tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post3708540226486530781..comments2023-10-15T04:28:58.122-06:00Comments on One Literature Nut: The W's of Reading: What Is It About Reading?Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615570638950821876noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-15295446510638615482009-11-27T14:41:26.328-07:002009-11-27T14:41:26.328-07:00Totally loved this post!! I am definitely adding ...Totally loved this post!! I am definitely adding this one to my weekly highlights (though I know that I am way late!)!! And, just for the record . . . I thought I was the only one to worry about not finishing my books before I die!! Glad to know that I am not alone!!! :)Tif Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015299390676538748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-79911639686184162172009-11-15T15:27:02.252-07:002009-11-15T15:27:02.252-07:00Wonderful post! :-D
It's so great to see that...Wonderful post! :-D<br /><br />It's so great to see that there's so many of us, carrying books everywhere we go and doing all those other things! :-D<br /><br />And that's also such a nice thing to know: that reading is not (only) a solitary activity, but can be very social!Charlyhttp://journey.twoday.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-23873523062675163522009-11-10T08:05:24.888-07:002009-11-10T08:05:24.888-07:00I completely understand!!! I pack a book with me e...I completely understand!!! I pack a book with me everywhere including family functions where I shut myself into a corner and read (sometimes their better company than my family anyway). I bet I would have a decent stack of all the photos that family members took of me with a book in hand . . . I can't seem to get away from them. My brother and my dad don't read and I try to suggest books demurerebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719974146782679969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-11107555929716324782009-11-08T22:24:39.744-07:002009-11-08T22:24:39.744-07:00I've been bad about reading books over the pas...I've been bad about reading books over the past few months. I hate to admit that, because I love reading. I love being able to get a feel for how other people (even if those people are fictional) view the world around them. I love reading about ideas and the impact they have on societies. Sadly, my list of books I've read since graduation is very short. Now, when I have free time I Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11226002222615519010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-56867347799415569662009-11-08T19:24:58.095-07:002009-11-08T19:24:58.095-07:00OMG....I was shaking my head yes and laughing afte...OMG....I was shaking my head yes and laughing after just about every line you posted. I think there are a lot of us like you out there when it comes to books. I went to NYC and paid to have books shipped home....crazy.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-73991625494376671952009-11-08T13:20:13.700-07:002009-11-08T13:20:13.700-07:00As I was reading point by point I found myself nod...As I was reading point by point I found myself nodding my head faster and faster--yes, I do all of these things too and it doesn't make sense. My biggest concern when I went backpacking in Europe in September was not having enough room to bring a couple of books. I even thought--what can I leave behind so I can squeeze more one? :)<br /><br />But like you I can't really explain it Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-77201595030019571192009-11-07T19:30:33.308-07:002009-11-07T19:30:33.308-07:00I love this post! Explaining your love of reading ...I love this post! Explaining your love of reading can be a hard thing. I often hope I live to be at least 100 if it means getting a chance to read so many great books. <br /><br />I love your list. It describes me too. <br /><br />My love of reading makes me go to the library at least twice a week to pick up books I've put on hold.It's easier to go just once a week and pick them all up Vasillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463689838763126048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-11269351019704220762009-11-07T15:19:15.439-07:002009-11-07T15:19:15.439-07:00I would pretty much have to say "agreed"...I would pretty much have to say "agreed" to your whole list. It's hard to say what the thing is about reading,I think. It's just... fun! :)Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-76261661136041645272009-11-07T12:18:35.906-07:002009-11-07T12:18:35.906-07:00Alexia--What a great addiction, eh? I love knowin...Alexia--What a great addiction, eh? I love knowing there are a lot of us out there!<br /><br />Jenny--It's definitely not easy to pinpoint!<br /><br />Heidenkind--LOL. I love your reasoning there about other hobbies & loves people have. Also, ditto on being angry when you don't have a book & could really use one!