Do you like reading books?

I'm told that I am an articulate and intelligent person. Yet, it bothers me that people can be so ignorant and assume you are an idiot just because you don't like to read books. I have nothing against reading and I've read some great books before, it's just that it can bore me and is not my thing. Sad to see that wisdom is a very rare trait among people.I think it would be interesting to see what some of you edjumacated:P people here on OT think about teh books.

I am not an avid reader, but I'm not opposed to reading either. Currently, I'm reading Watchmen.

I don't have a passion for reading, but for some novels like Sci Fi and those ones based on video games, I can't put em down once I pick them up.

Right now I'm reading Through the Looking Glass.

I'm actually reading two booksright now:P One's for school though.

I love reading books. People give me weird looks when I'm in the young adult section, leafing through books mainly for kids.

i hate reading.i think ever since a few years ago when we annalyzed the scarlett letter beggining to end, it messed me up. it was a terrible book, and reading it over and over and over again, made me hate reading :evil:

Nothing compares to actually holding a book in my hand to read it instead of reading it on-line.

I never read for pleasure, but on the rare occasion that I like a book I am reading for school, I do enjoy reading it. The last book I had to read, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was one I really enjoyed.

i hate reading.i think ever since a few years ago when we annalyzed the scarlett letter beggining to end, it messed me up. it was a terrible book, and reading it over and over and over again, made me hate reading :evil:

ChiefvsGordon

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i hate reading.i think ever since a few years ago when we annalyzed the scarlett letter beggining to end, it messed me up. it was a terrible book, and reading it over and over and over again, made me hate reading :evil:

needled24-7

It's almost impossible for me to just sit down during my free time and read (unless I've got a book I just can't put down, which has only happened with the Harry Potter series). I just read 20-30 minutes at night to get me tired for bed. It's a good balance.danmam2

I am not an avid reader, but I'm not opposed to reading either. Currently, I'm reading Watchmen.

battlefront23

Nothing compares to actually holding a book in my hand to read it instead of reading it on-line.

Buck_Hotep

I love to read. I read every night before bed:)

I enjoy a good book from time to time. Usually books focusing on war or music grab my attention.

I have spent many days devoted to nothing but reading.

I like reading.

That's how I feel about comics.gunswordfist

I have boxes upon boxes of comics and trades. I just hope they never fully switch to digital format.

yeah i like them

I read from time to time. I read a three book WoW series. Now I am reading Watchmen.Avistann

hows that book. i really want to read it, then watch the movie

I like to read, but I'm trying to gain more patience for it. I think I'm doing good so far. I've already read two books in a row without abandoning them at the middle.

I like reading, but it just depends on the genre.

I love reading... but after the depredation I suffered at the hands of my university required readings in early 2008 (300+ pages a week along with reports on what I read), I've been very reluctant to read very much since then. I've had to slowly wean myself back into it and still find it very difficult to read at home (where I had to do most of this reading for school).

I hope I can get back into it soon, my personal library is growing (thanks mostly to Amazon offering fantastic deals on great pieces of literature) and is begging me to read it. I do however have a 10-page essay that is due this coming Thursday and have to again read a plethora of resources in order to prepare material for my argument. It isn't going to be fun... I can tell you that.

Mind you, I did tonight, as a means of easing myself back into it, start reading Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion" at work (since I have nothing better to do). It is on a topic that I enjoy, is non-fiction and generally written in a scholarly enough manner that it will help me cope with all the scholarly texts and journals to come.

Sometimes.

I want to get "The Road", by the same guy wrote No Country for Old Men.

I enjoy books about that theme.

Since most forum userscannotbear toread posts that are longer thanseventy fivecharacters itseemsmost forum users don'tlike books. I will notspend time on anything other thaneducational books, but even then I'm not a patient person so relevance determines which areworth my time and which arenot. History is my least favorite. Being that the plausible facts within history books are burried within myths & legendsonly suggests that history bookscontain morepropaganda thanimportant information. "It was believed..." UhhI don't care what WASBELIEVED. I can speculate andfantasize myself, soI don't need legendary opinions.

[QUOTE="gunswordfist"]That's how I feel about comics.Buck_Hotep

I have boxes upon boxes of comics and trades. I just hope they never fully switch to digital format.

Since most forum userscannotbear toread posts that are longer thanseventy fivecharacters itseemsmost forum users don'tlike books. I will notspend time on anything other thaneducational books, but even then I'm not a patient person so relevance determines which areworth my time and which arenot. History is my least favorite. Being that the plausible facts within history books are burried within myths & legendsonly suggests that history bookscontain morepropaganda thanimportant information. "It was believed..." UhhI don't care what WASBELIEVED. I can speculate andfantasize myself, soI don't need legendary opinions.

MagnumPI

Nah I've never really got off on reading it makes me tired and seems to slow my brain down after awhile. Instead of imagining whats happening in my head i'd prefer to see whats actually happening on screen, thus the reason why i watch movies and tv shows more so then i read. Though you could say i do read a lot since most of my day is spent on the Internet (yes i need a life i get the picture) but i don't find you have to follow along as much as you do when getting deep inside a book. My girlfriend has tried pushing reading on me a few times but i've never actually got into it much.

Books just aren't my thing i guess...now books with cool pictures is another thing ;)

I don't read much.

And by, "much" I mean, "ever".

I read a lot of science and philosophy books but from time to time I will read a good Science Fiction book, The Foundation series has been my favorite so far.

When I have the time, I love to read. There's nothing better than spending an afternoon reading a good book.

Reading is all I do, literally.

I have about 2 or 3 books started at all times and as soon as I finish one (which is about 2 days :P ) I just pick up another. It is actually quite scary how many books I can read in a year. Every genre is interesting to me so there is basically an endless supply.

I read from time to time. I read a three book WoW series. Now I am reading Watchmen.Avistann

do you like reading gaming magazines.

Foxhound, is it a good book? Ever since I saw him on Bill Mauer, I became intrested in his book(especiallysince I'm non-religious).

I love reading and I'm usually reading multiple books at a time, right now I'm reading six or seven.

Foxhound, is it a good book? Ever since I saw him on Bill Mauer, I became intrested in his book(especiallysince I'm non-religious).

On3ShotOneKill

Very much so :oops: