Rugeley Villa Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I rarely watch tv now. There are some decent tv shows, series, films, but I’d rather read for a couple of hours than watch anything on tv. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 47 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: I rarely watch tv now. There are some decent tv shows, series, films, but I’d rather read for a couple of hours than watch anything on tv. We've sort of realised the tv is often on, but not actually watched. It's a habit we've spotted and are working on. Wifey reads at a ferocious pace, me not so much. I'm on only my 4th book of the year, with one of those having been binned off half way through. I'd picked up a copy of 'The shortest history of europe', which should actually have been called 'what an australian thinks is european history is actually a list of english kings and queens'. I'm on page 1 of Max Hastings book on Vietnam. So it appears I don't read often, but when I do, I'm currently all about the historical / factual giant doorstop of a book. I'll read something hefty in a couple of weeks and then nothing for a couple of months. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 15, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 15, 2019 I particularly liked the last of those 100 quotations. This is me to a 'T': “Of course anyone who truly loves books buys more of them than he or she can hope to read in one fleeting lifetime. A good book, resting unopened in its slot on a shelf, full of majestic potentiality, is themost comforting sort of intellectual wallpaper.” 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I read The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield, quite recently, that was a good short story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 3 hours ago, mjmooney said: I particularly liked the last of those 100 quotations. This is me to a 'T': “Of course anyone who truly loves books buys more of them than he or she can hope to read in one fleeting lifetime. A good book, resting unopened in its slot on a shelf, full of majestic potentiality, is themost comforting sort of intellectual wallpaper.” I have seven books on the book shelf that I’m yet to read. I totally get what you mean when in the latter part of your post . I’m finding great comfort in reading at the moment, and the thought of reading other books. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maqroll Posted June 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2019 11 hours ago, mjmooney said: 100 quotations about reading Too long did not read 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 got two non fic on the go at the moment. Which is well paced and easy to read. Popular rather than academic mercifully. And thanks to the TV series, I've picked up a book on Chernobyl which only came out last year - again really well written, researched and engaging: It's so depressing and alarming how close even greater tragedy was. Fiction, on a light read at the moment to break up the above, having just finished Terry Pratchett's The Pyramids ( working my way through Discworld in order, only one I've read outside of the order is Guards Guards, which I think is next up anyway, happily enough as that is so good.) Now picked up an lovely edition of Around the World in 80 Days - one of those pocket sized mini versions, with faux gold trimmings on the page ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Quote “In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.” – Mortimer J. Adler That is definitely something I have worked on, I used to get anxious sometimes about needing to get through unread books ( also applied to unseen TV shows etc ). Very relevant in the age of culture overload. ( He says having just noted in the post above he's reading 3 different books ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 17, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Rodders said: got two non fic on the go at the moment. Which is well paced and easy to read. Popular rather than academic mercifully. And thanks to the TV series, I've picked up a book on Chernobyl which only came out last year - again really well written, researched and engaging: It's so depressing and alarming how close even greater tragedy was. Fiction, on a light read at the moment to break up the above, having just finished Terry Pratchett's The Pyramids ( working my way through Discworld in order, only one I've read outside of the order is Guards Guards, which I think is next up anyway, happily enough as that is so good.) Now picked up an lovely edition of Around the World in 80 Days - one of those pocket sized mini versions, with faux gold trimmings on the page ends. I've picked up "Chernobyl Prayer" ("Voices of Chernobyl" in the US I believe) as a result of the TV show too. Probably read it on holiday in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I read the final Bernie Gunther book Metropolis and I'd say it was one of my favourites. Shame there won't be any more as he is a great character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 On 16/06/2019 at 01:30, Rugeley Villa said: I have seven books on the book shelf that I’m yet to read. Amateur I have 48 on the shelf, plus god knows how many more sitting on my kindle! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 1 hour ago, MrDuck said: Amateur I have 48 on the shelf, plus god knows how many more sitting on my kindle! I’ve only just started reading again the last few months. Do you think you’ll get through them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Rugeley Villa said: I’ve only just started reading again the last few months. Do you think you’ll get through them ? Nope. Well, yes... but by the time I get through these, probably twice as many more will have been purchased in the meantime. Realistically my only hope is a financial windfall, enabling me to stop working and spend more time reading. But even then, I suspect I'd simply buy even more books. There is no hope for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 buying books in and of itself is a pleasure. That sense of anticipation, and fleshing out the bookshelf. I am trying to rein it in a bit as I've had some bought books, unread for several years now, as other books inevitably jump ahead in the queue. One thing I've done is wrapped up a few books, operating on the theory, that if I want to treat myself, I can just open one of those "presents" there instead of buying new ones. It hasn't worked. Definitely hoping for a financial windfall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mjmooney Posted June 18, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 18, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, MrDuck said: Amateur I have 48 on the shelf, plus god knows how many more sitting on my kindle! Well over a hundred unread on my bedside bookcase (the 'short list') alone. Hundreds more around the house. I am 65, so if I'm lucky (not a given) I won't get anywhere near reading them all. And I keep buying more. They make me happy. Edited June 18, 2019 by mjmooney 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: Well over a hundred unread on my bedside bookcase (the 'short list') alone. Hundreds more around the house. I am 65, so if I'm lucky (not a given) I won't get anywhere reading them all. And I keep buying more. They make me happy. Yep, give me 19 more years and I suspect I'll be in a similar position! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 18/06/2019 at 19:15, mjmooney said: Well over a hundred unread on my bedside bookcase (the 'short list') alone. Hundreds more around the house. I am 65, so if I'm lucky (not a given) I won't get anywhere near reading them all. And I keep buying more. They make me happy. There's a local bookstore that I go to which makes me happy. So much so that I will donate the very books that I purchased from them back to the store. Unless of course I plan on reading or referencing the book again in future. Libraries and bookstores are cornerstones of sharing wisdom, knowledge and experience. Must be supported and not taken for granted! I'm reading a book on sociology at the moment. It's interesting stuff, fascinating even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Has anyone read "Ticket To The Moon" - the rise and fall of AVFC ? A great read (IMO), author is not judgemental about Doug - but some of the players are ! Very interesting if you were following them back then and interesting stories: e.g. it seems Keown was not popular with his team mates and Billy McNeil was considered a bit of a joke. I have mate who works at Bodymoor and he told me about "Bingo" ! some years ago. If you've read it , what did you think ...... and Ellis ... a force for good or evil ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 19, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 19, 2019 Really enjoying "Born to Run", Springsteen's autobiography. Very engaging writing style, reminiscent of his lyrics, and incomparably better than Neil Young's equivalent effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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