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What types of books do you read?

What types of books do you read?

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What types of books do you read, or do you read books at all?
 
Mostly non-fiction, usually about or based on some academia (Philosophy, history, economics, science of some flavor, some politics, etc.)
 
Almost entirely non fiction.
Most fiction books I've tried to read bore me to tears.

Best I ever read was a Dungeons and Dragons book I got from a dollar store.
Would read again.
 
95% Fiction, so I just voted the Fiction option. I read every day and I can't remember a day I skipped reading a book going back decades.
 
Almost all political books and history books.
Currently reading: "March Book Two" by Representative John Lewis and Andrew Aydin and also am reading "The Anatomy of Fascism" by Robert O. Paxton
 
anything related to history or science, especially those that are about the history OF science....
 
the whole gamut

from fiction to non fiction

from sci fi, to mysteries, to suspense thrillers

from history to biographies

depends on what interests me at any given time

i go through 6-8 books a month at the least....

i also read every day.....even if only for 30 minutes or so, it relaxes me
 
Probably 70% fiction, 30% nonfiction.

The fiction is mostly sci-fi with some fantasy/horror thrown in. The nonfiction is mostly science related.
 
Luftwaffe said:
The ones my teachers assign.
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Some of the most memorable books I read were assigned, probably would have never read them otherwise.

Still remember "When the Legends Die" and "A Light in the Forest" and it's been over 30 years since I read them.

I'm actually reading the complete Sherlock Holmes set now. IDK why I haven't up till this point, but my youngest son insisted I really should. Glad I listened to him.
 
Winchester said:
Some of the most memorable books I read were assigned, probably would have never read them otherwise.

Still remember "When the Legends Die" and "A Light in the Forest" and it's been over 30 years since I read them.

I'm actually reading the complete Sherlock Holmes set now. IDK why I haven't up till this point, but my youngest son insisted I really should. Glad I listened to him.
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That is an excellent point. One reason students discover new things is because somebody forced them to do it. And that is part of being a student.
 
I find it very difficult to tolerate most fictional writers today. Because writing styles are too often very poor. Nonfiction on the other hand offers improved vocabulary and is generally grammatically perfect, so... Anyway, 95% of my reading is historically focused. That's not to dismiss the fictional reader; my father read one to two books a week, all fiction, and was a very intelligent person, an all-around, "smart" guy.
 
SouthernDemocrat said:
What types of books do you read, or do you read books at all?
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Non-fiction histories, the occasional biography and spy fiction.

Right now I'm reading A Patriot's History of the United States by Larry Schweikert and rereading Jeb Magruder's An American Life.
 
Winchester said:
Some of the most memorable books I read were assigned, probably would have never read them otherwise.

Still remember "When the Legends Die" and "A Light in the Forest" and it's been over 30 years since I read them.

I'm actually reading the complete Sherlock Holmes set now. IDK why I haven't up till this point, but my youngest son insisted I really should. Glad I listened to him.
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Man, I haven't read Doyle since I was a kid but those are all great stories.
 
gdgyva said:
the whole gamut

from fiction to non fiction

from sci fi, to mysteries, to suspense thrillers

from history to biographies

depends on what interests me at any given time

i go through 6-8 books a month at the least....

i also read every day.....even if only for 30 minutes or so, it relaxes me
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Exactly the same for me. I am never without a book to read.
 
90% fiction, 10% history (I love What if?-style history.)

Lately I've been pouring though the old Sci-Fi classics, which can be very hard to find as eBooks.

Most recently I read the first three of Frederick Pohl's "HeeChee Saga" and especially enjoyed the first one.
 
in this order; books on history, research papers on new technology/proposed technology, books on space scifi like dune and starfire.
 
Mostly non-fiction, but I voted both.
 
I read philosophies when I can with best selling fiction novels sprinkled in from time to time.
 
SouthernDemocrat said:
What types of books do you read, or do you read books at all?
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Booooooooo. Awesome Idea, Awful Poll Structure.


No Breakout of categories? No Multiple Choice Option? This is an important question, and deserves a fuller treatment.


Science Fiction
Fantasy
History
Social Science / Economics
Politics
Professional
Some Classics
 
R.D. Wingfield's, Detective Jack Frost series is somewhat reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes, but contemporary and with great British dry wit. Great reads for a cold blustery winter weekend.
 
cpwill said:
Booooooooo. Awesome Idea, Awful Poll Structure.


No Breakout of categories? No Multiple Choice Option? This is an important question, and deserves a fuller treatment.


Science Fiction
Fantasy
History
Social Science / Economics
Politics
Professional
Some Classics
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I understand what you are saying, but I kept it simple because surprisingly some people seem to only read non-fiction or political books. While others only read fiction. I figured people could get into specific genres in their replies.
 
Lutherf said:
Non-fiction histories, the occasional biography and spy fiction.

Right now I'm reading A Patriot's History of the United States by Larry Schweikert and rereading Jeb Magruder's An American Life.
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Greetings, Lutherf. :2wave:

Although I have read a little of almost everything over the years, I like thrillers like those written by Brad Thor Act of War, Patriot and Lincoln and Childs, Relic, Cold Vengeance but I especially like the science fiction genre with authors like David Eddings, who introduced us to Polgara :2razz: and Raymond Feist. I also own everything written by Patricia Cornwell, whose books are about Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the various means used to identify and apprehend killers unknown. I also enjoy historical novels, both real and fiction.

I read One Second Later a while back, which was a fictional account explaining what will happen in the case of total grid failure caused by one of our enemies detonating an electromagnetic pulse bomb high in the atmosphere, which will bring our civilization to an instant standstill since everything electronic will be fried. Scariest book I have read in a long, long time! Unfortunately, I now learn this is no longer fiction since N Korea has conducted a successful test recently in a small area near them, as has Russia in areas near them. :shock:
 
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I read a wide variety of books. Probably an average of 60% fiction / 40% nonfiction.

I just finished A Land More Kind Than Home - by Wiley Cash
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12408149-a-land-more-kind-than-home

Before that River of Doubt - by Candice Millard
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78508.The_River_of_Doubt?from_search=true&search_version=service

Before that A Man Called Ove - Fredrick Bachman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show...d-ove?from_search=true&search_version=service

Before that Sapiens: A brief history of Humankind - Yuval Noah Harari
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens?from_search=true&search_version=service

The most enjoyable book I have read in the last few months was The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.
 
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