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45. Reading well written books on history was my passion

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 07:32 PM

Oct 2025

My kids used to say, mom took out so many history books the bums were amazed. I’m referring to the library, we made sure the little people were into reading.

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Only 16 percent of Americans read for personal interest or pleasure [View all] misanthrope Oct 2025 OP

Scary! I'm doing my part reading 2-3 books / day SheltieLover Oct 2025 #1

I don't quite read that fast, but Bettie Oct 2025 #16

I've pretty much run out of cozy mystery authors SheltieLover Oct 2025 #17

I sometimes reread favorites from my younger days... Harker Oct 2025 #27

I do as well! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #35

Well put! Harker Oct 2025 #52

Fabulous! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #55

Changed my life for the better to embrace and integrate the masculine, feminine, and lupine elements of my nature! Harker Oct 2025 #65

Ooooh I'll have to give it a try. Sounds Jungian. SheltieLover Oct 2025 #77

He was a curious blend of old fashioned and newfangled. Harker Oct 2025 #90

My library doesn't have an e copy SheltieLover Oct 2025 #116

Not only yea but, you knew it, HELL yea. nt Prairie_Seagull Oct 2025 #105

Who are your favorite cozy mystery authors? Ilsa Oct 2025 #48

David Rosenfelt, Carl Hiaason, Lilian Jackson Braun, Shirley Rousseau Murphy SheltieLover Oct 2025 #58

I don't have any yet. I'm currently reading a physical Ilsa Oct 2025 #91

Sounds interesting. SheltieLover Oct 2025 #92

Thank you for your list. I'm bookmarking it. nt Ilsa Oct 2025 #94

All but Hiaason's involve cats or dogs (Rosenfelt)! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #95

Susan Conant has some fun cozy mysteries with dogs! imaginary girl Oct 2025 #96

Ty sooo much! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #98

You're welcome! I hope you like them! imaginary girl Oct 2025 #107

Hiaason's books are great DeeDeeNY Oct 2025 #128

Thx! I'll check out his work. SheltieLover Oct 2025 #129

He started writing in the 50's DeeDeeNY Oct 2025 #132

Miranda James is another with a cat SheltieLover Oct 2025 #97

Rita Mae Brown yet another SheltieLover Oct 2025 #100

These sound like wonderful, lighthearted Ilsa Oct 2025 #120

Yes, they are! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #121

Ellery Adams & Fern Michaels, too SheltieLover Oct 2025 #60

I am almost finished the Shetland series by Ann Cleeves. terip64 Oct 2025 #51

Ah, the stories with Jimmy Perez? Pinback Oct 2025 #110

I think she also wrote the Vera series... r�is�n_dubh Oct 2025 #122

Me too! Dancingdem Oct 2025 #80

I love Cozy Mysteries SheLiberal Oct 2025 #85

I agree! Cozies are like taking a vaca. SheltieLover Oct 2025 #86

I have enjoyed Elizabeth Peters SheLiberal Oct 2025 #104

Ty so much! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #117

A lot of my favorite cozy authors have died. So I'm in the same boat. raccoon Oct 2025 #124

Surely there must be some you haven't read? SheltieLover Oct 2025 #126

I've read chet & bernie. that other one I haven't. raccoon Oct 2025 #130

Diane Kelly is one of my favs! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #131

Amazon Kindle has an endless supply of cozies. marybourg Oct 2025 #140

Thanks, Mary! I don't have any cable, streaming, or SheltieLover Oct 2025 #145

I want to be you when I grow up! HeartsCanHope Oct 2025 #26

Yes, I guess... SheltieLover Oct 2025 #72

Awesome! ancianita Oct 2025 #56

2-3 per day? Polybius Oct 2025 #69

No. I'm not reading heavy material. SheltieLover Oct 2025 #75

I definitely do not read that fast, but I do read about 12 to 14 books per year, lots of articles, art books, etc. Escurumbele Oct 2025 #82

