I've never been a keen book reader and tbh since school 7+ years ago i've only read mags (mainly pcz/custom pc etc). But last year i decided id try and get into reading one , as id never really thoght about what id enjoy reading , i bought robert ludlum Bourne Identity as i love the films ... and yes i had seen the films before reading the books... So anyways i've read the 1st book and now ... i still cant get into books!!! i have no idea why, my gf reads them & people at work , on trains etc, how do people do it?
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I can't read novels at all just get too distracted
But I am always reading various books to teach myself new skills related to programming. As it helps me get better at what I do and I enjoy the subject area. I'll read one a week and then get a new one at the weekend. Quite expensive as they are ususally around 20-30 quid a time :/
But yeah, apart from the Halo books, I've never finished a novel since I was a kid
But I am always reading various books to teach myself new skills related to programming. As it helps me get better at what I do and I enjoy the subject area. I'll read one a week and then get a new one at the weekend. Quite expensive as they are ususally around 20-30 quid a time :/
But yeah, apart from the Halo books, I've never finished a novel since I was a kid
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Read the Second coming of Steve Jobs.
Game Over (about the rise of Nintendo)
The wizards of the internet. <- scrub that, it's called 'where wizards stay up late'
All books I'm sure you'll polish off in a few days.
Probalby more on subject for your tastes, and will get your started . Afterwards, you may have a better idea.
Game Over (about the rise of Nintendo)
The wizards of the internet. <- scrub that, it's called 'where wizards stay up late'
All books I'm sure you'll polish off in a few days.
Probalby more on subject for your tastes, and will get your started . Afterwards, you may have a better idea.
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Everyone's different. I've been reading books from a very young age, and I often find it very hard to sleep at night if I haven't been reading. I read a lot, even at the gym Ill sometimes read a book while running/cycling 
To quote Thomas Jefferson "I cannot live without books"
To quote Thomas Jefferson "I cannot live without books"
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I don't usually read novels, mainly books relating to my interests.
Try harry potter, come on, that's an easy one to get into.
Try harry potter, come on, that's an easy one to get into.
Try different books
I've been a fairly avid reader since I was about 8 or 9, and can if a book gets my interest sit and read if for hours, however some books just don't grab me at all (Stephen King for example I might sit and read one of his books in a day or two, but others might take me weeks or months).
One of my favourite books sat on the side for about a year because when I first read it I didn't get into it, but when I tried it again later I loved it (The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F Hamilton, it's a big book
).
My suggestion would be to try a variety of shortish books by different authors, if you like Sci-Fi then some of Asimov's books (I Robot got me hooked*), or if you like funny fantasy then Terry Pratchett etc.
If you've got a few minutes free pop into your local library and get a ticket then have a browse and get a few books out (my local library has recommendations from staff/users
in small displays/posters).
*It was one of the first "adult" (as opposed to kids) books I read and it helped hook me on reading.
I've been a fairly avid reader since I was about 8 or 9, and can if a book gets my interest sit and read if for hours, however some books just don't grab me at all (Stephen King for example I might sit and read one of his books in a day or two, but others might take me weeks or months).
One of my favourite books sat on the side for about a year because when I first read it I didn't get into it, but when I tried it again later I loved it (The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F Hamilton, it's a big book
).My suggestion would be to try a variety of shortish books by different authors, if you like Sci-Fi then some of Asimov's books (I Robot got me hooked*), or if you like funny fantasy then Terry Pratchett etc.
If you've got a few minutes free pop into your local library and get a ticket then have a browse and get a few books out (my local library has recommendations from staff/users
in small displays/posters).
*It was one of the first "adult" (as opposed to kids) books I read and it helped hook me on reading.
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Try different books
Agreed. I go through phases of different types of books
I simply ran out of room for all my books so I get them all from the library now
It's free and I don't have to worry if I don't like it / can't get into it as I can just change it The hairy don's quiet right, try different stuff, but I would add that if your into sci-fi / horror / fantasy try with short story anthologies first. Asimovs books can be heavy going (likewise Stephen King) but their short stories are concise and grip you by the throat pulling you through the story before you get a chance to get bored.
