I know quite a few people that don't read for fun. I am probably the only person in my family that reads for fun so I don't find it weird. I have tried to get my grandmother started reading/listening to books on tape to keep her busy in the nursing home but was unsuccessful. She would rather help out the nursing staff (folding laundry, prepping food, etc), staying physically busy.
I just finished Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick, and I absolutely hated it.
Currently I am (still) reading Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson, just started reading the third book in Kim Harrison's Hollows series (ok, so far), and started listening to the audiobook for the last book of Rick Yancey's 5th Wave series (meh, so far).
QOTW: Nothing. People are generally shocked that I don't watch much TV (too busy reading lol), so I'm not one to judge.
I'm almost done with The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell. I really like it, but I haven't had much time to read. I'm getting back into practice for playing flute/piccolo in the upcoming musical, Bye, Bye, Birdie. I haven't played consistently in a while and I haven't played picc in years.
I don't know how to talk to people who actively don't read. It baffles me.
Post by rainbowchip on Jul 7, 2016 21:27:22 GMT -5
I just finished The 5th Wave tonight. Loved it! I will be starting The Girl With All The Gifts when I go to bed tonight.
QOTW: most people I know don't read and the ones that do are in complete amazement at how much I read (which I don't think is a lot.) So typically I have to justify my reading habits. But I silently judge them for not reading.
I finished O Jerusalem, so now I've started "From Kiss to Queen," a fluffy romance from Janet Chapman. I have an old Horatio Hornblower book waiting in the wings, too ... the book was originally a Christmas gift from my mother to my father, back in the dark ages when they were married (the year I was born). Somewhere along the way, my Dad gave it to his best friend. Well, Dad passed several years back and his best friend passed just this spring. His family found the book and sent it my way. I've never read the books (loved the A&E movies, though), so I'm looking forward to reading it and feeling close to these two men whom I loved so much.
QOTW: My mother was the one reader in her family, so I'm very used to non-readers and I just don't ask ... neither type of person will ever understand the other. It's like night-owls and early-birds.
My mother's family was so worried about all her reading that they actually forbade her from reading in bed, worried that it was "bad for her health" (or eyesight, can't remember exactly).
When my mother's mother would visit, she just loved talking (and talking and talking). We'd be sitting there, trying to read; she'd be there, trying to talk. I remember her saying, "You're all just the reading-ist family!" and you could tell she was just totally bemused.
So far both are great!! I am not very far along in either
QOTD: I do understand why people do not read, because I was never a reader until recent BUT now I find it so much more relaxing, entertaining and (i actually learn something) than watching tv, which I find most people opt for (that do not read)
I also love audio books. I a huge fan of movement, so I like to walk, ride my bike, drive, etc while listening
I'm almost finished with Bloodfever (Fever#2) by Karen Marie Moning. I'm enjoying it much more than the first one.
QOTW: I usually don't say anything because I get that reading is not everyone's thing. But, I don't quite understand when people are so proud of it and emphatically say they don't read. Different people are different I suppose.
I'm reading Finders Keepers by Stephen King, and really enjoying it.
QOTW: Like a few others have said, it usually evolves into a conversation of my trying to understand why they don't like books/reading, and them trying to understand why I don't really like TV.
Same as last week, Intentional Living and Voyager.
QOTW : I don't even own a TV, but we'll be in a hotel next week as we're moving back to the US. I'm always amazed at the number of channels with nothing on them! Bonus - I saw Snow Child as kindle daily deal. Highly recommend!
I'm reading Finders Keepers by Stephen King, and really enjoying it.
QOTW: Like a few others have said, it usually evolves into a conversation of my trying to understand why they don't like books/reading, and them trying to understand why I don't really like TV.
Ditto. Usually, my gut reaction is WHAT?1?!?! and then 2 seconds later I get over it and the rational part of my brain remembers that my hobby isn't the same as everyone else.
