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(DIR) Post #AMmnoUeXekCxYs5ihk by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T12:33:11Z
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I was speaking to a friend the other day, and I gave him some book recommendations. His response was "yeah, but you're a bookworm..."I really don't class myself as a bookworm, far from it actually. I read like 10-15 books in a year.Bookworms, to me, are those folk who have multiple books on the go at the same time. Those who forego all things in favour of a book. Can quote books off the cuff. I'm not any of those things.What's your idea of a bookworm?
(DIR) Post #AMmoBEn8nIsr1qxUrg by loke@functional.cafe
2022-08-22T12:37:12Z
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@kev I mean, anyone who would put "books" on their list of hobbies I guess.
(DIR) Post #AMmoBtjgZ3Tu10eofg by loke@functional.cafe
2022-08-22T12:37:21Z
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@kev I mean, anyone who would put "books" on their list of hobbies I guess?
(DIR) Post #AMmoQ5YnOleQk4KXs8 by amerika@noagendasocial.com
2022-08-22T12:40:05Z
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@kev Someone who enjoys books and systematically goes through them. For his social group, you are one.
(DIR) Post #AMmp1vn6AX2nRn45s8 by xpil@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T12:46:47Z
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@kev Only 38% of Poles read a single book in the last 12 months. This is sad.My idea of a bookworm is someone who always has at least one book going and not because they have to, but because they want to.
(DIR) Post #AMmpCr0IJ8rRmlRgvo by joel@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T12:48:39Z
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@kev impostor syndrome plus stereotypical assumptions kicking in...Ok maybe not :blobcatderpy: I've read 7 books (and perhaps like 12 or so manga series) this year...I could have read those 7 books in a couple weeks if I really were a bookworm, and manga doesn't have as much text anyhow.I wish I could find more people who read at least as much as I do, but I am introverted too so :blobcatdunno:
(DIR) Post #AMmpLkMgMPADnl9qpE by joel@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T12:50:28Z
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@kev that last paragraph sounded like I am bragging, but as I said, 7 books in half a year ain't much, or is it?
(DIR) Post #AMmq64a7WkPBp7X8VM by rapidscampi@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T12:58:46Z
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@kev a lot of the posts I see from you are book-related. I guess your level of enthusiasm for and enjoyment from reading also count towards being a bookworm.I'd be interested to know how your friend sees your recommendations differently because he perceives you as a bookworm.He's probably expecting Dostoevsky as a recommendation. I'd suggest recommending Mr Tickles from the Mr Men series and see what reaction you get 🙂
(DIR) Post #AMmqPJajwclDsVzybI by sotolf@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-22T13:02:16Z
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@kev I guess I'm a serial bookworm, I can't read more than one book at a time, I've read ~30 books so far this year, I'd classify someone that sees reading as one of their main sources of entertaiment.
(DIR) Post #AMmqZsaifgvxK81i0O by Charadon@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T13:04:08Z
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@kev I consider anyone a bookworm if they gain most of their knowledge/entertainment from reading. Be it manpages, fictional/non-fictional books & stories, encyclopedias, etc.
(DIR) Post #AMmqlsxT8JCdw8ONl2 by chrisod@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T13:06:22Z
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@kev Not sure quantity really matters. You could be a slow reader and only knock out a book a month, but if it's consistent and you are always chipping away a book, you are a bookworm.I read 15-60 minutes every night before bed.
(DIR) Post #AMmrzPEMYWg9kMIz7A by birnim@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T13:20:01Z
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@kev to me, in context of this story, the answer to your question is simple and obvious. if he asked for book suggestions, you provided them and he called you a bookworm, he's a jerk and deserved a rude reply (a friend can take it without getting hurt). if he did not ask for suggestions and it was your initiative to give recommendations, well, he's justified to call you a bookworm 😂
(DIR) Post #AMmwWVshFYM3kJDHay by joel@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T14:10:51Z
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@sotolf @kev 30 was my goal of books to read this year xD
(DIR) Post #AMmwcpJTun6bkbkh84 by sotolf@social.linux.pizza
2022-08-22T14:11:58Z
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@joel @kev mine was 12 :p I guess I overshot it by a bit :) That was counting novellas as 1/2 books, though If I count them as full I'm at 35 :p
(DIR) Post #AMn1tmNcZc5fLaajOy by amit@writing.exchange
2022-08-22T15:11:02Z
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@kev To me, those who regularly read one book a week at least. Have strong opinions on them and always share them.
