Reading

[nursecarla]

How often do you read books? if so what do you read? and maybe if more kids were brought up with more of a book culture we wouldn't see the problems outlined in the below posts? or is that to naive? i loved reading as a child and still do x xx x x x x

[ummmm]

Depends. Sometimes I'll go through three books in a week at other times it'll take me three weeks to read one book. I do tend to have a least one book on the go.

[China Doll]

I read every single day Nursey and I will read pretty much anything anyone puts in front of me.... in fact it's a running joke in my family that my uncle hides all literature (including the TV pages) when I visit him as he is of the opinion if there's something that looks interesting lying around all my social skills go flying out the window (he has since learnt that meeting me in a pub works wonders)... there may be something in that. My youngest sister describes me as 'eating' books because of the speed I read at. It's just one of the biggest pleasures in life to me.

I'm not sure about your opinion on kids reading more making them less likely to become little thugs when they get older.... maybe, but surely it would depend on what they were reading? I wouldn't say naive, I think it's a nice idea, just not sure it would work.

[B00]

I go to the library every week, I'm like CD, I'll red pretty much anything.

Mini Boo is also a library member and I get one book a week out for her which we read to death before getting another the following week. She's a member of the library's Book Crawl Club too, which basically means she gets a little sticker each time she gets a book out on a card and when the card's full, she gets lollipop and a certificate.

Not sure if more youngsters reading would help solve any of our social issues but it'd sure as hell help with their spelling and grammar!

[Eve]

I love to read (was drummed into me by my english teacher father haha) though don't do it as often as I'd like these days though :(

[loobie]

I normally read every day on the train to and from work. If a book's real good I can get through it in a week. I read anything and everything. I think encouraging kids to read is really important. My 4 year old nephew can't go to bed without being read to, he adores it. And he loves trips to the library to get more books to read. I don't know if it would help to solve the said problems but I think everyone should make time to sit down with a good book!!

[jump79]

I love reading, find it really relaxing and do this a lot more during the summer, though sadly don't have as much time as before to indulge in it.

[LauJ]

I love reading anything I can lay my hands on, although if i don't get into thye book within the first few chapters I tend not to carry on. I love trashy novels such as anything by Jilly Cooper, Jackie Collins, Nora Roberts etc

[hannah333]

I was brought up on Enid Blyton - I think everyone should be!

[raysparx1]

Hi nursey,

Books are wonderful, I didn't listen much at school,but I have allways had a love of books, I read books on London, Autobiographies, Dickens, I have learnt so much from them, never read newspapers though.

[cameo]

I love books. I read every day, usually the only time i get to read is at night when i go to bed. Even if it's the early hours in the morning and i'm totally shattered i still have to read.

Ilove reading Stephen King and Dean Koontz.

My kids were brought up with books. I read to them everynight. i think i loved it just as much as they did!!!

[Lonnie]

I like all sorts, but the one i'm currently reading, is 'A Short History of Nearly Everything', by Bill Bryson. Facinating.

[emmalee]

Love to read! The only time I get chance to is in the bath! My son is 8 and Im proud to say not only does he read well, he reads novels. Librarian was very suprised when she found out the books selected were for him!

[Hellion]

I love to read too, and like China, find that people hide reading material from me. My Mum and sister were all big readers my Mum said on rainy school holidays the three of us would be in our bedrooms, nose in a book. She let me stay home from school once as I wanted to finish Wuthering Heights!
I read all sorts, about 3 to 4 books a week, it is my 'escape' from the stresses of the real world. My son is 8 and is also a big reader (my greatest achievement with him I feel!) and currently I'm reading all his books, the Alex Rider Books, The Thieves of Ostia series and enjoying some old favourites like Rosemary Sutcliff.
I read classics, biographies, historical novels, thrillers, crime and even the odd romance.

[steviep165]

i'm an absolute book pig. my other half doesnt understand how i can read the same book more than once.

i have a soft spot for the old stephen king stuff, a good thriller or crime (god rest your soul Ed McBain) or anything by Terry Pratchett.

[shaneystar2]

My mother used to call me the "bookworm ". I love reading and read my way through anything I can lay my hands on from classics like Dickens,Thackeray,The Brontes,Mrs Gaskell to obscure scandanavian authors. Modern day classics and up to the minute fiction.I still read Just William books for a laugh and being bilingual have read many books in another language and my love of literature in any shape or form inspired me to take an OU degree in just that. You can't beat a good book and get through about three books a week..

[robbo82]

Ever since I was a kid, I've loved reading. At primary school, my teacher used to have to bring in extra books especially for me! I'm now a trainee English teacher so am constantly reading, sadly mostly for work rather than pleasure. I would much rather read a good book than watch TV or go on the computer.