I never was a bookworm, really, and never really got into reading like my sister did. It always made me feel incredibly guilty when people would say their favorite pasttime was reading, and ask me if I'd read this book and that...and I would have to say...no, I only read the books in school that I have to. I think I'm pretty smart, but I just never really got into it.
You do not have to be culturally insane just because you are not a bookworm. Although I happen to be one, I am not going to hold a grudge against anyone who does not share my passion for literature. Books are valuable treasure, in my personal opinion, but sometimes books do not necessarily make a person smart. Knowledge does. There are multitudes of resources besides literature. Please don't feel guilty and bad just because you're not an avid reader. Maybe you are one of those intellectual scientists types who love computer programming. That could be it. Everybody is different. No individuals are alike.
I used to be a total bookworm. That was when I was younger, like elementary school. I used to *love* books, it's all I would do would be reading books. I have to say that I was a geek (no, not *because* of the book reading, I read the books cuz I was a geek, nothing better to do).
Que, I've had almost the exact same experiance, but in reverse. I am a bookworm, and I feel really isolated when my friends are talking about a music video or new album I didn't know existed. I'm also teased a lot. (and I agree with ZoOeY -books don't guarantee intellegence)
I'm a COMPLETE bookworm!! I love reading. I HAVE to have a book with me at all times, "just in case." Even if I know I won't have a chance to read it, I still have to have it, because there MAY come a chance....:) I've read so many books, it's a wonder how I remember so many! Although I don't understand why someone doesn't like reading, I have friends who don't like reading, and it doesn't bother me. And, Shampoo, I'm a total bookworm, but I'm also way into music. I also love movies, but if music and books come first. I HAVE to have my cdman and cds wherever I go, just as I have to have my books. I love music, and I especially like lookin gon the internet for unsinged artists that are way cool. I'm also into searching the 'net for cool short stories by unkown authors. Sometimes you find major gems!
Yay!!!!! Another bookworm on the web! And someone who carries a book _everywhere_. (I thought I was the only one...) A lot of my friends don't read much, either.
I usually have a book w/me at all times too :-)
Does this make me culturally insane or something? I don't know if I just don't have a long enough attention span or what....anyone else sympathize with me? I'm feeling pretty shitty when I read all of your reviews of these great books you read and here I am not even reading ONE book. It's not that I can't read...I can, I dunno what my problem is.
Que
By ZoOeY on Saturday, March 14, 1998 - 07:15 pm:
By Shampoo on Saturday, May 2, 1998 - 01:39 am:
I don't do it anymore. I can't remember the last book I read that wasn't school related. I've gotten cooler now that I'm older, I actually have a social life, and even though sometimes I'll pick up a book and read it, I don't enjoy it as much as I used to. I get restless and do something else.
Of course, all those many years of reading have paid off in a huge way. I read at about university level and have a wide vocabulary (when I want to).
So the moral of this story is that reading is a good thing, and I think it would be a good idea for me to go down to the library and pick up one of those books you guys were talking about. Que, you go and do it too, kay? Let's enrich our minds!! It's about time I lost the ditz act and got back into the swing of things.
-Shampoo
By Kit Kat on Sunday, July 26, 1998 - 12:24 pm:
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