Nice people thread 2 - now even nicer

silvercar

vivatifosi wrote: »

Do you belong to a reading group silvercar? They are all very book club type books. If it isn't something you've considered you might enjoy it.

Usually I grab some books at the airport, this year I decided to be more organised and was reading up in The Times book sections. The first two were recommended from the paper's book club list. It is an idea to join a book club though I wouldn't know where to start finding one that had similar reading interests.

PasturesNew

As a rule, I can't read. I can't remember who did what... and as for all that airy fairy "what was the author thinking about when ...." or "the .... between character X and character Y ..." discussion type stuff. I figure the author wrote a story that had a beginning, middle and end. Where they were living at the time, or what had happened in their life recently probably had nothing to do with their characters or their story at all. They simply wrote a story.

I can't remember books once I've read them, either. In fact, to read a book I'd have to pretty much read it all in one sitting. I am the same with films, except they're worse as I can't recognise people in them and so many people in films look the same to me that I get confused/lost. I also can't spot subtle things or tie things together in films that are trying to be clever. So I stick with easy watching comedies mostly.

I just can't enjoy books/films at all... and once seen/read, I can't remember them either.

PasturesNew

vivatifosi wrote: »

Well you know what needs to be said and given my job it has to be me that says it.

That's what libraries are for misskool.

You need to see libraries other people have to use, so you can appreciate just how rubbish a lot are... with short and inconvenient opening times.

vivatifosi

PasturesNew wrote: »

I just can't enjoy books/films at all... and once seen/read, I can't remember them either.

Can you read non-fiction Pastures? I'd have thought that books which don't require visual imagery and that are very fact based might be more up your street.

What pastimes do you enjoy?

vivatifosi

PasturesNew wrote: »

You need to see libraries other people have to use, so you can appreciate just how rubbish a lot are... with short and inconvenient opening times.

It's probably more difficult for you Pastures because where you live is so remote, but library memberships are not restricted to place of residence. So for a lot of people, if their local library is not up to much, they can join one in a different authority (for example near where they work). People can also join libraries in other authorities and use their e-libraries to download books. So other than to join, they need never go there, just go online and download the resources they want to use. There is a growing movement among local authorities now to have virtual libraries.

sss555s

vivatifosi wrote: »

It's probably more difficult for you Pastures because where you live is so remote, but library memberships are not restricted to place of residence. So for a lot of people, if their local library is not up to much, they can join one in a different authority (for example near where they work). People can also join libraries in other authorities and use their e-libraries to download books. So other than to join, they need never go there, just go online and download the resources they want to use. There is a growing movement among local authorities now to have virtual libraries.

Sounds like you've got your dream job viva.

Malcolm.

My reading list:

Papillon by Henri Charriere
Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell
Various Books by Lois McMaster Bujold

StevieJ

vivatifosi wrote: »

For one of our small libraries, the list of books that readers like states "horror not widely read unless involving vampires". The whole horror genre appears to have been hijacked by teenage girls with Robert Pattinson fantasies.

You should recommend Carmilla the inspiration behind that uber classic film The Vampire Lovers

nembot

Malcolm. wrote: »

Papillon by Henri Charriere

Great reading there!

vivatifosi

Malcolm. wrote: »

My reading list:

Papillon by Henri Charriere

I once heard of a prison book group that was reading that as their chosen title. I don't think they were on an island surrounded by water so I don't think they were using it as a planning guide for a break out, but it did amuse me.

Cracking good read though.