tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post7179564241494766394..comments2024-03-28T17:30:42.500+00:00Comments on Seeking a Little Truth: CyberKittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-85457705549693588922017-06-05T01:35:33.634+01:002017-06-05T01:35:33.634+01:00No kudos yet...it's very basic. I'm readi...No kudos yet...it's very basic. I'm reading children's stories, basically, like of Chicken Little. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-66465123136860243852017-06-04T21:42:37.084+01:002017-06-04T21:42:37.084+01:00@ Brian: It's funny when people talk about the...@ Brian: It's funny when people talk about the decline in reading. Have you been in a bookstore recently? You have to fight your way to the till through the crowds of all ages buying books - and not just the latest blockbuster or just at Christmas!<br /><br />Strange as it may seem - even/especially to people who have known me for a long time - I hardly read much as a child but spent my early years sat in front of a TV. My English teacher was appalled by how much I watched. I only became the voracious reader I am now in my early teens.<br /><br />@ Stephen: During my teenager years I developed a keen need to understand WTF was going on around me. Not getting answers from anyone else I (in good Hermione Granger fashion) went to the library and just started reading. 40+ years later I'm still going and still looking for answers.<br /><br />At least some of the people I know would *like* to read more but complain about not having the time or the space to read uninterrupted. I can understand that with families, jobs and responsibilities. Luckily (apart from a job) I have none of that! I think that reading is as hard as you make it (once you find the time). If I HAD to read something I found uninteresting I'd really struggle with it - as I have in the past. Give me a well written book on a subject that I'm focused on learning about & I can polish off 100+ pages a day. Essentially you really have to pick your books if you want to read stuff without feeling the 'chore' element of things.<br /><br />Oh, and kudos on reading in Spanish!!! I don't think that I have the energy to read in anything other than my first (and only) language [grin] CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-55148183809474923092017-06-04T16:29:29.316+01:002017-06-04T16:29:29.316+01:00I grew up a reader, but I didn't start reading...I grew up a reader, but I didn't start reading nonfiction voraciously until I hit 20/21. In general I think kids are encouraged to read -- so they can learn to read -- out of connection to their schoolwork, and many adults whose jobs don't involve reading/writing reports or whatever only see reading as entertainment, and only do it when they're at the beach or the airport. But now they have tablets everywhere, so that little opportunity is gone.<br /><br />I don't think we regular readers appreciate that for some people, reading is a chore -- scanning and decoding all these words, words, words is laborious if you don't do it a lot. (I'm relying on my present efforts to read in Spanish...)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-21385945533827711122017-06-04T16:16:17.591+01:002017-06-04T16:16:17.591+01:00As you say the results are mixed, but an overall i...As you say the results are mixed, but an overall increase is good. We keep hearing that folks are reading less. I am skeptical when I hear such things. Sometimes it is not obvious but I think that the world is slowly getting smarter and more engaged in positive ways. There are unfortunately nasty set backs that make long term trends hard to see.<br /><br />I always loved reading as child. I cannot imagine what my younger years would have been like without reading. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-73487167113104945722017-06-04T09:36:59.170+01:002017-06-04T09:36:59.170+01:00Think we need all the encouragement we can get the...Think we need all the encouragement we can get these days.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-82644328819363719752017-06-04T04:12:29.450+01:002017-06-04T04:12:29.450+01:00a bit of encouraging information; how unusual, bu...a bit of encouraging information; how unusual, but welcome...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.com