What do you like to read.

[britishtetra]

Firstly I don’t usually create new threads, but I’m in a sort of dilemma. For the last two and half years I have been tapping my mouth-stick against the iPad keyboard, outlining a novel. Today it is finished, the first draft of tapping over 1 million characters, It is about a disabled character, and when I let my dad read it he said it has got a story but there is a lot of you in there. As most of you know I was in the army, and a lot of my friends are asking me to write my story. They are asking me this because a lot of ex-Fusiliers, are committing suicide. What would be the ideal outcome. To be fair I have had an interesting life, a third of it in bed, perhaps a little more. But, I have a unique sense of humour that has always kept me going. I am not in it for the money, I’m just curious what people like to read. True life stories, or fiction.

Pete, 👍

[blueskye101]

I love to read so many types of books. Depends on my mood and sometimes have 2 or three going. 1 serious and one for fun. Between work and the world, I like to go to a happy place in my reading but also love mysteries, biographies, fantasy, some sci-fi, poetry, travel and of course romance. If typos to a minimum and grammar decent, I think there is some on for about any kind of story. Ask some of our prolific writers on here. Good luck on getting it published. Are you going I die for that?

[stasi]

First of all, congratulations on finishing your book! That's a huge achievement, even without having to tap it out with a mouth stick. I'm one of those people who feels like they have a novel in them but will probably never write one, so major respect from me.

Like blueskye101 , I like to read pretty widely. Fiction (devvy and otherwise), nonfiction (esp. history and philosophy), graphic novels, memoirs. I like stuff that makes me laugh. And I appreciate good prose style. I'd definitely be interested in reading yours, so let us know when it comes out.

[Braced4Impact]

Dec 13, 2020 23:29:23 GMT -5 stasi said:

First of all, congratulations on finishing your book! That's a huge achievement, even without having to tap it out with a mouth stick. I'm one of those people who feels like they have a novel in them but will probably never write one, so major respect from me.

Like blueskye101 , I like to read pretty widely. Fiction (devvy and otherwise), nonfiction (esp. history and philosophy), graphic novels, memoirs. I like stuff that makes me laugh. And I appreciate good prose style. I'd definitely be interested in reading yours, so let us know when it comes out.

What areas of history do you prefer reading about?

[Deleted]

Congratulations on writing and finishing your story. My mood dictates the type of book I read, sometimes I’m curious so read to learn and other times my brain is mush so it’s fiction I head towards. The only thing that doesn’t appeal to me is sci fi. I think my only criteria is that it must be well written with excellent grammar, but that’s just because I’m an English Language and Literature nerd and poor spelling/grammar irritates and distracts me from the writing.

[stasi]

Dec 14, 2020 0:07:55 GMT -5 Braced4Impact said:

Dec 13, 2020 23:29:23 GMT -5 stasi said:

First of all, congratulations on finishing your book! That's a huge achievement, even without having to tap it out with a mouth stick. I'm one of those people who feels like they have a novel in them but will probably never write one, so major respect from me.

Like blueskye101 , I like to read pretty widely. Fiction (devvy and otherwise), nonfiction (esp. history and philosophy), graphic novels, memoirs. I like stuff that makes me laugh. And I appreciate good prose style. I'd definitely be interested in reading yours, so let us know when it comes out.

What areas of history do you prefer reading about?

Ancient, medieval, mostly pre-modern stuff. Actually right now I'm on a pre-history kick. I'm like super into the fact that Neanderthals existed. Imagine if there were still multiple species of human! Wouldn't that be cool? I don't even know that much about them, I'm just into it in the way little kids are into dinosaurs.

[Braced4Impact]

Dec 14, 2020 23:35:12 GMT -5 stasi said:

Dec 14, 2020 0:07:55 GMT -5 Braced4Impact said:

What areas of history do you prefer reading about?

Ancient, medieval, mostly pre-modern stuff. Actually right now I'm on a pre-history kick. I'm like super into the fact that Neanderthals existed. Imagine if there were still multiple species of human! Wouldn't that be cool? I don't even know that much about them, I'm just into it in the way little kids are into dinosaurs.

Nice.  I've learned a bit about prehistoric and even prehuman/early human anthropology.  The Neanderthals and early humans were far more advanced than the general public likes to give them credit for. I'm particularly interested in prehistoric food finds, and learning just how far back the foods we eat go.   I read an interesting book about the Vikings which stretched from the neolithic to the conversion to Christianity.  It was interesting to see how vast trade routes were even as far back as shortly after the last Ice Age. I'm all over the place with my history interests.  I like learning about the Viking/Anglo-Saxon conflicts from about the 9th to 11th Centuries, Ancient Rome and Greece, WW2, American Revolution and Civil War, and a host of other things.  I'd like to get more into ancient Asian histories as well.

[Lizzy]

britishtetra
Pete, I like a happy ending. When I read Me Before You, I cried. I saw the ending coming but I didn’t want to believe it. The book is brilliantly written. The author has real talent —- although the facts around Will’s disability are sketchy.

I hadn’t, and still haven’t, seen the film. A friend of mine knew the guy on which the book was based.

