Don't say I am complaining but

I have also noticed there have been a lot of discussions in the read category which is a really good thing,and it is a good thing that more people are reading because reading helps broaden peoples minds and help them think outside the box,and I agree reading is a lot cheaper than watching television,and it seems like lately we have been reading more than watching television,even though I do enjoy watching television too.

Personally, I've always been a reader. The last few years, though, I started spending more time online and less time reading. We moved and I just never got a library card here. My sister just did this summer and now we go to the library regularly again and I've begun spending much more time reading. I think maybe it's the way books have gotten so much media attention lately. The last few years there has been so much hype over series like: Harry Potter, The Lord Of The Ring, and Twilight just to name a few. My younger sister, she's 21, has never really been a reader. Ever. One day she picked up a copy of one of my books (Dean Koontz' Odd Thomas) and read the little blurb about it on the back and she read it and now she's read all of those books. She also got interested in the Twilight series. Even though those books are long, she enjoys the characters and plots so much that she reads them. So maybe another reason is that people are just creating the kind of books that appeal to people. There are so many genres of novels that anyone can really find something they like and then they get hooked on reading. My sister never really liked the types of books she'd pick up. They didn't hold her attention, but now that she has found one or two series she likes, she now can find other books that are similar to those to keep her reading.

Well, I don't like the fact that almost every day a new discussion is started asking "What are you reading right now?" How many times does that question need to be asked? Maybe once a month when people change what they are reading from the last time the question was asked. But it is ASKED every day! I really like the discussions about specific books. Some of them have prompted me to keep a note of the titles and watch out for them. This is good for a lot of people.

The only reason I am reading less books right now is that their is a barage of newspapers that keep begging for my attention. I am reading a book about the Depression and a 'power broker' in New York (Robert Moses) but they come after my newspapers and Im kind of using them to understand the papers more. I would really love to get back to reading for entertainment but no, it would be hard to relax enough for me to. Maybe next year I can get back to that.

I think in our case, watching TV is much cheaper than reading because it only costs us electricity which takes part of our 1000-peso electricity bill every month. While reading books costs 100 and MORE pesos a book. The information that I will get from TV after a month is greater than reading 10 hundred-peso books. Have a nice day!

I think its a stretch to call reading a fad. After all, books have been around for centuries, TV has has only been around for about 60 years. I have been reading more and watching TV less for two reasons. The first is to get away from the election coverage. The second is that there are not many shows worth watching. I usually read for about an hour each night before I go to sleep.

Reading was always my way of escaping, but now the internet seems to be. It is pretty thought provoking to link the cost of TV with the cost of reading. Reading is only less expensive if you get your books for free, at the library, for instance. I do not specifically come to this interest, but I just started a discussion that seemed to fit here, and checked out the other discussions. I guess I would wonder if people are reading more fiction, or non-fiction right now, and why? I like books because they fit my schedule. Television, and what we see, is controlled by networks and by station managers. I have the ultimate control of my reading. I read a lot of magazines lately, moreso than books. That is because I receive them as gifts, and also because they are smaller bunches of reading and fit short time periods better.

I just rediscovered reading for fun, too. I found some books online and am having a good time. For me, books are a real escape. And it exercises the brain, unlike TV.

hi somecowgirl oh yes I do read more butthen I am not much of a televison watcher at all. my problem is i am a computer'nerd, aI am on here all day everyday and dont 'get much exercise. but i read every night at bedtime. I have'always been a ver good reader. I also love to write when I 'have some spare time.

I read more than I watch television. I read something every day, usually for at least an hour and often more, but there are days when I don't watch the tv at all.

Hi there cowgirl, it's good to hear that people are reading more. I just finished reading a nice book 3 days ago called "I like to go shopping" - i think that's the appropriate translation - by Sophie Kinsella. It was really interesting as i finished it in less than a week. \ I don't read every day, but if you give me a good book be sure that i will read it quite fast and ignore things like the TV set.

Well I read lots of books and reading ranks the highest with me Watching t.v comes second and I watch very less programs but enjoy the ones I watch! If you mylotters want to share my books you all are most welcome. The link is here http://arthibanerjee.4shared.com/ Its not a referral link so dont worry I dont gain anything if you read or share my books. have a nice day!!

I can understand the boost in reading. Kids are in school, vacations and hectic summer schedules are over. Some family members may be watching sports on tv, and the kids are on the computer doing homework. Perfect time to read! LOL...now you know what's going on in oour house..!

In fact not only I'm an avid reader but finding out the more I've read the more books I've missed.I like different kinds of books: fiction,science,philosophy,history.Do you know what is the biggest problem of buying book? I almost don't have any place to pile them up!In my city,library has only very old books and is always so crowded that I seldom be there.

[i]Hi SomeCowgirl, I noticed that also and it's great to know that a lot of our friends are spending time reading, I used to read a lot before but now, no more! hahahahha...I am always online watching news, series from my Country and blogs of friends and mylot! I don't read books now and only once in a blue moon I will borrow some in the library! LOL![/i]

I read more than watch tv. I dont like the program shown on tv anymore. Most of them are not educational and a waste of time. I dont like watching life of some trashy people in hollywood showing how demanding and arrogant they are at work and inside there house. There are also program that all you hear everytime you watch it are bad words and fighting. So id rather just spend my time on the net reading news and read some news about whats happening in the world right now than spend time watching tv.