<br /><br />GMR--I love it. I'm glad we're on the same Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615570638950821876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-84322596403423789602009-11-07T11:56:32.913-07:002009-11-07T11:56:32.913-07:00Very cool post! I have to admit, I refuse almost ...Very cool post! I have to admit, I refuse almost always refuse to see the movie before reading the book. I did that with The Time Traveler's Wife, and now that I've finally read it, the DVD release can't come fast enough!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17229459722455431468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-68756684176130323212009-11-07T11:22:42.549-07:002009-11-07T11:22:42.549-07:00I don't think I could easily express why I rea...I don't think I could easily express why I read either... I just... do? lol It makes sense to me, so I guess I never really feel I have to explain it to anyone. I have a hard enough time with the question 'how do you read so much' that I have been asked several times this year!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-58345479873714934482009-11-07T09:56:32.553-07:002009-11-07T09:56:32.553-07:00That first bullet point says it all, I think. I ta...That first bullet point says it all, I think. I take a book with me in to work everyday, even though I haven't ever read a book at work. I often pack a book in my bag, drive to the store and leave the book in the car, shop, return to the car, put the book back in my bag, and come home. (This is if it's a heavier book, paperbacks I'll take in with me.)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401807675546808620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-19933302233334257512009-11-07T09:42:31.026-07:002009-11-07T09:42:31.026-07:00Excellent! And I agree, it's really hard to ve...Excellent! And I agree, it's really hard to verbalize why we love reading so much. I think it's complex, maybe because there is more than one reason.kay - Infinite Shelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227285073921171393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-28413574298760821232009-11-07T06:33:17.132-07:002009-11-07T06:33:17.132-07:00I loved this post! I think the thing that makes re...I loved this post! I think the thing that makes read the most is that it takes me places I normally wouldn't get to visit. The world of books is a great place to escape to when the going gets tough. :)A Buckeye Girl Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952103323793072580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-27989388170047175472009-11-07T04:14:32.116-07:002009-11-07T04:14:32.116-07:00I love reading, though I've got a very good qu...I love reading, though I've got a very good quick pace in the summer but a very slow (depressing to me!) one during the school year. I have to read for professional reasons, so reading my favourite books, reading for pleasure is left for the very little spare time. <br />I'm sure you know it, but I particularly love this poem about books by Emily Dickinson and would like to end my commentMaria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-45862625815186096122009-11-07T00:16:09.479-07:002009-11-07T00:16:09.479-07:00I am so with you on this post! I think most avid ...I am so with you on this post! I think most avid readers will agree, there is just something magical about a good book. NO matter the subject or storylin, they can transport you to another place and time.<br />My reading habits mostly came about thanks to a great mom! (read to me BEFORE I was born...there's a feat) I too have (probably) way more books than I can read (at least in a Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-70029101980604928612009-11-06T21:28:22.725-07:002009-11-06T21:28:22.725-07:00Well, I definitely take a book everywhere, because...Well, I definitely take a book everywhere, because you just never know! Once I got a flat tire, and I was more upset that I had forgotten to take a book with me to read while I waited for my dad than I was about my tire. :P <br /><br />I have no idea why I read so much; it's just what I do, and what I've always done. Why do football players play footfall, or why do chefs cook? That&#Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-66853952741724565342009-11-06T20:44:41.575-07:002009-11-06T20:44:41.575-07:00Great list!!! I totally agree, and yet I can'...Great list!!! I totally agree, and yet I can't completely explain it either.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128837662718618636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-69414119516783222802009-11-06T19:36:13.847-07:002009-11-06T19:36:13.847-07:00Excellent post! I happily admit that I also pack a...Excellent post! I happily admit that I also pack a book wherever I go, buy more books than I'll ever have a chance to read, max out my library holds, and feel both sad and mystified whenever someone says they don't read. <br /><br />Why does reading have such a hold on me? It's been suggested that a) I'm addicted to reading and/or b) I'm anti-social and use reading to avoid Alexia561https://www.blogger.com/profile/10797515620050469395noreply@blogger.com