Poll: How often do you read books?
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it's a quintet now, there's Prince of Lies and The Trial of Cyric the Mad out now.Khell_Sennet post=18.68715.638419 said:
as for me i generally read every night before bed, so i go thru a few a month depending on the size of the book and how easy it is to read. still got a big pile that's ever growing to read too
i read both fiction and non-fiction, tho mostly non-fiction is more casual and not usually at night cause it can put me to sleep a lot faster than fiction
I read 1-2 books a month, I like to take my time unlike some of my friends who read 5 Harry Potter books in 1 week and 18 Warriors books in the next.
Another reason for 1-2 books a month is because I can't think of 5 more books for me to read every week.
Another reason for 1-2 books a month is because I can't think of 5 more books for me to read every week.
I read whatever I can get ahold of that interests me. Usually I read alot of non-fiction books on things that interest me, such as martial arts, history, mythology, religion, culture, philosphy, etc.
But if I can find good fiction, I'll eat it up and quickly. In the past year I've read a few really, really good works of fiction (some of them over again, but whatever). These include "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, whch was fantastic. It's about a man and his son as they try to navigate and survive in modern day America after a mysterious and unexplained disaster that leaves the world barren of civilization and incapable of producing life. It's really, really good, creepy, moody, and all in all awesome. Also the author wrote classics like "No Country For Old Men" and "The Blood Meridian".
"World War Z" by Max Brooks, which I've read around 4 or 5 times now (my favorite book). "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman, who's Sandman series I am a huge fan of, as I was also an enormous fan of this book.
I also read a few really good non-fiction books on Martial Arts like the semi-autobiographical (you could say Gonzo) book by Sam Sheridan called "A Fighter's Heart". He basically goes around the world from Thailand to Brazil to California, seeking out some of the greatest modern combatants in order to learn from them and satisfy his own love of fighting. Really good read.
"The Tao of Jeet Kune Do" by Bruce Lee, which I recieved as a gift from my best friend is really, really good and basically outlines the modern mixed martial arts philosophy thirty years before it was even adopted (proving yet again how groundbreaking and amazing Bruce Lee was in his short life). "The Book of Five Rings" is an ancient samurai-fighting arts and strategy manifesto by argueably the greatest swordsman ever to live, Miyamoto Musashi. Also a very good book on Philosophy form a straight forward (and practical) eastern point of view.
Also, if we are counting comic books, my number would double. I'm very much enjoying the series "The Walking Dead" (my favorite comic book amongst many) about a every-man former Deputy trying to survive the long-term effects of a zombie apocalypse, and regroup with his family after being put in a coma shortly before the outbreak. It's really good, scary, and heart-wrenching. Don't let the title fool you, the zombies are the least scary thing in the series.
But if I can find good fiction, I'll eat it up and quickly. In the past year I've read a few really, really good works of fiction (some of them over again, but whatever). These include "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, whch was fantastic. It's about a man and his son as they try to navigate and survive in modern day America after a mysterious and unexplained disaster that leaves the world barren of civilization and incapable of producing life. It's really, really good, creepy, moody, and all in all awesome. Also the author wrote classics like "No Country For Old Men" and "The Blood Meridian".
"World War Z" by Max Brooks, which I've read around 4 or 5 times now (my favorite book). "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman, who's Sandman series I am a huge fan of, as I was also an enormous fan of this book.
I also read a few really good non-fiction books on Martial Arts like the semi-autobiographical (you could say Gonzo) book by Sam Sheridan called "A Fighter's Heart". He basically goes around the world from Thailand to Brazil to California, seeking out some of the greatest modern combatants in order to learn from them and satisfy his own love of fighting. Really good read.
"The Tao of Jeet Kune Do" by Bruce Lee, which I recieved as a gift from my best friend is really, really good and basically outlines the modern mixed martial arts philosophy thirty years before it was even adopted (proving yet again how groundbreaking and amazing Bruce Lee was in his short life). "The Book of Five Rings" is an ancient samurai-fighting arts and strategy manifesto by argueably the greatest swordsman ever to live, Miyamoto Musashi. Also a very good book on Philosophy form a straight forward (and practical) eastern point of view.
Also, if we are counting comic books, my number would double. I'm very much enjoying the series "The Walking Dead" (my favorite comic book amongst many) about a every-man former Deputy trying to survive the long-term effects of a zombie apocalypse, and regroup with his family after being put in a coma shortly before the outbreak. It's really good, scary, and heart-wrenching. Don't let the title fool you, the zombies are the least scary thing in the series.
Anything that can perk my interest. Which is almost ANY fiction.
Although I do have a spot in my heart for non-fiction.. If the setting is right.
Warcraft, Mass Effect, Harry Potter, Forgotten Realms.
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Although I do have a spot in my heart for non-fiction.. If the setting is right.
Warcraft, Mass Effect, Harry Potter, Forgotten Realms.
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Depends, rarely a month goes by where i don't read a book, but other months i get through something like eight, depending on how i feel at the time.