Also means you can sample lots of different authors and styles to find what you like.
Oh and +1 on Pratchett
Also means you can sample lots of different authors and styles to find what you like.
Oh and +1 on Pratchett
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I'm the same but I found I really got into the Ian Rankin rebus books. I'd recommend them aswell as the James Patterson books. Easy to read.
Another book I'd recommend is 'The Dice Man'. If I like a book I can read it for hours but I find it hard to find books that grip me and I end up getting bored / flicking on the tv.
Another book I'd recommend is 'The Dice Man'. If I like a book I can read it for hours but I find it hard to find books that grip me and I end up getting bored / flicking on the tv.
One thing to bear in mind with books, is that often the film/tv series based on them is very different to the book - if you've seen I Robot or The Bicentennial Man chances are reading the original stories they are named after is going to be very different (it took me about a year or so to watch I Robot because I could tell by the trailers they had butchered the story).
Often the book will have more detail/background/depth than the film/tv series, and will be missing bits out that they added to make the film/tv series more appealing to the audience they were aiming for.
A minor (though typical) example is Susan Calvin in the Asimov Robot stories, she has no time for people, and is generally fairly old in many of them - in the film she had to be young, pretty and an ideal love interest for Will Smith (I mean you can't have a film without a pretty young thing as the love interest for the main character).
Personally I try to treat books and films as totally separate, as about 95% of the time they will rewrite the story to fit the the people they've cast, and cast people who are likely to get the audience the advertisers want.
/is not really (quite) that cynical
Often the book will have more detail/background/depth than the film/tv series, and will be missing bits out that they added to make the film/tv series more appealing to the audience they were aiming for.
A minor (though typical) example is Susan Calvin in the Asimov Robot stories, she has no time for people, and is generally fairly old in many of them - in the film she had to be young, pretty and an ideal love interest for Will Smith (I mean you can't have a film without a pretty young thing as the love interest for the main character
).Personally I try to treat books and films as totally separate, as about 95% of the time they will rewrite the story to fit the the people they've cast, and cast people who are likely to get the audience the advertisers want.
/is not really (quite) that cynical
I would recommend getting books of a similar genre but not necessarily the same thing exactly. If a tv show/film was based on a book then the book might be good - if it's the other way round the book is likely to be pants. The other problem with it is that as you said, you know what's going to happen so lose some of the suspense.
Pratchett is very good as people have said - I recommend Night Watch as it's slightly more serious and is about a policeman so sort of fits in with the morse thing (very loosely I'll admit!).
Pratchett is very good as people have said - I recommend Night Watch as it's slightly more serious and is about a policeman so sort of fits in with the morse thing (very loosely I'll admit!).
This. Don't just get into sci-fi and fantasy stuff, there's a whole range of literature out there. I'm part way through a collection of old pulp fiction (no relation to the film, its a style of storyTry different books
) short stories, and novel about hollywood script writers in the 50s I picked up completely randomly at a fair. Was reading the latest Will Self book before that, but he's too oh-so-clever for me at times.The above said, I'll second Pratchett as a good beginner writer. His novels are so easy to read, and very well written.
i shall have a look in to pratchett as a starting point for me , though it took me ages to get in to Bourne Identity i still feel that it wasnt for me! i think if i find a point where im getting comfortable reading and getting in to it then it could be 2nd nature
going to sound really lazy!! is there any postal service or whatnot for books?
like DVD rental etc.
Also just looking a waterstones , and Terry Pratchett , what is this Diskworld Novel(s)?
going to sound really lazy!! is there any postal service or whatnot for books?
like DVD rental etc.
Also just looking a waterstones , and Terry Pratchett , what is this Diskworld Novel(s)?
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