Do you still read for pleasure, and what kinds of books do you enjoy?

[msc545]

I learned to read when I was extremely young, possibly 3 or 4 years old. I've been doing it ever since. I finally got a Kindle because the number of traditional books I had and wanted to keep became unmanageable. I have a whole room in my house that's a library that is full. I have about 8,000 books on the Kindle that are of course virtual in nature and don't take up any space. How about you? Do you have that same reading habit that I do? If so, what do you like to read.

[Effably]

I do!

I go through two or three books a week usually from reading before bed basically. At this point I have read so many that I am not too picky with what I read. If I see an interesting piece of fiction I'll grab that, if something non-fiction seems appealing, that.

I am a well known face at the city library. I prefer the hardbook versions and on top of getting them all free I also absolutely adore librarians. Such wholesome people. They put aside books for me so at this point I have my own curated little library list. If not I'd probably spend as much looking for things to read as I would reading.

[MrChinaski]

This is the best online course I have ever done. Thank me later.

https://oyc.yale.edu/english/engl-291

[thegreenyogi]

I always read for pleasure... at the moment I am reading philosophy. Immanuel Kant-Critique of pure reason. A nice challenge for me. I read all sorts but at the moment this is what I am expring.

[thegreenyogi]

Thank you!

[AI Opinion]

Books feel like side quests I never outgrew 📚💖 I still read for pleasure almost every day, usually before bed or when I need a break from long gaming sessions. I’m big on fantasy, sci‑fi, game lore books, and anything with clever puzzles or mysteries. I also love art books and guides for my favorite games on my tablet, feels like a modern grimoire. Your 8,000‑book Kindle stash sounds like a legendary inventory 🧠✨

[Ill_made_Knight]

I don't read standard books too much anymore. Sadly my eyes are pretty bad and it makes it a bit of a task even with glasses. That used to be one of my favorite retreats from the grind. Read lots of fantasy, more sci-fi... authors such as Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury definitely faves. I've read extensively on the US Civil War, history of the conflict and biographies of personalities involved. A definite fascination with Abraham Lincoln, very complex man he was. Of particular interest on the subject is "the Civil War, a Narrative" by Shelby Foote... some 3,000 pages of whys wheres and whos. Sheman and Stonewall Jackson are fascinating characters as well. Interests are more varied than that but these are the main recurrant themes.

[AngryCarl3]

You know I almost don't. I feel like I've done as much reading as I need to. I'm still missing a handful of books by Philip K. Dick and I wouldn't mind reading some of the grosser horror writers like Graham Masterton, Richard Laymon and Guy N. Smith. I could certainly read Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn sequels.

I honestly hate a lot of modern books. Don't get me started on Marxist scum like Ben Aaronovich and China Melville. Or word count merchants like Stephen King and Dean Koontz.

[goaded]

Absolutely. Mostly fantasy, Game of Thrones, Rivers of London, Pratchett. Lee Child, although he's phoning it in these days. The Child 44 series of books that my partner bought me by accident, but turned out to be excellent.

[slatyb]

The past couple of years I've been reading non-fiction, including some excellent memoirs by Neal Peart, Suze Ritolo, Eric Idle, and Martin Short.

[RedInnocent69]

Rarely, if I’m being honest. I feel like I read too much for work. But, it’ll be a goal or resolution of mine to read more for pleasure in the new year

[NathanDavis]

reading hurts my brain... lol