What are you reading?
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no i read in the bath and for about an hour in bed before i go to sleep 
because i am dyslexic my parents always encouraged me to read whenever ive got time so my brain wont switch off until ive whacked out a few chapters its just a bad habit now+ it takes my mind off work otherwise i would go potty
no i read in the bath and for about an hour in bed before i go to sleep because i am dyslexic my parents always encouraged me to read whenever ive got time so my brain wont switch off until ive whacked out a few chapters its just a bad habit now+ it takes my mind off work otherwise i would go potty
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I am not able to work and sometimes not able to get out of bed and I would go absolutely bonkers without something to read.
My Father read sci-fi, hard core for years and that was the ONE thing he insisted my mother not just throw away, that is the scholastic book club order form. I would sheepishly put it on the kitchen table the day before it was due and magically there was a check with it in the morning. OH JOY, I felt as though I had Found My Coo!!!!!
I am not as intense as Chris.ph, but I do read a lot.
My Father read sci-fi, hard core for years and that was the ONE thing he insisted my mother not just throw away, that is the scholastic book club order form. I would sheepishly put it on the kitchen table the day before it was due and magically there was a check with it in the morning. OH JOY, I felt as though I had Found My Coo!!!!!
I am not as intense as Chris.ph, but I do read a lot.
I also can't work/go out much and my brain works better when I regularly 'switch' activities, so I read quite a lot on and off throughout the day and I was also brought up on having a bed-time story and reading before I try to sleep is a 'sleep cue' for me- I don't feel sleepy unless I've at least glanced at a paragraph (or chapter!) or two Of course, due to the joys of brain fog, I can often read a book and then flip back to the front and start again, so I don't get through as many books as some!
Of course, due to the joys of brain fog, I can often read a book and then flip back to the front and start again, so I don't get through as many books as some!
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Soul Music is really funny if you read it slowly. There are too many little jokes, double entendres, and character changes to blast through it. I love it. The Dean is hilarious with the mumblemumblemumblegonnadoitanywaymumblemumblemumble. It has me giggling everytime I read it. The part where he thinks back and does not have "teenage" memories due to childhood going straight into UU, and now he is feeling like a kid "like wearing a red-hot vest under his skin" and telling Ridcully he just doesnt understand "us younger generations". Ridcully says "Aren't you older than I am?"
The whole of it made so much sense to me being a musician myself, having studied Classical guitar and then learning to play Rock & Roll later made the Blert Wheedown and Gibsson's parts hilarious. There are signs in some guitar stores that say "Don't even Think about playing Stairway to Heaven", thus the troll guard made me laugh even harder. Everyone who plays guitar learns "Smoke on the Water" first... then, if they are good enough they learn Stairway to Heaven. Hearing it played badly is really icky tho.
The whole of it made so much sense to me being a musician myself, having studied Classical guitar and then learning to play Rock & Roll later made the Blert Wheedown and Gibsson's parts hilarious. There are signs in some guitar stores that say "Don't even Think about playing Stairway to Heaven", thus the troll guard made me laugh even harder. Everyone who plays guitar learns "Smoke on the Water" first... then, if they are good enough they learn Stairway to Heaven. Hearing it played badly is really icky tho.
Ummm maybe that’s where I’ve gone wrong
I have been blasting through it
As I’m very much the new boy (Boy..... Who am I kidding everyone is younger than me) to the Discworld I’m more than happy to listen to the advice of any member who has read more than two books by Terry Pratchett.
So with that in mind I will slow down and pay more attention and I will reread it straight away as Pooh suggested.
With The Colour of Magic and soon Soul Music under my belt I would be grateful for suggestions as to what my third choice should be.
As I really like Death is there any particular book where Death has the Lion's share of the story.
I can / could knock out Smoke on the Water on my guitar but sadly recent events seem to have put paid to progressing to Stairway to Heaven.
Looking on the bright side my loss is probably music’s gain....It’s certainly my next doors neighbours gain
Old Rockers never die they just go to The Great Gig in the Sky Pink Floyd 1973.
I have been blasting through it
As I’m very much the new boy (Boy..... Who am I kidding everyone is younger than me) to the Discworld I’m more than happy to listen to the advice of any member who has read more than two books by Terry Pratchett.
So with that in mind I will slow down and pay more attention and I will reread it straight away as Pooh suggested.
With The Colour of Magic and soon Soul Music under my belt I would be grateful for suggestions as to what my third choice should be.
As I really like Death is there any particular book where Death has the Lion's share of the story.
I can / could knock out Smoke on the Water on my guitar but sadly recent events seem to have put paid to progressing to Stairway to Heaven.
Looking on the bright side my loss is probably music’s gain....It’s certainly my next doors neighbours gain
Old Rockers never die they just go to The Great Gig in the Sky Pink Floyd 1973.
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