That didn’t answer your question. 😊
I like both true life stories and fiction. I have read many autobiographies. They need to be well written.

[stasi]

Dec 15, 2020 1:07:35 GMT -5 Braced4Impact said:

Dec 14, 2020 23:35:12 GMT -5 stasi said:

Ancient, medieval, mostly pre-modern stuff. Actually right now I'm on a pre-history kick. I'm like super into the fact that Neanderthals existed. Imagine if there were still multiple species of human! Wouldn't that be cool? I don't even know that much about them, I'm just into it in the way little kids are into dinosaurs.

Nice.  I've learned a bit about prehistoric and even prehuman/early human anthropology.  The Neanderthals and early humans were far more advanced than the general public likes to give them credit for. I'm particularly interested in prehistoric food finds, and learning just how far back the foods we eat go.   I read an interesting book about the Vikings which stretched from the neolithic to the conversion to Christianity.  It was interesting to see how vast trade routes were even as far back as shortly after the last Ice Age. I'm all over the place with my history interests.  I like learning about the Viking/Anglo-Saxon conflicts from about the 9th to 11th Centuries, Ancient Rome and Greece, WW2, American Revolution and Civil War, and a host of other things.  I'd like to get more into ancient Asian histories as well.

ooh yes, food finds are so interesting. I've been reading about the bog people--perfectly preserved in the anaerobic environment even with their last meal still in their stomachs And yeah, I'd also like to learn more about Asian history. I know next to nothing, which is kind of shameful! But Greece and Rome are my jam  

[Braced4Impact]

Dec 16, 2020 11:11:37 GMT -5 stasi said:

Dec 15, 2020 1:07:35 GMT -5 Braced4Impact said:

Nice.  I've learned a bit about prehistoric and even prehuman/early human anthropology.  The Neanderthals and early humans were far more advanced than the general public likes to give them credit for. I'm particularly interested in prehistoric food finds, and learning just how far back the foods we eat go.   I read an interesting book about the Vikings which stretched from the neolithic to the conversion to Christianity.  It was interesting to see how vast trade routes were even as far back as shortly after the last Ice Age. I'm all over the place with my history interests.  I like learning about the Viking/Anglo-Saxon conflicts from about the 9th to 11th Centuries, Ancient Rome and Greece, WW2, American Revolution and Civil War, and a host of other things.  I'd like to get more into ancient Asian histories as well.

ooh yes, food finds are so interesting. I've been reading about the bog people--perfectly preserved in the anaerobic environment even with their last meal still in their stomachs And yeah, I'd also like to learn more about Asian history. I know next to nothing, which is kind of shameful! But Greece and Rome are my jam  

A fun way to experience history is tasting it.  If you're into ancient Rome and Greece, check out a YouTube channel Tasting History.  While he does all sorts of historical food around the world, he's made a fair amount of ancient Greek and Roman recipes, including the ever popular Garum (Rome's favorite condiment) and even food from Sparta. 

[stasi]

Dec 16, 2020 11:35:16 GMT -5 Braced4Impact said:

Dec 16, 2020 11:11:37 GMT -5 stasi said:

ooh yes, food finds are so interesting. I've been reading about the bog people--perfectly preserved in the anaerobic environment even with their last meal still in their stomachs And yeah, I'd also like to learn more about Asian history. I know next to nothing, which is kind of shameful! But Greece and Rome are my jam  

A fun way to experience history is tasting it.  If you're into ancient Rome and Greece, check out a YouTube channel Tasting History.  While he does all sorts of historical food around the world, he's made a fair amount of ancient Greek and Roman recipes, including the ever popular Garum (Rome's favorite condiment) and even food from Sparta. 

oh, I actually made something similar recently! I have a cookbook with translations of Apicius (1st century collection of Roman recipes, you might know it) and suggestions on making the recipes with modern ingredients. Mine was a "libum" or sacrificial cake. (Don't worry, didn't do an actual sacrifice.) It was... a bit dry But I think that was my fault and not the Romans'. I'm gonna watch more of these videos so thanks for the rec! 

[Braced4Impact]

You're very welcome. I think he even mentions libum in the video, if I recall correctly. History is so interesting, especially sifting through what was fact and what those who wrote it want us to remember or believe. That's where archaeology either confirms or debunks certain written accounts.

[Deleted]

Nonfiction generally, although I'll sprinkle some fiction in for flavor. I'm currently reading "the intelligent investor", I'm partial to history and psychology though. I like to understand "the why" of people and societies.

[wheelinrob]

I'm hooked on self help books! But I also like to learn random things so lately I've been reading up on the Millionaire Mindset.

[outofsight]

If I just want to chill and relax and not 'weigh' my brain much, then I don't mind easy to follow, romantic, countryside slice-of-life stories (like Cathy Bramley's books) but if I want something more substantial, then I like to read from liberal Christian motivational writers, ideally those with a good sense of humor. In between I truly like historical fiction, either in real-Earth history or alternative Earth timeline stuff (like Jeanne DuPrau's Book of Ember series).