What is your reading "style"?

Silpat
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:37:44 +0000

mom2and:

In some ways, I don’t read as much as I used to thanks to the internet.

That’s true for me. I used to read a lot of books on home repair how-to, design and decorating, architectural history, etc. and now I prefer to do that online. I also used to have quite a few cookbooks that I read like others read novels. Most of them were donated before our move. It’s easier to check a recipe online than in a cookbook.

I still read a few books in hard copy, mostly those with illustrations. Mainly, I read on a Kindle Paperwhite. I like being able to adjust both the brightness and the font size according to how my eyes are doing at the time.

Most of the books I read these days are light mysteries, such as those by Agatha Christie, as well as some modern British cozy mysteries. They’re an escape from reality. I used to average 10 books per month but it’s been fewer since I’ve been busy with the new house.

H listens to books on his earbuds any time he’s not online or watching TV. They distract from his tinnitus. Eventually, I’ll start listening to books as my vision continues to deteriorate.

One thing I looked forward to when our kids were little was having time to read the way I did in my teens and twenties. Back then, it wasn’t unusual for me to get caught up in a book and stay up until the early hours of the morning to finish it. Getting up the next morning was never a problem, but it would be now.