Do you hate reading?

[blastoff]

I read a bunch. Got into it as a youngster and it's been a lifelong passion. Next to real passion of course.

 

[OldLady]

I read Death of a Salesman in 6th grade. Boooorrrring. Then again, I was only 12. Lol.

I loved To Kill A Mockingbird. That was a great book. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one I really enjoyed when I was young. I used to read Nancy Drew books a lot when I was a kid too. I really like mysteries.

Your teachers had you read a lot of good books (Death of a Salesman in 6th grade was stupid, though). When I was in junior high and high school, the rage was "relevant, contemporary young adult fiction" like Bless the Beasts and the Children, The Outsiders. and Catcher in the Rye. And a Shakespeare play a year. Think we did do Huck Finn, though, which was fun. I didn't begin reading the classics until I was out on my own, poking around yard sales for 25 cent books, or got a tip from the local librarian.

NANCY DREW ROCKED!!!!

You didn't read any Steinbeck in high school? He's a must read...

We read of Mice and Men.

What did you do on the second day?

Yeah, I know, right? The boys loved it.
Oh--I almost forgot--we also read the Cold War Propaganda books 1984 and Animal Farm, and we read Farenheit 451 and Brave New World.

 

[OldLady]

I read Death of a Salesman in 6th grade. Boooorrrring. Then again, I was only 12. Lol.

I loved To Kill A Mockingbird. That was a great book. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one I really enjoyed when I was young. I used to read Nancy Drew books a lot when I was a kid too. I really like mysteries.

Your teachers had you read a lot of good books (Death of a Salesman in 6th grade was stupid, though). When I was in junior high and high school, the rage was "relevant, contemporary young adult fiction" like Bless the Beasts and the Children, The Outsiders. and Catcher in the Rye. And a Shakespeare play a year. Think we did do Huck Finn, though, which was fun. I didn't begin reading the classics until I was out on my own, poking around yard sales for 25 cent books, or got a tip from the local librarian.

NANCY DREW ROCKED!!!!

The Outsiders and Catcher in the Rye were "contemporary" when you were in school? You must really be an old lady.

The Catcher in the Rye was contemporary as opposed to The Scarlet Letter. The Outsiders was written in 1967. AND WHAT ARE YOU SO GRUMPY ABOUT? This was a very pleasant thread until you came grumbling and snarking into it.
What do YOU like to read?

Lots of different things.

C'mon, loosen your tie and kick off your shoes. Share some of your favorites.

 

[Darkwind]

I read Death of a Salesman in 6th grade. Boooorrrring. Then again, I was only 12. Lol.

I loved To Kill A Mockingbird. That was a great book. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one I really enjoyed when I was young. I used to read Nancy Drew books a lot when I was a kid too. I really like mysteries.

Your teachers had you read a lot of good books (Death of a Salesman in 6th grade was stupid, though). When I was in junior high and high school, the rage was "relevant, contemporary young adult fiction" like Bless the Beasts and the Children, The Outsiders. and Catcher in the Rye. And a Shakespeare play a year. Think we did do Huck Finn, though, which was fun. I didn't begin reading the classics until I was out on my own, poking around yard sales for 25 cent books, or got a tip from the local librarian.

NANCY DREW ROCKED!!!!

You didn't read any Steinbeck in high school? He's a must read...

We read of Mice and Men.

What did you do on the second day?

Yeah, I know, right? The boys loved it.
Oh--I almost forgot--we also read the Cold War Propaganda books 1984 and Animal Farm, and we read Farenheit 451 and Brave New World.

Bradbury was an excellent author and always a must in anyone's library.

 

[Unkotare]

I read Death of a Salesman in 6th grade. Boooorrrring. Then again, I was only 12. Lol.

I loved To Kill A Mockingbird. That was a great book. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one I really enjoyed when I was young. I used to read Nancy Drew books a lot when I was a kid too. I really like mysteries.

