Book Reading habits
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Talking mainly about non technical books, Do you read one book at a time , read it, finish it and move to next one or you read multiple books at various stages of completion. I just realized that I am "trying" to read 5 books and already started fishing for the 6th book to start!! The problem is not the lack of books but the location. 1. In Bathroom ( No need for explanation) 2. Near the bed night stand (Before heading to sleep couple of pages or chapters) 3. In the car (While I chaperone Mrs to various shopping and boring errands) 4. In the Living room (when Idiot box really becomes stupid) 5. In the kitchen ( On weekends when I take over the kitchen responsibility)
cheers,
Super
------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
I usually stick to one book. Exception: toilet/bathroom reading. There I read something snack-esque, something informational yet light or something containing a factoid per small chapter while everywhere else, I read tends to be a novel or otherwise integrated, requiring continuous attention and that book I stick to until I'm through with it.
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I keep my books in the same place. On a shelf, in the library, situated in the west wing of my house. Oh... do I read books... I thought you was asking me to pretend I was in one, my bad :^) On a serious note, it depends what you mean by "reading". There are books I started reading years ago, and have since read a book since. So I guess technically I do read multiple books at a time. I have no intention of finishing them though. I rarely read books at all. I find the time they take isn't worth the satisfaction they deliver. It's inefficient. A film is a much better use of my time, and pretty much does the same job.
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Talking mainly about non technical books, Do you read one book at a time , read it, finish it and move to next one or you read multiple books at various stages of completion. I just realized that I am "trying" to read 5 books and already started fishing for the 6th book to start!! The problem is not the lack of books but the location. 1. In Bathroom ( No need for explanation) 2. Near the bed night stand (Before heading to sleep couple of pages or chapters) 3. In the car (While I chaperone Mrs to various shopping and boring errands) 4. In the Living room (when Idiot box really becomes stupid) 5. In the kitchen ( On weekends when I take over the kitchen responsibility)
cheers,
Super
------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
Technical - multiple, in electronic format. Technical books are just tools of the trade so not bothered about the e-format Non-technical - one at a time and ALWAYS in paper form - there's just something so tactile about paper print that adds to the enjoyment of the read, so wouldn't dream of reading for enjoyment from an e-reader...
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"I find the time they take isn't worth the satisfaction they deliver" Perhaps you're reading the wrong books or is it just down to lack of imagination? ;P
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Nah they are real books, I don't need to imagine them :rolleyes: I am not saying I don't enjoy books, I just find they generally take a long time that I would prefer to spend on other things.
"..they are real books.." - Nice one! :) But don't you find that the film versions of books are sometimes very different from the way you imagined them to be when first reading them? And look at the dogs breakfast film has made (so far..) of the likes of Dune? Although, I'll grant, the Lord of the Rings was pretty darn good. So, which, if any, books would you like to see on film?
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"..they are real books.." - Nice one! :) But don't you find that the film versions of books are sometimes very different from the way you imagined them to be when first reading them? And look at the dogs breakfast film has made (so far..) of the likes of Dune? Although, I'll grant, the Lord of the Rings was pretty darn good. So, which, if any, books would you like to see on film?
Leo56 wrote:
But don't you find that the film versions of books are sometimes very different from the way you imagined them to be when first reading them?
Yeah they are definitely different because we are seeing another person's imagination on film. And I don't disagree with most people when they say they cut so much out. But that doesn't mean the film is automatically bad, and if you never read the book then you don't know what (if anything) you are missing - ignorance is bliss and all that.
Leo56 wrote:
So, which, if any, books would you like to see on film?
As I said, I don't read many at all, so couldn't say. The last book I read was Ready Player One. Then the film came out, and although it was quite different I think they did an amazing job with it. Also, pretty much all films these days are based on books, so would be a challenge to find one that isn't already on it's way to hollywood :laugh:
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Talking mainly about non technical books, Do you read one book at a time , read it, finish it and move to next one or you read multiple books at various stages of completion. I just realized that I am "trying" to read 5 books and already started fishing for the 6th book to start!! The problem is not the lack of books but the location. 1. In Bathroom ( No need for explanation) 2. Near the bed night stand (Before heading to sleep couple of pages or chapters) 3. In the car (While I chaperone Mrs to various shopping and boring errands) 4. In the Living room (when Idiot box really becomes stupid) 5. In the kitchen ( On weekends when I take over the kitchen responsibility)
cheers,
Super
------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
While reading non-technical, I usually end up in some odd position I would other wise not sit/lay/stand in.
