@@Chizinky what are you trying to prove exactly? You can read the same book over and over, but you're just cheating yourself. Nobody's forcing you to read, if you want to read it constantly then go ahead, nobody's gonna stop you, you're kinda missing the entire point of both the video and the comment.
@@FireFoxie1345 i usually read it over that time but that's just because I wanna get immersed but I and probably you too can easily finish it in 3 or so hours
I love to read, and one of the ways I’ve kept that hobby is by never forcing myself to read. If I really don’t want to read (and I don’t have to for school) I’ll just do something else. Forcing yourself to do something is the fastest way to get yourself to hate it in my mind.
Yes! I love to read... I haven't read for the last month. Haven't wanted to. Meanwhile, other times I might be getting through a book every day for two months straight. I read the things I like, when I want to.
Yes! Thank you! Personally it's been awhile since I've read a book because I just haven't had the motivation, but last month I managed to speed through 3 books because I was having so much fun reading! Just because I haven't read anything this month doesn't mean I've lost interest, reading just doesn't feel right at the moment. And I know if I try and force myself to read anything I'll just end up not appreciating the plot as much as I would like too.
Fr. That’s how I ended up hating books for a couple years. A teacher forced me to read multiple books a week, so I ended up hating it. Only this year did I begin to like reading once more.
So true. I forced myself to read a book constantly for a whike but I figured I enjoyed it more when I use to just see or hear about a book and go I'll read it. So I'm going back to that.
To everyone out there that thinks they don't like reading, try other genres. Chances are, you're still reading the stuff you used to enjoy, and your tastes have simply changed. Test different genres until you find what works for you. There truly is something for everyone. ALSO! Audiobooks do count! For some people, especially those with dyslexia, listening to a book can be much easier than reading the words yourself. What's important is that you enjoy the book for what it is. Not how you enjoy it.
Read a modern comic book every week! I feel like I get more thinking in and I understand the story better if it's turned into a comic book. When I was in 5th grade I finished the first 5 wings of fire books(supposably they were my reading level), and I had lots of questions, but I recently red the first comic edition of the series and it cleared up so many questions I had about the first book!
I don't really count how much I read, I read because I enjoy it and much of my free time is spent reading, and even then I rarely finish a book in a week On the contrary, if I finish it in less than a week I get disappointed because it usually means it had less content than I am used to, or it was so gripping I couldn't put the book down and I wouldn't want it to end
Rather than set a goal of a book per week (milestones do help, after all) I rather make the goal 100 pages per week. That is easily accomplished with an average of 30 minutes a day set aside and can be a mix of reading a couple pamphlets plus a few chapters of a longer novel I am working on. Keeping a book in the bathroom to knock out a chapter when i gotta sit in there anyway also serves the goal. As the turtle once proved to the rabbit: slow and steady wins the race.
i really like the storygraph for this (goodreads alternative) because they let you set a page goal as well as a books goal. i already hit my 50 books goal but i’m only halfway my 25000 pages goal, which is very motivating to keep reading more :)
I was going to talk about Storygraph! It's a bookworm game changer for me, helps me remove the echo chamber and challenge myself to read more diverse types of books, including giant classics but also branching out to try different popular genres and unheard of books. And it's also great at helping me find more books with the genres and tropes that are my reading comfort zone!
I actually read two books last year, Pride and Prejudice and Call of the Wild. I read them for fun mostly and because I was curious. I had no idea that Pride and Prejudice would be SO GOOD!!!!!! I read Call of the Wild in elementary school but I remembered enjoying it a lot so wanted to re-read it. I’ll read White Fang this year I think!
I read white fang when I was 9 or younger and it left some kind of impact. But I can't tell if it's good or not because I don't read critically so there's that
I just like reading and I sometimes read a book a day and sometimes it takes me 2 weeks to read a book. But it makes me feel good and sometimes I would force myself to finish a book but it's just cuz I'm lazy.
The same thing happened to me at the start of this year. I was kicked out of school and while i wait for the entrance exams of other universities i decided to do daily drawings. while it was fun at first i quickly ran out of ideas, the drawings came out rushed and not even above my 70% quality. so after the last month ended i am reducing the drawings i release every week, but also im investing more time to make them. and the result speak for themselves
A really great Book that i would like to recommend is "One million digits of pi" really thicc and really emotional book, the climax made me cry but the book still ended on a cliffhanger. Hope they release the second part soon
If you really need a goal to get you motivated, maybe try setting a page goal instead. It will let you read thicker books without the temptation to go easy.
Okay but I think that should depend on how fast you can read like I can read a book over 500 pages in a week but some people may read a little slower and some can most likely read faster but I think it should also depend on if your busy or not and if you’re willing to read in your free time
Literally reading some books helped my grade by a LOT, do read alot of book, even if it's not a learning book like a comic or something it will help your reading, also if you have a lot of stuffed animals or toys or any live animals, I would recommend reading out loud to them, it might help with you pronunciation and make I easier to read out to other people
As someone who could be considered an avid reader i might weigh in and say if you want to learn about the ideas of a book and truly understand a book you should take notes and try to find out the different themes, this might seem like school all over again but i used to blitz through big books and never truly learn the main things properly if you write notes you will also be able to explain and articulate your thoughts on a book and also improve explaining things in other situations and mediums.
I read the first Harry Potter book in 2 days So yea it's actually possible to finish a 800 to 900 page book in a week, provided that you have a high concentration level and ample time
That's exactly what I did. Small introduction, I'm 23, and basically read 2 or 3 books in my life. Recently I decided to start reading something, I went to the books shelf that used to belong to my dad and took the first book which title inspired me. No matter the thickness. I never read/watch plots anyway, even before starting a series or movie, I don't watch trailers. I know I'll not be finishing it soon, I read about 150 pages in a week I think, the book is like 1100 pages. So far it's interesting. I like it before sleeping, it's calming.
Sadly, I can't. I am interested in one type of books, but I can't find the ANYWHERE, plus whenever I find one (which is very rare) my mom won't buy it ☹
I’ve been doing the 50 book challenge every year for 18 years. But I don’t read a book literally every week. I fall behind and eventually I catch-up. I read a lot of thick nonfiction books, usually lean more toward history, current events, memoirs, travel and science. I’ll pick up the occasional fiction series. (I’m on the 11th Wheel of Time book right now.) Overall I don’t view the 50 book challenge as a strict requirement. It pushes me to read more and that’s all I really needed.
It took half a year for me to finish because I already had to read and work a lot for university, thus having not a lot of time on my hands, but if you‘re interested in biology or mushrooms you should read the book: Entangled life from Merlin Sheldrake, it is a wonderful read and git so many interesting informations in it!
I recently read 4 1000 paged books in the span of theee months (and one of them was the Count of Monte Cristo) but not because i set a challenge for myself, but because i wanted to read these specific books, and i liked them so much i happened to spend more time reading them, so i finished them quickly
i used to feel bad about myself because i would see all these people saying like "i read 120 books this year while still having a full time job" but then i realized i always end up reading like 400+ page books, even like 800 pages sometimes and a lot of these people are reading shorter books that are like 250 pages. in reality, we're probably reading the same amount of pages a year. and also, just don't compare your reading speed to someone else. reading isn't a competition, it's for personal enjoyment so read however long it takes for you to enjoy what you're doing ❤
Bro one time in 4th grade they forced us to read a 200 page book about some magical world or whatever and then like a month later they geve us a paper with questions about the book and it was living HELL
The last part is so true. A lot of people want to read so they can say they read. Instead of reading books to gain helpful information that will benefit you.
I love reading, but I've never had a goal. I just pick up whatever seems interesting and read it in between where I can. Sometimes I finish within a week, sometimes I don't. I notice my creative drive is higher when I'm midway through a good book spree rather than when I haven't read in a month, but even still, I just do it because I enjoy it.
If you want a cool book about anthropology and history “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” is a pretty interesting one Had to read it for a class but it was very interesting and it shows how the world is similar and different from the past
I read wayyyy to much. But they are all online and don’t actually have many physical books. If the stuff I read online were actual books then I would probably own the public library 😅
I love reading. So far this school year I have read 4 harry potter books the whole maze runner series the whole hunger games series the whole alex rider series and 3 Perry Jackson books. That's 27 books :) lol I'm a bookworm
Julues Verne's (I believe that's how you spell his name) books are amazing I would really recommend twenty thousand leagues under the sea if anyone likes to read a challenging read + a really awesome storyline
There are lots of dimensions to choosing a book. If you have a low lexicon level then reading a book a week can seem impossible, even if you enjoy it. Identifying what your limits are on various dimensions and working towards expanding those limits is the real goal.
