Reading is fun, yes yes?
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I love reading. Every time I'm in town I'll be in Waterstone's (they do a great 3 for 2 offer). I'll read pretty much anything - fantasy and sci-fi from tongue in cheek stuff like Terry Pratchett to epics like Robert Jordan, adventure novels (Clive Cussler is a good author of these books), and anything elese (unless it's a mushy romance novel - ugh).
Unfortunately, I read at an insane rate, and once finished a 600 page book in 2 days, so my personal mini library in my bedroom overflowed the bookcase long ago and now has an excess of 300 books. So yes, there's nothing better than a good book.
Unfortunately, I read at an insane rate, and once finished a 600 page book in 2 days, so my personal mini library in my bedroom overflowed the bookcase long ago and now has an excess of 300 books. So yes, there's nothing better than a good book.
People who dont like to read are wierd if you ask me. I dont think their brains developed properly. Sometimes, there is nothing better than just sitting back with a good book.
Terry Brooks=best author ever
Terry Brooks=best author ever
To be honest don't bother reading Shakespeare, its so much better to watch it performed as originally intended. I remember reading Twelfth Night in English lessons and just found it boring and tedious to read but then we went on a trip to see it performed by a local theatre group and it was 1000x better and since then I've held the belief that reading Shakespeare is doing it wrong.gof22 said:That is my problem as well. I am trying to read Shakespeare but The Escapist is just so much fun.neuromasser said:Tl;dr
I enjoy reading, just can't find time to do it :/
As for reading myself I've loved it since a young age, though I read a lot more non-fiction than fiction lately.
Also I've made an effort to read older classics first, since it seems most modern literature is inspired by it like Pride & Prejudice and Bridget Jone's diary for example. Just so I can see if the older stuff did it better.
All time favourite author has to be Joseph Conrad for making me cry at the end of Lord Jim.
Tried Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Ben Elton? Similar humour styles-- seemingly random absurd events act as a kind of satire or social commentary. Not quite the same of course but as a Douglas Adams fan I found I liked these authors just as much, for all the same reasons.Nageck said:
Get Terry Pratchett books as well then. If you love Douglas Adams, you'll love Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.Nageck said:
But yes, I do enjoy reading. Last monday we went to the beach (first time in years I've seen the sea), and while my brother and dad were playing volleybal, I was happely reading Soul Music and just enjoying the sun. The most relaxed afternoon I had in ages. I wanna live at the coast
Because reading is hard to get into initially. That's why it's so important to give children a good, decent education, to train them to read, because once they get old, they become extremely reluctant to.
It's a habit you have to develop yourself. Not only that, I feel that quite a bit of literature is outdated and unpopular. I read a hell of a lot of books, mostly non-fiction books dealing with science, history and politics. Not only does the vast majority of 20-something year olds find these topics boring, but the fiction books they should be reading aren't much better.
My brother's a pretty smart guy, but he doesn't read many books anymore. However, I was able to get him to read Catch-22, and he enjoyed it.
It's really not a person's fault that they don't like to read. They just haven't been introduced to good books. And when I say "good" books, I mean genuinely entertaining books like Catch 22 or Brave New World or Catcher in the Rye, and not boring, stodgy old books like "pride and prejudice", which has to be one of THE most asinine, outdated, and just plain boring books I've ever read.
And of course, there are people like Kanye West who recently said that he was a "proud non-book reader". But in all honesty it's the fact that books have lost the ability to sell themselves. Those who do not read books, never learn how great they can be.
To anyone here who wants to read, but isn't sure what book to start with, I would always recommend "Catch 22" or the HHGTTG.
It's a habit you have to develop yourself. Not only that, I feel that quite a bit of literature is outdated and unpopular. I read a hell of a lot of books, mostly non-fiction books dealing with science, history and politics. Not only does the vast majority of 20-something year olds find these topics boring, but the fiction books they should be reading aren't much better.
My brother's a pretty smart guy, but he doesn't read many books anymore. However, I was able to get him to read Catch-22, and he enjoyed it.
It's really not a person's fault that they don't like to read. They just haven't been introduced to good books. And when I say "good" books, I mean genuinely entertaining books like Catch 22 or Brave New World or Catcher in the Rye, and not boring, stodgy old books like "pride and prejudice", which has to be one of THE most asinine, outdated, and just plain boring books I've ever read.
And of course, there are people like Kanye West who recently said that he was a "proud non-book reader". But in all honesty it's the fact that books have lost the ability to sell themselves. Those who do not read books, never learn how great they can be.
To anyone here who wants to read, but isn't sure what book to start with, I would always recommend "Catch 22" or the HHGTTG.
I think part of the problem of people not reading stems from the fact were stuck reading preachy bullshit in highschool. Sort of like metal gear solid, but without the cool characters,weapons, sneaking and the actual sense of purpose behind it (Disclaimer: I love the metal gear solid series, just using it as an example in this cause i can) meaning, its all just one big bloody borefest..stephenie Meyer didn't help much either. Dunno where im going with this, but i enjoy reading books. As long as they have absolutely NOTHING to do with reality (Blame the books i was forced to read in highschool), and its either in space or a fantasy world of some sort.
People don't like to read because, in this day and age, people are used to instant gratification. The thought of having to work at something to get enjoyment out of it scares them. Don't believe me? look at the amount of kids that would rather eat a burger at mcdonalds than go out and kick a ball. It's a sad, sad world.
the only time i ever really read proper books, that is books that are over 1cm in width is when i have to, i find it to difficult to shut out what is going on around me as i am very easily distracted, i can never get a clear picture in my head of what is going on, because of this i can read a book and be asked a question about the beginning and have to go back and read it again, i only have this problem for books though, i am fantastic at remembering movies and other stuff .
Although thats not to say i don't like reading anything, i like reading articles and things on historical events like chernobyl all the way across to serial killers.
.Although thats not to say i don't like reading anything, i like reading articles and things on historical events like chernobyl all the way across to serial killers.
As an avid reader this is the most common response from my friends when i ask why they don't read anymore (most did when they were younger). I'll admit its ahrd to read through a large book now , like Jonnathan Strange and Mr Norrell or the hitchhikers guide quintilagy (however you spell it). My answer to this is unabridged audiobooks. When is was working on my gap year and in my first two years of university i've read (not joking) hundreds of books this way. I've massively expanded my reepetoire of loved authors beyong Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams, even got into genres i thought would bore the bollocks off me, seriously i know many 'hardcore' readers sneer at the audiobook but really its fantastic hands free reading...if you can multitask.neuromasser said:Tl;dr
I enjoy reading, just can't find time to do it :/
oh gods no....*hides from this scary new world where we can only have 3hour attention spans and the epic is dead*Ururu117 said: