*depressed sigh*

[conuly]

I really feel bad. And this is embarassing, because I'm going to sound arrogant.

How on earth can people feel proud of only reading a book a week, or less, even? I can read a book just going to class, and another coming home. It's a sad week when I don't manage to read even one book. High school, I would take out six books from the library at once, return all six within two days. That's not counting the books they gave me, and the ones I read while in the library during lunch. Is it normal to read so little? Is it that people read slowly, or that they have other things to do? I don't get it.

I feel weird now. Like the freak here.

Well, I did tell you not to click. Don't blame me.

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[conuly]

A novel takes me an hour. A textbook can take me three hours, plus another quick glance through for review. I certainly don't stick my book out in front of me, how tiring. My book sits on my lap, with my laptop. And reading is the best way of relaxing, mihi. It's a nice way to ignore the fact that you're crowded on a train.

[eofs.livejournal.com]

You get a seat? Nice.

[conuly]

I have a late commute. And I fall if I stand, so people are usually eager to let me sit.

[prezzey.livejournal.com]

Strange, for me textbooks take a shorter time than fiction.

I'm extremely busy all the time (I create it for myself so I shouldn't complain!) and I only read recreationally during "biological pauses" (food, etc) and on Shabbes. I don't commute, I live 5 mins. from the Institute of Psychology and 15 mins. from the Institute of Linguistics - I'm not on campus, I live smack in the middle of downtown Budapest. The fact that both of these buildings are so close is nothing more than a coincidence.

I still end up reading ~10 books a month (excluding textbooks), all levels and varieties from hard-SF to these "For Beginners" books by Icon, mostly SF though.

Here are my past reads for a few months or so:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/prezzey/69016.html
Professional reading is rarely entered (mostly because it's articles and chapters, not whole books). Hyperion was awesome BTW.

Back when I was a little girl with nothing to do, I read two children's libraries. Whole. But back then I didn't have the Internet, or my graphics tablet, or... er... stuff. So I had a lot less to do! My only hobby was drawing. Now I have more hobbies than an average household. ;P I never drop obsessions completely but I keep on acquiring new ones. Whoo!! *chaotic*