Loving feelings come and go, they are not static.
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Loving feelings come and go, they are not static.
I also do. But I have no choice! I need to read the lessons to be discussed for the next day...hahahahaha.... Kidding aside, if I'm very busy with my school paper works, I set aside reading book/s.
I goes for ever and ever eternally ad infinitum
perhaps life has just become more interesting than books?
Precisely.Life cannot wholly and explicitly to be written.Life cannot be shown publicly,but solely private,which is inside your heart.It is concluded that it is more stimulating than books.Unless,your life is in the book already.Quote:
Originally Posted by Riesa
You are agreed to in point of factQuote:
Originally Posted by wilbur lim
I know what you mean about escape reality. I think I do that more on the computer though. I have been in a very dry spell lately for reading. I feel guilty because I have so many books yet to be read. I even would like to purchase more but keep telling myself I have to tackle these first. I started a book and just got stuck and like I said I hate to abandon it and yet it is barring me from reading other better books. I am a fool not to just let that one go and move on, I guess. I tried to read some two night's ago, before going to sleep and feel asleep reading it. Then last night I tried reading the new Shakespeare play but I felt lost and fell asleep again. I guess I need to read a short synopsis on that play first so I know exactly what is going on with all the various characters. I long mostly to read "The Idiot". I should just cut to the chase and start that tonight.Quote:
It is surely an attempt to escape... myself. I usually read to escape life in general but sometimes I feel the need to avoid even myself and such fluffy books (romances and mysteries) seem to do the trick for me. After a while, I feel refreshed and carry on as usual (of course, meanwhile I start dealing with the issues at hand too, which is the main thing that helps me move on, I guess, rather than the books).
Always take the brain breaks Sher:p They help keep you interested in the stuff with more literary merit:lol: When I'm in a slump, I'll grab a cheesy romance and read on. It is like comfort food for me. Don't get me wrong, I love to read Shakespeare and such when I've the time, but when I just need a me moment with a pick me up... I run strait to the $5 book section at Wal-Mart and grab whatever suits my fancy;) Even when I have plenty of time to read, I try to limit myself to no more than two literary works a month. It helps to eliminate that burned out feeling. The rest is just fluff, but it is enjoyable fluff:D
Nobody in point of fact can say what life really is. People make guesses and in point of fact they never can arrive at the true meaning of life. That is why man has been constantly seeking for God thinking that God alone knows the secret of life. That is why people keep on praying thinking that prayers sublimates their minds and that keep him closer to his maker.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilbur lim
Man takes to science thinking that science can take him to the sources wherein the meting of life is hidden.
OK, it is happening again...
Yesterday I finished Interpreter of Maladies and since yesterday I have started four different books but none of them doing it for me...
I don't feel like reading :-/
Scher, I just noticed I posted the one, before you one whole yr ago! Yikes and I have not hardly read a thing this past year; I admit it. I think I did read all of L's short stories, which I had not gotten to yet, after reading "The Idiot"...at least, I finished that book for the discussion thread. I started a little known novel by Hawthorne and painfully the progress is super slow. It's not difficult reading; but it just didn't grab me or Virgil said, in advice to you; I think he was right; try to tackle a few less books. I don't know how you do it, with school and overseeing this site and then reading 4 and 5 books a month. I am too slow a reader to even finish one a month. I know that is pathetic compared to most here; but experiencing (for over a year...eeekkkk) has gone on too long and it has to end eventually, right?
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Originally Posted by papayahed
Still sounds like a good idea.:lol::goof:
Perhaps adding a little "looking" into your reading could help spice things up. The graphic novel Maus won a special Pulitzer prize in 1992. It's a holocaust story, so it's a bit of a downer. Blankets by Craig Thompson is an excellent graphic novel and less of a downer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I went through this once, it lasted 2 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I hope yours doesn't last that long... bad times :p
I think you might be right that I do get a little too ambitious at times. I have been reading non-stop for the past 4-5 months -both for pleasure and for studies- and it is taking its toll on me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
Today I went to the library and picked some light reading to take a little break.Alright, alright. You need to suggest a theme, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
Today I picked some "paperback romances" from the library to help renew my strength but I will try and see if I can find the books you recommend as well. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Comedian
You can say that again! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Veho
Fairly often I fall a bit out of love with reading, usually after some massive read that overshadows anything else I try to start. Usually, I just sit back and let the feeling of a satisfying, involved read subside and the pining to immerse myself in some whole new world take over again.
I know that this is Sche's thread, but I've been feeling rotten, having not been able to read as often as I'd like to because of work. And whenever I do find free time, I'm too tired out to read and just go on here or something. Somebody reassure me that I'm not a bad person, because I've been reading "The Idiot" and I've felt like I've been neglecting such a great book.
It's okay Daniel'son. Hell, that sounds pretty normal to me. Work all day, come home tired. It's tough to find time to read when you're not either waking up, hungry, or falling asleep. Just keep going -- steal those few moments of wakefulness for reading.
Oh, and well, nobody likes this when I say it but, watch fewer movies. Books are better. I rarely watch movies and instead use that time for reading.
Keep on keepin' on.
Daniel> I agree with The Comedian on watching fewer movies; it turns into an addiction and tires the brain in so many ways.
You can always give Chick Lit a try... It seems like it is helping me! :D
The Comedian> None of the books you have listed at my library's catalogue :-/
Their graphic novel section is size of small DVD cabinet anyway.
[QUOTE=Scheherazade;801048]Daniel> I agree with The Comedian on watching fewer movies; it turns into an addiction and tires the brain in so many ways.
I can't find the films to watch on sky! I can't watch crap anymore.
I know what you mean about reading fatigue. Often I just need to find the right book such as a sci-fi actioner for a bit of light relief. The last one I read was Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.
A sci-fi actioner or a good film every now and then, but I can't seem to get a film I like on Sky!!!
Perhaps I'm lucky.
I got a good deal with Blockbuster: I choose any movies I would like to watch from their online collection and they send it to me to be watched and returned in my on time (again via post) so hardly ever watch any movies on TV anymore.
I have been reading couple of Freya North books and thrillers to recharge my brain! :D
(No, I am not blushing as I am typing this! :p)
I was discussing this with my son last week as he will be going to uni next year all being well. Perhaps I should consider it too. I'm frequently disappointed with films.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
After marinating my brain in Freya North books for the past 2-3 weeks, I kind of feel ready to resume my lists. Today I collected The Fall from the library (finally; have been waiting for 3 weeks) and I am hoping to start reading that on Sunday as I am reeeaaallly shouldn't be doing any pleasure reading till then.
Ah, Scher, even a quick fix of Terry Pratchett can't bring me up to the mark for The Fall, I think I need to marinate for a bit longer, there's an Elizabeth George unread on the shelf somewhere.... But glad you haven't gone under in that sea of books with which you are surrounded - don't know how you do it!
Yes, this happens to me from time to time, usually when I've struggled with one or two books in a row that I haven't enjoyed. I get over it by reading a children's book. Recently got bogged down with Sea of Poppies and Father Brown stories, but was then revived by Tom's Midnight Garden, a beautiful book, superbly written, that I wished I'd read years ago.