Re:Books I've read in the third quarter of 2017
by acchow on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @04:17PM
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“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
Presumably you can also get this from film and television?
Re:Books I've read in the third quarter of 2017
by mfoy_ on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @05:07PM
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The study seems to indicate that reading is more effective / engaging.
My gut tells me that film and television is to reading as a snack is to a meal.
Re:Books I've read in the third quarter of 2017
by posterboy on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @04:35PM
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there are not 40+ episodes or even multipart movies of discworld, sadly. And while there are a few adaptions, I don't see how spending less time absorbed into the fantasy would be desirable ;)
Re:Books I've read in the third quarter of 2017
by mfoy_ on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @05:09PM
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Discworld just could not be adapted to the screen... you'd lose the puns, the outrageous descriptions and the hilarity of it all. I mean... maybe if it was stylistically something like A Series of Unfortunate Events with the over-the-top costumes, make up, and set pieces... but it still wouldn't quite capture Pratchett's little piece of un-reality.
1. Have fun.
If you don't like the book you're reading, put it down. Life is too short for bad books.
2. Leave a general impression on you.
For example, some books just change your outlook on life. Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy, or Pierce Brown's Red Rising trilogy, or Scott Lynch's Gentlemen Bastard's trilogy are all great series that take you on emotional roller-coasters, make you change you perspective on life, etc.
Reading makes people more empathic, and kinder. It helps give you different points of view. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315838511_Turner_R_...)
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons