04-19-2011, 03:02 PM | #16 |
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Try playing on a laptop...on your lap, lol! That's how I knew I was developing an addiction. I think I will give in to the temptation of D3...the screen shots & first looks have made my fingers itch.
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04-19-2011, 03:50 PM | #18 |
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I think sometimes you have to push through. Act "as if," as Dr. Melfi told Tony Soprano. Set yourself short goals, even 10 pages. Then 10 pages of a different book. So long as a book seems good, don't abandon it, but read enough of it most days (those 10 pages) to keep it current. Jettison anything that really doesn't work.
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04-19-2011, 04:30 PM | #19 |
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Is there something spectacularly and good about reading a hundred books in a year- the little line creeping across the screen, the achievement of another notch on the culture belt...?
I don't mean to diss it but it seems to me like quantity for the sake of it. Book conquest as competition? Please don't apologise for not finishing a book - it's the author's problem, not yours. I'm a little more fussy about what I clutter up my head with- maybe a good book a month, really taken in (early morning before starting writing is best - NOT the bed at end of day!), anticipated, savored and devoured slowly like a good meal... |
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First of all, it's more a shared personal goal rather than a competition. I don't think any of us are doing it competitively, in the sense that those who make it are winners and the rest losers. I'm quite pleased with the reading material I've consumed this year, both in terms of quantity and content, and even if I don't make it to 100, I'm happy I chose to participate. There's also a social aspect to shared goals. Some of us are in a MR challenge group on Goodreads, and I've made some good friends through this. You say you're fussy about what you clutter up your head with, but as you are a self-proclaimed hedonist, I'm assuming that pleasure is an important part of the selection process. I'm no different in that sense. I choose books I think I will enjoy. Besides, there's something to be gleaned even from bad books, I think. For me, it's not about the number so much as it is the journey. My ereader makes it so much easier to read, and since I'm already planning to enjoy that to the fullest, why not have a goal? Short answer: Because it's fun! |
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I completely understand about not finishing books even though they are good. I have quite a few like that myself. I'm not making myself finish until the day I am really in the mood to do so. Maybe you need to do something else that you enjoy for awhile. It's a good time of the year to get out and do some gardening. Being out in the sun always makes me feel better. |
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I've actually found it a bit easier to get disenchanted with a book and put it aside now that I have an ereader. I can't help but get that feeling that one of the other 100 books on my ereader might be better than the one I'm currently reading, and I get tempted to just peek into another one and see if I'll like it better.
I agree with the previous posters who suggested either putting it aside entirely and doing something completely different, or pushing through a few pages and seeing if you can't reignite your enthusiasm for it. Or at least tell yourself, "only 100 pages left..." "only 90 pages left..." and before you know it, you're done and can move on to something else. |
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04-19-2011, 10:56 PM | #26 |
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Thanks everyone! The more I think on it, the more I just binged on reading and sparked out. There are several good books that I have that I want to read. The book I'm reading is really good, but it seems anytime I read Larrsons books this happens LOL.
I don't see the reading 100 in 2011 as a competition, more as a goal, and a way for me to keep track of what I've read, and see where I'm going, it also has helped me to remember what I've read, as far as plot lines go, I tend to forget alot of what I read after a few months. And keeping track on good reads has been a great way to go! I'll address a couple things though: 1. I'm not depressed, just kept seeing my eReader dead and not charged and kind of feeling guilty about it. 2. I might try reading multiple books, never done that. I DO think that I'm just going to hunker down and finish The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest tonight, it shouldn't take more than 3 hours at the most. |
04-20-2011, 09:57 AM | #27 |
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You won't look back! I always have more than one book going, and usually three or four. I can get tired of almost anything and need to change gears. I keep the books to different genres, i.e. a travel, a history, a mystery and a general fiction.
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04-20-2011, 11:39 AM | #28 |
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Not only that, but with audio I have to rotate narrators "Hmmm ... the last book was a non-fiction read by a British male, looks like I should try for an American female reading fiction."
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04-20-2011, 12:09 PM | #29 |
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I have three leisure activities that are dear to me: I write music, I read, and I play computer games. It's not unusual to go through a period where I don't really feel like doing one of these. Lately, I've been not wanting to game; I'll sit down and think that I would rather read instead. These periods eventually pass. While reading is a worthy activity, I wouldn't stress about it. Before long, you'll get the itch that only a good book can scratch.
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04-20-2011, 12:36 PM | #30 |
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I'm in a bit of a funk. I'm trying to get a lot of school work done, and after reading all sorts of academic reading, I have found myself not in the mood to read novels lately. I've been reading a lot of manga instead of novels and short stories for the past month, to sort of lighten my mood and give me a bit of a change from reading only straight text. I have 3 or 4 books almost finished that I haven't been able to concentrate on reading (I've also been suffering from some pretty bad headaches all month), so I'll just try to wait the funk out before finishing them.
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