tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137809872238752435.post1783081503692025364..comments2023-07-07T04:38:37.959-04:00Comments on Defective Typewriter: Unfocused ReadingThat Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765235570000493668noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137809872238752435.post-85314458096267320282010-01-21T07:16:47.920-05:002010-01-21T07:16:47.920-05:00I've tried joining book clubs, but since I rea...I've tried joining book clubs, but since I really don't see the point of wasting my time reading a book I don't enjoy, I've given up. When you start to resent having to pick up a book, it's time to quit, in my opinion. Reading should be pleasurable.<br /><br />OK, there are times when you read for education and that's fair enough. And if that's why you joined the challenge, then go for it. Not for me, though. <br /><br />I second the iPod idea though. I whiled away a two-hour wait in the eye clinic yesterday with 22 Italian lessons. Twenty-two! That's when my capacity to soak up more Italian conversation dried up and (another advantage of the iPod) I switched to music.Jayhttp://www.thedeppeffect.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137809872238752435.post-66191454613455660142010-01-20T13:36:12.979-05:002010-01-20T13:36:12.979-05:00Some of the audiobooks that I love to listen to mo...Some of the audiobooks that I love to listen to most are the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books, read by Lisette Lecat - she is so engaging and her voice is so rich and beautiful!<br /><br />I also am an anti-book-clubber. I've tried it before, and it tends to make me resentful that I don't have time to read the books I really want to read.LeahBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982572141302643060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137809872238752435.post-69586839851133167112010-01-20T13:25:36.650-05:002010-01-20T13:25:36.650-05:00Oh yea, I can't do anything that someone says ...Oh yea, I can't do anything that someone says I "have" to do. That's why I don't join book clubs.<br /><br />Do you have an iPod or iPhone or some portable device on which you can load audiobooks? The books are a bit expensive, though. But if you had a portable device with audiobooks loaded, then you could walk to work & listen to a book. ;)<br /><br />Interesting site at: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-complete-guide-to-ipod-audiobooks/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com