(DIR) Post #AMn4uEZ05TwUcSp34K by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T15:44:45Z
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@loke yeah, I suppose.
(DIR) Post #AMn4y6fhN5u7IjnmpU by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T15:45:25Z
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@xpil see, I class you as a bookworm and actually had you in mind when I was writing this post.
(DIR) Post #AMn57ABJgtX2nFuSUy by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T15:47:05Z
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@rapidscampi the fact that I have no idea who Dostoevsky is kinda proves I’m not a bookworm, I think? 😂
(DIR) Post #AMn5CbGyOTIQGO9EbQ by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T15:48:02Z
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@sotolf yup, you’re a bookworm! 😂
(DIR) Post #AMn5NpOUEQrDFF13wW by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T15:50:05Z
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@Charadon oooo interesting perspective. I read a TONNE of blogs, journals, research etc. but I don’t class that as reading, weirdly. I should do, and it most definitely is reading, but the term “bookworm” for me, is about reading book - long form novels etc.
(DIR) Post #AMn5Rnb4r366pWnaim by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T15:50:41Z
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@chrisod i do too, but i am quite a slow reader.
(DIR) Post #AMn5WE2WU1rDzzkNXc by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T15:51:36Z
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@birnim I took no offence from the comment, and it wasn’t meant as any kind of insult or jibe. This guy is definitely not a jerk.
(DIR) Post #AMn6WnjBtZp0dcXj5U by simon@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T16:02:45Z
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@kev someone who has a book in their bag and grabs any spare time (at a bus stop , doctor's surgery, etc) to read a book. someone who spends more time reading books than poking their smartphone, and reaches for a book above a phone.
(DIR) Post #AMn6yYfTTuRA2T2YjI by xpil@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T16:07:50Z
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@kev And now I'm blushing
(DIR) Post #AMn77VqfKk9zttXpj6 by leopardboy@queer.party
2022-08-22T16:09:18Z
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@kev I read roughly the same amount as you, and I don’t consider myself a bookworm. There are people who read A LOT more books who I would consider bookworms, but I don’t have an arbitrary number. I guess it’s a matter of one’s identity.
(DIR) Post #AMn8iuFteThAGYjzYO by mike@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T16:27:32Z
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@kev I assume you're joking about Dostoevsky. I read part of Crime and Punishment back in college and couldn't tell you a single thing about it now. Lately I've been into Bitterbutoff. I just finished his seminal work, "The Russian Bear". You should read it. ;)@rapidscampi
(DIR) Post #AMn8wA02QVQarPdvxQ by mike@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T16:29:56Z
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@kev Yea, that is an interesting point of view. I don't "read" much, as in read books, but I "read" almost all day from the time I get up to when I go to sleep. Maybe a few hours off total. That MIGHT be why I'm so bad at finishing books these days. @Charadon
(DIR) Post #AMn9BTkzFfrUTpuKOG by fullstackthaumaturge@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T16:32:40Z
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@mike @kev @rapidscampi I also read Crime & Punishment. It was about an edgelord who thought he was an ubermensch and could get away with murder until he tried it.There was no need for the authorities to punish Raskolnikov; he managed that just fine on his own.
(DIR) Post #AMnAAE8bwARxhfvN44 by adamsdesk@mastodon.technology
2022-08-22T16:43:36Z
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@kev The definition of a bookworm is ”an avid book reader". Anything more is just what we add to it socially as in a social label or generalization of a type of person.