I'm reading Golden Son. It's OK, I think it's just starting to pick up at around 30%. I'm also finishing up The Kind Worth Killing on audio. It's kind of making me want to look deep in to people's minds to see who is really a murderer.
I am about halfway through Big Little Lies and I am enjoying it. I have read a few Liane Moriarty and will need to switch to a different author after this book.
QOTW: I don't understand not reading, but then others don't understand why I choose reading over TV or (sometimes) social interaction! I have a friend who quit reading for a while (several years) and has picked it back up. It just took a book he found interesting enough to get him back in.
A favorite quote from my Pinterest board on reading: You know you are a book lover when...the words "I don't read" are a bigger turn off than "I don't shower."
I am reading The Glass Sword (the second Red Queen series). I'm enjoying it and it is a nice, easy read. I finished Fool Me Once earlier this week. It was a good summer read - it would have been perfect at the beach. Although I did not love the epilogue - author's don't need to always put a bow on everything.
Up next I have Salt to the Sea. I think I'll be starting it this weekend.
QOTW: I usually just say "oh" and then scramble to find another discussion topic.
Finishing Everywhere and Every Way by Jennifer Probst.
Listening to First Women by Kate Andersen Brower.
If someone tells me they don't read I usually just smile because if I open my mouth, bad things may come out. But I'm like ufcasey, I don't watch TV unless it's sports and most people don't understand that.
Books read in 2009: 112 Books read in 2010: 153 Books read in 2011: 160 Books read in 2012: 134 Books read in 2013: 110 Books read in 2014: 151 Books read in 2015: 153 Books read in 2016: 91
I'm reading a Breath of Snow and Ashes. I read Fiery Cross when it first came out, after waiting years for it, and found it incredibly disappointing so I never bothered to continue the series. Now that I am watching Outlander I decided to give it another try. The book is fine but so damn long.
Books read in 2009: 112 Books read in 2010: 153 Books read in 2011: 160 Books read in 2012: 134 Books read in 2013: 110 Books read in 2014: 151 Books read in 2015: 153 Books read in 2016: 91
I'm reading Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis, and I'm really enjoying it. It's a bit harsh ... I guess it's YA, and it's about after the world suffers an apocalypse-inducing level of environmental tragedy, specifically water shortage. It's about a girl and her mom living alone and protecting their pond. Sort of quiet and introspective, but absolutely harsh.
I had two DNFs this week: Cranburied Coffee Cake by Lindsay Cole (a cozy mystery that was off putting in its treatment of the MC, a woman who was constantly coddled by her boyfriend in the manner of "oh sweetie don't worry your pretty little head about this stuff! Focus on planning our wedding instead." Annoying.) and also The Consequence of Revenge by Rachel Van Dyken (a NA romance that had so much promise but was really poorly written in a disjointed way). I don't DNF very often, so to have two in one week was just disappointing.
QOTW: I usually engage and try to understand why, but not too hard because I hate being annoyingly pushy. Lol.
I'm reading Older, Stronger, Faster. It's non-fiction about a 50 year old runner getting into the best shape of her life and along the way learning about the science behind how exercise helps keep us young. She does physiology testing at a university before and after the 1-year of working with trainers, etc. I find it very readable, and it's fascinating how even seemingly minor lifestyle changes increased her quality of life.
I'm listening to Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty. Excellent narration, and I'm really enjoying it so far as a bit of brain candy.
QOTW: I can't remember the last time someone told me they did not read for pleasure. I would feel sad for them, but probably wouldn't say anything because, what's the point? If they asked me how/why I read and showed a genuine interest in reading, that would be a different story.
I'm reading Older, Stronger, Faster. It's non-fiction about a 50 year old runner getting into the best shape of her life and along the way learning about the science behind how exercise helps keep us young. She does physiology testing at a university before and after the 1-year of working with trainers, etc. I find it very readable, and it's fascinating how even seemingly minor lifestyle changes increased her quality of life.
