laolover88 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I may well be in a bubble of my own on this! I see hardly any mention on TV that anyone reads! Do you read? What do you read? I read books and I read magazines and newspapers online. Today I have Andrea Wulf's The Invention of Nature. The Adventures of Alexander Von Humboldt to hand and Yasunari Kawabata's Palm Of The Hand Stories. I try to read Thai books but they are pretty tedious. Other Asian Literature from Japan, Korea and Singapore for example is far more challenging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuestHouse Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I'm currently reading 'Alone in Berlin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Some years ago I remember a very long thread on what people were reading and recommendations etc. Probably wrong but I think started, if not he was a major contributor, by Bookman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Only on a kindle. and quite aq few during holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaalle Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Sure I do! I have a kindle that I have been using for a couple of years but now im thinking about starting with regular books again, somehow it feels like a more genuine experience. Ebook readers are great though, since its free (sorry) and you can get virtually any book. Right now im reading "People Who Eat Darkness". Well worth a read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianinbangkok Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Computer books , programming and linux user mags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I also read: History (mostly war, espionage), fiction & about interesting persons during time. Uses kindle & iPad mini and sometimes a good old real book. I sometimes spend too much time on-line and then say to myself; enough and get the book and go sit out on the patio. When I go overseas/off-shore for work for normally 2 month, I always bring my kindle loaded with unread books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammagic Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Yes I do read - some mystery novels, biographies & various newspapers - the latter online. I love reading - always have & hope to continue for a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Yep. Proper old-fashioned ones, usually second-hand and a little battered. I find them a nice change from all the technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasrullah Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Yep. Proper old-fashioned ones, usually second-hand and a little battered. I find them a nice change from all the technology. have you visited the guesthouse on soi chaiyapoom with the book section.......may be up your alley!.....next to triangle bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Karin Slaughter's Pretty Girls at the moment...I always have at least one book on the go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Yep. Proper old-fashioned ones, usually second-hand and a little battered. I find them a nice change from all the technology. have you visited the guesthouse on soi chaiyapoom with the book section.......may be up your alley!.....next to triangle bar I've no idea where that is. I get most of my books from the marvellous Dasa books - http://www.dasabookcafe.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabricus Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Yep. Proper old-fashioned ones, usually second-hand and a little battered. I find them a nice change from all the technology. Ha! I found a nifty little secondhand vendor in Penang a while back. I opt for Stephen King these days and avoid anything remotely intellectroverted or cleverish or ackerdemique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasrullah Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Yep. Proper old-fashioned ones, usually second-hand and a little battered. I find them a nice change from all the technology. have you visited the guesthouse on soi chaiyapoom with the book section.......may be up your alley!.....next to triangle bar I've no idea where that is. I get most of my books from the marvellous Dasa books - http://www.dasabookcafe.com/ I take it your based in bangkok? Do you know the corner of soi diana & soi buakhao..........oasis ago-go(soi buakhao) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Yep. Proper old-fashioned ones, usually second-hand and a little battered. I find them a nice change from all the technology. have you visited the guesthouse on soi chaiyapoom with the book section.......may be up your alley!.....next to triangle bar I've no idea where that is. I get most of my books from the marvellous Dasa books - http://www.dasabookcafe.com/ I take it your based in bangkok? Do you know the corner of soi diana & soi buakhao..........oasis ago-go(soi buakhao) I am indeed. Never heard of those sois, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasrullah Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 oh ok..........i'll leave it at that then... But if your ever in pattaya ask someone where soi chaiyapoon is........next to corner of soi buakhao and soi diana.......walk up chaiyapoon 60metres on left is guesthouse (will see long table with farangs eating brunch normally.....adjacent/next door to triangle bar)....book shelves behind long table.......pommy owner-Dave...... And if you after cheap beer....triangle bar has buy1 get 1 free........around 70-80 baht for 2 san miguels or singha.......band at around 6pm also...... cheers...... ps....have heard good reviews from a few falang book worms.......can rent or buy