r/books • u/GuyMontagz • May 12 '12

What are your reading habits?

For no particular reason I just wanted to know how some of you read. What time of day do you read most? Where do you read (home, coffee shop, work, etc.)? Do you listen to music while you read? If you have any other habits please share them with us!

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u/DrJWilson Divergent-IP May 12 '12

I focus too much when reading. I will literally tune everything else in the world out except for the words on the page until I'm done :/.

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u/evitagen-armak May 12 '12

Isn't that a good thing?

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u/wardmuylaert https://www.goodreads.com/wardmuylaert May 12 '12

Depends. If you're doing it while on public transport, it can get annoying when you keep missing your stops.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '12

I wish I had that. Everytime someone takes a cough or stands up, or I overhear a conversation that spikes my interest I forgot where I was, so I have to reread the page.

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u/DrJWilson Divergent-IP May 12 '12

I remember missing my house using the bus for the first time in middle school because I was reading. My mom had to pick me up from school :(.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '12 edited May 12 '12

Can't you just set the alarm clock of your phone to remind you of the stop? If it's always the same ride it should be easy.

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u/MayTheFusBeWithYou May 12 '12

Not if there's a disaster

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u/BKKavin Oct 28 '22

Imo, it's heaven. But i wish I could find a books that good.

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u/Andrenator Science Fiction May 12 '12

Read this as "except for the worlds on the page",

still made sense.

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u/aitiafo May 12 '12

I wish I could still do this. Since I started writing, I pay too much attention to the sentences to get lost in the story like that. I miss it.

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u/really_should The Catcher in the Rye May 12 '12

I actually love that about reading, really soaking up the sentences like they're little stories themselves. I am a proud slow reader and could never rush through a book by skipping over parts or sentences!

Every sentence is a work of art and should be admired accordingly!

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u/iamagainstit The Overstory May 12 '12

ha, that sounds like my dad. He is completely unresponsive until he gets to the end of whatever he is reading.