READ 100 BOOKS IN 2011

[Iridal]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've taken to read while watching TV. I find I can follow along both pretty well. And I can read while there's not much happening on screen.

Heh, although I'm a woman I find it impossible to read a book and watch television at the same time. Although sometimes I press the mute button during commercial break so I can read a little. I'm usually not good at reading when there's too much noise.

Originally Posted by Crusader

I'm at 32 books now, but after getting Dragon Age II (RPG game) my reading rate has gone down the drain. Too much time spent playing instead of reading.

This is exactly why I stay far away from computergames.

Originally Posted by DHNightshadow

You should look how much pages a books have too. When you read only books with 150 pages you are fine. But when one or two books have more than 1000 pages you are behind in your reading, because it is much longer till the end of the book.

That's true. I read mostly fantasy, and they're usually 400 to 700 pages. You could always do a page count at the end of the year. Or read xxx pages as a challenge, as Crusader is doing.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Iridal

I'm usually not good at reading when there's too much noise.

I can read through almost anything. When I'm really stuck into a book, even someone directly addressing me by name will have to say something more than once to get my attention.

On the other hand, there are times when I can be taken out of a book by a particularly good drama on TV or radio.

[DHNightshadow]

That's true. I read mostly fantasy, and they're usually 400 to 700 pages. You could always do a page count at the end of the year. Or read xxx pages as a challenge, as Crusader is doing.[/QUOTE]

Where is the fun in this? It should be an challenge to me. Now I have an ereader and read more then the last years and I will see, how it goes. If I can do the challenge, with all the books, and time consuming other things (there are nice games out, for the pc sims and more), time will tell, how it will go.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've taken to read while watching TV. I find I can follow along both pretty well. And I can read while there's not much happening on screen.

Interesting that you can read and watch TV at the same time... however you state that you can't (won't) listen to an audio book while you drive.

I know I can't focus on both a TV show and a book. Of course, if it were The Weather Channel I guess I could. But, I watch stuff like CSI, NCIS, that you really have to pay attention to... if you don't, it is easy to loose what's going on.

BOb

[Nyssa]

I definitely can not read and watch TV at the same time, where as my husband can read at any time, any place, doing just about anything.

[GraceKrispy]

I never officially joined this challenge, although I did join one of my blog to read 100 ebooks this year. I've read 32, and one pbook I have a counter on my blog to keep track. Some of the books are relatively short, and some longer, but I'm not counting the books I read to my children.

[Rumpelteazer]

It depends on what's on tv and what book I'm reading if I'm able to read and watch tv. When I'm really into a book I can read while the tv is on but I don't follow what's going on. Sometimes what's on tv is better than the book so I stop reading.

But regularly I find that I can both follow my book and what's on tv. Last week I annoyed my father by telling him what he'd missed from the current affairs program he was watching when he went to the kitchen. He couldn't believe I got that whilst reading a book.

[Catlady]

TV and reading go together like milk and cookies.

[covingtoncat73]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I can read through almost anything. When I'm really stuck into a book, even someone directly addressing me by name will have to say something more than once to get my attention.

On the other hand, there are times when I can be taken out of a book by a particularly good drama on TV or radio.

My cousins and I call that "Book by the Pound," but I think we mainly mean the fantasy tomes that are pushing 1000. LOL.

My last read was Discovery of Witches which was fun. Think a better-written Twlight for grown-ups.

Anyway, I have joined this group, though I am woefully behind, unless graphic novels and/or audiobooks count, which I don't believe they do. If they do count, let me know. ;?)

I am now reading the first book I've read on my Kobo, Goblin Market bu Jennifer Hudock. It is .99 and is heavily influenced by Labyrinth and the Rosetti poem. I've got Pub Walks in Underhill Country, a library book next. After that, I feel I have to start American Uprising, about the 1811 slave revolt in Louisiana as one of my Greatx6 grandfathers figures prominently in it.

[ATDrake]

Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

I've got Pub Walks in Underhill Country, a library book next.

Maybe I've been reading too much urban fantasy or maybe it's just the juxtaposition of that and the "Goblin Market" book, but that title makes it look like you've checked out some sort of Lonely Planet/Rough Guide to drunken barcrawling in Elfland.

[covingtoncat73]

Originally Posted by ATDrake

Maybe I've been reading too much urban fantasy or maybe it's just the juxtaposition of that and the "Goblin Market" book, but that title makes it look like you've checked out some sort of Lonely Planet/Rough Guide to drunken barcrawling in Elfland.

And I would Definitely read such a guide.

[butterbescotch]

Why can't I join the group?

[MrsJoseph]

Originally Posted by butterbescotch

Why can't I join the group?

You can! Which group? The social group here or the group on Goodreads?

Here's the Goodreads group link: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/..._books_in_2011

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Interesting that you can read and watch TV at the same time... however you state that you can't (won't) listen to an audio book while you drive.

I know I can't focus on both a TV show and a book. Of course, if it were The Weather Channel I guess I could. But, I watch stuff like CSI, NCIS, that you really have to pay attention to... if you don't, it is easy to loose what's going on.

BOb

CSI is trivial to read through. They do a lot of the lab work where you can read through and it's mostly music.

The reason I don't like audiobooks while driving is that I actually prefer to pay attention to my driving.

[rdfry]

Working on number 21