Reading, Reading when you're older.. |
 Sep 8 2009, 05:05 PM
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Kibble Boy/Girl at the Magical Menagerie Posts: 299 Joined: 12:20pm March 17, 2006 Location: Utah, USA  |
I'm 28 and I find that I tend to read more now than I did when I was younger/in high school. While my genre preference has remained pretty much the same (Sci-Fi/Fantasy with the occasional Mystery thrown in), the 'level' of the books I read has changed. Meaning I find myself reading some of the more 'mature' Sci-Fi/Fantasy books now that I never would've touched when I was younger (ones with more adult themes, in some cases more violence, more sexuality, etc...). Even then, however, I still return to many of my 'old' favorites from when I was in high school and the like, they're like old friends.
-------------------- **Silver Dragoness**
My sister's book: "Fingerprints" (Helix Series: Book 1) by R.C. Lewis (Genre: Young Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy). Please "Back" it if you like it! |
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Sep 8 2009, 05:20 PM
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Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 124 Joined: 10:15am September 6, 2009 Location: Kent, United Kingdom |
QUOTE(SilverDragoness @ Sep 8 2009, 11:05 PM)  I'm 28 and I find that I tend to read more now than I did when I was younger/in high school. While my genre preference has remained pretty much the same (Sci-Fi/Fantasy with the occasional Mystery thrown in), the 'level' of the books I read has changed. Meaning I find myself reading some of the more 'mature' Sci-Fi/Fantasy books now that I never would've touched when I was younger (ones with more adult themes, in some cases more violence, more sexuality, etc...). Even then, however, I still return to many of my 'old' favorites from when I was in high school and the like, they're like old friends. Well obviously you can't forget the older things. That's like saying you won't drink squash anymore because you've got alcohol. You'd be missing out on what you'd really like, and anyone who doesn't return to their childhood books because they think they're too old is a bit silly! -------------------- ProfessorJeimuzu Headmaster of HFMO  |
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Sep 8 2009, 10:23 PM
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Kibble Boy/Girl at the Magical Menagerie Posts: 304 Joined: 4:15pm July 30, 2008 Location: Following Bugsy Sigel's ghost thru passageways beneath the Flamingo, Las Vegas  |
I am going to be 27 in a few months, and I still read just as much as I did when I was younger. I am a lot busier now than I was when I was younger, but no matter what, I always make time to read, whether it be in the bathtub, or right before I go to bed. I think the only thing that has affected my reading is working less, and having less extra cash to buy books. The libraries here arent very good, and when they do have a book that is relatively new, or good, there is always a super long waiting list to get it. I still read the same type of books as I did when I was younger, and also a lot of things that I would have thought were boring to read when I was younger. I also pay a lot more attention to writing style, and will read a book several times, whereas if when I was younger I would speed read through a book once, and never touch it again.
I have been trying to get my husband to read, but he just doesnt have the patience. He is from a different country and his English isnt the greatest, and I thought that reading would help his vocabulary and sentence structure, and overall comprehension and usage of the English language. Unfortunately, my husband thinks watching MTV and listening to rap music is the best way to learn English. So, I get REALLY aggrivated with him because for the most part he just sounds ignorant. Why do people frown upon reading? Im not asking him to read 600 page books like I like to read, hahaha. Anyway, I dont think I will ever stop reading. Its one of my greatest pleasures! |
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Sep 8 2009, 11:52 PM
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Hiding in the Iron Maiden at Borgin and Burkes Posts: 329 Joined: 1:47am August 20, 2009 Location: The Burrow with Fred and George |
QUOTE(Mel golfer @ Aug 21 2009, 02:59 PM) My question is, do you believe that you will continue reading when you are older? The same amount of reading? The genre of books? Would your interest decrease? i just turned 28 and i'm still the voracious reader that i was when i was about 12. i prefer teenage novels like Sweet Valley when i was younger. when i got into college, i became a Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy Fan. i just love reading novels about covert agents, covert operations, things like that. though my preference changed through the years, my interest never changed a bit. there would be a point when i would get too busy with work and the free time that i usually have for my reading would be spent doing extra work but still i ALWAYS make time to read even just a few chapters before i sleep or through break times. i know for sure that as i grow older, eventhough my priorities would have change and i would get more work than i have now and the time i have for reading might just be spent on something more important, i would still feel that same hunger i always had for books. i cannot imagine my life without books and i agree to what most people said in this thread, that books are like your safe haven when things - chores, work, problem - just get too much for you and you want to escape even for just a short while. it's funny to admit but when i'm coping from a heartbreak, books are what i turn to. and it helped me immensely in getting through those tough times. that's why i can honestly say that books are my bestfriend 
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Sep 11 2009, 06:26 PM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 45 Joined: 8:50am August 8, 2009 |
I was an English undergraduate and I'm still definitely a strong reader. Every chance I get I have a book in my hands. Now that I'm older I have become less choosy about the genre. Plus my education opened me to more avenues and there are so many out there. I'll read anything. I still have my favorites and read those most of the time, but won't avoid a good suggestion. I chew through the books so fast I need other people to lead me sometimes to good authors. I love reading older authors to get a good picture of the world and its ever changing nature.
