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Originally Posted by Over
Wow, impressive record. Do you read as an hobby or you're one of the lucky ones who are paid to read?  I know you write articles/reviews for fantasybookcritic.com.
I'm a little bit jealous. :P I mean, Anathem isn't even 1 month old and you've already read it 5 times? And it's not a small book! (BTW, I just bought it today  )
Maybe it's a matter of time, not speed of reading, as montsnmags said. |
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Anathem I bought an arc on Abe in July at a relatively steep price (~36$ total) but cheaper than on Ebay at the time - and I read it 3 times in a week then and two times since its official release.
Regarding time - I usually read 2-4 hours a day every day, sometimes more - mostly late evenings after my son goes to sleep, but in work breaks, in line at supermarket and so on - that's why I love my 770 since I carry it with me always. I also read a lot at bookstore cafes though I usually bring my own books - my son loves bookstores too so we spend our evenings quite often there especially fall/winter - we are lucky to have quite a few superb bookstores within easy driving distance - and once my local library renovation is done this fall, that's another place we'll go evenings since it's 3 minutes away from my house
I buy most of my books or get them from the library, though I get some arcs from Robert who runs the Fantasy Book Critic site, but generally unless it's a book I truly want to read in advance and it's too expensive to get an arc on eBay, I'd rather get my own copy so I do not feel bound to please the publisher/author.
I want to review whatever I enjoy not whatever someone wants. Since I read a lot and I like doing formal reviews once in a while of books I truly enjoyed - I do mini-reviews/impressions of pretty much any book I finish on Goodreads and sffworld, I agree with Robert on what I will review formally for him and the time frame.
Getting an arc of
Simmons Drood or Weber's BSRA or Hamilton's Void 2 months before publication "pays" me for lots of reviews in my mind...
I know and talk with quite a few people that do blog reviews and get tons of arcs from publishers, and I guess if you are dedicated you can go that route, but it's not for me. I read to relax after a day of hard work and to enjoy myself, not as *work*...
I keep a tally at Goodreads now with mini-reviews for many of the books read:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1229019