Do you feel reading as boring or exciting?

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@alienstar (5142)
India
June 30, 2010 6:26am CST
I had a habit of reading any interesting books for hours in my free time but now though i still love reading books, i don't get enough time like before for my favorite passion.I get excited and get totally involved while reading books and time will fly reading books.Many people read books to get sleep during night times and they have a habit of reading for the purpose of getting sleep.What are your views on this here? do you love to read books or not?
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@picjim (3002)
• India
30 Jun 10
I love reading books that interest me.I can forget time if i start reading a good book.But these days other activities and responsibilities are so many that i can read a few books in a year.If i read an interesting book before i sleep i never get sleep.But if the topic doesn't interest me then i might fall asleep.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
30 Jun 10
You are right as the time flies reading interesting books as you will be totally involved in those books and to tell you i was very much an addict of reading books before and i even remember once spending 3 hours just by going through books in a book shop without having food in the afternoon time.Such was my interest and ofcourse there was also time at those days and not like today where i do have more work to do than reading books which is really bad and i do miss those wonderful younger days when i used spend hours reading books of my choice
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@dodo19 (47079)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
30 Jun 10
I really do enjoy reading. I've enjoyed reading, ever since I was a kid. Although I do enjoy reading a lot and find reading very exciting, there are still some books that won't really interest me as much as others, but I think that this is the case for almost everyone.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
30 Jun 10
It seems that everybody has time only during younger days and once they grow up, many of the wonderful things like reading and all will be missed and will be longing for that though everyone will get little tie for reading but not enough like before.I think on sundays they can enjoy reading books of their liking as it will be a holiday and everybody will be taking a break from their daily schedule
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
30 Jun 10
This is a very good discussion alienstar! I love to read books. If a story is interesting enough I will read it in one day. I am constantly going to the library to check out new books! I am very fortunate that the local library has a good selection and frequently gets new books in. Of course there is nothing wrong with re-reading a good book either! I am considered to be a "bookworm" and I am proud of that fact!
@alienstar (5142)
• India
2 Jul 10
Yes, even i do read some books again and again as we do watch some great movies again and again isn't it? you might be really surprised if you see my books of old collection as i still have it around.I also have some old papers which has got some very important event news in it and dating back 20 years also i have which think is very precious for me and i do preserve it very carefully
@ddaguno (3107)
• Philippines
30 Jun 10
I love to read but it depends on the book if I find it sleepy or not.Sometimes I lose sleep because if reading but somtimes I find sleep because of it to. Especially if the book is like a manual or text book, just 10 min and I feel like snoring.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
30 Jun 10
Don't pick up books which are not of your interest as this will definitely put you to sleep.In other ways, if you only select books of your choice it will be good as you can also slowly develop reading books habit.Many of them do make use of reading books only for sleeping purpose which is strange and also not at all good as it won't help either way
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
30 Jun 10
reading is an exciting activity.it doesnt matter whether it is a book, an articles,magazines, novels or other medium, as long as i enjoy reading it then it's fine to me.i love to read.i have a collection of books and articles and there are some i haven't finish read yet.need to spend some time for them.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
2 Jul 10
Some people find reading as exciting and some find it boring and there are some people who have books for getting sleep as they read only to get sleep and by doing so, i don't think they will be able to grasp anything written on that book isn't it?even i have some old books which i am not ready to sell it off as i can read it again if there is nothing else to read sometimes
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
2 Jul 10
i cant read book before i get sleep as i will continue read and read till i finish it.about the old books,i will never sell them off as i love them soooo much!!:)
• China
30 Jun 10
Well,to be honest,I don't like reading books.But sometimes when I am very mad,I will read a book to calm myself down.Then I will feel better rather than worse.I can't control myself in some situations.There is a time I can't stand a person so I fought with him.What he did really made me angry.After that I tried to read a book to settle down and it does a good job.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
30 Jun 10
You can do one thing here.Try to find books only of your interest and this will make you interested in reading those books as the topics covered will be of your interest and by doing this way, you can cultivate of the art of reading books and as the saying goes, one who keeps reading will remain young and so, read more and more as you grow up and this will make you more wiser also
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@airakumar (1553)
• India
1 Jul 10
Well, I would say I like reading books but these days I don't because I don't have enough time to read. Things required are all on net. Some day I read and feel very exciting and not boring. To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life. When I read any books, I make my reading time my favorite time of day. Have some good tea or coffee while you read, or another kind of treat. Get into a comfortable chair with a good blanket. Read during sunrise or sunset, or at the beach. You will just enjoy it.