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Talking mainly about non technical books, Do you read one book at a time , read it, finish it and move to next one or you read multiple books at various stages of completion. I just realized that I am "trying" to read 5 books and already started fishing for the 6th book to start!! The problem is not the lack of books but the location. 1. In Bathroom ( No need for explanation) 2. Near the bed night stand (Before heading to sleep couple of pages or chapters) 3. In the car (While I chaperone Mrs to various shopping and boring errands) 4. In the Living room (when Idiot box really becomes stupid) 5. In the kitchen ( On weekends when I take over the kitchen responsibility)
cheers,
Super
------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
Some of my favorite books that has been in my bookshelf for twenty, thirty or fourty years, I can pull from the shelf to look up a single chapter or passage for rereading by itself. I know the book so well that I've got the context perfectly clear. In no way will this disturb my end-to-end reading of a another novel. I've got somewhere around 15-20 books that know that well and love that much; I certainly don't handle all books that way.
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dandy72 wrote:
People can handle watching multiple TV series at once, I don't see why the same couldn't apply to books.
TV gives you visual anchors that don't exist in books.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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"..they are real books.." - Nice one! :) But don't you find that the film versions of books are sometimes very different from the way you imagined them to be when first reading them? And look at the dogs breakfast film has made (so far..) of the likes of Dune? Although, I'll grant, the Lord of the Rings was pretty darn good. So, which, if any, books would you like to see on film?
Leo56 wrote:
And look at the dogs breakfast film has made (so far..) of the likes of Dune?
Hey, don't knock it! The 1984 version had Picard, agent Dale Cooper, Admiral Al Calavicci, and Chucky all in the same film. :-D (And Sting, but we'll try to forget that.) Still looking forward to seeing how this year's version fares. :) Dune (2020 film) - Wikipedia[^]
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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Leo56 wrote:
And look at the dogs breakfast film has made (so far..) of the likes of Dune?
Hey, don't knock it! The 1984 version had Picard, agent Dale Cooper, Admiral Al Calavicci, and Chucky all in the same film. :-D (And Sting, but we'll try to forget that.) Still looking forward to seeing how this year's version fares. :) Dune (2020 film) - Wikipedia[^]
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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Talking mainly about non technical books, Do you read one book at a time , read it, finish it and move to next one or you read multiple books at various stages of completion. I just realized that I am "trying" to read 5 books and already started fishing for the 6th book to start!! The problem is not the lack of books but the location. 1. In Bathroom ( No need for explanation) 2. Near the bed night stand (Before heading to sleep couple of pages or chapters) 3. In the car (While I chaperone Mrs to various shopping and boring errands) 4. In the Living room (when Idiot box really becomes stupid) 5. In the kitchen ( On weekends when I take over the kitchen responsibility)
cheers,
Super
------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
Fiction I read one at a time, mostly at night before I go to bed. If I read again during the day, it's that same book. I had to read multiple works of fiction at the same time in college and I hated it. It's difficult for me to keep story and characters straight, especially if the author like using multiple plot lines and points of view.
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Some of my favorite books that has been in my bookshelf for twenty, thirty or fourty years, I can pull from the shelf to look up a single chapter or passage for rereading by itself. I know the book so well that I've got the context perfectly clear. In no way will this disturb my end-to-end reading of a another novel. I've got somewhere around 15-20 books that know that well and love that much; I certainly don't handle all books that way.
Same here. There are some of my books I like so much that I have to ration how often I read them. Heinlein's The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, Niven and Pournelle's Oath of Fealty and Footfall, and C.J. Cherryh's The Faded Sun and Chanur series. I just finished reading Chanur for probably the dozen-th time. It will probably be three or four years before I read it again. I just bought latest volume in Cherryh's Foreigner series. I'm trying to decide if I want to go back and reread the earlier 20 books in the sequence before I read the new one.
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Technical - multiple, in electronic format. Technical books are just tools of the trade so not bothered about the e-format Non-technical - one at a time and ALWAYS in paper form - there's just something so tactile about paper print that adds to the enjoyment of the read, so wouldn't dream of reading for enjoyment from an e-reader...
Leo56 wrote:
Non-technical - one at a time and ALWAYS in paper form
I told someone not too long ago that I always wanted paper books for fiction, as they are gateways to other places and times, and you can't get there with an e-book.
