Do you ever read voluntarily?

Right now im reading The Children of Hurin by j.R.R.Tolkein..its a really HEAVY book..

My favorite books are Memoirs of a geisha -about the life of a geisha in japan

and SHOGUN.-a pirate/captain ends up in japan in the 1600's and gets caught between priests and samurais and civil war and gold..amazing

I forgot this......

I do read voluntarily, I love WWII books and my favorites are Band of Brothers, Flags of our fathers ( I did not read these because they were movies or mini-series'), as well as the LOTR series and shooter.

Authors in order:

Steaphen E. Ambrose

James Bradley

J.R.R. Tolkein

Jack Caughlin : )

Right now im reading The Children of Hurin by j.R.R.Tolkein..its a really HEAVY book..

kirk4ever

Thats the book im wanting to read next

forgot about The Children of Hurin, I love the book it just slipped my mind, and the silmaarillion is really good too although it takes a couple of reads to understand fully and apreciate what a work of art it is.

BOOKS! MWUHAHAHA!

Of course...I'm a lover of books...

Favorite Author Kim Harrison and am currently reading Sookie Stackhouse p1 and Single white Vampire...I do love my vampires.

Maximum Ride series have made me keep reading. I've finished each book in two nights.

Right now, I am reading a book my friend lend me. World of Warcraft: Rise of the Horde

Yes, I have a few books I like equally:

HP Lovecraft collections, "Rainbow Six", and "Cardinal of the Kremlin" are ones that come to mind.

I was reading "The Roadside Picnic" in .pdf format, but reading from the computer screen tires my eyes out (its the book that inspired STALKER. Orignial is in Russian and its really hard to find english copies...and expensive). I'm trying to decide whether I should give "The Witcher" a go or if I should buy another HP Lovecraft collection (book with a number of his stories).

Yes, I have a few books I like equally:

HP Lovecraft collections, "Rainbow Six", and "Cardinal of the Kremlin" are ones that come to mind.
I was reading "The Roadside Picnic" in .pdf format, but reading from the computer screen tires my eyes out (its the book taht inspired STALKER. Orignial is in Russian and its really hard to find english copies...and expensive). I'm trying to decide whether I should give "The Witcher" a go or if I should buy another HP Lovecraft collection (book with a number of his stories).

cametall

You read some of the Rainbow Six books? How? It's like having your eyes torn out slowly....I just don't see how that's possible.

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Yes, I have a few books I like equally:

HP Lovecraft collections, "Rainbow Six", and "Cardinal of the Kremlin" are ones that come to mind.
I was reading "The Roadside Picnic" in .pdf format, but reading from the computer screen tires my eyes out (its the book taht inspired STALKER. Orignial is in Russian and its really hard to find english copies...and expensive). I'm trying to decide whether I should give "The Witcher" a go or if I should buy another HP Lovecraft collection (book with a number of his stories).

a55assin

You read some of the Rainbow Six books? How? It's like having your eyes torn out slowly....I just don't see how that's possible.

You don't like it? I really enjoyed it! I like Tom Clancy's stuff!

I'm a sucker for most anything by Stephen King (favorites are The Dark Tower series (get out, right?), IT and The Stand), i'm currently reading through A Song of Ice and Fire. Roland1987

I always meant to read The Dark Tower...just never got around to it. IT seemed way to unemotional in the first few pages...so I left it.

Right now I am reading...

I have read a lot of other books voluntarily as well.

If I read (voluntarily) I probably wouldn't have time for videogames... How do you guys balance it? Do you read more than play or do you read less than you play?

Plus I hate reading...

If I read (voluntarily) I probably wouldn't have time for videogames... How do you guys balance it? Do you read more than play or do you read less than you play?

Plus I hate reading...

best-gam3r

Sometimes I spend weeks just reading books..and then there are days when I'm either playing games, watching Anime...or partly post on here.

If I read (voluntarily) I probably wouldn't have time for videogames... How do you guys balance it? Do you read more than play or do you read less than you play?

Plus I hate reading...

best-gam3r

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I'm a sucker for most anything by Stephen King (favorites are The Dark Tower series (get out, right?), IT and The Stand), i'm currently reading through A Song of Ice and Fire. a55assin

I always meant to read The Dark Tower...just never got around to it. IT seemed way to unemotional in the first few pages...so I left it.

If you left IT after a few pages (which doesn't make a ton of sense, how do you judge an 1100 page book on the first chapter or so...) i doubt you'll be able to get into the Dark Tower, the first book starts out pretty slow.

I just finished reading Stephen Colbert's I am America (and so can you)SAURON221

I got the book for Christmas although i haven't read much of it yet, i have enjoyed what i have read.

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[QUOTE="Roland1987"]
I'm a sucker for most anything by Stephen King (favorites are The Dark Tower series (get out, right?), IT and The Stand), i'm currently reading through A Song of Ice and Fire. Roland1987

I always meant to read The Dark Tower...just never got around to it. IT seemed way to unemotional in the first few pages...so I left it.

If you left IT after a few pages (which doesn't make a ton of sense, how do you judge an 1100 page book on the first chapter or so...) i doubt you'll be able to get into the Dark Tower, the first book starts out pretty slow.

I just finished reading Stephen Colbert's I am America (and so can you)SAURON221

I got the book for Christmas although i haven't read much of it yet, i have enjoyed what i have read.

I have these feelings sometimes..I just know when a book isn't for me. I like deep characters...Anne Rice ****..the Dark Tower books don't seem like the type...if that makes sense....

All the time, I consider reading a book under 500 pages a pain, unless its really good.Guiltfeeder566

Same here, though that can vary depending on text size. I also do not like reading books that are not in some sort of series. I hate reading an AMAZING book only to find out that it's the only one that the author wrote dealing with whatever the book discussed. It burns me up inside :evil:.

[QUOTE="Guiltfeeder566"]All the time, I consider reading a book under 500 pages a pain, unless its really good.stkr

Same here, though that can vary depending on text size. I also do not like reading books that are not in some sort of series. I hate reading an AMAZING book only to find out that it's the only one that the author wrote dealing with whatever the book discussed. It burns me up inside :evil:.

I once literally cried because there was no continuation to a certain book that I finished reading....it was hard coping with it...more so because the ending was so sad.

All the time, I consider reading a book under 500 pages a pain, unless its really good.Guiltfeeder566

As do I...As do I.

Of course, I read in my leisure time when I have no access to my computer. I read more fantasy like lord of the rings and Wheel of Time.

I don't because I don't really have the spare time to read.-DarthMaul-

I swear...half the people I know use that excuse...

Of course. 1 book or so a week. All non-fiction.