What are You Reading and Why?

@franxav (13603)
India
June 30, 2020 8:48pm CST
This adventure of Sherlock Holmes was taking me rather too long a time to finish. I keep my light reading for half an hour after lunch. Though the Adventure of Silver Blaze had roused my curiosity to the peak I was not ready to give it any more time than I could give. Thus, the story had carried on for six days. That was time long enough to make me forget the beginning of it. You know what happens when we watch our favorite soaps or sitcoms. By the time we come to the tenth episode we have forgotten the first piece. And so, I decided to allot the adventure an extra time and conclude the episode. I took the book to the bed and read two pages. Then again in the morning while I sipped my morning immunity booster tea I finished the last two pages. During the reading, many times I ventured my guess as to who the culprit could be. I must confess I was wrong. Not any rival, not any enemy on the race course killed the trainer but the horse itself, that too in self-defence! Only the genius from Baker Street could unravel the mystery and only the master Doyle could create such a masterpiece! It is not only the entertainment which is superb in reading good books but I perceive happily how they mould our mind.
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@Adie04 (17360)
1 Jul 20
I am reading you.... So that I won't get bored.. Sorry, I was just joking. Currently I'm reading back the children storybook. Because I like it, short, simple and has a moral values in it.
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@franxav (13603)
• India
2 Jul 20
I too read children's stories occasionally as I have to tell them some.
@Adie04 (17360)
2 Jul 20
@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
1 Jul 20
I cannot remember the last book I read. may be its time to grab a new one.
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@franxav (13603)
• India
2 Jul 20
Nothing like a good book, it is a mental nourishment. Wish you a happy reading.
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
4 Jul 20
@franxav Wishing you the same.
@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Jul 20
Sometimes I read too quickly and don't always pick up the minor points. I often read books twice and get much more out of them second time through.
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@franxav (13603)
• India
2 Jul 20
I too read some books twice to find something I missed in the first read.
• Japan
1 Jul 20
I am re-reading the Harry Potter series this summer. I really enjoy them.
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@franxav (13603)
• India
2 Jul 20
Wow, Rowling is someone I will read again too.
• Agra, India
1 Jul 20
You reminded me of the times when I was a fan of Sherlock Holmes...but I read his short stories. Not tye full books
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@franxav (13603)
• India
2 Jul 20
Luckily, I got the collection of Sherlock Holmes adventures from the school library. That has been my companion these few weeks.
@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
3 Jul 20
I haven't read any book yet but I have listed several books which I may read soon.