Your teachers had you read a lot of good books (Death of a Salesman in 6th grade was stupid, though). When I was in junior high and high school, the rage was "relevant, contemporary young adult fiction" like Bless the Beasts and the Children, The Outsiders. and Catcher in the Rye. And a Shakespeare play a year. Think we did do Huck Finn, though, which was fun. I didn't begin reading the classics until I was out on my own, poking around yard sales for 25 cent books, or got a tip from the local librarian.

NANCY DREW ROCKED!!!!

You didn't read any Steinbeck in high school? He's a must read...

We read of Mice and Men.

What did you do on the second day?

Yeah, I know, right? The boys loved it.
Oh--I almost forgot--we also read the Cold War Propaganda books 1984 and Animal Farm, and we read Farenheit 451 and Brave New World.

Those were more than mere propaganda.

 

[Unkotare]

Your teachers had you read a lot of good books (Death of a Salesman in 6th grade was stupid, though). When I was in junior high and high school, the rage was "relevant, contemporary young adult fiction" like Bless the Beasts and the Children, The Outsiders. and Catcher in the Rye. And a Shakespeare play a year. Think we did do Huck Finn, though, which was fun. I didn't begin reading the classics until I was out on my own, poking around yard sales for 25 cent books, or got a tip from the local librarian.

NANCY DREW ROCKED!!!!

You didn't read any Steinbeck in high school? He's a must read...

We read of Mice and Men.

What did you do on the second day?

Yeah, I know, right? The boys loved it.
Oh--I almost forgot--we also read the Cold War Propaganda books 1984 and Animal Farm, and we read Farenheit 451 and Brave New World.

Bradbury was an excellent author and always a must in anyone's library.

I don't know if you want a dead guy in your library. That's gotta be kinda creepy.

 

[Darkwind]

David Eddings is also a must read author, imho...A list of his work can be found below.

David Eddings

 

[Darkwind]

You didn't read any Steinbeck in high school? He's a must read...

We read of Mice and Men.

What did you do on the second day?

Yeah, I know, right? The boys loved it.
Oh--I almost forgot--we also read the Cold War Propaganda books 1984 and Animal Farm, and we read Farenheit 451 and Brave New World.

Bradbury was an excellent author and always a must in anyone's library.

I don't know if you want a dead guy in your library. That's gotta be kinda creepy.

Naw, the smell is mostly gone now.

 

[OldLady]

Your teachers had you read a lot of good books (Death of a Salesman in 6th grade was stupid, though). When I was in junior high and high school, the rage was "relevant, contemporary young adult fiction" like Bless the Beasts and the Children, The Outsiders. and Catcher in the Rye. And a Shakespeare play a year. Think we did do Huck Finn, though, which was fun. I didn't begin reading the classics until I was out on my own, poking around yard sales for 25 cent books, or got a tip from the local librarian.

NANCY DREW ROCKED!!!!

You didn't read any Steinbeck in high school? He's a must read...

We read of Mice and Men.

What did you do on the second day?

Yeah, I know, right? The boys loved it.
Oh--I almost forgot--we also read the Cold War Propaganda books 1984 and Animal Farm, and we read Farenheit 451 and Brave New World.

Those were more than mere propaganda.

I predicted you would say that. 1984 got choked down my throat five times over the course of my high school and college career. Evil USSR. Yes, their regime sucked, and totalitarian regimes in general suck. I got it the first time. In a world where both US and USSR had a big pile of nukes to shoot at each other, it was a dangerous book to use for indoctrinating each new generation.

 

[OldLady]

Your teachers had you read a lot of good books (Death of a Salesman in 6th grade was stupid, though). When I was in junior high and high school, the rage was "relevant, contemporary young adult fiction" like Bless the Beasts and the Children, The Outsiders. and Catcher in the Rye. And a Shakespeare play a year. Think we did do Huck Finn, though, which was fun. I didn't begin reading the classics until I was out on my own, poking around yard sales for 25 cent books, or got a tip from the local librarian.

NANCY DREW ROCKED!!!!

You didn't read any Steinbeck in high school? He's a must read...

We read of Mice and Men.

What did you do on the second day?

Yeah, I know, right? The boys loved it.
Oh--I almost forgot--we also read the Cold War Propaganda books 1984 and Animal Farm, and we read Farenheit 451 and Brave New World.

