Reading

I wouldn't say I dislike reading. There are many great books out there.

It's just that I have to read sooooo much at work, on the net, bills, notices, updates - it never ends!

So when all i said and done, it's hard to relax by reading more.

I read for fun every day, and I have been for as long as I can remember. It's always been a huge part of my life. For me reading is a way to relax - I have a really hard time falling asleep if I don't read for a bit before hand. It's funny, because it wasn't until I was in grade 6 or so that I realized that most people don't read for fun!

I think the biggest thing reading has taught me is how to write well - this isn't something that's taught in school anymore, and IMHO the best way of learning good writing is to read - a lot (unfortunately the school boards around here decided it works better the other way around!). I can see how reading assignments in school would turn people off - they always seem to pick pretty boring books.

I have three or four good sized bookcases full of books. I have read most of them. My wife thinks I'm nuts because I am either always on the computer or reading a book. I just got three new Perl books last week that I am reading through one at a time.

Personal opinion is that if you fail to continue to learn, you just plain fail. Of course, reading books is but one way to learn.

Megan Jack, reading a lot of books will make you a good speler too.

IMO there's a difference between reading for information (such as a PERL book) and reading for pleasure (like a Tom Clancy book).

The latter I wish I had more time for.

You are right. I never did learn too much about Perl from Tom Clancy but I did learn how to drive a tank.

I actually read these books for some pleasure. It gives me some pleasure learning. And unlike Clancy's books I don't have to stay up all night reading. But hey I read dictionaries and encyclopedias too.

I don't read for pleasure much anymore, at least during the school year. With my Internet obligations and school, I believe I read enough.

Being in University I had to purchase upwards of 15 books this year and read most of them (for pleasure if not assigned). Over the summer I am hoping to pick up one or two books for leisure, we'll see how that works out.

Ravi

Quote: Originally posted by mairving
Personal opinion is that if you fail to continue to learn, you just plain fail.

I think somewhat like this.... I feel the need to cram as much info into my head as I can. I can't sit for very long doing nothing without feeling like I'm wasting time. I don't feel like a failure, I just feel guilty for wasting time.

Get this... When I was younger (elementary school), my mom used to bribe my brother and I to read books. She would give us a dollar for every book we read. This worked for a while, but obviously didn't have any long term effect.

well, my reading had some up and downs...
at the mo i'm reading quite a lot of literature (such as hesse, kafka, ...). i don't know, if you know them, they're european guys...
i'm in some kind of learning-phase, reading everything and trying to figure out what's essential in life. that's a thing only books (not tv, the net, radio) can tell you.

what's your favourite book?

I love reading. Tolkien, Thomas Harris, and J.K. Rowlings are a few of my favorites. Right now I'm in the middle of Silence of the Lambs and some Star Wars book. I can't imagine life without reading books for fun. I don't think I would have an imagination without them.

IMO Clancy is tops! But his stories do take a loooooooong time to finaly come together at the end. And I think the plots have been getting longer the more he writes.

Didn't like the movie adaptation of Hunt for Red October. The screen play was OK but they changed the reason why the Russian captain was doing it and that was the whole clincher of the story!!

Hunt for Red October is a book? wow! lol
I loved the movie, I like Sean Connery, one of the best actors, IMO.

If you like Red Oct you ought to read "Red Storm Rising". That's another one that would make a good TV mini-series (couldn't make a feature flick out of it - too many sub-plots). It was Clancey's second novel and is AWSOME! Not a Jack Rayan story but still good.

"Sum of all Fears" is very good, and chilling too.

I like reading. But I read slowly because I like to think a lot while I read. I'm also interested in grammar and syntax. So that sometimes slows me down abit as well. I read a novel about once every three or four years. Usually, this happens when my mother sends me one. Otherwise, just articles, chapters from computer books, or other practical informational books.

I also teach people how to read. Its sort of a hobby of mine. Know want lessons? You would have to come to my house.

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