tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post2445011682059052612..comments2024-02-23T01:12:01.599-08:00Comments on Today's Stuff: The Year In Books 2015 - JanuaryLeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-63531206326568535842015-02-03T14:05:09.972-08:002015-02-03T14:05:09.972-08:00As a child I always had my head stuck in a book, I...As a child I always had my head stuck in a book, I just don't seem to find the time at the moment. I loved the MaddAdam trilogy, and have them sitting on my shelf with the rest of my favourites books. Wouldn't be the same if they were on a Kindle.Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-8446883282635238902015-01-14T08:29:19.118-08:002015-01-14T08:29:19.118-08:00I don't read as much as I did - I used to be a...I don't read as much as I did - I used to be a voracious reader - but I'm trying to get back into the habit. I fell out with modern fiction though so choosing what to read is no longer straighforward. <br /><br />I have Kindle app on my iPad and I thought I'd hate it but I don't, although I do have to watch that I don't fall asleep reading and send it crashing to the floor.Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-35852155437233501122015-01-13T14:46:37.818-08:002015-01-13T14:46:37.818-08:00I got my Kindle about 4 years ago and I hav...I got my Kindle about 4 years ago and I have never looked back. All the space it saves is worth the plastic and any lack of book scent. But the best benefit for me is it finally broke me of the habit of Reading the end of the book first! Angel Jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915392156232711695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-3311604343111850602015-01-12T12:32:24.393-08:002015-01-12T12:32:24.393-08:00Hi Leanne. I actually used to be naughty on purpos...Hi Leanne. I actually used to be naughty on purpose as a child so that I would get sent to my room..... Quiet reading time with no distractions. And saved all my pocket money for batteries for the torch I used for reading under the bedclothes! My dear husband fave me a kindle and I gated it so much I swiftly gave it away to my daughter in law who loves it. It just was like sleeping in nylon sheets... WRONG and HORRIBLE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-5882310671807325942015-01-12T10:24:26.457-08:002015-01-12T10:24:26.457-08:00Like you, I would read All The Time if I could (an...Like you, I would read All The Time if I could (and that isn't the title of a book, incidentally!) Other things get in the way of reading, things like meeting writing deadlines (I'm a freelance feature writer), doing housework, cooking, helping with grandson, etc, etc. But I don't have an electronic device, I still read the old-fashioned way, with a book. I prefer it that way. I dare say if I had an electronic reader I'd quite like it for five minutes, but I love books, the look, feel, smell, even the font and the binding. Right now I'm reading three books: a history of Ladybird Books, Jenny Uglow's A Little History of British Gardening (a great little book), and Katharine McMahon's latest novel, The Woman in the Picture, which I've been saving to read for several weeks as I know it will be a while before her next one is published. I don't listen to audio books, and my favourite place to read in winter is in bed and in summer, in the garden under our walnut tree or in the summerhouse. <br />Margaret Pgalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-43785240994653916872015-01-10T01:07:50.349-08:002015-01-10T01:07:50.349-08:00I love books and reading. Usually have three on th...I love books and reading. Usually have three on the go with one main one. I read during lunch and during wine and crisps in front of the fire at 5pm with the dogs passed out at my feet :o) Also have a pile of interesting ecology-related ones to get through but time is the limiting factor really, as with everything. Good luck with the Kindle- you'll find it useful on hols I expect xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-38628241795487284532015-01-09T14:13:25.043-08:002015-01-09T14:13:25.043-08:00Hi Leanne. Paper or audio for me, anytime all the ...Hi Leanne. Paper or audio for me, anytime all the time anything. Compulsively so. I once had an accident on my way home from school, ending up with a cut face because I had my nose buried in a book. I only read what I like and don't look back if I can't bear to continue a book because it is not for me. Love a bit of escapism, too. I like to pretend I am part of the story. Hopefully you get plenty of reading time this weekend. Christina xxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-20575942096869406482015-01-09T11:23:15.315-08:002015-01-09T11:23:15.315-08:00I think you should read what you want. It's fo...I think you should read what you want. It's for pleasure and relaxation. I LOVED the Twilight series of books. I read them when Olly was a baby, and they were pure escapism for a very harassed woman who felt as though she would never feel like a human being again. <br />Leanne xxLeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-39432621604544615352015-01-09T08:35:22.906-08:002015-01-09T08:35:22.906-08:00John has a kindle and loves it. I can see their ad...John has a kindle and loves it. I can see their advantages but prefer a real book myself. I read for ten minutes in bed at night so it can take me months to get through a book, but i love to read all the same and have done since I was very little. I have no discipline though, and read whatever I fancy instead of the books I imagine I should be reading. xxGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-7703170526508018022015-01-09T06:33:29.669-08:002015-01-09T06:33:29.669-08:00Oh, I'm exactly the same with the whole diet t...Oh, I'm exactly the same with the whole diet thing. Just can't do it. I tend to have one book on the go at any one time, although I might have another non-fiction one as well. It's usually read in odd minutes here and there, watching the children swimming, waiting to pick them up, that kind of thing. I get them from charity shops, secondhand book shops and the library mostly. I just picked up "The Shipping News" from the local secondhand book shop, I'm really looking forward to it. Nothing fancy and electrical here though. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-19085936759047573982015-01-09T06:08:59.581-08:002015-01-09T06:08:59.581-08:00Hello Mary-Lou,