-------------------- 'Twas brillig and the slithy toves. Did gyre and gimble in the wabe. All mimsy were the borogroves. And the mome raths outgrabe.
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Sep 24 2009, 06:32 AM
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In Charge of Invisible Books of Invisibility Posts: 1,163 Joined: 9:01pm July 25, 2005 Location: in a little house in DeSmet, South Dakota |
I've always been an avid reader and that hasn't changed. In fact, my life revolves around books: I'm going for a PhD in literature. So reading is what I do all day.
 And when I want to take my mind off literature I turn to cookbooks and wine books.  We got rid of our tv a couple of months ago and that's a great way to get more time for reading (or talking, walking, cooking, cuddling, or playing boardgames). Television can be so numbing. -------------------- ~~Proud member of the Ingalwings Society~~
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Sep 24 2009, 04:41 PM
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Buying a Half-Kneazle Posts: 499 Joined: 4:52pm April 27, 2007 Location: Hogwarts of course :) |
QUOTE(ingalls @ Sep 24 2009, 09:32 PM) I've always been an avid reader and that hasn't changed. In fact, my life revolves around books: I'm going for a PhD in literature. So reading is what I do all day. And when I want to take my mind off literature I turn to cookbooks and wine books. Oh, that sounds so cool!! If I havent chosen IT for my future education plans, I would have considered that for sure! -------------------- I want you to get his true memory. Without it we leave the fate of our world to chance- Albus Dumbledore WWDD!!
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Oct 9 2009, 07:19 PM
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Ron Weasley's #2 squeeze  Posts: 2,957 Joined: 11:00pm July 13, 2007 Location: Ottery St. Catchpole  |
I've always been a reader and I've always had to have a book with me whether I was actually reading or not. I learned to read when I was 4, I think. Ever since then I've always had to have a book with me. I can't say I was always reading it, but I knew it was there if I did want to read.
I'm 27 now and I think I read more now. Not being in school I can read whatever I want without worrying about finishing the book for school. I didn't always like what we had to read in school. If I get bored or impatient waiting on someone or something I'll grab a book and read a page or two or however many it takes for what I'm waiting on to get here. --------------------  Win-gar-dium Levi-o-sa Ron Weasley: He Does it Anyway. Happy Birthday. |
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Oct 10 2009, 05:39 AM
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Hiding in the Iron Maiden at Borgin and Burkes Posts: 329 Joined: 1:47am August 20, 2009 Location: The Burrow with Fred and George |
if i may add, i don't know if some of you feel this way too, but for me whenever i don't read a book for a while, i feel like there is something lacking, you know. i read, say, an average of 1 or 2 books a week. it depends on the length of book, of course. so if i go for a week or two without reading a book, i feel really different. maybe i am just used to it or reading is just really a big part of me. that's why i'm certain that, no matter how old i am, i cannot give up this passion for reading. you might as well ask me to stop eating.
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Oct 11 2009, 10:53 PM
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Organizing the Halo Rebellion Posts: 3,306 Joined: 2:09pm April 16, 2006 Location: Being angelic, of course |
I have always been a reader. I would plow through books as a child - always getting 12 books out at the library (the most you could get out). However, somewhere in high school I didn't read as much for fun. It wasn't until college, when I found Harry did I find myself reading like I used to as a child.
Being a teacher, I find myself caught between the world of middle school/young adult books and adult books. I have more responsibilities now so I don't always have the time I had as a child. But then there are times when I can't stop reading a book and just have to finish. So I am happy to say that Jo made me realize how much I missed reading.
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