Comments on: Why I Don’t Read Novels Anymore* http://alicedaer.com/2008/12/31/why-i-dont-read-novels-anymore/ Alice Daer (formerly Robison), Asst. Professor of English, Arizona State University Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:02:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Nikhil Apte http://alicedaer.com/2008/12/31/why-i-dont-read-novels-anymore/#comment-1043 Nikhil Apte Thu, 13 May 2010 04:30:44 +0000 http://alicerobison.org/?p=144#comment-1043 Just perfect. If you'll believe me, I searched for "I don't read novels anymore" in google and it came up with this page! I searched for that, in order to see if it happened regularly to people and why. Although a former avid reader of novels, I cannot get through 10 pages of novels anymore. But I seem to prefer to spend the time reading up wikipedia articles on just about anything I can put mouse clicks on. Came up with <a href="http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/04/why-i-cant-read-novels-anymore/" rel="nofollow">this</a> too, so it seems to be pretty common. And yes good analysis of reading patterns indeed. Just perfect.
If you’ll believe me, I searched for “I don’t read novels anymore” in google and it came up with this page! I searched for that, in order to see if it happened regularly to people and why.
Although a former avid reader of novels, I cannot get through 10 pages of novels anymore. But I seem to prefer to spend the time reading up wikipedia articles on just about anything I can put mouse clicks on.
Came up with this too, so it seems to be pretty common.

And yes good analysis of reading patterns indeed.

]]> By: alist http://alicedaer.com/2008/12/31/why-i-dont-read-novels-anymore/#comment-116 alist Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:56:49 +0000 http://alicerobison.org/?p=144#comment-116 Goodness it's been too long since I updated! Yikes. Too much Twitter. Yes, you're right on the literary medium point. I've thought about it a lot, actually. I suppose I enjoy narrative more than I enjoy literary media, fiction or not. I'm looking now at my top ten TiVo season passes and eight of them are "reality" shows. I think that in terms of reading, anyway, what I'm most interested in is learning about new perspectives and how to see the world in new ways. It's not so much about content for me. I love trying to understand how characters (fiction or no) see the world. Not sure what that means, though. :P Goodness it’s been too long since I updated! Yikes. Too much Twitter.

Yes, you’re right on the literary medium point. I’ve thought about it a lot, actually. I suppose I enjoy narrative more than I enjoy literary media, fiction or not. I’m looking now at my top ten TiVo season passes and eight of them are “reality” shows.

I think that in terms of reading, anyway, what I’m most interested in is learning about new perspectives and how to see the world in new ways. It’s not so much about content for me. I love trying to understand how characters (fiction or no) see the world. Not sure what that means, though. :P

]]> By: Jason Mittell http://alicedaer.com/2008/12/31/why-i-dont-read-novels-anymore/#comment-100 Jason Mittell Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:20:52 +0000 http://alicerobison.org/?p=144#comment-100 Alice - nice overview of your reading patterns, and I'm always amazed at how many people blog readers don't know about RSS feeds or social bookmarking. About your last comment - do you think it's fiction per se, or the literary medium? I too have become far less novel-patient over the past few years, but it's not because of fiction - I consume vast amounts of fiction via the TV! So do you watch fiction instead of reading it? Alice – nice overview of your reading patterns, and I’m always amazed at how many people blog readers don’t know about RSS feeds or social bookmarking. About your last comment – do you think it’s fiction per se, or the literary medium? I too have become far less novel-patient over the past few years, but it’s not because of fiction – I consume vast amounts of fiction via the TV! So do you watch fiction instead of reading it?

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