Malanee
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Ha! I should have been more specific. My actual commute - door to door - is 45 minutes in each direction. But, I'm walking to or from the subway during most of that time (so, obviously, I can't read!). It's only during the 15 minutes or so on the subway each way that I can readSpudd wrote:Wow, you only commute 30 minutes a day TOTAL? Nice life! I wish I lived that near to work.Lady Bug wrote:Um, a week? Try a month, dear. The only time I have to read (okay, take to read) is my commuting time - about 30 minutes a day total.
Silvia - I actually watch tv in bed. It's not a good habit, though because I often end up staying up late to watch some program when I should be sleeping! I used to read in bed as a kid, but not so much anymore. Maybe I will pick that habit back up
Also, I agree with you about reading slowly. I actually bought a book on speed reading and picked up my reading level quite a bit - but then I missed that time to really experience the book, y'know? I speedily read In the Name of Salome by Julia Alvarez. Beautiful book, but I got through it far to quickly!
Also, I agree with you about reading slowly. I actually bought a book on speed reading and picked up my reading level quite a bit - but then I missed that time to really experience the book, y'know? I speedily read In the Name of Salome by Julia Alvarez. Beautiful book, but I got through it far to quickly!
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I really believe those people have no lives, LOL. Also, they read a lot of teen stuff and mysteries that you can whip through quickly. I'll stick with slowly digesting real substance, too.SÃlvia wrote:Crystal, I read 26. Don't you get overwhelmed reading those posts on chicklit? Do you think people really read 140, 160 books a year? I don't know, sometimes I think they are just plain lying.
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I average about a book a week. But, if I'm in Olympia doing nothing I can do nearly a book a day. I'm a fast reader, plus I do it every chance I get - on breaks, waiting for the bus, while cooking dinner. I read every night. Maybe if I had a life I wouldn't read so much.
I average about a book a week. But, if I'm in Olympia doing nothing I can do nearly a book a day. I'm a fast reader, plus I do it every chance I get - on breaks, waiting for the bus, while cooking dinner. I read every night. Maybe if I had a life I wouldn't read so much.
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Glad to see I"m not the only one who keeps a book journal.
2004 - 46 books
2005 - 44 books
I was way disappointed because I wanted to read more books every year but I totally missed it. D@mn motherhood getting in the way of my reading. j/k
Although, you all read way more fancy schmancy books than I do - my reading is way easier to plow through.
2004 - 46 books
2005 - 44 books
I was way disappointed because I wanted to read more books every year but I totally missed it. D@mn motherhood getting in the way of my reading. j/k
Although, you all read way more fancy schmancy books than I do - my reading is way easier to plow through.
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