How long do you read? Please answer so I can improve my skills.

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Originally Posted by ihavebrownhaira

I try not to read for more than two hours straight because it hurts my eyes.

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Hi, Matt! Concerning this above, I'd visit a doctor, and, maybe, get a pair of glasses. It is possible to read all day long.

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Originally Posted by ihavebrownhaira

I was just wondering how long some of you experts (...)

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I'm definitely the expert one ... Actually, I read very little, compared to my will of reading, and compared to my writing, not only in forums. (I write stuff for myself, that I dare consider literature, though I don't have any intention of ever living of what I write, for ... personal reason.)

I don't think it a ... not understandable thing not to read Shakespeare easily! It's poetry and theatre at the same time, and the language is very old. I've been trying to read a bit of Chaucer, which is a bit as tough as, I think.

I'm in the middle (or at the beginning) of some classics, for example: Don Quixote. I'm stuck in it :sick: but striving with myself always to get back to it. & It doesn't happen only with me.

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Originally Posted by ihavebrownhaira

Hi my name is Matt. I began to read heavily when I was 16. I am now 18. The one thing I regret most about my childhood is not reading enough.
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I've read some of your post and a few of you I believe are idiots and you try to sound fancy by using long complex sentences. Its silly. reminds me of a woman in my psychology class, but if you can understand the great novelist of the past I'm sure your doing something right, but anyway. I am rambling.

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If you played enough in your childhood, you sholnd't regret. If you didn't play enough in your childhood, it's never too late, but you're probably find out about it when you're 30 ... Music is a good activity as well. What I mean is: reading is important, but not the most important thing in life. And it's awful to have it as an obligation. It should be a pleasure!

About your rambling, I don't think I quite got it :D


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I do wear glasses and not reading over 2 hours is just an excuse. Well the eyestrain thing is an excuse. Really I have a hard time doing that because I am energetic. I can read 2 hours then rest 5 minutes and continue reading.

I also play a musical instrument. I play guitar and I would say I'm average. which is nice. I'm average at most things in my life, but this thread isn't about me its about you.

HOW LONG DO YOU PEOPLE READ!

Well, it really depends on my mood. I'm not sure if you'd count Harry Potter, but one time, I'd read it from the moment I wake up in the morning until I fall asleep at night. I only stop for food and bathroom breaks.:lol: Drives the people here mad!:D

Harry Potter was amazing. I flew through those books too. Very many people did. Great writing. I was disappointed with the Beetle the Bard tales or whatever they are called.

I need more information! How long do you read people of the world all the boys and girls?

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Originally Posted by LostPrincess13

Well, it really depends on my mood. I'm not sure if you'd count Harry Potter, but one time, I'd read it from the moment I wake up in the morning until I fall asleep at night. I only stop for food and bathroom breaks.:lol: Drives the people here mad!:D

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I actually did the same thing. On the nights it came out, I'd start a pot of coffee, sit down in a comfortable position, and read.

With a couple of the books, I didn't even touch the coffee. I'd just stumble downstairs at 10 AM and go "Dad. That was. EPIC." And then cry and go to bed.

Um, for school reads? I will sometimes spend .5 - 2 hours on them, depending on the size of the work- I believe reading critically is terribly important. As long as you read critically, I don't think the time should matter.

However, for thick, delicious fantasy novels that get me hooked, I will spend up to 5-10 hours reading consistently, nonstop until I drop. This usually happens on weekends, and it's probably not healthy.

I guess it really depends on the material. :/

Please I would like about 10 more posts. Just 10 more telling me how long you read when you dive into a book. Its almost like a survey. Please. I don't want to be annoying and I promise if 5-10 more people can answer TRUTHFULLY I will be satisfied and I will rest. Please.

man you're the little kid in the supermarket hassling the parent for a bag of lollies aren't you brownhair :-)

So cute and endearing but still in need of a gentle kick up the ***.

Here - have a post eaten from within by termites.

Joseph your a brilliant man and your a dangerous man and you have style and according to Bukowski a dangerous man with style is an artist and you are an artist and you need to write the best novel you can write. Sit down and pound it out and read a great novel. Read Tolstoy and write a novel. Just sit and let the thoughts flow, but be short and simple and contain some fire within yourself and you can write a great novel.

I'm going to respond to your message in my inbox. You say very powerful things and I need to think and let the thoughts soak in so I don't say something meaningless. You know what I mean?

I like to read for longer periods of time because, I like really sinking in. I have never read over 3 hours straight because I can't and I believe its good to rest the mind. Like music. I pick up my guitar, play for a little, relax. Think about whatever. Eat. Sleep. Use the bathroom. Then I pick it up and fiddle around then I set it down. Its all preference. Personal preference is all it is.

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Originally Posted by Delta40

man you're the little kid in the supermarket hassling the parent for a bag of lollies aren't you brownhair :-)

So cute and endearing but still in need of a gentle kick up the ***.

Here - have a post eaten from within by termites.

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I agree. I believe the only things that will lead to any stability are love, a good fight, and a drunken night on the town. Three things I have never possessed in my eighteen years, but I am looking forward to them.

A wise woman once said don't wait for the light at the end of the tunnel. Walk down there with a box of matches and light it yourself.

I say take a seat halfway through the tunnel and know that you can approach the light, but only approach it when your ready and until then go to sleep.

So how long do you guys read at a time when you sit down to read a novel?

I have and always will read untill i finish the book.
Some christmas's and birthdays have been a blur because i have asked for books.
they wont buy them for me anymore hehe.

brownhair, I am sorry to hear that you find Tolstoy uninteresting, because he was my favourite writer when I was your age!
but, ontopic - in my opinion, it is not important how many hours you spend reading, or how many books you read during the year. what's more important is that you understand what you read and have fun while doing it.
even though reading is my favourite activity ever, I find joy in other things too. so I wake up early in the morning and spend an hour with the books before work. and an hour in the evening. and doing so, I read between 50 and 100 books a year, which I consider a lot, having in mind that I have full time job.
you shouldn't worry about hours spent over the book, it's individual anyway. all you should do is find your way to make opinions about what you read.
that's all.