tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7924918774337720767..comments2024-03-28T04:55:50.771-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: The Stopping PointJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67830748007775398292017-05-18T19:43:23.179-04:002017-05-18T19:43:23.179-04:00I do. I put my finger in to mark where the end of ...I do. I put my finger in to mark where the end of story is. 😊Aimee Hixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06045158961269334826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30915679277251039802017-05-18T17:18:38.639-04:002017-05-18T17:18:38.639-04:00That's the thing with the Kindle isn't it?...That's the thing with the Kindle isn't it? You can satisfy your hunger for the next book immediately! Hope you're feeling better today Deb Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22452460673572742082017-05-18T17:16:26.524-04:002017-05-18T17:16:26.524-04:00I don't know that author, will have to look he...I don't know that author, will have to look her up.Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71779225899668387312017-05-18T17:15:52.626-04:002017-05-18T17:15:52.626-04:00Yes Ingrid! Or it could be recipes or the first ch...Yes Ingrid! Or it could be recipes or the first chapter in the next book, very unsettling…Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63068217529944206662017-05-18T17:13:01.840-04:002017-05-18T17:13:01.840-04:00That's what happens to me too. I figure I have...That's what happens to me too. I figure I have a very firm biological clock – I wake up between six and seven no matter how late I stayed up. And then I suffer LOLLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82883101844126076572017-05-18T17:10:48.258-04:002017-05-18T17:10:48.258-04:00How wonderful to spend the morning reading! A well...How wonderful to spend the morning reading! A well-deserved retirementLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33780327023747696992017-05-18T14:50:29.152-04:002017-05-18T14:50:29.152-04:00The act of reading doesn't necessarily make me...The act of reading doesn't necessarily make me sleepy. It is more of when I'm reading that does that. If I am reading what passes for late at night for me these days, I can find myself waking up a little while later and realizing I fell asleep.<br /><br />But since I do that while watching TV as well, I'm pretty sure it is because I'm "old and tired" not bored with what I'm reading/watching.<br /><br />Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82633691402306139572017-05-18T14:41:13.691-04:002017-05-18T14:41:13.691-04:00Believe me, it's not hard to look ahead on the...Believe me, it's not hard to look ahead on the Kindle to see what happens next or see how close it is to the end of the chapter! I do it quite often! <br /><br />I try not to read mysteries too close to bedtime if I'm near the end of the book, but if it's the weekend I'll often stay up to finish one. Last night I wasn't feeling well and was unable to sleep. Since I didn't have much left to read in the book I started reading over the weekend I decided to finish it. I read to the end and then downloaded the next book in the series, read the prologue and the first chapter, and then ordered myself to go to bed! Still couldn't sleep but had a whole new book to look forward to!<br /><br />Deb Romano Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3889994630096185152017-05-18T14:32:20.833-04:002017-05-18T14:32:20.833-04:00Sometimes my eyes will close against my will, leav...Sometimes my eyes will close against my will, leaving me to wake up in an hour or so to finish. Other times I've dutifully gone to bed, only to toss and turn and get back up to read my friends to a place of safety. A colleague's students would often look at her eyes and say, "What were you reading?" knowing she was short on sleep. She called it modeling a love of reading.Storyteller Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03807705866873141004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44091142039217310942017-05-18T14:30:26.322-04:002017-05-18T14:30:26.322-04:00Reading doesn't make me sleepy, but I can'...Reading doesn't make me sleepy, but I can't go to sleep unless I've read something recreational right before bed. Even just a couple of minutes. I don't wake with a book on my chest, but I will stop reading immediately when I realize I'm too tired to really comprehend what I'm reading--even if I only have a few pages to go. I love reading so much, and I want to make sure I get every wonderful bit of magic out of a book that an author puts into it.Ritter Ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061350506378402974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19405691854822924732017-05-18T13:52:51.619-04:002017-05-18T13:52:51.619-04:00Oh, and another thing: if I'm close to the end...Oh, and another thing: if I'm close to the end of a chapter, I'll make that a stopping point, same if I'm reading a short story, I'll try to finish it.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88357331909768741382017-05-18T13:50:38.493-04:002017-05-18T13:50:38.493-04:00Interesting question, and answers.
