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Originally Posted by Napoleon
Gotta admit it: I love reading! what about you? what do you read?
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Thought you'd never ask. I'm an eclectic reader when it comes to fiction. I read very little non-fiction in the form of books. I do read quite a bit of technical material in my job as a software specialist. When I'm enrolled in graduate courses, I read the usual texts and articles. (I'm currently taking a break from my graduate studies.)
Reading is my main hobby/entertainment. I read well over 100 novels a year, so I keep a text file with information on each book that I complete, and from that I can produce some statistics. I have read 129 books so far in 2008. Of these, 71 were paper books and 4 were audio books, leaving the remaining 54 books as eBooks read on several devices. The Kindle is my primary eBook device. I also own a Sony PRS-505 with the lighted cover, so I've started buying some books from Baen which allows me to download both the MobiPocket and Sony versions. And thus I can switch off from device to device, taking advantage of the Sony's light when reading in the car at night.
As to genre, the bulk is about evenly split between mystery and SFF. I have read 10 historical novels and 6 chicklit books, though.
Like the majority of Americans, I only speak/read/write one language -- English. I studied Latin in high school, so I can sometimes figure out meaning/intent from articles in Spanish or Portuguese. When I find a research article in Spanish or Portuguese, if my own scan makes it seem pertinent, I'll send it out for proper translation.
Oh yes -- I know a bit of American Sign Language and can make myself understood in sign. My ability to read sign is more limited, but I can usually carry on a conversation well enough with a patient signer.