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Talking mainly about non technical books, Do you read one book at a time , read it, finish it and move to next one or you read multiple books at various stages of completion. I just realized that I am "trying" to read 5 books and already started fishing for the 6th book to start!! The problem is not the lack of books but the location. 1. In Bathroom ( No need for explanation) 2. Near the bed night stand (Before heading to sleep couple of pages or chapters) 3. In the car (While I chaperone Mrs to various shopping and boring errands) 4. In the Living room (when Idiot box really becomes stupid) 5. In the kitchen ( On weekends when I take over the kitchen responsibility)
cheers,
Super
------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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Talking mainly about non technical books, Do you read one book at a time , read it, finish it and move to next one or you read multiple books at various stages of completion. I just realized that I am "trying" to read 5 books and already started fishing for the 6th book to start!! The problem is not the lack of books but the location. 1. In Bathroom ( No need for explanation) 2. Near the bed night stand (Before heading to sleep couple of pages or chapters) 3. In the car (While I chaperone Mrs to various shopping and boring errands) 4. In the Living room (when Idiot box really becomes stupid) 5. In the kitchen ( On weekends when I take over the kitchen responsibility)
cheers,
Super
------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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Talking mainly about non technical books, Do you read one book at a time , read it, finish it and move to next one or you read multiple books at various stages of completion. I just realized that I am "trying" to read 5 books and already started fishing for the 6th book to start!! The problem is not the lack of books but the location. 1. In Bathroom ( No need for explanation) 2. Near the bed night stand (Before heading to sleep couple of pages or chapters) 3. In the car (While I chaperone Mrs to various shopping and boring errands) 4. In the Living room (when Idiot box really becomes stupid) 5. In the kitchen ( On weekends when I take over the kitchen responsibility)
cheers,
Super
------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
I listen to one audiobook at a time, mostly while commuting. Currently Hobb's Liveship Traders series. For hardback/paperbacks, I was reading the original Gundam light novel, but temporarily set it aside to reread Weker's The Golem and the Jinni for a library book discussion. I'm usually working on one or two nonfiction books, often as research for writing projects.
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Talking mainly about non technical books, Do you read one book at a time , read it, finish it and move to next one or you read multiple books at various stages of completion. I just realized that I am "trying" to read 5 books and already started fishing for the 6th book to start!! The problem is not the lack of books but the location. 1. In Bathroom ( No need for explanation) 2. Near the bed night stand (Before heading to sleep couple of pages or chapters) 3. In the car (While I chaperone Mrs to various shopping and boring errands) 4. In the Living room (when Idiot box really becomes stupid) 5. In the kitchen ( On weekends when I take over the kitchen responsibility)
cheers,
Super
------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
Only one at a time. Its hard to keep track when reading multiple books.
If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
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Talking mainly about non technical books, Do you read one book at a time , read it, finish it and move to next one or you read multiple books at various stages of completion. I just realized that I am "trying" to read 5 books and already started fishing for the 6th book to start!! The problem is not the lack of books but the location. 1. In Bathroom ( No need for explanation) 2. Near the bed night stand (Before heading to sleep couple of pages or chapters) 3. In the car (While I chaperone Mrs to various shopping and boring errands) 4. In the Living room (when Idiot box really becomes stupid) 5. In the kitchen ( On weekends when I take over the kitchen responsibility)
cheers,
Super
------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
In my particular case: I experience the need to read at any given moment more like thirst. Most of the time water will suffice, meaning I could read anything available to me however, like with thirst; sometimes I feel either whisky or soda is the only thing that will quench it, meaning that I HAVE to read either a technical or a fiction book and not the other. I could also be reading multiple books in parallel, usually either technical or fiction and rarely ever any other genre but which one it is at any given moment depends on that thirst otherwise I find reading non-enjoyable.
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No visual anchors? It is an old saying that "The images of a radio play are so much better that those on TV". That holds for books as well.
I was going to point out roughly the same thing. With books, the "visual anchors" (as Eddy called them) exist, but you get to make them up. Which is why book-based TV series/movies so often disappoint ("it's nothing like I pictured it"). And going back to a book after seeing a TV series/movies "ruins" it for some people. In my case, I've seen the Lord of the Rings movies before I ever read the books. It's impossible for me to dissociate the two, and I'm fine with that. Yet I can understand why the Tolkien purists hate the movies. But that's a debate for another time (and place) I won't be part of because I frankly don't care enough).