This is very true. I used to be big into reading, but each time I read a book I wasn’t reading anything new. Just the same story regurgitated. Now I read less, but the books I do read are books that I take away lessons from.
Whilst I agree with this, I find that at least for me (someone who reads studiously for fun) it's more fun just to read whatever whenever, this often results in books that are over 1000 pages, for example I have recently re-read lord of the rings... despite this I still read 2-3 books a week at my peak, whilst sometimes falling to 1 book every two weeks at lowest. Basically I am saying read for fun, not for statistics.
I love to read longer books, mostly so I can have something to do when other things don’t appeal, but also so I can take my time to digest the story or information the book offers. For an example, i read the first book of the lord of the rings. Great book, but with me having English as a second language, the density of the words and difference in wording made it hard to fully grasp my head around it. After a bit of time I got around to being able to fully process everything and the length of the book left me looking forward to what would happen next since there’s always something happening. Be it a long journey, a scary travers through caverns or a ambush. Overall, long books are the best. I usually keep a 300-400 page book that I consider long, anything above that seems fine but 1000 pages is a bit too much. Of course that depends on the type of book and how invested you are in the contents. 300-400 pages doesn’t require as much commitment as a 1000 page does.
Another point; dont be afraid to read fiction books. The whole point of this challenge is really to learn, and fiction books can teach you a lot more than you realize despite being set in other universes. A great example is The Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan, a book series about a group of scadninavian-esque boys going through different trials together. It can teach you a lot about sailing terminology, teamwork, and how to problem solve effectively
A good series with T H I C C books is Eragon (or the Inheritance Cycle, whatever you want to call it). The last two books are around 700-800 pages each, and they’re really good.
Honestly, I only got into reading recently, if I had to read one book a week, I would not enjoy the books either. After finishing a book I like to actually study the characters more, like, why they were like that, their past, reasons, and what they learned thanks to their journey. This way I can actually relate to the book, and maybe learn something.
I used to love to read and I still do so occasionally still but my school did a reading requirement thing and that was what caused my dislike of reading for a long time, it made reading less fun and more of a chore in my eyes.
I just read whatever sounds fun, whenever it sounds fun. I'll usually read my current favorite book series, Wings of Fire! But I'll also read some of the other books I've accumulated, like red white and royal blue, the girl who drank the moon, the single Harry Potter book I have (I really wanna get the rest of them), or some of the other dozen. Yeah some of them are quite childish (that being they are marketed towards children), but it's nice to unwind and read a fun, usually uncomplicated plot, and just be at peace -w-
I mean, I used to read about 2-5 books a year, but they would always be books from a series so I'd get some actual depth out of them instead of just *skimming through* something simple like a comic or self-help book, like you said. That's not to say those were off the table, but I always preferred the wider narrative. Some books were a bit excessive with their length tho... (I'm looking at you, *Koontz*...)
This seems for like the beginners in doing it the right way. My sister loves to read whole Harry Potter lengthed books in a couple week and going on about relations to the previous ones with the new one. And then wanting to do it again the next week. You'll get there if you yearn for it, not just want it
Also read books you are interested in and wnat to read
so im.a read the same book 10 times in 1 year
cool
@@Chizinky that's not reading books you're interested. That's reading a single book multiple times
@@staringgasmask doesnt mean that's not a book im interested in
@@Chizinky what are you trying to prove exactly? You can read the same book over and over, but you're just cheating yourself. Nobody's forcing you to read, if you want to read it constantly then go ahead, nobody's gonna stop you, you're kinda missing the entire point of both the video and the comment.
@@staringgasmask technically it's still a book im interested in so it doesnt really matter
Quality over the quantity!
British military history in a nutshell:
@@The_Honourable_CompanyGerman as well
@@jackweb2723 aside from the logistical concerns of course
Me reading a 4 million word Chinese Google translated novel:
"No, I don't think I will"
Thats why I only read one each 4 years
Schools making reading books much as possible a competition: 👁️👄👁️
My teacher had this thing were if u read ten books over 200 pages u got a week off homework one off my classmates read 56 books in 4-5 months
@@ClodaghEMcMahon-ym1vr bro what's such a fucking nice deal, i could read a book that size in like only 2-3 hours tops.
