tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post7135230675881330544..comments2024-03-05T13:51:24.898-07:00Comments on Spacefreighters Lounge : SPEED READER OR STORY SIPPER: WHAT'S YOUR READING STYLE?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-52998403840176899572015-04-13T12:23:41.651-06:002015-04-13T12:23:41.651-06:00What a wonderful compliment!
I power through boo...What a wonderful compliment! <br /><br />I power through books, for sure. Just like you guys it's a time thing. Plus if a book hooks me, it's all I want to do in any "free time" that comes my way. I used to re-read favorites. I mean SERIOUSLY re-read, as in reading A Wrinkle in Time a dozen times. I hardly do anymore just because of time constraints. But a few years ago when I was going through a separation and divorce, a week of evenings re-reading Outlander with a glass of wine for company was just what the doctor ordered. Sharon Lynn Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886205665048406062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-16401009663085048492015-04-12T08:30:01.037-06:002015-04-12T08:30:01.037-06:00I agree with you, Laurie, that reading is as much ...I agree with you, Laurie, that reading is as much a part of our "job" as writers as sitting down at the keyboard. Luckily it's the fun part! And I'm glad I'm not the only one who reads a book more than once, Rachel and Diane! I had to laugh about the little monsters part of your comment, Pippa. My grands were here Easter weekend and I got maybe one sentence read--over and over again!Donna S. Frelickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431686010313020234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-58862378199140019092015-04-11T22:34:05.966-06:002015-04-11T22:34:05.966-06:00I can honestly say I read every day, but only in s...I can honestly say I read every day, but only in short blips. It's not my preferred way to read, but at present, it's the ONLY way I can find the time. I'm not willing to forego reading altogether. Writers HAVE to read. <br /><br />BTW, I've gone back to print versions too, since my Kindles are both on the blink. L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-12792569039271237742015-04-11T13:58:09.161-06:002015-04-11T13:58:09.161-06:00I'm a book guzzler. Then if I really liked the...I'm a book guzzler. Then if I really liked the book, like Rachel, I'll read it again and slowly savor it. I can understand your friend's wanting to read your book slowly. I couldn't, not the first time. I'd say she was paying you a compliment. She really likes your writing.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-36726453975578496422015-04-10T14:31:47.950-06:002015-04-10T14:31:47.950-06:00I have to deliberately set aside time to read thes...I have to deliberately set aside time to read these days, because otherwise I just wouldn't read. I've devoured books all my life (and I'm a speed reader because I want to read as much as possible as quickly as possible because there are soooo many books), but I now prefer shorts and novellas because there's a better chance of me finishing it in one sitting without deadlines or real life or little monsters disturbing me (which I hate). I want to read the whole thing without any interruption to pull me out of that world which is why I now tend to shy away from long novels these days. I also tend to binge read - several in a day or two, then it might be weeks before I read again.Pippa Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146591827060731958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-8612189509714288922015-04-10T10:29:00.581-06:002015-04-10T10:29:00.581-06:00I binge. Then if I *really* loved the book, I read...I binge. Then if I *really* loved the book, I read it again and savor it. I've read Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon three times, and I'm feeling the need to read it again here pretty soon. The first time I inhaled. Every time after I savor.Rachel Leigh Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004728242824462126noreply@blogger.com