed read, find it's not enjoyable then. Like to savour. Heh

EdgarAllenPoo · 30-03-2009 03:28AM

Read at least one good sized book a week usually just fiction but I'm partial to the odd bit of Japanese history too.

liah · 30-03-2009 05:26AM

Read constantly since I was small. Been speedreading since before I could remember-- my mom would take me to the library to get a book, and I'd have it done within an hour of getting home. She actually started making me read upside down to read slower, but I got too quick at that too so she gave up.

Can read about 150 pages per half hour quite easily (at least, I finished Fight Club in about that time, and A Clockwork Orange in about 45 minutes-- which is roughly the same length but the language takes a bit to work out), and I don't tend to lose any detail.

Speedreading owns. I read too much.

Gummy Panda · 30-03-2009 07:57AM

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Don't like to speed read, find it's not enjoyable then. Like to savour. Heh

Me too. I like to let my imagination 'refine' the imagery especially if it's a sci-fi novel. I do read a good bit but can take breaks. I find a lot of popular novels to be boring like those da Vinci code.

I know it sounds really nerdy but I've been reading gaunt's ghosts lately after finishing Eisenhorn.

30-03-2009 08:33AM

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Don't like to speed read, find it's not enjoyable then. Like to savour. Heh

Yes , definitely . I used to want to speed read and I did get to become quite fast . But it never gave me the time to explore the images the writer was trying to create. It felt more like watching a movie, instead of reading a book and because it has that uninterrupted advancing motion you don't notice all the details.
Last book I read fully was Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde . It was a little bit laborious but I enjoyed it .

Rented Mule · 30-03-2009 08:46AM

Currently reading a brilliant book at the moment called Risk:The Science and Politics of Fear by a Canadian author Dan Gardner.

Highly recommend this book to anyone who like to 'think' with a clear head.

and2 · 30-03-2009 09:03AM

Sharpshooter wrote: »

I have read practically all of James Patterson's books.
They are a cracking read.

Have read most of the above as well. good ole Alex Cross
Recently put a TV in the bedroom, this has decreased the amount of reading I do. Still get quality time on the DART, I actually do not look forward to my stop, even coming home.

IvySlayer · 30-03-2009 09:12AM

I have read and reread all of Dan Browns books, and eagerly awaiting his new one!

Sharpshooter · 30-03-2009 09:27AM

and2 wrote: »

Have read most of the above as well. good ole Alex Cross
Recently put a TV in the bedroom, this has decreased the amount of reading I do. Still get quality time on the DART, I actually do not look forward to my stop, even coming home.

Yeah, I liked the films and Morgan Freeman did a good job with Cross but I had a totally different picture in my head as to what Alex looked like.

The books were far better than the films,but I find that always happens.

Nodin · 30-03-2009 09:30AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Instead of my mind bein full of the dregs of /b/ and not bein able to sleep, it'll be full of chivalry and swordsmanship.

Going on memory, there'd be a good bit of wine and womanising in there too. No bad thing.

nitrogen · 30-03-2009 09:35AM

Daelus wrote: »

I'll even sometimes get the DART into town just so I can have a good read.

I also find it easier to read when on the move, and find myself looking forward to long trips on public transport.

Mr.Lizard · 30-03-2009 09:50AM

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Yes I have read books every day for about 17 years.

How many hours per day does that occupy on average?

Nodin · 30-03-2009 09:52AM

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I know it sounds really nerdy but I've been reading gaunt's ghosts lately after finishing Eisenhorn.

Eisenhorn was a good one. "Ravenor" is another Inquistor series, and is worth a read.

Non 40k wise, I might recommend "Black Man" by Richard Morgan. In the unlikely event you haven't read them the "Dune" series by Frank Herbert, and the "River World" books by the lately deceased Phillip Jose Farmer. Don't touch the Dune books by Herberts son. They're fairly crap.

"Perdido Street Station" by China Mieville is another one that comes to mind - a bit 'out there' but very readable.

r3nu4l · 30-03-2009 09:52AM

When I was commuting from Cambridge to London I used to read at least one book a week. Then when that stopped it was about 1 book every 2 weeks.

In the last two years I've only read about 10 books...I was trying to buy a house, organise my wedding from England and use every other free minute to work or write.

In the last 3 months my reading has picked up considerably and yesterday, I turned off the Playstation 3, shut down the laptop and sat in the conservatory and read for two hours. It was pure bliss! I'm glad to be back reading

Ruu wrote: »

I work in a library so I read plenty, free books. \o/

Awesome! I love libraries!

c - 13 · 30-03-2009 09:58AM

Absolutely love to read, been finding it tough to get time recently with work and everything else.

Currently reading -
2 x Paperbacks
1 x Ebook on work computer
1 x Ebook on phone
1 x Ebook on Ebook reader (currently out of commission)

Wagon · 30-03-2009 10:18AM

I never read. I'm pretty idiotic.

LouOB · 30-03-2009 10:19AM

If I dont have a good book handy I tend to go abit mental
Reading keeps me sane

I go through a book a week
It used to be more 2/3 a week - but trying to slowdown to enjoy the good ones longer
But you dont find out if a book is worth the while unless you are about 1/3 into it

I spend a fortune on books
Local library is crap
Keep up with the book ref's
Also, I have seen some people on train with electronic books (that you download), are they worth buying?
as nothing better than breaking a new spine
But hate you have to temper your bag size depending on the book size

Tech3 · 30-03-2009 10:35AM

I hate reading books. Lifes too short so I go on boards instead :pac:

Linguo · 30-03-2009 10:37AM

Love, love, love books. Just started Duma Key by Stephen King...good so far!

and2 · 30-03-2009 10:57AM

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Yeah, I liked the films and Morgan Freeman did a good job with Cross but I had a totally different picture in my head as to what Alex looked like.

The books were far better than the films,but I find that always happens.

Patterson describes Cross as a Ali lookalike but better looking and fairly fit for his age. I wouldnt say Freeman fits that but still did a great job in the films. Like any book turned to film (in my opinion) the book is always way better..
Exception of Lord Of The Rings.. But all the Godfathers were a better read, even Harry Potter!!

Anybody still read?

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