Is anyone interested in doingGoodReads? I signed up a couple of days ago and have already found it useful in picking new books to read.
Sadly I have way too many books to read as is...
@Previous discussion: Books are great btw, and as far as i can tell, most people who don't like them tend to either have read nothing, or read only the shit that English classes assign. So allot of people seem to end up thinking all books are Hemingways, or or things like The House of Mirth, rather than like the stuff by Salvatore, or the Myth series(awesome series if you like fantasy at all it is a must read).
@Railith: y'know Harry Potter gives me mixed feelings, generally it was a decent series(to me), but it seemed by the end to be somewhat more of a novelty more than an overall great series.
Do you guys want to see something sad? Here are the top books from My high school.
Top books from Inland Lakes High School network. (from facebook) 1. Um...not A Reader. Sorry 2. None I Dont Like To Read It Hurts My Eyeballs 3. Jo Moma Crack Whore 4. I Dont Read 5. I Don't Like To Read 6. Any Book Is Good As Long Is Not A Text Book! Unless "Jo Moma Crack Whore" is a book then there are no books on the "top books" list! Man, I sure do go to school with some stupid people.
Top Books in the Sioux Falls, SD network. (from facebook) 1 Harry Potter 2 The Bible 3 Don't Read 4 Lord Of The Rings 5 The Notebook
Does this scare anyone else? I was expecting magazines to be up there too.
I was member of the Pizza Hut book club and the accelerated reader. I love reading; and I can't understand why other people hate it. Then again.. I can't understand why other people hate math. I guess it's one of things where you get or you don't.
Short stories are awesome. Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut and anything by H.P Lovecraft are good stories.
The only thing that's on there that scares me is the Bible.
I've only read 1.5 books this year, however, the first was The Count of Monte Cristo (long), and now I'm reading Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (holy shit longer than my cock). So I read every night, but I have to reread most paragraphs for comprehension, and its very slow. Gibbon is a great writer, although Dumas is much more accessible.
Hm, it depends what you want to get out of reading. If you just want to gain knowledge, that obviously counts. But if you, as I do, read books because you find the way the author writes interesting and just like analysing literature than articles and HowTos aren't the way to go. ^^ I still can't get over how absolutely amazing Osamu Dazai writes his novels.. ^_~
Reading fiction and non-fiction are equally valid. However, if you are only reading short articles and user manuals, that is not the same as reading an in-depth book on a specific subject. It is about deeper understanding and looking further into a subject, idea, story, character, theme, etc.
Reading fiction and non-fiction are equally valid. However, if you are only reading short articles and user manuals, that is not the same as reading an in-depth book on a specific subject. It is about deeper understanding and looking further into a subject, idea, story, character, theme, etc.
My problem is when I read a novels, I feel like I could spend that time learning a new skill or solving a new problem. I do read novels, just not as much as you guys. Short stories are great though.
My problem is when I read a novels, I feel like I could spend that time learning a new skill or solving a new problem. I do read novels, just not as much as you guys. Short stories are great though.
Reading a book is learning a new skill. Even novels teach you how to think in different ways. If you want to solve new problems, you are going to have to learn the solutions to all the problems humans have already solved, and are presently solving. Then upon the foundation of the past can you build the future. The only way to get that solid foundation is by reading books.
My problem is when I read a novels, I feel like I could spend that time learning a new skill or solving a new problem. I do read novels, just not as much as you guys. Short stories are great though.
The thing is that at this point in our society, there are very few new problems that one person can solve. Even if you could solve them, you have to learn all the things that past humans have learned to create the foundation of old knowledge upon which to build your new knowledge.
Think of books as fertilizer. Sure, the time you spend reading the books you aren't actually getting anything done. However, when it does come time to get something done, you will be much more productive.
I think that greatly depends on what you read. I think my problem might be that the library is out of the way from my place and ebooks hurt my eyes.
There are always audio books. That's how I read "The God Delusion", "Cosmos", and "1984". Honestly, I'm a fan of hard Sci-Fi, So I couldn't handle "The Prince of Nothing", but I'm looking forward to the libraries email telling me "Snowcrash" is in.
I like almost any genre and almost any format, as long as it is well written. ^_^
I'm the same way, except I put strong emphasis on the "almost" any genre. I will not read a grocery store romance novel, even if it's the best one ever.
I will not read a grocery store romance novel, even if it's the best one ever.
So, if they put the most inspired, beautifully written literature in the grocery store and it had romantic elements, there is no way you would read it? You should have left off at "I will not read a grocery store romance novel." But I catch your drift. You mean like that Dragon Pr0n one.
So, if they put the most inspired, beautifully written literature in the grocery store and it had romantic elements, there is no way you would read it? You should have left off at "I will not read a grocery store romance novel." But I catch your drift. You mean like that Dragon Pr0n one.
Yes, like the dragon one. Romance novel is a genre into itself. You can have a novel with romance that is not a romance novel. Just like you can have a novel with science that isn't science fiction.
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@Previous discussion: Books are great btw, and as far as i can tell, most people who don't like them tend to either have read nothing, or read only the shit that English classes assign. So allot of people seem to end up thinking all books are Hemingways, or or things like The House of Mirth, rather than like the stuff by Salvatore, or the Myth series(awesome series if you like fantasy at all it is a must read).
@Railith: y'know Harry Potter gives me mixed feelings, generally it was a decent series(to me), but it seemed by the end to be somewhat more of a novelty more than an overall great series.
Top books from Inland Lakes High School network. (from facebook)
1. Um...not A Reader. Sorry
2. None I Dont Like To Read It Hurts My Eyeballs
3. Jo Moma Crack Whore
4. I Dont Read
5. I Don't Like To Read
6. Any Book Is Good As Long Is Not A Text Book!
Unless "Jo Moma Crack Whore" is a book then there are no books on the "top books" list! Man, I sure do go to school with some stupid people.
Honestly, I'm a fan of hard Sci-Fi, So I couldn't handle "The Prince of Nothing", but I'm looking forward to the libraries email telling me "Snowcrash" is in.