Thread: Science fiction triggers 'poorer reading', study finds
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Old 11-24-2017, 12:10 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by Sirtel View Post
Hmmm I think I have an idea. I've spent precious little effort and will to comprehend on many a book, because I just fell asleep instantly trying to read them. They were not science fiction though...
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Originally Posted by crich70 View Post
That also might depend on where a person is at the time too. If a person is lying in bed for example while trying to read they are probably more likely to fall asleep than if they are sitting up in their favorite chair.
The place can have an effect, but I bet I could catch myself nodding off in a chair trying to read one of the books Sirtel mentions, then go straight to bed, open a good science fiction book, and be riveted awake.
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