@@childcannibalism5080 Thats quick. It would take me over a week
@@FireFoxie1345 i usually read it over that time but that's just because I wanna get immersed but I and probably you too can easily finish it in 3 or so hours
@@childcannibalism5080 i can read a thick book in like less then a hour
I love to read, and one of the ways I’ve kept that hobby is by never forcing myself to read. If I really don’t want to read (and I don’t have to for school) I’ll just do something else. Forcing yourself to do something is the fastest way to get yourself to hate it in my mind.
Yes! I love to read... I haven't read for the last month. Haven't wanted to. Meanwhile, other times I might be getting through a book every day for two months straight. I read the things I like, when I want to.
Yes! Thank you! Personally it's been awhile since I've read a book because I just haven't had the motivation, but last month I managed to speed through 3 books because I was having so much fun reading! Just because I haven't read anything this month doesn't mean I've lost interest, reading just doesn't feel right at the moment. And I know if I try and force myself to read anything I'll just end up not appreciating the plot as much as I would like too.
Fr. That’s how I ended up hating books for a couple years. A teacher forced me to read multiple books a week, so I ended up hating it. Only this year did I begin to like reading once more.
I like reading but sometimes I just don't feel like it and making myself read won't help me finish the book nor enjoy it.
So true. I forced myself to read a book constantly for a whike but I figured I enjoyed it more when I use to just see or hear about a book and go I'll read it. So I'm going back to that.
bro's tryna sabotage my future career as an author ☠️
Just make every book you publish 100 pages
Simple
Didn’t know it’s still considered a career
Same
@@bluelfy Why?
Lol😂
Here's my opinion. It ain't a competition, just read what you like. It don't matter what size or type the book is, just that you enjoy reading it.
Yep, size doesn’t matter.
@@CreepyKewlDude if only she knew that 😔
@@CreepyKewlDude
Now now, im sure it has a nice personality
@@CreepyKewlDudeThat’s what she said
@@mthercrow3818 lol, I just wish my girlfriend knew that.
Schools:*ignores and set task of reading 3 300+ pages books per week*
Me ignoring and set a semi unreachable goal of 50 books a year even though I'm a slower reader and just getting back into it
Fanfic readers already do both of these things at the same time and as the quote goes “work smarter not harder”
As someone who writes it, I can confirm.
As someone who read that things, i can confirm
The positive of having a fanfic addiction is that I can count my books in words per year to keep it even but the number is so large it's hard to count
To everyone out there that thinks they don't like reading, try other genres. Chances are, you're still reading the stuff you used to enjoy, and your tastes have simply changed. Test different genres until you find what works for you. There truly is something for everyone.
ALSO! Audiobooks do count! For some people, especially those with dyslexia, listening to a book can be much easier than reading the words yourself. What's important is that you enjoy the book for what it is. Not how you enjoy it.
Bold of you to assume I even read
I haven't even finished reading a book in over two years, that's how little I read lol
Books are overrated as hell, but that doesn't mean there aren't good ones.
Read a modern comic book every week!
I feel like I get more thinking in and I understand the story better if it's turned into a comic book. When I was in 5th grade I finished the first 5 wings of fire books(supposably they were my reading level), and I had lots of questions, but I recently red the first comic edition of the series and it cleared up so many questions I had about the first book!
I don't really count how much I read, I read because I enjoy it and much of my free time is spent reading, and even then I rarely finish a book in a week
On the contrary, if I finish it in less than a week I get disappointed because it usually means it had less content than I am used to, or it was so gripping I couldn't put the book down and I wouldn't want it to end
I feel the exact same way, legit took the words straight out of my mouth. :)
Rather than set a goal of a book per week (milestones do help, after all) I rather make the goal 100 pages per week. That is easily accomplished with an average of 30 minutes a day set aside and can be a mix of reading a couple pamphlets plus a few chapters of a longer novel I am working on. Keeping a book in the bathroom to knock out a chapter when i gotta sit in there anyway also serves the goal. As the turtle once proved to the rabbit: slow and steady wins the race.