@piatos03 (393)
• Philippines
30 Jun 10
I think it's a correlation between the book you're reading and the level of interest you have for it. Books have many functions. Like you said, they could be used for people who have trouble getting to sleep. They can be useful instruments in gaining knowledge, helping you figuring out something, and even sometimes as a weapon (especially when you're annoyed at someone). My relationship with books is very ambivalent. At times, I crave for the comfort of books, but these days, I get bored with those easily. There was a time I fell in love with a book so much that I couldn't put it down till I finally finished it. But there are other times where I would only get the book because either the cover looks good or because people I know tell me its good. But more often than not, I end up not finishing the book and using it as a good item for aesthetic display.
@alienstar (5142)
• India
2 Jul 10
Its really confusing lines by you here and it took me awhile to get some points by you.Maybe you are thinking that books are only for limited purpose and should be read only for purpose isn't it? you haven't developed the passion towards any book and this is maybe you don't want to develop any passion or addiction towards reading and so you tend to read half or stop in the middle of any book
@nitu1952 (286)
• India
30 Jun 10
frankly say i feel reading as interesting or we can say exciting. reading is a very interesting aspect of life and reading makes one understand the topic in the particular field in a very easy way. when i starts reading books then i doesn't feel whatever is happening around me.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
2 Jul 10
Once you understand what is there in the book, you will go on reading more and more and when you share the things you read in a book with others you will get more inspired and also more happier in life as your friends can also enjoy your knowledge gained by reading books and that is the time you find yourself very happy.I totally get engrossed in any interesting book and as yous aid i also might forget what is happening around me at that time
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
30 Jun 10
well for me both, there are books that i am not really a fond off. But there are some that i finish in just one sitting.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
2 Jul 10
Maybe if there is not much content in a book, you can finish it off in one sitting and continues reading is also eye straining and i do take a break in between to go out and look at greenery around and then come back and continue reading as doing like this will relax me a lot and keep me fresh all through.But usually i sit with books with much content when i am totally free
• United States
30 Jun 10
I used to love reading when I was younger, and although I still enjoy it I find that I don't really have the time to sit back and enjoy a good book. Reading can be exciting if you are interested in what you are going to read. I only find books boring when it's something I'm bot particularly interested in it.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
2 Jul 10
Taking time for reading when one grows old is really disappointing isn't it? as i am also struggling here to take out valuable time for my favorite pass time , reading.But still, i do take out some time in a day to read anything which is interesting and sometime sit might be from internet also or else from a hard copy
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
30 Jun 10
before when i was still a student i used to drop by to a bookstore and read books there.yeah,i do read books from bookstores when i was passing time,i really loved reading those interesting books like making money or novel books or becoming a good individual or more of cooking.anything that attracts me.when i was in college i used to have night shift and i make time to go early before i go to school,i would read the novel of the one i wanted to read.it's like reading for free.i remember i would take thirty minutes to one hour then the guard would notice me,that time i would stop then go bsck the other day just to read again,hehe i was kinda addicted to reading novel books back then.sometimes i also do read in our house while passing time then before going to sleep.i loved reading before,but now most of the time i spent my pass time to mylot.this way,i can earn while learning as well.and plus the interaction of people here and fun it brings to make my day a little brighter.i guess mylot is my life now,same as music and reading.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
2 Jul 10
Reading these lines from you, i remember my days and once i also dropped by a bookstore and spent around 3-4 hours without food there.Such was my passion towards reading.Yes, as you said once one grows old, he/she also starts reading books of earning well and even i am interested in reading making money books and implementing those money skills is really hard task as there are many fake sites as well in this internet world these days
• Malaysia
30 Jun 10
Call me crazy...but I'm head over heals in love with books. Reading is a form of therapy for me. I need to read from time to time. I can't live a day without reading. I don't fall asleep reading, in fact I become more awake when I'm reading.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
2 Jul 10
I can understand your situation and reading is so much fun isn't it? sometimes i do think that reading those letters from friends or close ones in their own handwriting was so fun and exciting and this will be missed now as we read electronic mails which are not in one's handwritings and wil also be got in minutes isn't it? i also read a lot and have a passion towards it
@jehadh (13)
• United Arab Emirates
30 Jun 10
Well !!! reading is still much better than doing nothing while watching movies still the best method to inspire my imagination and to fill my free time , i think that reading is a great skill which can be developed by time to improve knowledge , especially printed books they are way different from e-books .