First, I&#... Interesting question, and answers.<br /> First, I'm retired, so the worry about having to get up early and go to work is moot for me.<br /> I can't read in bed. It's just impossible for me to get comfortable reading prone, and trying to pile up pillows and sit up and scoot back and so on just doesn't work for me. I wind up with an aching back, sore neck, and usually a headache. So I read in a nice comfy leather chair, good reading lamp on the side table. When my eyes get tired, I close the book and head for bed.<br /> But what if there isn't that much book left to read? I'm not a rapid reader, so more than 10 or 15 pages is a stopping point for me. Twenty pages definitely. I'd rather have just those few pages to look forward to in the morning, when I'll read them after breakfast, with my coffee. When I'm finished, I'll fire up the computer, add the book to my "books read" list, and then start thinking which book from the TBR I want to begin. I may not start that next book until afternoon, there are things to be done, after all, and I like a little break between books, but a few hours is usually enough.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77138780609492105352017-05-18T13:37:02.485-04:002017-05-18T13:37:02.485-04:00Oh. And I also reread the "good bits" th...Oh. And I also reread the "good bits" the next day.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64197333471858355322017-05-18T13:36:02.303-04:002017-05-18T13:36:02.303-04:00I read downstairs at night. Husband conks out earl...I read downstairs at night. Husband conks out early and does not appreciate my reading in bed. I look at the thickness of what is left in a book to read. And the number of pages. And how involved I am in the story. I sat up til the wee hours a couple of nights ago to finish Too Lucky to Live by Annie Hogsett. Lord, I love those characters. Can't wait for the next one.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42623858289906481932017-05-18T13:29:28.356-04:002017-05-18T13:29:28.356-04:00Do you check to make sure all those pages are part...Do you check to make sure all those pages are part of the novel, Aimee? Sometimes I get thrown for a loop when the acknowledgments take up multiple pages or there are blank pages at the end. Then I feel discombobulated!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70142950921315996532017-05-18T11:27:28.493-04:002017-05-18T11:27:28.493-04:00I would stop if there was 20 or so pages left at m...I would stop if there was 20 or so pages left at midnight because I want to be able to remember the ending and think about it a little bit before I go to sleepPaulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786463183900120910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82494589520624795672017-05-18T10:52:13.052-04:002017-05-18T10:52:13.052-04:00I usually judge if I'm going to stop based on ...I usually judge if I'm going to stop based on the width of pages left and not number of pages. I know how fast I read based on thickness. <br /><br />Which is weird because I'm a bit of a numbers person but that's how I've always been.Aimee Hixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06045158961269334826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82413648197409441222017-05-18T10:49:29.422-04:002017-05-18T10:49:29.422-04:00I don't really have a stopping point. In fact...I don't really have a stopping point. In fact, since I read on my lunch hour and breaks, I've learned to put my book down when the clock says I have to go back to work even though it absolutely kills me sometimes. (Like when the killer has just confronted the main character and plans to kill them and I see no possible way out of the situation.)<br /><br />And my favorite cure for insomnia is reading. Reading relaxes my brain and puts me to sleep. Yes, even in a situation like I just described above. Sometimes, I'm awake enough to put the book down and turn off the light. Other times, I wake up with the light on and my fingers in the book. I usually remember where I left off, fortunately, although I have had a dream or two about what happened next in the book that I need to remember were just dreams.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71630258650985844032017-05-18T10:18:26.543-04:002017-05-18T10:18:26.543-04:00Lucy,
I like to savor good books too.
DianaLucy,<br /><br />I like to savor good books too.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10737540629973557792017-05-18T10:16:51.573-04:002017-05-18T10:16:51.573-04:00Hank, that would be a good blog! Yes, I remember w...Hank, that would be a good blog! Yes, I remember which books I read all night long!Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36954326520131223642017-05-18T10:15:04.471-04:002017-05-18T10:15:04.471-04:00Great post! I enjoyed all the comments here. You...Great post! I enjoyed all the comments here. Your post reminded me of something. I always like to read books in a series again before a new book in the series is launched. I was reading one of the Maisie Dobbs novels and I was so engrossed that I read all night! By the time I finished, it was the crack of dawn! I could not believe that I read until the morning! I think I just could not sleep!<br /><br />Now when there is a really good novel, if there are 30 chapters, for example, I try to stop half way if I know that I need to get up early. I stick to the plan of stopping at Chapter 15. If I am almost finished with a novel, I stop and put in a bookmark (e.g. one of the many bookmarks I picked up at Malice 2016).<br /><br />Sometimes I do fall asleep while reading a novel because I am too tired to continue. Somehow I manage to put in a bookmark and set it on a side table!<br />Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14016964603847925462017-05-18T10:11:22.760-04:002017-05-18T10:11:22.760-04:00Yes, I do the same thing, pick up something else o...Yes, I do the same thing, pick up something else on the nightstand. If I know it will take me an hour to finish I book I'm really loving, and I don't have an hour, I'll pick up something else to read for just a few minutes.<br /><br />And Flora! I will do the same with a really good book, go back and reread the end, and the best bits.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1476560993725374972017-05-18T10:09:10.201-04:002017-05-18T10:09:10.201-04:00One of my friends has to put one of the Harry Pott...One of my friends has to put one of the Harry Potter books on audio every night for his kids to fall asleep to. It has to start on the exact same page every night! He has no idea why they chose that particular place in the book, and he says it isn't a particularly relaxing scene, but it does the trick!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27682035003452250532017-05-18T09:30:54.364-04:002017-05-18T09:30:54.364-04:00When I can no longer keep my eyes open, I stop.When I can no longer keep my eyes open, I stop.Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77493448382157078952017-05-18T09:18:38.289-04:002017-05-18T09:18:38.289-04:00 I do, too! How does this happen to us :-)? I do, too! How does this happen to us :-)?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.com