Yes I can see the use of a Kindle ...Hello Mary-Lou,<br />Yes I can see the use of a Kindle for travelling purposes. And in fact we camp a lot as a family, so I shall take it with me then. It's interesting what you've said about not retaining the book as well. I get annoyed with trying to 'turn the page' and having the dictionary popping up. I fnd it quite distracting.<br />Leanne xxLeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-17799364817474431242015-01-09T06:05:24.087-08:002015-01-09T06:05:24.087-08:00I have enjoyed reading Paul Auster. 'New York ...I have enjoyed reading Paul Auster. 'New York Trilogy' had a big impact on me when I was in my late teens. <br />Leanne xxLeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-73116828474602503552015-01-09T06:04:15.173-08:002015-01-09T06:04:15.173-08:00I couldn't possibly tell you. It would complet...I couldn't possibly tell you. It would completely blow my cover here ;))))<br />Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-35129412132969445482015-01-09T05:43:44.270-08:002015-01-09T05:43:44.270-08:00I wandered over here from Kristie's - I am a c...I wandered over here from Kristie's - I am a compulsive reader, whatever is to hand. I do like the kindle for some things - the ability to carry 50 books with me wherever I go, great for traveling; having a book on my phone, so I can whip it out and read when I stand on line somewhere, or sit waiting unexpectedly. However, I don't think I retain what I read on the kindle as well as in a book. Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-18202431227930445822015-01-09T04:32:43.422-08:002015-01-09T04:32:43.422-08:00I'm also one of those folks resisting kindles....I'm also one of those folks resisting kindles. I just don't want one. Nothing quite like holding a real book and turning its pages. Nonethesless a lovely gift from your mum, though xxxisabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800975757387187365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-80082072931365721172015-01-09T03:20:16.195-08:002015-01-09T03:20:16.195-08:00I'd love to know what the joke was that your f...I'd love to know what the joke was that your friend told you in the shoe shop! I love to read, usually in bed or sitting in the car in the school car park, waiting for E to emerge. Thanks for the tip about your favourite books - I'm always on the lookout for new authors to try. I'm very anti-Kindle, but my husband, who cycles and then takes a train to work, swears by his - it's so much lighter and doesn't end up as a clump of papier-mache if it rains! It's good for taking on holiday too. xVeggieMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467026136649574350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-91276341847468882932015-01-08T23:37:38.100-08:002015-01-08T23:37:38.100-08:00I read every day, usually in bed before going to s...I read every day, usually in bed before going to sleep - a kind of a ritual. And I do read several books at the same time, mostly fiction. It often happens that after reading loads of books (usually from the same author; last time it was Paul Auster), I need a break. As a student I would spend all money on books, now I borrow them from library, another ritual - involves going to the library, talking to librarians, choosing amongst hundreds of books.Ivana Trifunovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05360312007313727114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-41454028851181689832015-01-08T23:01:22.541-08:002015-01-08T23:01:22.541-08:00I can become totally antisocial if i get engrossed...I can become totally antisocial if i get engrossed in a book, and resent having to stop for anything. driftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-65666459762344085102015-01-08T17:23:18.941-08:002015-01-08T17:23:18.941-08:00Great post, Leanne! I love books, and have since I...Great post, Leanne! I love books, and have since I was a little girl. The sad thing is, as much as I love them, I don't read them as often as I used to. The evening used to be my designated reading time, but now most nights I find myself watching a show on my computer while I knit. One of the things I am hoping to establish this year is an hour of reading during the day, when I'm wide awake. My reading time right now is when I crawl into bed, and I can only make it about 10 minutes before I fall asleep no matter how good the book is. As for the Kindle, give it a chance. I don't think it is well suited to reading a classic, but a quick beach read or a good mystery are the perfect fit for it. I love my Kindle!kristieinbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620113214111945592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-37240808252408944812015-01-08T16:19:20.206-08:002015-01-08T16:19:20.206-08:00I read, oh do I read, I'd read every waking mo...I read, oh do I read, I'd read every waking moment if life would allow it. I read anything and everything. I have a Kindle and love it, and it hasn't stopped me from reading regular books too. I check out e-books from my library, buy used books from Amazon and buy new if it's an author I have to have RIGHT NOW.<br />I currently reading 3 books: The March of Folly by Barbara Tuchman, The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters and one whose title I can't remember about Merrily who's an Anglican priest.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-44691172053112425162015-01-08T15:49:23.179-08:002015-01-08T15:49:23.179-08:00I find my kindle difficult, I have lots of things ...I find my kindle difficult, I have lots of things on it to read, but never seem to really get on with reading them - although I have a general not getting on and reading issue, so perhaps it is just that! I hope that you and your kindle make friends and that you enjoy reading things on it - it will be good for travelling as you can have lots to read and not lots to lug about, that is what I like mine for really rather than reading at home. I hope that you enjoy your year of reading, whatever you read! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-15248471161064129052015-01-08T14:43:27.456-08:002015-01-08T14:43:27.456-08:00We have a Nook and my husband loves it. Our son to...We have a Nook and my husband loves it. Our son too. I'm more lukewarm to it but I'm starting to feel more comfortable. I try to buy old or used books as much as I can. Lately, I've been buying surplussed library copies from Amazon marketplace sellers whenever possible. They're often in excellent shape for the price. I mostly read sitting up on the couch or in a big chair, or lying on my stomach in bed. If I read on my back, I feel really nauseated. I don't know why. I read a lot, though, and I'll read almost anything. You should see some of the garbage I read. But I like all kinds of things, it's all good. I enjoyed reading about your reading.Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-42903761292431672722015-01-08T14:20:59.370-08:002015-01-08T14:20:59.370-08:00I'm afraid I love my Kindle. I didn't thin...I'm afraid I love my Kindle. I didn't think I would but I wouldn't be without it now. Especially good for holidays. No more arguing about how many books I can take! :) xSaraJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090894669938775044noreply@blogger.com