Poll: Do you like reading?

[Sacman]

That really depends on what I'm reading...<.<

 

[Cowabungaa]

I'd rather watch a mediocre show or play a mediocre game than read a fantastic book, tbh.

Wait...what?

I like to discuss a show or a game, or even a book...And with books, it's hard to discuss books with anyone, since most everyone I know doesn't read.

So, I'll only read wildly popular books that pique my interest, and sadly...that hasn't happened since Harry Potter years ago.

*makes a waving gesture* We're here for you too! Plenty of books getting discussed here, review them if you like. Lots of book suggestion threads and all that, popular things all around like Terry Pratchett and Jim Butcher.

It's sad though, while I get that that ain't fun (like discussing the movie with your friends after visiting the cinema is half the fun sometimes), don't you play, watch and read for your own enjoyment first? The really popular ones are often not even the best books, you're missing out.

Yep, that's it. I need certain criteria checked-off, (and I haven't actually figured out what said criteria is...), in order to enjoy a fiction book.

Non-fiction, on the other hand, has practical applications. While it can be boring, I read on topics that interest me, and therefore it isn't boring.

Ah, makes sense I guess. Yeah I reckon it's kinda hard deciding which fiction books you like if you don't know what you like.

By the way, who's the charming lass in your avatar?

 

[Nerdstar]

yes i LOVE reading(didnt till second grade but then something just clicked go figure)

comics,manga sci-fi(the A<B<C's of sci-fi asimove,brabury and clakre being way up there) fantesy are some of my top favs but those are just old standbys i ofen enjoy a good philshoey book,and anice scince book

currently reading ozzys bio and i must say thats some intresting shit

 

[Facio]

reading doesn't bother me too much. i'll do it once in awhile especially if i'm into a book.

 

[KingofallCosmos]

Yes. Also, audiobooks. Especially if the writer tells them (íf he can, not every writer is a storyteller). Started it when I had trouble concentrating for a long time. Subtle nuances can be put in and also you're kind of forced to listen to every word, as everyone skips certain words and passages without noticing when reading.

About your friend, when I had to make my list for school, I noticed I was the only one who had read his whole list, as opposed to synopses or w/e. Most of them hadn't even read that number of books in their life (14, at the age of 18). This was the highest high school level, btw.

It's a bit about keeping up appearences. I think a lot of people are interested, but don't have/take time to read books, except for maybe holidays, and they don't like to acknowledge that. Hence the awkward moments on house parties when people talk about books neither of them read.

 

[ramboondiea]

yeah i enjoy reading, got some fairy full bookshelves. however i will admit my enthusiasm has begone to wane with al the reading im doing for my exams. i have read so many mundane cases and law journals over the last month that its becoming a bit of a chore.

 

[monkey_man]

Reading can be fun! I like to read, but only the good books. Like Harry Potter, and to some extent LOTR. (a bit tl;dr)
I hate reading for school though

 

[AngryMongoose]

Never enjoyed a book I've been made to read (Well, maybe To Kill A Mocking Bird), but yeah, big fan of reading. Have several times lost a nights sleep because a book was more interesting.

 

[loc978]

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone."

- Tyrion Lannister.

Arr. There be ninjas here, mateys.

But that top voting option is a little over the top...

 

[Vausch]

I like books but for some reason if I feel like I have to read it it ruins it for me.

 

[Jodah]

Reading is my top hobby. Video games can take more of my time but reading is always there as a fall back. The poll options are a little meh btw. Three are no or not really options and one is a bit too strong for the average person.

 

[jpoon]

On occasion books are a fantastic tool of learning.

 

[Hosker]

I love reading. Fiction, mainly; I prefer to read non-fiction on the internet.

One of my favourite pastimes.

 

[Zhadramekel]

Reading Books > Reading on a computer

Seriously I can never concentrate much on reading stuff on a screen. Or on reading textbooks but thats par for the course.

But fiction books - love reading 'em.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

I joke with people that I have a mini library in my house, and that's no overstatement either. I absolutely love reading and I can go through a book in a day if I really wanted to.

 

[The Funslinger]

Love me some well written novels. Just reorganized my room. I have collected a lot of books...

 

[Gaiseric]

Damn Skippy!
I love me some good readings.

 

[lord.jeff]

Amount of shelf space in my house(two bookshelves plus some)<number of books in my house.

 

[Alphavillain]

I like reading, although I have been lazy of late. Reading is an escape from human beings. And, let's face it, human beings suck.

 

[Zorpheus]

I like reading a lot, actually. It feeds my imagination, so to speak, and makes my mind active. However, books that really draw me in can be difficult to find for me.