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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2021 17:08:34 GMT
I much prefer reading a good book with the telly on in background. I can watch certain movies when I'm in the mood, but most of them either bore me or cause me to become restless these days. Reading helps to relax me and I can do it at my own pace.
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Post by RobFilth on Mar 26, 2021 19:38:02 GMT
I've found that I've been reading more than watching either tv or movies in the last few years.
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Post by iank on Mar 26, 2021 22:16:28 GMT
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Post by mott1 on Mar 26, 2021 22:42:28 GMT
I've found that I've been reading more than watching either tv or movies in the last few years. A book - a good old-fashioned, second hand, yellowing book - can take me away from not just staring at screens all day but is a quiet reminder that we don't have to be slaves to Insta, FaceTime, Twitter and all that other nonsense all the time. |
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Post by RobFilth on Mar 26, 2021 22:45:30 GMT
I've found that I've been reading more than watching either tv or movies in the last few years. A book - a good old-fashioned, second hand, yellowing book - can take me away from not just staring at screens all day but is a quiet reminder that we don't have to be slaves to Insta, FaceTime, Twitter and all that other nonsense all the time. Yeah, I discovered my love of reading again a few years ago. It's also liberating to rediscover that an internet screen doesn't contain ALL knowledge or content too. |
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Post by mott1 on Mar 27, 2021 8:20:33 GMT
A book - a good old-fashioned, second hand, yellowing book - can take me away from not just staring at screens all day but is a quiet reminder that we don't have to be slaves to Insta, FaceTime, Twitter and all that other nonsense all the time. Yeah, I discovered my love of reading again a few years ago. It's also liberating to rediscover that an internet screen doesn't contain ALL knowledge or content too. Exactly. I was a member of a book club for a couple of years recently. We read everything from feminist literature like The Handmaids Tale to sci-fi classics like 1984, to lesser-known Thomas Hardy novels and stories such as The Book Thief which have gone into my collection. It's like the argument against Citizen Kane ever being remade - for everything we gain over time something gets taken away, a certain magic. And enjoying an old book is like that, I think - finding a different kind of magic. |
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Post by RobFilth on Mar 27, 2021 8:46:00 GMT
I've just finished reading the recent graphic novel "The V.C.'s" book from the 2000AD Ultimate Collection. I remember reading the original story back in the early 80's, but hadn't read any of the more recent continuations (also included) which were a fun revelation. I remember when first seeing the "Starship Troopers" film in the early 90's thinking how many elements were similar to "The VC's" (Vietnam type call-up/training/US militarism similarities/ insectoid type adversary/ Rookie who loses his folks his a devastating attack on earth etc), but upon reading the notes in this edition it seems "The V.C.'s" was actually part inspired by Robert A. Heinlein's original 1959 novel! I still think 2000AD had a huge influence on the movie mind you, because of the Robocop-esque self parodic tone of the thing.  |
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