This is the first time I’ve seen anyone talk about the alchemist and it is my all time favorite book
The count of monte cristo is such a good book I finished it not so long ago and was pleasantly surprised
Same bro it’s a W book
i really like the storygraph for this (goodreads alternative) because they let you set a page goal as well as a books goal. i already hit my 50 books goal but i’m only halfway my 25000 pages goal, which is very motivating to keep reading more :)
I was going to talk about Storygraph! It's a bookworm game changer for me, helps me remove the echo chamber and challenge myself to read more diverse types of books, including giant classics but also branching out to try different popular genres and unheard of books. And it's also great at helping me find more books with the genres and tropes that are my reading comfort zone!
I actually read two books last year, Pride and Prejudice and Call of the Wild. I read them for fun mostly and because I was curious. I had no idea that Pride and Prejudice would be SO GOOD!!!!!!
I read Call of the Wild in elementary school but I remembered enjoying it a lot so wanted to re-read it. I’ll read White Fang this year I think!
same with catcher in the rye
I read white fang when I was 9 or younger and it left some kind of impact. But I can't tell if it's good or not because I don't read critically so there's that
@@raedentan1349 I mean I guess the type of impact it leaves is up to you
You should read Where the Red Fern Grows, as well. One of the best books of the last 20 years is All the Light We Cannot See, imho.
I read books that I have read before. So I know I like them! ❤
I just like reading and I sometimes read a book a day and sometimes it takes me 2 weeks to read a book. But it makes me feel good and sometimes I would force myself to finish a book but it's just cuz I'm lazy.
I needed to hear that 👍🏻
what a coincidence. an advice i needed
Me who reads doujins every day :
Are you approaching me?!
I read like 2 books a week and they are each around 400 pages I just read 1 hour before sleeping and any free time I can I love books so much!
The Count Of Monte Cristo is the goat
Its so good. And fun.
Fr it took me forever to read tho
As a person who can read 52 average books in four days, give or take a bit, I will read more and you can't stop me
52 books in 4 days? Cough..bulsht...cough...
@@worldobserver3515 AVERAGE books
You literally red my mind on this topic
I wasn’t even reading book in the first place, my book report is doomed 💀
Tell this to my education system please 😢
I just got two of your videos in a row scrolling through shorts
As an author, I agree. I never want my readers (aka myself) to be bored when reading my stories
The same thing happened to me at the start of this year.
I was kicked out of school and while i wait for the entrance exams of other universities i decided to do daily drawings.
while it was fun at first i quickly ran out of ideas, the drawings came out rushed and not even above my 70% quality.
so after the last month ended i am reducing the drawings i release every week, but also im investing more time to make them.
and the result speak for themselves
As a person with short attention span, reading thin books is really helping me getting back to reading
yeah i try to base my reading goals on time spent reading instead of books or pages read
Also try fanfiction if that’s something you think you may be interested in, there’s actually some _amazingly_ written stuff on Ao3
I thought this was gonna be on how readying books ruins your eyesight but this also makes sense
I love how when he says you need to stop reading less me recent close captions because my phone is mute😊
I have been writing books but only when I want to or when I know what to write but I do read my stories to make sure I made no spelling mistakes
As someone who reads a 300 page book every week i agree
A really great Book that i would like to recommend is "One million digits of pi" really thicc and really emotional book, the climax made me cry but the book still ended on a cliffhanger. Hope they release the second part soon
How much pages is it lol
I just read books that I like or sound interesting at whatever pace fits me at the moment. It's much easier
If you really need a goal to get you motivated, maybe try setting a page goal instead. It will let you read thicker books without the temptation to go easy.
Okay but I think that should depend on how fast you can read like I can read a book over 500 pages in a week but some people may read a little slower and some can most likely read faster but I think it should also depend on if your busy or not and if you’re willing to read in your free time
I read 1 book a week that has 300+ pages cuz I like reading...
Good for you! I think 300 pages is the kind of "normal book lenght" and you shouldn't feel ashamed about that at all!
Literally reading some books helped my grade by a LOT, do read alot of book, even if it's not a learning book like a comic or something it will help your reading, also if you have a lot of stuffed animals or toys or any live animals, I would recommend reading out loud to them, it might help with you pronunciation and make I easier to read out to other people
Bendy called, he wants his eyes back
For spring break we were supposed to read 18 chapter books in that week
As someone who could be considered an avid reader i might weigh in and say if you want to learn about the ideas of a book and truly understand a book you should take notes and try to find out the different themes, this might seem like school all over again but i used to blitz through big books and never truly learn the main things properly if you write notes you will also be able to explain and articulate your thoughts on a book and also improve explaining things in other situations and mediums.
