Cam Khao Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I read about 7 books a week. I recently hit the 1,000 book upload limit using Google Books, had to delete some! As for what I read, well that depends how I feel. Currently working through the entire 4,000,000+ words of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series again, for about the 3rd time, as there were some parts I still don't understand what was going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rethaier Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Yes. Every day I read the news on line and books on my Kindle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aforek Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I read much with my Kindle, I like science fiction and detective stories, I like Patricia Mac Donald, Harlan Coben and above all, Lindwood Barclay ; also computer magazines and simple stories in Thai language, just for training I coudn't live without reading but now that I know e-readers I have completly stopped paper books , but I hope that paper books will never disappear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicowoodduck Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I do but always make sure the pictures are large and lots of room for coloring......lol...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I read a lot of science fiction, nature, through self-biography, the history of the country that I cross, to romantic readings, the new spelling reform. Finally, everything. Currently, I'm reading "the curse of Ötzi". Previously, it was about the life of ants. But still, paper books. I like to turn the pages and feel this particular smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowny77 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Before I came to Thailand I would just read the normal dross magazines. Now after using the train system in Thailand I have found a love of reading books. When ever I have a chance to go somewhere that has a second-hand book shop I will usually buy at least one book. When I first arrived here I had one book, which was the "Lonely Planet" guidebook. Since then I must have over 70+ books. I have Stephen King, Dean Koontz plus Terry Pratchett and a few others from other authors. I would be lost now if I did not have a book to read to kill time. I tried to use e-books but I still prefer a "real book" but I understand that it is easier to have kindle or similar device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloperating Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I like Neilson Hays Library 195 Surawong Rd, Bangrak (next to British Club, Bangkok). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Freckle Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Yes, I love to read..., go through stages.., alternating between contemporary fiction and military history(go figure, another 'boys own' tragic)...., always have at least 2 on the go..., although only 1 while travelling. Sometimes while out and about in Bangkok there can be too many distractions...., but if I have a book on the go that I'm really into.., there is nothing better than catching up on a chapter or 2 with a cold beverage or 2. Have not made the jump to Kindle.., yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Why buy books. Just as you have 2 or 3, to exchange in guesthouses, hotels or restaurants. We see many, especially among farangs, mainly in English. For the French, it is rather rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfish 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. . An eReader will let you blow up the print so it would be good for you. I wouldn't worry about on line transactions, millions do it daily Sent from my SC-01D using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesterm Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Does Facebook count? I read article headlines and click like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper1959 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 On the third book of The Hunger Game Trilogy, good read. Was using Asia Books Online as my preferred system for purchase but honestly, they are totally incompetent, so changed service provider, which has allowed me to get the third book on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grabitanrun Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Yep, I read lots for my social activities and when I have time, like to read fiction - just reading Clive Cussler's Pirahana and a few heavy weights by Dione Fortune and Wynne Wescot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I enjoy reading a good fiction novel, and a good factual journal. It is the grey area between "fact and fiction" that irritates me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akentryan Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I have a Kindle but it is not for me. I just bought 80 paperbacks for 2,000 Baht. I have another 30 or so that i"m ready to trade in at Canterbury, No reasonable offer refused on the Kindle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats56 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Read books on my nexus 7 tablet. I am way behind in my reading but you think I would catch up as you can't do much else with the heat we have right now. Also get Bangkok Post...Sat and Sun only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Francis Wheen "Golden age of paranoia", Salman Rushdie, Christopher Hitchens, Thomas Pynchon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninbkk71 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 If your anywhere near Big C Ramkhamheng, on the ground/first floor there's a place selling books. Probably only there for a while. It's in the area where stalls come and go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Yes - and I have them in boxes in a spare room....Not worth shelving the soft covers....I have a few buddies that borrow, read & bring back....Kind of a mini library... I have not tried the Kindle but might - but enjoy the tactile feeling of progression..... I have to admit since being in Thailand the reading has turned more towards the recreational side, opposed to serious considerations.... Still enjoy some of the greats like RWE for stimulation from time to time.... Then there's the bombastic line up of TVF fictional characters for purpose of entertainment & amusement..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisKC Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I love reading. Recently I have read the Classics of Ken Follett, the autobiography of Bill Clinton, and now wading through the collection of Jeffrey Archers'. When I was in England I had a library of books but not practical to bring them here. Slightly off-topic but in the many houses I have been in, in 13 years I have seen very few with any books and sorry to say many of them are Teachers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I have read all the Jack Reacher novels, and I'm now halfway through the latest one, but I have found it very disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aforek Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I have not tried the Kindle but might - but enjoy the tactile feeling of progression..... It's true that the tactile feeling , the sound of paper and turning pages is irreplaceable, and e-readers can't do it before going to Thailand, I thought that e-readers "not for me ", I liked too much paper etc , and at the end, for convenient reasons I bought my basic Kindle in Thailand, and now I am so used to it that I don't think of paper books anymore it's as pleasant and convenient that a normal book, and you can have a lot of books in the same little place but for art or pictures books, of course, paper books are irreplaceable, e-readers can't do everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunduhpostman Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Re-reading Cien Anos de Soledad "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, I like thinking about how village life as portrayed in the book is similar and different to Isaan village life. Also, very slowly savoring Thomas Pynchon's 1000 page plus literary fireworks "Against the Day." Pynchon is a mind blowingly amzing writer, every sentence seems to be yet another masterpiece in itself and often hilariously funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyjon Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Do You Read Books? Answer; NO and NEVER does it make me any lesser of a person ? I have never read a book from cover to cover in my life, and never will, if someone spends month's or years writing a book, i'm not going to waste my time months or years reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSiemReaper Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Do You Read Books? Answer; NO and NEVER does it make me any lesser of a person ? I have never read a book from cover to cover in my life, and never will, if someone spends month's or years writing a book, i'm not going to waste my time months or years reading it. Congratulations on what may be the most ridiculous post that I have ever read anywhere. A celebration of ignorance unparalleled in human existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merylhighground Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 (edited) Do You Read Books? Answer; NO and NEVER does it make me any lesser of a person ? I have never read a book from cover to cover in my life, and never will, if someone spends month's or years writing a book, i'm not going to waste my time months or years reading it. Your post made me feel a little sad. Literature offers a whole new world for humanity to explore and can touch every fibre of a person's being. There are no limits. No boundaries, no restrictions. Give it a go and let your mind be opened. It's saddening to read of someone depriving themselves of one of life's greatest treasures..... Edited May 6, 2016 by Merylhighground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Do You Read Books? Answer; NO and NEVER does it make me any lesser of a person ? I have never read a book from cover to cover in my life, and never will, if someone spends month's or years writing a book, i'm not going to waste my time months or years reading it. It's not really something to boast about, is it? Mind you, if it took me months or years to read a book, I probably wouldn't bother either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Yes – I either buy in local stores or order from Amazon – last one was "Grey Wolf", next in the line to read is however a bit unusual for me, poetry; but it's a book written by my cousin, that's why... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza40 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. You obviously don't mind all the bacteria and fungi transferred to them by multiple readers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm 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. You obviously don't mind all the bacteria and fungi transferred to them by multiple readers. Yeah - Buy 'em new..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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