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It depends on the books of course , but 3 does seem excessive.

 

I read a lot maybe 1 a month mainly fiction.

 

All fiction...honestly...reads way too much and learns zilch from it...just a bit of emotion stirring and like you say Escapism.

I also love reading...but I do like reading Bio's so I can get into the minds of men.

 

Fiction all the way for me and I'd dispute that you don't learn anything as any type of reading expands your vocabulary and concentration levels.

 

I actually read quite a lot of text... I’m not talking about on here, for work I have to do a lot of reading and it won’t be long until I’m doing another course for work either so that’ll no doubt come with a mountain of text.

What I don’t do is read for fun. I’d rather listen to music on a beach and explore music rather than read a book teaching us all what the best way to live is... or some crime rape thriller where a hero female NYPD saves the day cos she found a red fingernail in an ashtray 300 miles away, ffs.

 

I don't like any of that those type of books, I suppose I'm mainly into the classic American authors a lot of what they do is autobiographical I suppose but dressed as fiction.

 

Never heard of them.

 

Fosse when he turns up

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Yeah I learn alot from reading the back of the Toilet Duck bottle whilst sat on the toilet so I kinda get what you mean.

Concentration levels depend on interest for me. If you're interested you're going to concentrate.

 

Which is why Fosse bores everybody to sleep with his novels.

 

Nothing wrong with a bit of escapism but I also like stuff that gives an insight into humanity and history. Harry Potter doesn’t do that. The Book Thief does.

 

The Book Theif... about the chav from Doncaster who frequented Waterstones in his trench coat.

 

I struggle to stick with any fiction these days. Think being forced to read The Hobbit at school (absolute ****e) put me off. Non-fiction I can read all day.

 

I took one look at The Hobbit and ****ed it off.

 

I haven’t read The Book Theif, sounds ****. The Book Thief is superb. The film was massively disappointing.

 

Some strange shizzle on a Toilet Duck my friend.

 

I don't read as much as I did.

I have an author who's books are brilliant, Don Winslow, who is my go to. Waiting for his latest Mexican Cartel epic to come out but can wait for paper back, I'm not that obsessed I have to read hard back.

I read biographies in between, sports ones mainly but I've currently got Johnny Marr's at me bedside, and a magazine here and there.

Reading is definitely good for you but it's also time consuming so I see both sides of this.

 

I read it and LOTR when I was a kid but couldn't read it now, it is essentially a kids book.

 

Agree with Tel as well in that I spend the majority of my day at a monitor so reading in the evening can then be a chore.

Give me eyes a break.

 

The Hobbit is more a children's book. We did it for English lit one year at school, great book.

I've never read it as an adult though.