(DIR) Post #AMnAi2f17FmJx9CqZc by fedops@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T16:49:44Z
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@mike same here. I read all day - articles, man pages, code, blogs, emails, ...I always had a book on the go when I was in school, but these days I did not finish an actual book in probably 5 years. I also have 0 interest in (or tolerance for) fiction anymore.@kev @Charadon
(DIR) Post #AMnCFZoixft0ISIjWS by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T17:07:00Z
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@mike I shit you not, I have no idea who he(?) is.@rapidscampi
(DIR) Post #AMnEGMkfDwpPyMuErI by Mehrad@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T17:29:32Z
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@kev 🤯 I thought he is as famous as Shakespeare. They were both discussed in my schoolbook back in high-school. I haven't read any of his book cover to cover though 😅 @mike @rapidscampi
(DIR) Post #AMnGknSIhiR9OAxH4y by mike@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T17:57:28Z
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@Mehrad Depends on who you ask I guess. I would have agreed and I did a DDG for "famous authors" and picked the top link:https://www.imdb.com/list/ls005774742/Dostoevsky is #1 on the list. In fairness to @kev though, there's a large percentage of the authors on that list that I've never heard of either.@rapidscampi
(DIR) Post #AMnHEcJigHDTX0A1uS by Tay0@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T18:01:53Z
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@mikeHe's a boring, long read. I hated having to read one of his novels in school.@kev @rapidscampi
(DIR) Post #AMnIKP3kz6nS6c183E by tulpa@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T18:06:44Z
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@Tay0 @mike @kev @rapidscampi I liked Notes From the Underground alright. It was short enough for me not to lose interest.I tried to read Crime and Punishment for fun. But there wasn't any fun to be found, so I dropped it.
(DIR) Post #AMnIKPfgi58c0FlQAq by mike@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T18:15:09Z
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@tulpa Pretty much the only thing I remember about it. It's super rare for me to not finish a book I start. I just don't like the feeling of hanging threads even if I hate the book. For me to stop mid-book and not go back, it must have been particularly egregious. @Tay0 @kev @rapidscampi
(DIR) Post #AMnJoHtSICc8WQ0qR6 by Mehrad@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T18:31:42Z
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@mike @kev @rapidscampi I was mind blown because I was in a bubble. I was/am bias because of the education system I grew up with. Basically whatever the ministry of education felt appropriate was what we were taught. I can easily imagine that another country can have different focus when it gets to foreign literature.Also regarding the list, I don't know many as well 🤓😅
(DIR) Post #AMnQSFJRuGQDpHbkQq by AAMfP@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T19:46:13Z
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@kevDepends on the average surroundings. In Italy, a bookworm is probably someone who reads a couple of books per year... 😮💨😔
(DIR) Post #AMnRWV75CbQpwXPsUS by pixelherodev@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T19:58:00Z
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@kev ... well. I bought a set of 13 books a few weeks ago, despite already having no room to put them in due to the number of other books I've bought this year.I don't often read multiple books at a time, though there's been a few times where I've put down something (emotionally) heavy in favor of something light, finished the lighter book in a few hours, and gone back to the heavier one.There's been a few years where I only read a few books, but a few where I read over a hundred :P
(DIR) Post #AMncRIRpxlWci6qRzE by rapidscampi@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T21:22:33Z
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@Mehrad @mike @kev @tulpa @Tay0 can't say I've ever read any Dostoevsky, I just know that he wouldn't fall under the light-reading category. Definitely too hardcore for me - I like things with pictures :-)My favourite book is Alan Fletcher - The Art of Looking Sideways.
(DIR) Post #AMncRJ2hkh12YS5tS4 by murtezayesil@fosstodon.org
2022-08-22T22:00:25Z
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@rapidscampi @Mehrad @mike @kev @tulpa @Tay0 I like books with pictures as well. In fact, I returned a book from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series to the library about 2 weeks ago.
(DIR) Post #AMoQPjNlqVVtNJOEjI by MurrayWindripper@fosstodon.org
2022-08-23T07:20:28Z
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@kevDostoevsky? or Mr Tickle? @mike @rapidscampi
(DIR) Post #AMoQdHZW2e1PAzLTeq by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-08-23T07:22:52Z
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@MurrayWindripper you’re completely lost me. I wonder if this is an American thing.@mike @rapidscampi
(DIR) Post #AMoTGDHk74Ej5EivSq by MurrayWindripper@fosstodon.org
2022-08-23T07:52:21Z
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@kevMy 42 year old son is a bit of a bookworm. When he was young, I bought him the box set of Narnia books for Christmas. He finished them not long after Boxing Day.Most of what I know about literature comes from either him or my 24 year old daughter who studied French and Russian at Uni. I seem to remember Dostoevsky was on the required reads list.@mike @rapidscampi
(DIR) Post #AMoTjyeD6FTWNCQQ8O by MurrayWindripper@fosstodon.org
2022-08-23T07:57:45Z
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@kevMr Tickle on the other hand is a lot easier...https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mr._Tickle.jpgUnless our Colonial buddies are referring to a different one. Quite possible as I used to work with Mr Tickle who was a former BBC World Service transmitter engineer.@mike @rapidscampi