I read the first Harry Potter book in 2 days
So yea it's actually possible to finish a 800 to 900 page book in a week, provided that you have a high concentration level and ample time
I hope these shorts Channels are actually the originals
That's exactly what I did.
Small introduction, I'm 23, and basically read 2 or 3 books in my life. Recently I decided to start reading something, I went to the books shelf that used to belong to my dad and took the first book which title inspired me. No matter the thickness. I never read/watch plots anyway, even before starting a series or movie, I don't watch trailers. I know I'll not be finishing it soon, I read about 150 pages in a week I think, the book is like 1100 pages. So far it's interesting. I like it before sleeping, it's calming.
Sadly, I can't. I am interested in one type of books, but I can't find the ANYWHERE, plus whenever I find one (which is very rare) my mom won't buy it ☹
I’ve been doing the 50 book challenge every year for 18 years. But I don’t read a book literally every week. I fall behind and eventually I catch-up. I read a lot of thick nonfiction books, usually lean more toward history, current events, memoirs, travel and science. I’ll pick up the occasional fiction series. (I’m on the 11th Wheel of Time book right now.) Overall I don’t view the 50 book challenge as a strict requirement. It pushes me to read more and that’s all I really needed.
Thanks for the shout out to the alchemist, such a great book
It took half a year for me to finish because I already had to read and work a lot for university, thus having not a lot of time on my hands, but if you‘re interested in biology or mushrooms you should read the book: Entangled life from Merlin Sheldrake, it is a wonderful read and git so many interesting informations in it!
bro, the count of monte cristo one of the hardest dope shit ive ever read. 100% recommend. (not even finished yet, its been about 3 months lol)
I read 30h last week, I have read 19h 30m so far this week.
I recently read 4 1000 paged books in the span of theee months (and one of them was the Count of Monte Cristo) but not because i set a challenge for myself, but because i wanted to read these specific books, and i liked them so much i happened to spend more time reading them, so i finished them quickly
i used to feel bad about myself because i would see all these people saying like "i read 120 books this year while still having a full time job" but then i realized i always end up reading like 400+ page books, even like 800 pages sometimes and a lot of these people are reading shorter books that are like 250 pages. in reality, we're probably reading the same amount of pages a year. and also, just don't compare your reading speed to someone else. reading isn't a competition, it's for personal enjoyment so read however long it takes for you to enjoy what you're doing ❤
I just really enjoy reading all the time that I don't even do my homework
I just see a book I like and I go, “this seems like it could entretain me for 5 weeks”
I read whatever makes me happy and when I feel like reading
Bro one time in 4th grade they forced us to read a 200 page book about some magical world or whatever and then like a month later they geve us a paper with questions about the book and it was living HELL
The last part is so true. A lot of people want to read so they can say they read. Instead of reading books to gain helpful information that will benefit you.
"you should probably read less"
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I love reading, but I've never had a goal. I just pick up whatever seems interesting and read it in between where I can. Sometimes I finish within a week, sometimes I don't. I notice my creative drive is higher when I'm midway through a good book spree rather than when I haven't read in a month, but even still, I just do it because I enjoy it.
When i was 8-10 i used to read a 600 pages book per week. David Walliams was my favorite author.
If you want a cool book about anthropology and history
“Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”
is a pretty interesting one
Had to read it for a class but it was very interesting and it shows how the world is similar and different from the past
I read wayyyy to much. But they are all online and don’t actually have many physical books. If the stuff I read online were actual books then I would probably own the public library 😅
I love reading. So far this school year I have read 4 harry potter books the whole maze runner series the whole hunger games series the whole alex rider series and 3 Perry Jackson books. That's 27 books :) lol I'm a bookworm
as an avid thicc book reader, i have never touched a single self help book in my life
Julues Verne's (I believe that's how you spell his name) books are amazing I would really recommend twenty thousand leagues under the sea if anyone likes to read a challenging read + a really awesome storyline
And then there's me reading the very hungry caterpillar every week thinking I'm a genius.
There are lots of dimensions to choosing a book. If you have a low lexicon level then reading a book a week can seem impossible, even if you enjoy it. Identifying what your limits are on various dimensions and working towards expanding those limits is the real goal.
