At this point I'm sure it comes as no surprise but I cannot read more than one book either. I never did and I never will. I like to devote all my brain power to one and submerge myself into that one world.
odd reading quirks?
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Not a fan of audiobooks either!
In addition to not being able to read more than one book at a time and not liking audiobooks, I also am not a fan of nonfiction. I like reading for pure escapism. Movies too. Give me a good story that takes me to other worlds and places that are purely fictional and I am in my element. Nonfiction to me is too much like reading a school book. One last quirk I have is that I do not like to read two books in a row by the same author. Even if it is a series (like the 6 Michael McDowell Blackwater books) I will read at least one other author in between to break it up.
I rarely read non-fiction and all my entertainment is escapism. I have a son with autism and it's rare I'll read (or watch) anything where the storyline revolves around a character on the spectrum. I live it, so the last thing I want to do is read a stories about it. I have friends who are the opposite and keep begging me to watch the show "Parenthood" lol. Everyone's different. Except you and I apparently, Carrie's younger brother
Sounds like occult blood. Better get that checked.
...quark jokes aside....I devote my limited gray cells to one book at a time...I immerse myself in King & Koontz with re-reads as the whim strikes, and the occasional "other" authors when I need a "wipe" of my mental chalkboard...I do most of my reading either in bed or in the fat man recliner.....magazines are plopped on the knee wall in the bathroom for those breaks necessitated by Mother Nature and peristalsis.....
I rarely read non-fiction and all my entertainment is escapism. I have a son with autism and it's rare I'll read (or watch) anything where the storyline revolves around a character on the spectrum. I live it, so the last thing I want to do is read a stories about it. I have friends who are the opposite and keep begging me to watch the show "Parenthood" lol. Everyone's different. Except you and I apparently, Carrie's younger brother
When I was younger I liked books and movies about "real life" like Ordinary People and Kramer vs. Kramer, but as I have gotten older, I can't stand to watch movies like this. I've had way too much drama happen in my adult life and the last thing I want to do is read about or watch other people going through their own personal hell.
I haven't read Koontz in a while, but some parts of "Revival" felt a bit Koontz-y to me. I won't say why, I don't want to spoil for those who haven't read it yet.
I can read/watch real life fiction but I usually end up in tears if it hits too close to home.
I can only read one novel at a time. I will (occasionally) read non fiction at the same time I'm reading a novel. When I read short story collections, I don't usually read from start to finish, I skip around. I look at the lengths of the stories to decide what order I'm going to read them in. I don't want to read a short one and then get involved with a long one that I stop in the middle of. I try to arrange them so I don't stop in the middle of one.
I keep a list of the books I've read. I even give the books on the list a rating from 1-10.
I keep a list of the books I've read. I even give the books on the list a rating from 1-10.
I'm trying to get better at this, but I find that once I begin a story I find myself compelled to finish it. I think it might be like a punishment for making a bad choice or something, but I hate to give up in the middle. I just picked up my first novel by one of these courtroom dramatists whose name I won't bother mentioning. Utterly unbelievable in every way. It's funny: All the legal stuff was well-structured and compelling, but everything else was just a complete mess.
The characters weren't believable or consistent; the dialogue was just this side of General Hospital; obvious false leads all over the place . . . but I read all 500 pages of that drivel.
Why?
Why do I do that?
The characters weren't believable or consistent; the dialogue was just this side of General Hospital; obvious false leads all over the place . . . but I read all 500 pages of that drivel.
Why?
Why do I do that?
I thought I was the only one who didn't like audio books. YAY!
Another quirk I thought I was the only one of.
This! I figured I was just weird...
Also, I can't read more than one book at a time. I don't remember actually doing it, I just know I can't.
And I also seem to have a need to finish a book once I start it. I might have quit on one book in the past, but I guess even when I am bored to death, I need to know how it ends.
I think there's a ménage à trios thread.
One book at a time here. Immerse myself into the characters and storyline. One quirk- when there is a ton of characters, I make myself a little notebook so I can keep track. Part of that is do to old age and dead brain cells!
I can only read one book at a time.
When I start a book, I have to get to at least 40 pages before putting it down. Stopping anywhere between 40-49 is okay. Anything below 40 is impossible for me to do. If I keep reading past the 40s, I have to go another thirty pages to 70. Stopping between pages 70-79 is great. After that, it has to be 100 or higher. Can't stop on, say, page 81. Just can't. Can't stop on a page that has a 3 in it, and I can't stop after reading 13 complete chapters. I'll keep pushing until I've read 14 chapters.
I can't dog-ear my pages.
I can't get anything on my pages. If I accidentally stain a page in a book, I'll buy another copy.
If the spine breaks (especially on a new hardcover), I can't keep reading it. I have to buy a new copy.
I have three bookmarks I use. I have one for hardcovers, two for soft covers. Never anything different.
When I start a book, I have to get to at least 40 pages before putting it down. Stopping anywhere between 40-49 is okay. Anything below 40 is impossible for me to do. If I keep reading past the 40s, I have to go another thirty pages to 70. Stopping between pages 70-79 is great. After that, it has to be 100 or higher. Can't stop on, say, page 81. Just can't. Can't stop on a page that has a 3 in it, and I can't stop after reading 13 complete chapters. I'll keep pushing until I've read 14 chapters.
I can't dog-ear my pages.
I can't get anything on my pages. If I accidentally stain a page in a book, I'll buy another copy.
If the spine breaks (especially on a new hardcover), I can't keep reading it. I have to buy a new copy.
I have three bookmarks I use. I have one for hardcovers, two for soft covers. Never anything different.
Nothing too odd.i can only read one book at a time and i just don't like to stop in the middle of a chapter so if i'm reading i have to finish it before i stop.
I can read more than one book at a time and normally do. However, right now I'm reading The Stand for the first time and I'm having a problem keeping all of the characters straight so I've put the other books on hold.
I can't do audiobooks. I've tried numerous times and my mind wonders too much.
I've recently fell back in love with my SK books and got them out of storage. I put them all out this weekend on my bedroom bookshelf. Its a lovely, lovely sight However, I've realized I don't have many 'real' books besides SK.
I can't do audiobooks. I've tried numerous times and my mind wonders too much.
I've recently fell back in love with my SK books and got them out of storage. I put them all out this weekend on my bedroom bookshelf. Its a lovely, lovely sight
However, I've realized I don't have many 'real' books besides SK.