I'm listening to Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty. Excellent narration, and I'm really enjoying it so far as a bit of brain candy.
QOTW: I can't remember the last time someone told me they did not read for pleasure. I would feel sad for them, but probably wouldn't say anything because, what's the point? If they asked me how/why I read and showed a genuine interest in reading, that would be a different story.
I finished Our Souls at Night - I really liked it; it was both heartwarming and heartbreaking. My book club doesn't discuss it until August, but I'm really looking forward to the discussion.
I also finished 2nd Chance (the second Women's Murder Club) - it was typical James Patterson, but um, it also dealt with racially motivated shootings, so it was a little too close to reality this week.
Currently reading Every Last One by Anna Quindlen, and I'm about 1/3 of the way through. I guess I'm enjoying it, but it has this weird, uncomfortable underlying suspense (almost like you are reading someone's diary) but the main dramatic plot point mentioned in the synopsis hasn't occurred yet.
QOTW: I don't really say anything, but I do kind of ask questions that see if they truly don't read anything (like not even blogs, news articles, etc.) or if they just don't read books/novels. My H doesn't read books (he hasn't finished a book at all this year, although he has been reading Walden for months) but he has a bunch of blogs he reads on a regular basis, and definitely prefers to read his news over watching it.
I'm listening to Alison weir's newest historical fiction about Katherine of Aragon. I am reading the newest book by Audrey Faye that has to do with mermaids. I can't remember the name of it.
QOTW: i'm pretty sure that I ask why after I finish staring at them like they have 4 heads. Reading is like air to me. It's part of who I am. A vital part.
I'm listening to Alison weir's newest historical fiction about Katherine of Aragon. I am reading the newest book by Audrey Faye that has to do with mermaids. I can't remember the name of it.
QOTW: i'm pretty sure that I ask why after I finish staring at them like they have 4 heads. Reading is like air to me. It's part of who I am. A vital part.
This was everywhere last weekend at all the bookstores I visited. I seriously considered buying it, but I could not justify Australian book prices for it when I know it will be at the remainders shop soon enough. The paperback was $45 which is insane for a paperback in my mind. I'll wait until it hits the remainders shop for $10.
Post by dorothyinAus on Jul 8, 2016 20:01:18 GMT -5
I'm back to working my way through the Emma Lord/Alpine Advocate series. I stayed up late Thursday night to finish The Alpine Traitor and am now 8 chapters into The Alpine Uproar. They are good and fun, though it took me a while to make it through Traitor because my particular copy of the book was uncomfortably stiff and it was hard to hold it open enough to read. It has been the only book I have ever seriously considered breaking the spine, it was that stiff and uncomfortable.
QOTW: If I don't know the person, I won't say anything -- like at the hospital waiting room this week when people were talking quite loudly about me reading "I just cannot read. I have never read anything not for school." Those comments make me roll my eyes and feel bad for the person, but I won't confront strangers about it. For my work mate who proudly announced that she had not read a book in over 20 years, I did say "that's not something to boast about." I think she remembered my snarky comment later because when she got my name in the Secret Santa she gave me a book -- a romance novel she picked up at the grocery store with the comment "You're a reader so any book should be a great gift."
I'm listening to Alison weir's newest historical fiction about Katherine of Aragon. I am reading the newest book by Audrey Faye that has to do with mermaids. I can't remember the name of it.
QOTW: i'm pretty sure that I ask why after I finish staring at them like they have 4 heads. Reading is like air to me. It's part of who I am. A vital part.
This was everywhere last weekend at all the bookstores I visited. I seriously considered buying it, but I could not justify Australian book prices for it when I know it will be at the remainders shop soon enough. The paperback was $45 which is insane for a paperback in my mind. I'll wait until it hits the remainders shop for $10.
Audible lets us share audiobooks now. I hAve no idea how it works but I would be more than happy to send it to you when i'm done.