Who all here doesnt read books?

[SAWYER]

I havent read a book since college but for some reason I have started being somewhat interested in reading but I have no clue what is good. I definitely do not want to ready something that has a show like Game of Thrones or a real super long read that is pretty dry. I would be interested in all kinds of books, what are some of the popular books/authors out now?

 

[KlokWyze]

Currently readinga book about Bradley Manning. Haven't touch in a couple weeks.

On page ~240 of the Eye of the World, which I am reading regularly. Good fantasy is good.

Cisco ICND1.... I need to pass this shit ASAP and get to ICND before Sept. 30th! Don't think I'll make it. lol.....

 

[blankslate]

I used to read a lot... now I maybe read a book a month at best.

 

[SlitheryDee]

I transitioned to audio books mostly, but I still read a couple books a month. One way I found to find good books is to look up top 10/100/whatever lists of books in genres you like. I think I've read at least the top 50 in every sci fi list I can find.

Edit: Also, don't be a stickler about the "now" part of your request. Many of the best books were written quite a while ago.

 

[DeadFred]

I havent read a book since college but for some reason I have started being somewhat interested in reading but I have no clue what is good. I definitely do not want to ready something that has a show like Game of Thrones or a real super long read that is pretty dry. I would be interested in all kinds of books, what are some of the popular books/authors out now?

Although a few of his books have been made into TV shows, Dr. Seuss is a genius!

 

[Arcadio]

Read The Stand by Stephen King.

 

[KidNiki1]

check out this thread for some ideas

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2301812

 

[Fritzo]

I'm too ADHD to read an entire book anymore. I have to read excerpts.

 

[Possessed Freak]

I read every day. What else am I going to do while on the throne?

 

[sdifox]

I read every day. What else am I going to do while on the throne?

Read Book of Thrones? :awe:

 

[darkswordsman17]

I love reading but I can't hardly stand to read books any more. I could go for some quality 100-300 page books/novellas, but there's so much crap to sort through, and fantasy has gotten to where every book has to be 700+ pages it seems like.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Currently readinga book about Bradley Manning. Haven't touch in a couple weeks.

On page ~240 of the Eye of the World, which I am reading regularly. Good fantasy is good.

Cisco ICND1.... I need to pass this shit ASAP and get to ICND before Sept. 30th! Don't think I'll make it. lol.....

Do yourself a favor and pretend the series ends after book 3.

I read every day. What else am I going to do while on the throne?

I can't wait until I spend enough time taking a shit that I can get in quality reading time...

 

[swanysto]

I have never liked reading because I am pretty slow(well maybe not slow, but I have to go back and re-read a lot cause my mind drifts off). However, a few years back I did read the Gaunts Ghosts series of Warhammer, and they were fantastic. I think Dan Abnett does a very nice job of describing war in books. Since then, I haven't read a book.

 

[purbeast0]

i haven't read a novel/story book since i was in highschool probably. the last book i "read" had to do with learning how to code for iOS, and it wasn't like i read it straight through. it was more of a work book, and i only made it like 1/3 the way through since that was all i needed for my app idea.

i'd much rather watch a movie than read a book. any movie version is better than the book version to me, since it can be finished in a much shorter amount of time and is just much more enjoyable to me. i just have trouble focusing when reading a book and i'm a slow reader. books just don't keep my attention.

 

[dank69]

Very very rarely anymore. No time. There are a million things I'd rather be doing.

 

[Staples]

Never willingly read a long book until I was in my late 20s. Read tons of articles on the internet (yes, news stuff). I read about a book a year now.

 

[MontyAC]

I read eBooks.

 

[Mixolydian]

I never read. It's way too stressful.

Sometimes I'll read excerpts from technical reference books, but thats it.

 

[DrPizza]

I read all the time, but rarely pick up a book any more, and rarely read fiction.

 

[JBT]

I hadn't really read since middle school. 4-5 years ago I picked up The Smartest Guys in the room. Last year I actually read the Hunger Games series, I REALLY liked them, they were free on Amazon Lending Library, I was literally glued to the boks. Now I've read or listened to 3 of the Game of Thrones books. I'm waiting on the audio book of Feast For Crows now.

 

[blackdogdeek]

I'm reading John Dies at the End by David Wong but it's slow going. Before this I read Life After Death by Damien Echols, one of the West Memphis Three. After this I want to read Ready Player One.

 

[Red Storm]

I read all the time.

 

[Sonikku]

The writing is a bit too advanced for me, but the pictures are cool.

 

[lxskllr]

I used to read tons, but the internet's killed my attention span. I have tons of books I've picked up, but haven't gotten around to reading :^/

 

[AstroManLuca]

Yeah, I don't read books anymore either. Last one I finished was over two years ago. I've started a couple since then, but I always eventually put them down and forget about them. It takes me months to read anything.

I tried audio books, but it doesn't stick or something. I listened to a few sci fi short story podcasts, but I found myself totally confused as to what was actually going on partway in.