Poll: How often do you guys read?

[The-Fiction]

Alot more than I used to since I got a Kindle for Christmas, it helps me relax before going to sleep a lot better than games or watching TV ever did anyway. Plus the cheap cost of the e books on amazon means Im happy to just pick something up on the cheap if it looks vaguely appealing. Picked up three up on there the other day for 99p, 70p and 20p respectively. So try to get through a book every couple of weeks nowadays!

 

[Bloodstain]

I read for hours every day. Mostly philosophy. I don't read it solely because I study philosophy, it's rather: Because I love the subject I read a lot, and that's also why I study it.
Right now I'm fighting through Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit.

 

[thespyisdead]

i want to read more, but the PC... this summrises the a big chunk of society now :/

 

[Angie7F]

I read online articles alot, but not real good writing.
So I decided to go back into the habit of reading a few weeks ago and have been able to read every day for at least a few hours.
It makes hell of a difference on construction and vocab.

 

[Longstreet]

Normal books; used to read them a lot. Still looking for a few to finish my collection of some series (the seem to be impossible to find) But lately that not so much.

School books; as few / little as i can get away with. Even though i am in university now, the economic theory books bore me to death. usually can't get pass the first sentence.

 

[Zen Bard]

Good to see the Escapists are a fairly literate crowd!

As for me, I usually read every night before nodding off to dreamland.

And since I travel a couple of times a month, I get some done on the plane.

Unless I'm in a middle seat stuck between two really fat people...then I just seethe with rage.

 

[Blunderboy]

I've always got at least one book on the go. I read in bed before I go to sleep pretty much every night and if I'm not at work I tend to read in the morning.

 

[Khazidhea]

When I can read as much as I want I would read 2 fiction books a week, plus one chapter a day of nonfiction, and a daily reading from the Bible. My fiction reading can vary a bit depending on other demands on my time, or if for some reason I struggle to get into a book, but when I do I usually finish it in one or two days. Currently reading Star Wars: Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn.

Even though currently, I'm going through a dry spell concerning books. I read alot of books.

If it's a good read, I'll finish it faster than it's healthy to do so. >.>

I'm still waiting for the Mistborn quadrilogy to make it here. Then I'll be on a reading binge again. ^_^

It's a quadrilogy? I recently bought a box set and they're sitting on my shelf waiting to be read. I thought the set was fairly new and would have the complete series, has there been a new book published recently?

 

[mParadox]

It's a quadrilogy? I recently bought a box set and they're sitting on my shelf waiting to be read. I thought the set was fairly new and would have the complete series, has there been a new book published recently?

According to Wikipedia, Mistborn: The Alloy of Law is a sequel to the trilogy.

Set 300 years after the original 3 books. So, it's basically standalone.

 

[Guffe]

Depends, usually maybe 5-10 books a year these past 2-4 years, before that a little more and this year I've already read 3 so it seems the count will rise abit this year.

 

[sanquin]

Have you tried audiobooks? I felt the same way as you (enjoying the stories, but having trouble to read for more than a few pages) until recently. I've been listening to a few audiobooks lately and enjoying them greatly. Personally I tend to play video games (usually one that doesn't take too much focus) while listening to a book and find books quite enjoyable in this fashion.

Haven't tried audio books yet no. Maybe I should try that though yea. I have listened to plenty of youtube channels about science and the like. I love doing that as it educates me while I'm playing games. So yea...audio book might be an idea.