Do you often read books for pleasure?

[soccerballtux]

I'm working on Tolstoy's Anna Karenina currently.

 

[KK]

I read literotica for pleasure.

 

[jonessoda]

Yep. Currently on A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe, going to start The Age of Spiritual Machines by Ray Kurzweil as soon as I finish, probably by the end of this weekend. I read at least twenty minutes a day for fun (not that I set a time, just that it ends up being at least that long), often up to about an hour.

 

[ppdes]

I used to. Whole weekends would disappear just because I picked up a book or two. I consider it a bad habit now and try to avoid it. Going to the gym or kayaking or whatnot is just as fun for me and at least leaves me a bit healthier.

 

[trmiv]

When I used to commute by train I read 2-3 books a month. Now that I have a different job and drive to work, I haven't read a book in the 7 months I've been at the new job.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Yes, read about a book a week on average. Well, I did until my daughter was born. It's taken me 6 weeks to get through half a book now.
It's my little escape from reality. Far more interesting than tv.

 

[coldmeat]

I wouldn't say it's "fun", but I do enjoy reading a good book.

 

[Capt Caveman]

I read Playboy for the articles.

 

[middlehead]

Used to, but I haven't been able to get into anything for a while now.

 

[Ika]

Very rarely do I read books. I don't have the patience to sit down and read a good book. I'd probably rather play a game.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

I used to but school ruined reading for me. What's a good book to read nowadays?

 

[cKGunslinger]

I strive to be currently reading a book at all times, even if it's one I've read multiple times before.

 

[GeekDrew]

I used to... but I now rather detest having to read anything that is printed, bound, and sold in a bookstore or shelved in a library.

 

[Noobtastic]

Originally posted by: KK
I read literotica for pleasure.

damn straight.

 

[lokiju]

All the time.

 

[Born2bwire]

I can usually get through a book a week via bus rides and leisure.

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: Aflac
Very rarely do I read books. I don't have the patience to sit down and read a good book. I'd probably rather play a game.

I used to be this way too; you'll probably grow out of it. The games get boring after a while...nothing new under the sun etc.

As for Chaoticpinoy, I usually just read some of the older out of copyright famous classics, because they've stood the test of time.

One that I really enjoyed was "Ethan Frome" by Edith Wharton. Free online.

 

[Q]

In a way I wish I did, but sadly I don't.

 

[nageov3t]

always.

I don't think I've not been reading at least one book since I learned how to read on my own.

I can't fall asleep without reading before bed, so I've always got a book next to the bed and I read for 20-30 minutes (or 60-120 if it's a good book ) before going to sleep.

last book I finished: Pillars of the Earth
currently reading: Catch 22
next book in line: probably Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison

I read a good mix of Literature, pulp, and books I should have read in high school / college but never did (I had a series of unorthodox lit teachers in high school, so I missed out on almost all of the canon that most hs'ers are exposed to, like Catch 22)

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

I often read for displeasure