Oh wow..im reading a book a month..fiction BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 2025 #115

Whatever works for you. I don't have a lot else to do. SheltieLover Oct 2025 #148

That's weak...I read 7-8 books per day radicalleft Oct 2025 #147

It's not a contest, but good for you! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #149

Soon there will be more writers than readers. Not sure who they think will buy their books. ./nt bucolic_frolic Oct 2025 #2

A lot of people don't have time to read much. Elessar Zappa Oct 2025 #3

But I wonder if many of them don't find time to sit in front of the T.V. erronis Oct 2025 #29

Precisely! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #64

What? Do you mean reading netflix subtitles doesn't count? thought crime Oct 2025 #152

Nope. That aint it. NoRethugFriends Oct 2025 #57

There is time, people just choose the TV over books now. "Back to School" with Rodney Dangerfield had a Escurumbele Oct 2025 #87

Yeah. No shit. RockRaven Oct 2025 #4

"Smart people don't like me." Kid Berwyn Oct 2025 #5

It's why he loves the uneducated, they're easier to con SheltieLover Oct 2025 #18

Neil Postman long ago predicted the decline in reading in the US dedl67 Oct 2025 #6

Here's an irony misanthrope Oct 2025 #7

Yes, and a typical printed news article contains much more information than can be spoken in a radio or TV broadcast dedl67 Oct 2025 #13

Ask your friends, acquaintances, even relatives to read something out loud -- you may be shocked at the result. eppur_se_muova Oct 2025 #14

I was horrified the 1st day of kindergarten when teacher announced SheltieLover Oct 2025 #20

Me too and all 3 of my boys read before kindergarten too. Diamond_Dog Oct 2025 #43

I found an at home flash card program for younger daughter SheltieLover Oct 2025 #70

Flash cards work great for reading, and math, too! Diamond_Dog Oct 2025 #136

I started learning to read when I was two misanthrope Oct 2025 #76

I can relate. SheltieLover Oct 2025 #79

But it's not any type of reading which helps JI7 Oct 2025 #8

The novel invented free indirect discourse Prairie Gates Oct 2025 #28

True. But all kinds of reading improve the intellect. Studies show that one can increase their IQ by reading alone. ancianita Oct 2025 #66

I am forced ForgedCrank Oct 2025 #9

Have you had cataract surgery? unc70 Oct 2025 #54

Well, I ForgedCrank Oct 2025 #139

Age related farsightedness also caused me to lose the habit of reading books. Midwestern Democrat Oct 2025 #123

I've just ForgedCrank Oct 2025 #141

Explains a lot of what went so wrong in America. sinkingfeeling Oct 2025 #10

My wife and I spent 8 days kacekwl Oct 2025 #11

I believe it! QueerDuck Oct 2025 #12

I've known I am in a reading minority since I was in second grade or so. Aristus Oct 2025 #15

Same here! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #21

Me too Aristus. Diamond_Dog Oct 2025 #137

My fourth grade teacher had a program during which, for the last half hour of the school day, Aristus Oct 2025 #142

Reading well-written articles online also counts as reading synni Oct 2025 #19

I read a lot but in the format of the internet instead of print. & longer pieces as directed to UTUSN Oct 2025 #22

Couldn't be more obvious. N/T Tom Dyer Oct 2025 #23

My goal in retirement is to read all the stuff I never got around to. I will never make it. Midnight Writer Oct 2025 #24

Our local bookstore is thriving Prairie Gates Oct 2025 #25

Reading is what I do when many people would be watching television. hunter Oct 2025 #30

Right... Trueblue Texan Oct 2025 #41

People consume lots of "chewing gum for the eyes". . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2025 #31

I am part of that percentage Tree Lady Oct 2025 #32

I read several books a week. I am a very fast reader. Raftergirl Oct 2025 #33

Pitiful. Literacy is the foundation of civilization. They have no excuse. ancianita Oct 2025 #34

