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View Poll Results: About how many books do you think you have read in the past year? | |||
0 | 18 | 13.74% | |
1 | 16 | 12.21% | |
2 | 9 | 6.87% | |
3 | 13 | 9.92% | |
4-5 | 21 | 16.03% | |
6-7 | 9 | 6.87% | |
8-10 | 11 | 8.40% | |
11-12 | 5 | 3.82% | |
13-15 | 3 | 2.29% | |
16-20 | 6 | 4.58% | |
21-30 | 6 | 4.58% | |
31-40 | 5 | 3.82% | |
41-50 | 2 | 1.53% | |
51+ | 7 | 5.34% | |
Voters: 131. You may not vote on this poll |
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No lie. The guy sitting next to me in the computer lab right now wrote a paper about Halo.
I was speaking idiomatically. |
I haven't read a book for 8 years, except for text books for school and manuals for work(4,000 page manual, bleh.) I don't get any enjoyment from reading books, for some weird reason. Maybe, I'm just weird..
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
I have several books that I read over and over--so my count would be off. But, once in a while, I'll find a story that interests me, and if I enjoy it--I look for that author's work.
Right now, I'm in the middle of reading a Mary Higgins Clark novel. FELIPE NO |
The numbers in the article are somewhat depressing and while I was sure the numbers wouldn't be huge, I didn't think they'd be that low. 27% haven't read a single book in a year? As a rather voracious reader I think I'd go mad if I didn't read for a year.
What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
With the internet, who needs to read books?
Honestly, it doesn't matter what medium text is delivered and consumed. Maybe the reason why people are reading less books is because there is so much choice outside of books. Nowadays I mainly read books for fiction. Non-fiction-wise I can find out almost anything from the internet. In the end, it's the number and quality of words - look at the choice: newspapers, articles, reviews, interviews, poetry, speeches, recipes, journals, manuals, tutorials, code, wikipedia, blogs, urban dictionary, eBay, discussion boards, GFF. I read volumes and volumes of that stuff without ever having to touch a single book. Same could be said of many adults. Also, just because one doesn't finish a book doesn't mean there was no value gained from reading a part of it (at least language-skill wise). Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Admitivly I'm not a big reader of your standard 300+ page dealys however, the recent surge of (Translated) Light Novels have been something of a boon to me.
All I would need is a WIFI internet palmtop with a decent resolution and I'd be reading till the cows come home. Just now it's just till I come home. Off the bus. Readin' my Boogiepop. How ya doing, buddy? All I'm saying is that if the laptops of the future are not in the
shape of chibi genie girls then I'm going to be sorely disappointed. |
I used to read a lot books, especially encyclopedias, since I must reserve my pocket money for daily living I couldnt buy books as much as I used to be, I depend on library fand friends or reading new books. >_>
the only books I buy regularly is manga, that I guess it's considered a real book. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
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I did not read any books likes year, but I read one this year (about 500+ pages and in 1 day)
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Even though I all into the bible I have read one book this year. Family, work and school just sucks up time and I am left with little time to myself to read.
I'm big on research on subjects but reading is a luxury for me. I was speaking idiomatically. |
When I was younger i used to read a book a week, but as I got older and discovered computers, I have begun to read less and less. I think the last book that I read from cover to cover was The Talisman by Peter Straub and Stephen King and this is going back some 2 or so years. I started another book about 18 months ago when I was on holiday called Ilium by Dan Simmons but I only got half way through it. I've another holiday on the horizon, so who knows, I may actually get around to finishing it.
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
How was The Talisman? My grandmother gave it to me a while ago and said it's really good, but I'm pretty reluctant to get into another ridiculously long novel by an author that generally doesn't interest me.
FELIPE NO |
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Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Talisman is really good, and there are times where it really doesn't feel like you're reading either King or Straub; more lyrical than either, honestly. Stylistically, it fits more in with the early Dark Tower, but even then, it's not quite like that either.
There's nowhere I can't reach. It was lunchtime at Wagstaff.
Touching butts had been banned by the evil Headmaster Frond. Suddenly, Tina Belcher appeared in the doorway. She knew what she had to do. She touched Jimmy Jr's butt and changed the world. |
Christ, the both of you. The King/Straub books aren't bad for what they are, but be serious. :/ This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
i read nothing in school, then i got unemployed, had alot of time on my hands so i started reading. i mostly read comedy books and fiction.
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?
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zero... i don't like to read books
i'd rather watch jdorama or anime may partially have to do with my slow reading I was speaking idiomatically. |