books i think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merylhighground Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Soi Biker, I think Nasrullah is talking about Canterbury Tales in Pattaya but we clean living chaps don't venture there.....It has a good selection but not in as good 'order' as Dasa. They also do good grub and cheap beers where you can sit and pore over your purchases while watching the passing Pattaya circus.... A lot of the stock is the (very) dusty old stock from the long defunct Swan Books on Soi Buakhao. It is well worth a rummage if you ever find yourself in that area as he does have some hidden gems in there but it can be bleedin' hot in there.... As for the OP's question, yes I read, avidly. Not too keen on ebooks though as I prefer the feel of paper in my hand..... At home in Bangkok I have a (near) complete set of Wodehouse, Conan Doyle, David Nobbs, and various other Victorian Lit (Collins, Dickens, Stoker etc), which I like to pluck at randomly to peruse over afternoon tea or sundowners in the garden... In Bangkok another great place for a rummage is in the small market behind Wat Chanasongkhram. There are a few stalls there where some great bargains can be found. Most of their stock comes from quackpackers, flogging off their accumulated books on the cheap before going home which is reflected in the excellent prices. One of the stall holders is an old lady who speaks decent English but also knows her stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I'm working my way through "In Search of Schrodinger's Cat" by John Gribbin. Also, the place I'm staying in has some paperbacks, and I have just re-read "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" by John Le Carre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasrullah Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Soi Biker, I think Nasrullah is talking about Canterbury Tales in Pattaya but we clean living chaps don't venture there.....It has a good selection but not in as good 'order' as Dasa. They also do good grub and cheap beers where you can sit and pore over your purchases while watching the passing Pattaya circus.... yes thankyou Mr meryl....the name escaped me-canterbury tales. Pattaya circus.....LOVE it!........Have you ever sat near 'calamity corner' .......another circus LOL..... You can even listen to the circus while in bed....one morning i awoke to what seemed an argument in a nearby guesthouse(farang-thai lady) It sounded as if the foreigner was about to throw his lady friend off the balcony........it all died down but lost ome of my beauty sleep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickmanchester2 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 i'm reading 'the girl on the train' The novel debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 2015 i'm about 30 odd percent in and i'm not gripped yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 The only thing i read is Thai forums, plus BBC/Guardian apps. But, i really like podcasts so i might dabble in talking books or whatever you call them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristianBlessing Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Yep. Proper old-fashioned ones, usually second-hand and a little battered. I find them a nice change from all the technology. I still use my "proper, old-fashioned" Kindle, the one without backlighting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Yes! Currently re-reading Shantaram, which is one of my favourites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgroper2 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Im writing a book, guaranteed million seller. Social Medial Posts in Lexicographical Order over the last 50 years. Most TV members sure to love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Yes! Currently re-reading Shantaram, which is one of my favourites Couldn't get past the first 20 pages, a cross between Daniel Steele and a Mills and Boon novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Just finished reading "Gringos" by Charles Portis, I really enjoyed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustwest Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Try bookBub.com. Except for the daily spam ,a lot of books are free or$.99. Works great with ibooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick dasterdly Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I used to be a bookworm and spent probably too much time with my head stuck in a book. Once I'd started reading, I would stay up far too late - until I couldn't put off going to sleep any longer as I had to go to work the next day. Failing eyesight put an end to that as wearing glasses gives me eye-strain. Computers are bad enough, but books - even worse... Friends recommended Kindle paperwhite - but even Central (in Phuket) had no idea what I was talking about, so I've given up as I'm not keen on giving my bank details online. And yes, I miss reading good books. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JingerBen Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Yep. Proper old-fashioned ones, usually second-hand and a little battered. I find them a nice change from all the technology. have you visited the guesthouse on soi chaiyapoom with the book section.......may be up your alley!.....next to triangle bar I've no idea where that is. I get most of my books from the marvellous Dasa books - http://www.dasabookcafe.com/ Dasa is great. In Chiang Mai check out Backstreet Books and Gecko... both on Chang Moi Kao, Off Thae Phae Road near the gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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