Reading is very difficult for some people...I don't judge them. Trueblue Texan Oct 2025 #44

I completely understood that as a former teacher of reading. But the numbers should be reversed to reflect that reality ancianita Oct 2025 #50

I agree... Trueblue Texan Oct 2025 #133

Cool. Well then, you'd also likely agree that those unable to read for good reasons should not ancianita Oct 2025 #146

Preaching to the choir here Trueblue Texan Oct 2025 #151

I have a very short attention span BigmanPigman Oct 2025 #36

Tragic berniesandersmittens Oct 2025 #37

Child of an acquaintance said "Reading is boring!" biophile Oct 2025 #38

I would be curious to see the raw data Tetrachloride Oct 2025 #39

I love to read...I also like audiobooks. I like mysteries, fiction mostly. Demsrule86 Oct 2025 #40

Hey, how have you been? Polybius Oct 2025 #71

I've been reading for DiverDave Oct 2025 #42

My son and i were talking about rowling the other day bedazzled Oct 2025 #93

Reading well written books on history was my passion Keepthesoulalive Oct 2025 #45

I'm not surprised. Bristlecone Oct 2025 #46

We read a LOT AverageOldGuy Oct 2025 #47

I volunteer at a food shelf mgardener Oct 2025 #49

I admit I don't read as much as I used to ! kimbutgar Oct 2025 #53

I honestly cannot imagine my life without books Skittles Oct 2025 #59

I agree wholeheartedly! llmart Oct 2025 #111

certain books I will read during daytime hours Skittles Oct 2025 #113

Great! llmart Oct 2025 #127

Most of my reading goes into researching for my job. Gore1FL Oct 2025 #61

I wish there was a better breakdown of reading for the poll sakabatou Oct 2025 #62

The Bobbsey Twins were my first -- BarbD Oct 2025 #63

I used to be a voracious reader. Xavier Breath Oct 2025 #67

All of my "leisure" time is reading, as is much of my work day. NNadir Oct 2025 #68

Does DU count as reading? Polybius Oct 2025 #73

Lack of Language skills nurtured by new media 2na fisherman Oct 2025 #74

My book club reads a book a month on average. I usually read extra books because a month is too long. live love laugh Oct 2025 #78

Would like to see age breakdown of the16 percent. Sneederbunk Oct 2025 #81

I finally slogged through "Les Miserables", all 1,222 pages of it HuskiesHowls Oct 2025 #83

I learned how to read when I was 4. I'm still a heavy reader and I feel sorry fot non readers. Ping Tung Oct 2025 #84

that's scandalous barbtries Oct 2025 #88

Listen to audiobooks 3 plus hours a day exboyfil Oct 2025 #89

That explains a lot. nt mcar Oct 2025 #99

yes Skittles Oct 2025 #114

I feel sorry for the 84% who don't read for pleasure, they don't know what they're missing. Dave Bowman Oct 2025 #101

I dont read as much as i used to but i still do. The Third Doctor Oct 2025 #102

Since I moved to Durham mnhtnbb Oct 2025 #103

If you like autobiography. Read Willie Nelson's Captain Zero Oct 2025 #106

I love to read. MIButterfly Oct 2025 #108

Our house looks like a library in places. Walls of books. Liberal In Texas Oct 2025 #109

Wow, that's depressing! Fairly avid reader.... electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #112

So many replies focusing on books misanthrope Oct 2025 #118

The rise in popularity of podcasts mnhtnbb Oct 2025 #125

TL;DR LudwigPastorius Oct 2025 #119

That's our problem right there. yardwork Oct 2025 #134

I must know them all! Seriously, though, I wonder how different that is then in past decades Iris Oct 2025 #135

That explains a lot. We're in trouble, people. Joinfortmill Oct 2025 #138

I guess I don't understand folks these days - reading is such a pleasure. lark Oct 2025 #143

Well, when it literally hurts to try took read a book. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2025 #144

this is frightening mike_c Oct 2025 #150