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
2 Jul 10
By reading one can remain young and also by reading more and more one can also become wiser in life as he/she will acquire more knowledge which is very essential in life.I do remember killing more than 10-14 hours a day just by reading when i had enough time when i was young and right now, since i am engaged in work i dont get much time for this
@rappeter13 (8608)
• Romania
30 Jun 10
I never liked reading books, and I only read what I had to in school. Nowadays I only read my courses from the University and that is where my bookreading habits end.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
2 Jul 10
Maybe you are just thinking on your text books and nothing else here.Just try diverting your attention and see.Get some new books of your interest and you might like it.There are some very interesting writers and if you go through their books, i am sure that you will also likely to get addicted to their books for once and that is definite
@nanayangel (7879)
• Philippines
30 Jun 10
Hi there Alien Star! I like reading books a lot. I like different kinds of books too. Whenever I have a free time, I would pull out a book and read that's why I always carry a book with me wherever I go. It keeps me from getting bored and most of the time, when I am on a really exciting part of the book, I have a hard time putting it down that sometimes it becomes my priority over other tasks.
@alienstar (5142)
• India
2 Jul 10
You are right and when you are really reading some very interesting or exciting part of any book it would be difficult to part away from it isn't it? do you also read thriller books or scientific books? what is the type of book you select usually? you can carry a book in your purse right and it's good to read books wherever you go and its really nice of you to carry this way
@aisaellis22 (6445)
• United States
30 Jun 10
Hello alienstar! I have various reasons why I read books. There are times I read because I love reading books. Like many people, I also read at night so I could easily go to sleep. I read too to kill the time especially when I'm waiting about something. Regarding your question about if reading is exciting or boring, my answer is "it depends." If the book is boring to read, I would say it's boring but if the book is exciting to read, then it is exciting.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
30 Jun 10
Maybe one can find some time in the evening as yous aid when waiting fro something.It looks like you are settled in life and evening time you can take out some time while waiting for something.Whatever, it is nice that you are taking out time for all these and also reading books will be exciting and fun for all those who love reading
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@med889 (5941)
30 Jun 10
Reading has never been a boring thing to me because I have started appreciating reading when I was only nine years old and since then I have a collection of the books by my favorite authors and so. I just love to read books.
@alienstar (5142)
• India
1 Jul 10
Do you still get time to read? if yes, i should say you are lucky as i was also reading books very much when i was young, but now i don't get that much time to read as i have to get into my work.In school day's it was cool for me as i also had enough time for all these reading books habits and all.reading was my passion and still my passion.But i miss those golden days of reading
@rosie230 (1696)
30 Jun 10
I love to read books although with two kids running around me, I do not really get much time to read, but I hope to soon when my youngest is older. Reading a book though for me, does not bore me at all. I find them interesting whether they be fiction or non-fiction. A lot can depend on the book though I think, and I think that some people if they had found a book that they really enjoyed then they would get right into reading, sometimes if someone reads a book that does not do anything for them, or bores them, then it puts them off reading anymore. Some people just do not have time to read a book, and some just do not have any interest in it at all. Personally I think reading is very under rated, and that everyone should enjoy a good book now and again, in my mind it keeps the mind active!
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
30 Jun 10
Once you start a family, time will go to children more and household matters also will be important and will take time and hence reading books will take the back seat.But, during holidays like sunday, you can take out some time for reading books.But during other working days, one tends to get tired also and hence reading after work will make you sleep early also
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@abin1287 (114)
• India
30 Jun 10
I really love to read books...since childhood itself I love it..but my friends used to get bored ..when I read books as they wanted to play with me...lol and till now I have this habit...but the only condition is ..that it should be a book of my taste ..it should not be on a subject that I don't like or a topic i which i don't understand.then I would get sleepy and bored. But if its a really nice book and among my favourites then I can forget things like T.V. or other entertainment activiteis...until I finish the book or I get too tired to read another word from it..
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
2 Jul 10
Most of them do develop the habit of reading books through their childhood day's itself and it will be nice if they continue this reading habits even after growing up as it will also help them grow wiser than before and moreover i feel reading is far better than watching entertainment movies all the time.I don't say one shouldn't watch programs in tv, but if it is limited it is fine
• Romania
30 Jun 10
I think is very exciting . I read many books since i leran reading. In my first year of school my teacher give us a summer homework; read 100 stories. All the children was upset except me. Now i enjoY reading too, is one of my hobbies.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
2 Jul 10
Reading books is really exciting if you have a passion towards it and also as the saying goes, one who keeps reading books everyday will remain young forever..isn't it? it seems you have developed this reading habit in a very strange way and at young age, we all love to hear stories isn't it? i loved to read so many comic books as i was crazy about those at that time