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Lady Fitzgerald · 06-18-2010, 10:22 AM

WOW!

I always thought I was a prolific reader but now... I'm guessing I read maybe 30 a year (and I'm retired!). I've never actually tracked it. Most of the books I read tend to be larger ones. I'm currently reading Amy Tan's The Opposite of Fate which, at 400 pages, isn't too bad and is fairly light reading most of the time unlike her earlier books, especially if one takes time to analyze her characters, their motivations, etc.; I was a Psyc major in college. She refers frequently to previous books she's written but, fortunately, I've read them so her comments regarding them are easy to digest. Most of the Stephen Donaldson and Robert Jordan novels are huge. Atlas Shrugged, War & Peace, etc., are stinkers both because of size and because they require more thinking than the average novel. I never go anywhere without a book in tow.

Last year I read Morgan LLywelyn's Irish Century series and that took quite a bit of time to go through because I was constantly referring back to previous passages or diving online to dig up more detail or different perspectives on certain events in the books (I'm a huge fan of Irish history, especially from the 16th century) or pausing to take notes (I'll probably reread the series in a couple of years).

Books aren't the only thing I read. I participate in a few forums on the internet and do a lot of research online (I'm a data junkie and have done some historical writing; nothing to write home about, though). I frequently download (or copy and paste into Word) articles I find online, especially technical ones (mostly computer related). I also get most of my news online. I will sometimes get local news on TV but, most of the time, TV news is a waste of time because of all the mindless chatter by equally mindless news personalties that goes on between news items. The TV news programs also spend as much time telling you what is coming up next as they do telling what the news is.

I'll be glad when I finish scanning my book collection, photos, etc. and a couple other major projects that will eat up a large chunk of my time so I'll have more time for reading.

06-18-2010, 10:22 AM	#67
Lady Fitzgerald Wizard Posts: 2,013 Karma: 251649 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth Device: JetBook Lite (away from home) + 1 spare, 32" TV (at home)	WOW! I always thought I was a prolific reader but now... I'm guessing I read maybe 30 a year (and I'm retired!). I've never actually tracked it. Most of the books I read tend to be larger ones. I'm currently reading Amy Tan's The Opposite of Fate which, at 400 pages, isn't too bad and is fairly light reading most of the time unlike her earlier books, especially if one takes time to analyze her characters, their motivations, etc.; I was a Psyc major in college. She refers frequently to previous books she's written but, fortunately, I've read them so her comments regarding them are easy to digest. Most of the Stephen Donaldson and Robert Jordan novels are huge. Atlas Shrugged, War & Peace, etc., are stinkers both because of size and because they require more thinking than the average novel. I never go anywhere without a book in tow. Last year I read Morgan LLywelyn's Irish Century series and that took quite a bit of time to go through because I was constantly referring back to previous passages or diving online to dig up more detail or different perspectives on certain events in the books (I'm a huge fan of Irish history, especially from the 16th century) or pausing to take notes (I'll probably reread the series in a couple of years). Books aren't the only thing I read. I participate in a few forums on the internet and do a lot of research online (I'm a data junkie and have done some historical writing; nothing to write home about, though). I frequently download (or copy and paste into Word) articles I find online, especially technical ones (mostly computer related). I also get most of my news online. I will sometimes get local news on TV but, most of the time, TV news is a waste of time because of all the mindless chatter by equally mindless news personalties that goes on between news items. The TV news programs also spend as much time telling you what is coming up next as they do telling what the news is. I'll be glad when I finish scanning my book collection, photos, etc. and a couple other major projects that will eat up a large chunk of my time so I'll have more time for reading. Last edited by Lady Fitzgerald; 06-18-2010 at 10:36 AM.