Bradbury was an excellent author and always a must in anyone's library.

I liked Micheal Crichton in his earlier years, too.

 

[jillian]

I've been kind wondering why I hate reading so much. Most of it is boring and long winded and have long sentence(s) that have no real point to them. It is like people who write articles do so without any kind of logical ordering to them. Lets describe a setting when it is necessary to do so and appropriate within the structure of the article. That is just my attitude which 'what is the point of this boring narrative?'. It rarely has anything to do with what was being talked about and it seems like a break in the smooth running logic that ultimately leads to the point of the article. It is just so frustrating sometimes that writers can't be more to the point and substitute creative art in for their logical argument.

I also have low tolerance for boredom and for things that seem to be going nowhere quickly. At least when someone makes a point and it is clear I know what they said but if they take forever to get there then I really have a hard time comprehending what they are trying to say. Call it ADD or whatever but it just seems like we live in a world that really doesn't want to accommodate our way of thinking. I don't know who came up with patients is a virtue because it isn't when their is no reward in what you are waiting for or you don't even know what you are waiting for.

try audio books. some people learn/comprehend better through verbal, as opposed to written, cues. or maybe you haven't found what you like to read. the first book my husband fell in love with was Jaws, when he was a kid. then he became a voracious reader, liking mostly non-fiction.

you're missing out if you don't read as much as possible.

 

[Darkwind]

I liked Micheal Crichton in his earlier years, too.

Yes, but I haven't read much of his work.

 

[Unkotare]

I read Death of a Salesman in 6th grade. Boooorrrring. Then again, I was only 12. Lol.

I loved To Kill A Mockingbird. That was a great book. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one I really enjoyed when I was young. I used to read Nancy Drew books a lot when I was a kid too. I really like mysteries.

Your teachers had you read a lot of good books (Death of a Salesman in 6th grade was stupid, though). When I was in junior high and high school, the rage was "relevant, contemporary young adult fiction" like Bless the Beasts and the Children, The Outsiders. and Catcher in the Rye. And a Shakespeare play a year. Think we did do Huck Finn, though, which was fun. I didn't begin reading the classics until I was out on my own, poking around yard sales for 25 cent books, or got a tip from the local librarian.

NANCY DREW ROCKED!!!!

The Outsiders and Catcher in the Rye were "contemporary" when you were in school? You must really be an old lady.

The Catcher in the Rye was contemporary as opposed to The Scarlet Letter. The Outsiders was written in 1967. AND WHAT ARE YOU SO GRUMPY ABOUT? This was a very pleasant thread until you came grumbling and snarking into it.
What do YOU like to read?

Lots of different things.

C'mon, loosen your tie and kick off your shoes. Share some of your favorites.

If I loosen my tie, my forehead vein will recede.


Honestly, I read many, many things during any given month or week. Sometimes the same damn thing over and over and over... (for regular classes as well as tutoring students from elementary school through college)

Purely for pleasure, I read various monthly magazines; about archaeology, history, science, cooking, wrestling, etc. When it comes to fiction, I tend toward the classics and (when feeling self-indulgent) historical fiction. Most of the books I'm reading now are about current research on linguistics and education.

 

[Unkotare]

You didn't read any Steinbeck in high school? He's a must read...

We read of Mice and Men.

What did you do on the second day?

Yeah, I know, right? The boys loved it.
Oh--I almost forgot--we also read the Cold War Propaganda books 1984 and Animal Farm, and we read Farenheit 451 and Brave New World.

Those were more than mere propaganda.

I predicted you would say that. 1984 got choked down my throat five times over the course of my high school and college career. Evil USSR. Yes, their regime sucked, and totalitarian regimes in general suck. I got it the first time. In a world where both US and USSR had a big pile of nukes to shoot at each other, it was a dangerous book to use for indoctrinating each new generation.

1984 was not a "USSR evil, USA good" novel.

 

[OldLady]

We read of Mice and Men.

What did you do on the second day?

Yeah, I know, right? The boys loved it.
Oh--I almost forgot--we also read the Cold War Propaganda books 1984 and Animal Farm, and we read Farenheit 451 and Brave New World.

