Subj : Books
To : Rob Mccart
From : Mortar
Date : Wed Apr 23 2025 07:33 pm
Re: Books
By: Rob Mccart to ALL on Wed Apr 23 2025 01:42:00
> If some consider reading a book as 'Entertainment'... B)
Like they used to say, "reading is FUNdamental". I love to read, even if I don't do as much of it as I used to. These days, I actually do most of my reading at work (let's just say I have a boring job). Lately, I've been on a computer nostalgia kick, so I've been reading old computer magazines; at the moment, Creative Computing and Boardwatch magazines.
But I also read novels, too. Mostly sci-fi/fantasy. The last series I read was the Harry Potter books. Unlike most, I see the movie(s) before reading the book. That way, I'm not disappointed because this or that was left out of the movie. To me, reading the book(s) afterwards expands on what I saw; it's like getting bonus material.
My collection is about a tenth of yours, also split between print and ebooks. Unlike you, I prefer ebooks. Don't worry, I'm not gonna descend into a X vs. Y debate. For me, the primary reason is visual. My eyeballs aren't the greatest so having the ability to change font characteristics on an e-reader is very useful. I use the standard-size Kindle.
Now, having said that, I just added a bunch of paper books to my collection, and I didn't pay a cent. I got them from a free book exchange at my work place. Since January, I picked up the following. None of which I've read:
The Nephilim Trilogy (omnibus) by L.A. Marzulli
The Wheel of Time: The Eye of the World (book 1) by Robert Jordan
Emergency Deep (book 1) by Michael Dimercurio
The Heroes of Olympus (full series) by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Titans Curse (book 3) by Rick Riordan
Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy II by R.L. Stine
Demond Seed, Strange Highways & Watchers by Dean Koontz
Well, I hope that has provided an adequate jumping off point.
L8R daze!
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