Any serious readers here?

[CrazyBrit]

For non-fiction I particularly like:
Stiff - Mary Roach (if you're OK with reading descriptions of what happens to corpses)
Pure Effect - Derren Brown (you'll have to go to a specialist magic supplier to get this - it's not on a wider release)
As used on the famous Nelson Mandela - Mark Thomas

Most of my current non-fiction is Japanese language study, so perhaps not of use to you

 

[BlackRose]

YAWN! 'Any serious readers'? I'm a big fan of the 'Where's Wally' books. They're just so fascinating! I'm looking forward to the new series, 'Where's the literature snob?'.

 

[Sulleyp]

Dunno. He appears to have toned it all down.

 

[Andys74]

I do read a fair bit, and I suppose my tastes gravitate towards high brow, but really that's because I'm quite a fast reader and the plots of so-called airport novels whiz past so quickly there's nothing lasting in my head whereas a 'difficult' read like W G Sebald or A S Byatt will slow me down and make me think, Murakami Haruki just leaves me gasping at his originality. Non-fiction also intrigues me more as I get older, books on art and history mostly, but Bill Bryson's writing on science has really helped me understand more of the world than I did, despite me failing GCSE Physics spectacularly!

 

[Blue Butterfly]

I love to read,I'll pretty much read anything. But I get bored quickly so I usually have about 3/4 books on the go at once!
My dad won a competition a few years back and the prize was 100 books from Waterstones...he gave the prize to me!

 

[abz]

what a fab dad!!

 

[Sulleyp]

Can he be my dad?

 

[Phoenix65]

I am definitely a serious reader as most of my friends would sigh heavily whilst testifying to. I can't go anywhere without checking out books. I currently have 40ish in my waiting-to-be-read pile but am likely to add to that over the next couple of weeks even though I tell myself I shouldn't until I have read the pile!! Love most stuff, except hardcore sci-fi. Am reading Bernard Cornwell at the moment but am waiting for a book on the history of tattoos to arrive so I can start on that. Probably get through 2-4 books a week on average

 

[StripedDaisy]

I used to read alot (2 to 3 books a week) until I did a law degree which destroyed the joy of reading for me. Although I finished that 6 years ago, it has taken this long to build back up to one or two a month. I remember I used to have a mild panic if I didn't have anything to read!

That said, I did read the four Twilight books just before Christmas and couldn't put them down (I know they are unsophisticated teenage books (I'm a 36 year old mother of 3), but I really enjoyed them).

My next book will be Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks which I have wanted to read since the BBC 100 best books programme...

 

[Sulleyp]

I got through a few books today. 1 about antimatter. 1 autobiography and one about boobs....

 

[Phoenix65]

I know I shouldn't ask but..the book about boobs??

Got books for Christmas so was very happy.

 

[StripedDaisy]

I got through a few books today. 1 about antimatter. 1 autobiography and one about boobs....

Was it not so much a book but rather a magazine? The type often located to the upper shelf?

 

[Sulleyp]

No its the illustrated history of breasts. There some vintage porn in there mixed with some artsy fartsy photos.

 

[Sam1309]

i love reading will read just about anything get throught 3 books a week or so

 

[CalicoSoneji]

I love reading, I think i've re-read everything i've got about 5 times =D
I wish i had more time for reading but with my college and stuff i only get to do it at work lol!
I've just re-read The Collector by John Fowles for about the 16th time and now im halfway through Felidae-on the roads by Akif Pirincci

 

[CrazyBrit]

I found Felidae on the Road not quite as good as the original Felidae

 

[CalicoSoneji]

I found Felidae on the Road not quite as good as the original Felidae

wow, im surprised to find someone else who's even heard of it - let alone read it!
I think the first one is a little better than the second, but i've re read the first more than the second so thought i'd re-do on the road again =D
Apparently theirs 5 books all together but they havent been translated into english.
I might have to learn German =(
x x x x

 

[Taz]

I'm not sure I'd fall into the 'serious' category. I only tend to read at work now or on trains when I am travelling. I don't often have time to read at home but I get through quite a few books

 

[CrazyBrit]

wow, im surprised to find someone else who's even heard of it - let alone read it!
I think the first one is a little better than the second, but i've re read the first more than the second so thought i'd re-do on the road again =D
Apparently theirs 5 books all together but they havent been translated into english.
I might have to learn German =(
x x x x

I'd got it into my head that the originals were in Polish. Not sure why.

Too busy learning Japanese, anyway. こんにちは！

 

[Taz]

Oh wow, Japanese is hard!