This is very true. I used to be big into reading, but each time I read a book I wasn’t reading anything new. Just the same story regurgitated. Now I read less, but the books I do read are books that I take away lessons from.
I usually pick a theme and look for at least 5 books that fit it.
Whilst I agree with this, I find that at least for me (someone who reads studiously for fun) it's more fun just to read whatever whenever, this often results in books that are over 1000 pages, for example I have recently re-read lord of the rings... despite this I still read 2-3 books a week at my peak, whilst sometimes falling to 1 book every two weeks at lowest. Basically I am saying read for fun, not for statistics.
I love to read longer books, mostly so I can have something to do when other things don’t appeal, but also so I can take my time to digest the story or information the book offers. For an example, i read the first book of the lord of the rings.
Great book, but with me having English as a second language, the density of the words and difference in wording made it hard to fully grasp my head around it. After a bit of time I got around to being able to fully process everything and the length of the book left me looking forward to what would happen next since there’s always something happening. Be it a long journey, a scary travers through caverns or a ambush.
Overall, long books are the best. I usually keep a 300-400 page book that I consider long, anything above that seems fine but 1000 pages is a bit too much. Of course that depends on the type of book and how invested you are in the contents. 300-400 pages doesn’t require as much commitment as a 1000 page does.
the only books i ever read are the diary of a wimpy kid books and the books i was forced to read in school (ender's game and the wave iirc)
I don't have very many books, but the ones I do have are quite fun
Another point; dont be afraid to read fiction books. The whole point of this challenge is really to learn, and fiction books can teach you a lot more than you realize despite being set in other universes. A great example is The Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan, a book series about a group of scadninavian-esque boys going through different trials together. It can teach you a lot about sailing terminology, teamwork, and how to problem solve effectively
Me who reads manga: I am universes ahead of you
A good series with T H I C C books is Eragon (or the Inheritance Cycle, whatever you want to call it). The last two books are around 700-800 pages each, and they’re really good.
Me who reads 2 volumes of light novel everyday as long the story is interesting: ok...
Read a book every week? I had never heard that before. I just read when I want.
Bro I just listen to audio books to past the time, very nice as I can do other things as well
Honestly, I only got into reading recently, if I had to read one book a week, I would not enjoy the books either.
After finishing a book I like to actually study the characters more, like, why they were like that, their past, reasons, and what they learned thanks to their journey. This way I can actually relate to the book, and maybe learn something.
I used to love to read and I still do so occasionally still but my school did a reading requirement thing and that was what caused my dislike of reading for a long time, it made reading less fun and more of a chore in my eyes.
I just read whatever sounds fun, whenever it sounds fun. I'll usually read my current favorite book series, Wings of Fire! But I'll also read some of the other books I've accumulated, like red white and royal blue, the girl who drank the moon, the single Harry Potter book I have (I really wanna get the rest of them), or some of the other dozen. Yeah some of them are quite childish (that being they are marketed towards children), but it's nice to unwind and read a fun, usually uncomplicated plot, and just be at peace -w-
I mean, I used to read about 2-5 books a year, but they would always be books from a series so I'd get some actual depth out of them instead of just *skimming through* something simple like a comic or self-help book, like you said. That's not to say those were off the table, but I always preferred the wider narrative. Some books were a bit excessive with their length tho... (I'm looking at you, *Koontz*...)
Me who just reads D&D books cuz I have to prep for the weekly game I'm running:
This seems for like the beginners in doing it the right way. My sister loves to read whole Harry Potter lengthed books in a couple week and going on about relations to the previous ones with the new one. And then wanting to do it again the next week. You'll get there if you yearn for it, not just want it
Also really helpful goal is to read a certain amount of pages in a day.
I clicked on this prepared to write a comment about how important reading is then ended up liking the video because you're absolutely right.
I love THIC books 😏😏
I really read thick books like every day because I love reading books,but i still play games,do daily activities,and touch grass🤓🤓🤓🤓
Yeah I once started and finished about a 120 page book in 30 minutes
I read wings of fire before I sleep. I’m finishing them every few days
I usually just read comic books since that's what I'm interested in so I'm not sure if that sounds
That is why I have started reading visual novels, they are pretty thick and are more digestible than full books