Self-Test for Literature abuse

Yeah I'm a literature junkie. No doubt about it.

me too my husband gets mad at me at times he says that i am neglecting him and my daughter hes full of it :) he reads too but not near as much as me

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Originally Posted by den

16. At a party, I will often slip off unnoticed to read.

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:eek2: I did this last weekend! :eek2:

I had guests for two days and I kept taking 5-10 minutes breaks to read Rebecca while they were watching TV or playing chess etc... I read 1/5 of the book during those breaks... Now wondering if there were one too many 'breaks'...

There possibly coulnd't have been one too many breaks if that means getting to read a book :p

i told you that you were abusing books but thats ok at least its a good habit

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Originally Posted by Scheherazade

I had guests for two days and I kept taking 5-10 minutes breaks to read Rebecca while they were watching TV or playing chess etc... I read 1/5 of the book during those breaks... Now wondering if there were one too many 'breaks'...

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I do the same, actually. Not to seem rude, during brief 10 minute breaks in my extremely long psychology class, I often manage to read a chapter of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace (the chapters seem fairly short), while everyone else socializes and asks the professor various questions.
On occasion, it makes me feel like a hermit. :D

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Originally Posted by mono

... I often manage to read ...while everyone else socializes and asks the professor various questions.
On occasion, it makes me feel like a hermit. :D

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Hermit-shmermit!!! How many hermits can digest a Psyche class and War and Peace in a single serving???? *gags at the thought of it*

Your the classic lit warrior MOno...............keep up the lit addiction.....make us all proud....... *wonders who will volunteer to design the Online-Lit site's new tattoo*.......

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Originally Posted by den

From http://toniaizu.home.netcom.com/d09.html

1. I have read fiction when I was depressed or to cheer myself up.
2. I have gone on reading binges of an entire book or more in a day.
3. I read rapidly, often "gulping" chapters.
4. I sometimes read early in the morning or before work.
5. I have hidden books in different places to sneak a chapter without being seen. (if hiding a book under the table during class counts ;) )
6. Sometimes I avoid friends or family obligations in order to read novels.
7. Sometimes I re-write film or television dialog as the characters speak.
8. I often read alone.
9. I have pretended to watch television while secretly reading. [Haha, probably happened once or twice.. but the reverse also occurs]
10. I keep books or magazines in the bathroom for a "quick nip."
11. I have denied or "laughed off" criticism of my reading habit.
12. Heavy reading has caused conflicts with my family or spouse. [my ex-boyfriend would have liked it if going to bed with me would not always have meant -spending hours with the lights on and a good book-]
13. I am unable to enjoy myself with others unless there is a book nearby. [Well, it is a relaxing thought that I can always take a good book out of my bag and have fun.. :cool: ]
14. I seldom leave my house without a book or magazine. [Why seldom? Never is more like it :lol:]
15. When travelling, I pack a large bag full of books.

17. Reading has made me seek haunts and companions which I would otherwise avoid. [Hmm.. at university I sometimes spend times with others just because they liked to read as much as I do]
18. I have neglected personal hygiene or household chores until I finished a novel. [well, chores definitely.. I would have to ask others about the personal hygiene :brow:]
19. I become nervous, disoriented, or fearful when I must spend more than 15 minutes without reading matter.

21. I have sold books to support my reading "habit."
22. I have daydreamed about becoming a rich & famous writer, or "word-pusher."
23. I have attempted to check out more library books than is permitted.
24. Most of my friends are heavy fiction readers. [yeah, probably most - but not all of my friends]
25. I have sometimes passed out or woken groggy or "hung-over" after a night of heavy reading.
26. I have suffered 'blackouts' or memory loss from a bout of reading.
27. I have wept, become angry or irrational because of something I read.
28. I have sometimes wished I did not read so much.
29. Sometimes I think my fiction reading is out of control.

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I have deleted the ones that don't apply to me.. Ouch.. I have to seek help. Do they have Literature Anonymous anywhere?

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Originally Posted by amuse

7. Sometimes I re-write film or television dialog as the characters speak. Ja

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Ja? Amuse, are you Dutch too? :D Oh, and I had not read all your replies before I posted my first answer.. Please let me join the R.A...

lol me too :)

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Originally Posted by baddad

Hermit-shmermit!!! How many hermits can digest a Psyche class and War and Peace in a single serving???? *gags at the thought of it*

Your the classic lit warrior MOno...............keep up the lit addiction.....make us all proud....... *wonders who will volunteer to design the Online-Lit site's new tattoo*.......

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Thanks, he-he. Though I continue to presently read War and Peace, I cannot quite confess how much of it I understand, as the number of characters seems a little overwhelming, and, as Tolstoy's usual style proceeds, each chapter tends to bounce from scene to scene (from narrating war, to marriage, to drinking . . .).
The psychology class, on the contrary, seems relatively easy; and I do not say that out of immodesty - nearly everyone in the class has done very well thus far.

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Originally Posted by Biance Fransen

Please let me join the R.A...

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Welcome to the program! Though the success rate seems low, I as living proof, I wish you luck, preventing yourself from spreading those pages between book covers, eye strain, and, most of all, bookstores and libraries. :eek:

JOin Readers Anonymous???? YOUR ALREADY HERE!!!!!

all but 13,19,20, and 26 apply to me.

HMMMmmmm.......over 50 (and counting) members who have taken and posted the results from the Self-Abuse Literature test............


...........OH!!!......

.........wait a minute!!! ........

.........I mean, Self-Test for Literature abuse.....hehehe

*where are those damn nana's when you need them?*

All but the following apply to me:

5. I have hidden books in different places to sneak a chapter without being seen.
9. I have pretended to watch television while secretly reading.
10. I keep books or magazines in the bathroom for a "quick nip."
17. Reading has made me seek haunts and companions which I would otherwise avoid.
19. I become nervous, disoriented, or fearful when I must spend more than 15 minutes without reading matter.
20. I have spent money meant for necessities on books instead.
21. I have sold books to support my reading "habit."
24. Most of my friends are heavy fiction readers.
26. I have suffered 'blackouts' or memory loss from a bout of reading.

Apparently, I'm a lost cause. ;)