Those were more than mere propaganda.

I predicted you would say that. 1984 got choked down my throat five times over the course of my high school and college career. Evil USSR. Yes, their regime sucked, and totalitarian regimes in general suck. I got it the first time. In a world where both US and USSR had a big pile of nukes to shoot at each other, it was a dangerous book to use for indoctrinating each new generation.

1984 was not a "USSR evil, USA good" novel.

It was a USSR evil book. If not, please enlighten me.

 

[OldLady]

Your teachers had you read a lot of good books (Death of a Salesman in 6th grade was stupid, though). When I was in junior high and high school, the rage was "relevant, contemporary young adult fiction" like Bless the Beasts and the Children, The Outsiders. and Catcher in the Rye. And a Shakespeare play a year. Think we did do Huck Finn, though, which was fun. I didn't begin reading the classics until I was out on my own, poking around yard sales for 25 cent books, or got a tip from the local librarian.

NANCY DREW ROCKED!!!!

The Outsiders and Catcher in the Rye were "contemporary" when you were in school? You must really be an old lady.

The Catcher in the Rye was contemporary as opposed to The Scarlet Letter. The Outsiders was written in 1967. AND WHAT ARE YOU SO GRUMPY ABOUT? This was a very pleasant thread until you came grumbling and snarking into it.
What do YOU like to read?

Lots of different things.

C'mon, loosen your tie and kick off your shoes. Share some of your favorites.

If I loosen my tie, my forehead vein will recede.


Honestly, I read many, many things during any given month or week. Sometimes the same damn thing over and over and over... (for regular classes as well as tutoring students from elementary school through college)

Purely for pleasure, I read various monthly magazines; about archaeology, history, science, cooking, wrestling, etc. When it comes to fiction, I tend toward the classics and (when feeling self-indulgent) historical fiction. Most of the books I'm reading now are about current research on linguistics and education.

Frenchmen's Creek?
Maybe too romantic for you. I like historical fiction, but it's hard to find good ones.

 

[Unkotare]

What did you do on the second day?

Yeah, I know, right? The boys loved it.
Oh--I almost forgot--we also read the Cold War Propaganda books 1984 and Animal Farm, and we read Farenheit 451 and Brave New World.

Those were more than mere propaganda.

I predicted you would say that. 1984 got choked down my throat five times over the course of my high school and college career. Evil USSR. Yes, their regime sucked, and totalitarian regimes in general suck. I got it the first time. In a world where both US and USSR had a big pile of nukes to shoot at each other, it was a dangerous book to use for indoctrinating each new generation.

1984 was not a "USSR evil, USA good" novel.

It was a USSR evil book. If not, please enlighten me.

First of all, the USSR was evil.

1984 was an oppression is evil book. If read with some care, one can see that the US comes in for criticism as well. The "Western World" lives in the shadow of the economic and military power of the US that existed in the post-WWII era. The greater freedom that people purportedly enjoyed there was dependent upon submission to that power (see actual world circumstances post-war).

 

[Slyhunter]

Yeah, I know, right? The boys loved it.
Oh--I almost forgot--we also read the Cold War Propaganda books 1984 and Animal Farm, and we read Farenheit 451 and Brave New World.

Those were more than mere propaganda.

I predicted you would say that. 1984 got choked down my throat five times over the course of my high school and college career. Evil USSR. Yes, their regime sucked, and totalitarian regimes in general suck. I got it the first time. In a world where both US and USSR had a big pile of nukes to shoot at each other, it was a dangerous book to use for indoctrinating each new generation.

1984 was not a "USSR evil, USA good" novel.

It was a USSR evil book. If not, please enlighten me.

First of all, the USSR was evil.

1984 was an oppression is evil book. If read with some care, one can see that the US comes in for criticism as well. The "Western World" lives in the shadow of the economic and military power of the US that existed in the post-WWII era. The greater freedom that people purportedly enjoyed there was dependent upon submission to that power (see actual world circumstances post-war).

It was more of a group mentality is evil book. Individual sacrifice for the good of the government is evil. Basically an anti socialist book.