tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post4307596723490555641..comments2023-11-23T21:19:19.372-08:00Comments on The Green Bathtub: What's Your Reading Style?A.L. Sonnichsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-29425442963724221162012-04-16T03:33:53.746-07:002012-04-16T03:33:53.746-07:00I'm a slow reader - I even mentioned that in m...I'm a slow reader - I even mentioned that in my post today. I usually save reading for right before bed. If I have free time before that, I try to use it for writing.Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-2926463953524464612012-04-15T12:57:17.184-07:002012-04-15T12:57:17.184-07:00I read fairly continuously. Now. My secret is read...I read fairly continuously. Now. My secret is reading on the treadmill. I get a good 30-45 minutes a day. If I didn't do that, I probably wouldn't read as much. I'm a fast reader too, so I can probably do about a book a week and if I'm really lovin the book, then I'll read at night too.Suzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502606950280751205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-77868945393042614522012-04-14T02:14:15.184-07:002012-04-14T02:14:15.184-07:00Hi Amy .. I'm probably not a good reader - but...Hi Amy .. I'm probably not a good reader - but when I settle with a book, I like to read it through - and that time frame seems to stump me. I read a lot of other things though .. <br /><br />Congratulations on nearing 300 followers .. and enjoy your birthday with the family and friends ..<br /><br />Have fun - and thanks for reminding me about Sharon's fest -I must pop back ..<br /><br />happy weekend .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-79160701304546232342012-04-13T14:28:53.994-07:002012-04-13T14:28:53.994-07:00I spend more time reading. But hey, that's par...I spend more time reading. But hey, that's part of the writing process. Right? Right?<br />Sincerely,<br />Book ParakeetThe Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-55626638778852757142012-04-13T09:51:16.687-07:002012-04-13T09:51:16.687-07:00I'm a really slow reader. I like to think abou...I'm a really slow reader. I like to think about what I'm reading and mull over things. I can't see the point of skim reading a novel.<br /><br />For one weird minute I thought you were going to say that you were sneaking up close to being 300 years old. Phew! Happy birthday.Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-69417877599588453302012-04-13T09:17:45.262-07:002012-04-13T09:17:45.262-07:00I probably read and write in equal amounts, althou...I probably read and write in equal amounts, although the ratio fluctuates from week to week. Sometimes I can get hardly any writing done, so I'll try to devote those times to more intense reading. In terms of how fast I read...it depends. Usually I'm reading about five books at a time, so it's hard to say!Faith E. Houghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823750019164801104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-62556324725676570242012-04-13T07:59:27.353-07:002012-04-13T07:59:27.353-07:00Used to be more of a book gobbler, but now I feel ...Used to be more of a book gobbler, but now I feel like if I read too many, I can't remember most of them. I always have something going, but I take it slower now.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-49582812969768160472012-04-13T06:21:35.965-07:002012-04-13T06:21:35.965-07:00I'm not a fast reader, but if the plot is fast...I'm not a fast reader, but if the plot is fast paced then I devour. I've been pre-reading books for our little school library and I feel like I've needed to devour them, which I don't really like.<br />And since I've been busy, and reading on the bus passes time, I feel like I've been reading more than writing lately.MaDonna Maurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157381592556792198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-1555560689152498632012-04-12T20:12:48.825-07:002012-04-12T20:12:48.825-07:00I'm a fairly slow reader. My son isn't. He...I'm a fairly slow reader. My son isn't. He can finish the same book as me in a fraction of the time it takes me to finish it. <br /><br />I read a book or two a week. It depends if the book is put-downable (I totally made up that word) or not.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-12286659368811978222012-04-12T19:11:36.718-07:002012-04-12T19:11:36.718-07:00I'm a really fast reader, but I'm like you...I'm a really fast reader, but I'm like you, I put writing first. My goal is to read 52 books this year (i count MS that I critique) and right now I'm on track so...<br /><br />Most of my reading I do while I workout. No time for it otherwise :)<br /><br />And i'll be here for your 300 followers and bday!! :)Kelley Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373650788799372118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-49760053885675749722012-04-12T17:46:50.382-07:002012-04-12T17:46:50.382-07:00I'm not even on goodreads, so I guess that mak...I'm not even on goodreads, so I guess that makes my bookshelf empty. :) I zip through books, but when I do, I write less. This year I've been reading less, but writing more. Hard to do everything.Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-47320818451093866632012-04-12T16:49:02.592-07:002012-04-12T16:49:02.592-07:00Depends on the book. Some books require more conce...Depends on the book. Some books require more concentration while others I find I flow right through it. <br /><br />Headed over to check out your entry now.TC Aveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686886257486186821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-28690950178976242722012-04-12T16:32:34.763-07:002012-04-12T16:32:34.763-07:00I read a lot when I'm not cranking through a f...I read a lot when I'm not cranking through a first draft. But, I am a very slow reader, and if I have to concentrate hard on the reading, I get headaches... a side effect of dyslexia. <br /><br />It took me ages to get past the stage where all reading caused headaches, to actually learn to enjoy reading, but at the other side ... if the style is hard for me to read, even if I love the story, I will put that book down. Reading for pleasure becomes much less pleasurable when it causes headaches. <br /><br />(Aside, GoodReads sends IQ emails!? wth, how have I not noticed/gotten these?)Amalie Berlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07346563294446609770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-56362420451773946742012-04-12T15:12:05.366-07:002012-04-12T15:12:05.366-07:00I read a lot, especially when I'm not actively...I read a lot, especially when I'm not actively drafting or revising (like now). When I am drafting or revising, I definitely write more than I read, but I use these in-between times to catch up. (I'm averaging about two books a week at the moment.)Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-85975145844488117072012-04-12T14:33:33.642-07:002012-04-12T14:33:33.642-07:00I would say that I go through spurts. Occasionall...I would say that I go through spurts. Occasionally I'll have a span of time that I devour every book in sight. But then I apparently wear my reading head out, and I'll go six weeks before I pick up another book and my GoodReads account starts sending me rude messages about my brain losing IQ points.<br /><br />Jo<br /><a href="http://inwhichwestartanew.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">In Which We Start Anew</a>In Which We Start Anewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575301575612665739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-19885302641854094192012-04-12T13:37:09.430-07:002012-04-12T13:37:09.430-07:00I'm on GoodReads too – I'll have to find y...I'm on GoodReads too – I'll have to find you on there!<br /><br />My reading style is varied – typically I have two or three books going at once, and I bounce around to different topics. In the past month, I have read the Hunger Games trilogy, two French parenting books, a memoir about growing up in Norway during World War II and now a book about a commune in the 60s. :)Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213983691995365797noreply@blogger.com