What are your reading habits? Meaning this: what do you mostly

>>8721366
Philosophy exclusively these days.

Whatever I feel like reading

>>8721366
When I'm in college I only read short stories to relax from studying. When I'm vacations (e.g. summer) I read philosophy and fiction.

>>8721366
mostly philosophy. sometimes delve into some of the literary cannon

>>8721366

All fiction, aside from a few memoirs and biographies. I'm trying to get into nonfiction, but I'm surprised at how little I care about the world (I just can't get into history, philosophy, and science). I am reading Robert Hugh's The Shock of the New, which is about modern art, and I'm enjoying it.

>>8721366
So much British literature as of late. I enjoy finding a quite place where I am alone and reading aloud to myself. The British have a way of writing as if they are speaking eloquently. Finishing up the works of E.M. Forster at the moment.

Mix it up! There is a shelf dedicated to "the next book." All sorts of reasons get a book placed on that shelf... different reasons also bring it backoff.

I typically alternate between a fiction every few non-fiction.

Nonfiction: current publications (Wired, Science News), math and science (Matt Ridley, Assmov, Sagen, Dawkins) non fiction, Philosophy (Rand)

Fiction: Mostly sci-fi, fantasy or historical-fi

Mostly /lit/ recommendations, actually. I finally started Gravity's Rainbow (wtf have I been memed? Can't tell yet), and recommendations from my editor (Glamorama which seems to have inadvertently influenced my current novel)

omg. Asimov.

>>8721366
Fiction and War Memiors
Trying to start reading Roman texts like Cicero, but I always get side tracked when I go to the library and pick something up, even though I already have a short list of what I am to read next.

>>8721436
You're being memed.

>>8721472
That's kind of how I feel. It's an audiobook, so I can background it while I draw. I'll give it a few more chapters.

>>8721478
What is the point of backgrounding a really dense book? You will get absolutely nothing from it and then you will feel """""memed"""" or whatever.

lol I memed myself.
Only question is why my phone would auto correct Asimov to Assmo. wtf

>>8721429
i thought i was going to have to tip for a hot second but you redeemed urself with Rand

>>8721492
I feel like I'm absorbing as much as I can. Not my usual cup of tea, but I'm gaining some familiarity, which was my point.

I wouldn't say it's "dense" so much as rambling.

>>8721412
>>8721460

Paul Scott's "Jewel in the Crown" series was good.
Shogun
The General (Forrester)

Also, Mary Roach: Grunt

History, philosophy, fiction in that order.

I love a good history book. Philosophy sort of mixes into history pretty regularly, and you can get some interesting history out of philosophy.

I just read bits of fiction to break up the above, I consider it more of an entertainment than a pursuit in and of itself.

>>8721521
huge fan. Was hoping Galt would have whisked me away by now.