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Old 10-06-2012, 04:01 PM   #61
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If that is the case may I suggest you read a little yaoi or yuri in public so that people ca see what you are reading. If you are capable of maintaining a straight face I will happily concede that you are a person that are never ashamed of what you are reading.
It doesn't have to be sexual. I felt terribly self-conscious when I traveled by public transport with a huge book on thermodynamics in my hands.
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Sometimes it's even a personal thing. I would hate to be asked "what are you reading?" if I am reading a doctor recommended book about something I am going through personally.... or a trauma I have faced and want to read similar, but don't want to be sharing it with a nosy stranger or acquaintance....
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I read fiction because I think I humanate* from it. So, I sometimes force myself as if the book is my homework for tomorrow.

* to humanate: to become more human, rationally and emotionally.
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Old 10-07-2012, 10:34 AM   #64
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It doesn't have to be sexual. I felt terribly self-conscious when I traveled by public transport with a huge book on thermodynamics in my hands.
Or how about a tome entitled "Construction of Thermonuclear Devices".
People would probably take up their cell phones and push 9-1-1.
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Old 10-07-2012, 10:40 AM   #65
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I read fiction because reality is stupid and hopeless.
Also some horror fiction is interesting and can be riveting for whatever reason.
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Old 10-07-2012, 02:15 PM   #66
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Or how about a tome entitled "Construction of Thermonuclear Devices".
People would probably take up their cell phones and push 9-1-1.
Exactly. Non-fiction has it's issues as well.
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Exactly. Non-fiction has it's issues as well.
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Old 10-08-2012, 11:27 PM   #68
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It doesn't have to be sexual. I felt terribly self-conscious when I traveled by public transport with a huge book on thermodynamics in my hands.
I don't like reading political books in public because I don't want to get into those conversations. There are lots of good reasons to have what you're reading hidden. I could see the same issue for religious books.
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Old 10-08-2012, 11:43 PM   #69
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If I wanted true nonsense Id just watch the news. I read to escape, forget about the crap of the real world. Just for an example, Ive stopped caring who wins the next US election, Ive become apathetic to it, I just want to stop hearing about it. With fiction I can escape to worlds where i don't have to worry about it.
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Or how about a tome entitled "Construction of Thermonuclear Devices".
People would probably take up their cell phones and push 9-1-1.
Is there a book with that title? Id buy it and carry with me my next trip to chicago and just travel the red line reading it just for kicks.
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Is there a book with that title? Id buy it and carry with me my next trip to chicago and just travel the red line reading it just for kicks.
I don't think there is. If memory serves me, some five or maybe ten years ago a PhD thesis was written about how to create such a device entirely based on publicly available sources. The government forbade the thesis to be published.
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I don't like reading political books in public because I don't want to get into those conversations. There are lots of good reasons to have what you're reading hidden. I could see the same issue for religious books.
I prefer to think of it as reading in private, not hiding.

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Is there a book with that title? Id buy it and carry with me my next trip to chicago and just travel the red line reading it just for kicks.
If it's just for kicks you could just print a cover with the title, and enjoy reading a book that you really like while freaking out your fellow passengers.
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Even better "Thermonuclear Devices for Dummies" Just remember to make the cover yellow.
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I was thinking about posting a similar idea
There are fake "for Dummies" book cover generator and templates...
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