Do you still read books?

[Harrisfan]

5 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

You probably would like that book "How not to give a F <deleted> " 

I was surprised that was a bestseller,I did read it and made no sense of it 

Stop caring is the message

[hankypankee]

9 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Oh please there's no need for age discrimination,im nearly 91

 
And still mopping floors and cleaning public toilets? God bless you!

[DaveBart]

I'm on to my second kindle in 9 years,I would be totally lost without it,every day I read , sometimes for an hour or sometimes 2 or 3 hours 

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Lotr is kids stuff

no, deep themes of good and evil.

it's practically a replacement for the bible. 

 

[Harrisfan]

Just now, save the frogs said:

no, deep themes of good and evil.

it's practically a replacement for the bible. 

 

All fake. I prefer real life. Walking, eating, seeing new chicks

 

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

All fake. I prefer real life. Walking, eating, seeing new chicks

 

Lord of the Rings is mythology.

So you don't read books or watch any movies?

Just chase skirt all day? 

 

[Presnock]

20 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Seems to be a dying art. I read a bit here and there but not much.

 

 

 

20 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Seems to be a dying art. I read a bit here and there but not much.

 

 

I have always been an avid reader but then the availability of books in some countries and cost of them today, puts a damper on it until my college student daughter introduced me to KINDLE.  Now I hardly put it down.  Much better than watching a big screen and with a subscription and freebies for reading it is amazingly cheap!  A great idea IMHO!  sorry I didn't take advantage earlier.

[Harrisfan]

Just now, save the frogs said:

Lord of the Rings is mythology.

So you don't read books or watch any movies?

Just chase skirt all day? 

 

I used to read and watch movies. Seems a waste of time now.

[GammaGlobulin]

1 hour ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Don't read Kafka, don't care. I do not read your made up Thai stories either, care even less.

 

I don't post any made-up Thai stories here, or anywhere.

Must be another member you are thinking of.

[Photoguy21]

Yes but they are mostly engineering or scientific books

[bkk6060]

Does reading the Tinder profiles count?

[jcmj]

Where is a good book store in Pattaya with a good selection? I know of the used place but trying to find another place that may be able to order a book if they don’t have what I’m looking for. 

[khunPer]

22 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Seems to be a dying art. I read a bit here and there but not much.

I still read books, both nline – i.e., e-books – and physical books, which I prefers; I'm a grumpy old man, so still old-fashioned enough for that kind of old-fashioned stuff...😉

[IsaanT]

22 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Seems to be a dying art. I read a bit here and there but not much.

 

 

 

I wonder why you ask these questions.

 

Are you lonely?

[AgMech Cowboy]

Yes, I still read books. Real, honest to all, paperback books.  I try to wait until they're printing the smaller reprints, because I read at night in bed. The big paperback books are a bit heavy and cumbersome.

[LarryLEB]

I read 5 or 6 books a month.  Wonderful having a Kindle.  Just received an Amazon.com order of 3 hardcopy books not available on Kindle.  

[Expat68]

Yes. I love the feel of books. Being a retired printer I have always been involved with print but never read (it was too much like work) now I love reading 

[GammaGlobulin]

On 5/20/2025 at 6:44 PM, Harrisfan said:

drongo

 

What's a drongo.

Just curious.

Never heard the term before in my life.

 

English is such a rich language.

This is why English fiction cannot be beat, assuming one actually reads English fiction, which I once did...all the time.

 

I would read fiction again, if only I were able to suspend disbelief in this New Braver World of ours.

 

This is no longer a world which is so conducive to reading fiction, unfortunately.