Stephanie Haefner's Blog - Posts Tagged "reading"
No time for book reading :(
I made a goal last year t read 30 books in 2010. I almost made my goal...having read 28. I was proud...it was still a dozen more books than I read the year before. And there was no way i could tackle the 100 book challenge that many readers do...no way I could ever make that goal. But I made the same 30 book goal for 2011.
But I ahve to say...I;m not doing so well. :( Here we are, almost the end of April, months into the new year, and I am almost finished with book # 4. yeah...basically 1 book per month. that's not good at all. Definitely not gonna come anywhere close to my goal at this point.
But I think I know my problem. So far this year, only two of the books have engaged me so deeply that I had to just keep reading. The other two...took me a loooooong time. They just didn't suck me in. :( The one I kept reading becuase I did want to find out how it ended, as boring as the middle was. The other...well...I bought it so I feel like I need to finish it...there is promise of a steamy sex scene in there somewhere and I am just waiting for it!! LOL!
But I ahve to say...I;m not doing so well. :( Here we are, almost the end of April, months into the new year, and I am almost finished with book # 4. yeah...basically 1 book per month. that's not good at all. Definitely not gonna come anywhere close to my goal at this point.
But I think I know my problem. So far this year, only two of the books have engaged me so deeply that I had to just keep reading. The other two...took me a loooooong time. They just didn't suck me in. :( The one I kept reading becuase I did want to find out how it ended, as boring as the middle was. The other...well...I bought it so I feel like I need to finish it...there is promise of a steamy sex scene in there somewhere and I am just waiting for it!! LOL!
Favorite books to read!!
Do you have a favorite book/s you read over and over again????
I rarely re-read books. I think that is why I rarely buy books. At least not physical paper books. I do buy ebooks...but they don't take up space on my shelf.
But if it's something good that I know I will read again, I like to have a copy!! I have read The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series several times (which reminds me, it's probably time to reread those!!) I like to read Gone with the Wind every once in a while, though it's been a long time. And I ADORE Meg Cabot's Queen of Babble series. I only own digital copies of those books...but I'm okay with that.
I am always on the lookout for something new and exciting to read though, so that's why I rarely re-read something.
What about you???
I rarely re-read books. I think that is why I rarely buy books. At least not physical paper books. I do buy ebooks...but they don't take up space on my shelf.
But if it's something good that I know I will read again, I like to have a copy!! I have read The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series several times (which reminds me, it's probably time to reread those!!) I like to read Gone with the Wind every once in a while, though it's been a long time. And I ADORE Meg Cabot's Queen of Babble series. I only own digital copies of those books...but I'm okay with that.
I am always on the lookout for something new and exciting to read though, so that's why I rarely re-read something.
What about you???
Is it wrong to escape??
I know some people think it is a waste of time to read fiction. There's nothing to learn. The brain isn't stimulated.
Well, I completely disagree.
No, the purpose of fiction is not to learn facts, but I sure as hell learn a lot when I read it. If I'm reading a book about a rancher, I learn a little bit about what it's like to work that job. If I read a book about a fashion student, I learn a little bit about design and clothing. If I read a book about a football player, yeah, I learn a little more about something I knew nothing about before reading the book.
And yes, all of these scenarios are books I have recently read.
My point is that fiction does not have the main goal of informing it's readers, but the readers sure do learn something.
I read fiction for entertainment and escape. I like to forget my daily life and lose myself in another world. When I read Lone Star Trouble, it was real fun to "travel" to Texas and "meet" some people who raised cattle, got dirty, and worked hard. I never knew so much about vintage clothing until I "met" Lizzie Nichols in Queen of Babble and it was really interesting. Made me wanna peruse some yard sales for fabric treasures. And as a girly girl, it was super interesting to immerse myself in the world of a female high school quarterback in Catching Jordan.
I read for pleasure and entertainment....and if I learn something too, great. I don't think it makes me a less of a person because the books I choose to read are filled with imaginary people. As an author I know how difficult it is to create and imaginary world and do the research necessary to also make it realistic and believable.
Well, I completely disagree.
No, the purpose of fiction is not to learn facts, but I sure as hell learn a lot when I read it. If I'm reading a book about a rancher, I learn a little bit about what it's like to work that job. If I read a book about a fashion student, I learn a little bit about design and clothing. If I read a book about a football player, yeah, I learn a little more about something I knew nothing about before reading the book.
And yes, all of these scenarios are books I have recently read.
My point is that fiction does not have the main goal of informing it's readers, but the readers sure do learn something.
I read fiction for entertainment and escape. I like to forget my daily life and lose myself in another world. When I read Lone Star Trouble, it was real fun to "travel" to Texas and "meet" some people who raised cattle, got dirty, and worked hard. I never knew so much about vintage clothing until I "met" Lizzie Nichols in Queen of Babble and it was really interesting. Made me wanna peruse some yard sales for fabric treasures. And as a girly girl, it was super interesting to immerse myself in the world of a female high school quarterback in Catching Jordan.
I read for pleasure and entertainment....and if I learn something too, great. I don't think it makes me a less of a person because the books I choose to read are filled with imaginary people. As an author I know how difficult it is to create and imaginary world and do the research necessary to also make it realistic and believable.
