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New Poll - Pleasure Reading
The idea for this week's poll was from ListeningDaisy, although I changed all the poll options... But regardless, when's the last time you did some kind of pleasure reading outside of manga, manhua, or manhwa?
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Which operating system are you using on your main computer?
Choices:
Windows - votes: 8970 (83.3%)
Apple (Mac, Rhapsody, etc) - votes: 973 (9%)
Linux - votes: 462 (4.3%)
BSD - votes: 12 (0.1%)
Other - votes: 75 (0.7%)
Multi-boot - votes: 272 (2.5%)
There were 10764 total votes.
The poll ended: October 25th 2014
People use BSD still?..
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Which operating system are you using on your main computer?
Choices:
Windows - votes: 8970 (83.3%)
Apple (Mac, Rhapsody, etc) - votes: 973 (9%)
Linux - votes: 462 (4.3%)
BSD - votes: 12 (0.1%)
Other - votes: 75 (0.7%)
Multi-boot - votes: 272 (2.5%)
There were 10764 total votes.
The poll ended: October 25th 2014
People use BSD still?..
Comments (limited to first 100 replies)
» deadphoenix on October 25th, 2014, 11:23am
We've got mangaupdates to search for the right manga, if it's in you're genre or theme. But most importantly if it's good or not. As far as I know we don't have that kind of site for books. With books you need to guess if it's good or not. I find it annoying, if I'm reading something bad. Then it feels like a waste of time. Hench I didn't read something non-manga related for a while with the exception of the newspaper.
» kaloo on October 25th, 2014, 12:17pm
Have you tried Good Reads deadphoenix?
» deadphoenix on October 25th, 2014, 2:59pm
I've checked the website, but I've got the feeling it's like those websites that are influenced by the publisher. However I've checked their manga devision, I can't agree with what they chose as recommendation. It's just the common big three. I prefer series like Re:Monster, Shield Hero or Attack of Titan. (lol, every volume scores as most read over their). I like series with a good plot that has a good structure and enough deepness.
» hkanz on October 25th, 2014, 7:50pm
Amazon is a good source for book ratings/reviews. I don't know if it has recommendation lists or anything, but it will give you a 'people who bought this book also bought x book' list that could help in finding stuff you like. Or just ask a librarian. 
Poll answer - Today.
Poll answer - Today.
» mysstris on October 26th, 2014, 11:41am
I understand the feeling of not wanting to waste time but with the internet being so large and there being too many books listed, it might be easier to go to a library since they have a limited selection
Once you do that, go to the section of your interest and scan through the spines, look at the titles. I dare say judge the book by its cover too (cover art is there to communicate something about the story hence it will be subject to some sort of judgment whether or not it wants it). After, just read the summary to see if it would interest you. Then you can look up reviews to see if it's actually any good.
I don't do the last part usually when I'm at the library (it's not like I'm buying it). I only look up reviews when I am scanning through book listings on a amazon (when I want to buy). Also there's a better chance to avoid really amateur work in a library like some of those free e-books on amazon.
Take advantage of the library, it's a great resource. It's free (unless they charge for being over due) and I know people who have walked out of the library without even checking the book out (security isn't too tight in some places). Also you might find a decent manga collection too. I know I did and it's constantly growing with a wide array of english published mangas. (metropolitan=city wide library system--one huge main and 10s of branches)
Once you do that, go to the section of your interest and scan through the spines, look at the titles. I dare say judge the book by its cover too (cover art is there to communicate something about the story hence it will be subject to some sort of judgment whether or not it wants it). After, just read the summary to see if it would interest you. Then you can look up reviews to see if it's actually any good.
I don't do the last part usually when I'm at the library (it's not like I'm buying it). I only look up reviews when I am scanning through book listings on a amazon (when I want to buy). Also there's a better chance to avoid really amateur work in a library like some of those free e-books on amazon.
Take advantage of the library, it's a great resource. It's free (unless they charge for being over due) and I know people who have walked out of the library without even checking the book out (security isn't too tight in some places). Also you might find a decent manga collection too. I know I did and it's constantly growing with a wide array of english published mangas. (metropolitan=city wide library system--one huge main and 10s of branches)
» dasnik on October 26th, 2014, 9:55pm
https://www.goodreads.com/
you will find plenty of good book there, it easy to find the kind of book you like because you can search genre just like on MU.
you will find plenty of good book there, it easy to find the kind of book you like because you can search genre just like on MU.
» Accursed-kun on October 25th, 2014, 11:37am
Wellll..... books are costly and i have no libraries around. 
» MinatoAce on October 25th, 2014, 11:42am
Well...from some years, after starting to read Manga, Manhwa and Manhua (like a pro...lol xD), I somewhat lost the interest in reading other books...!!
That Doesn't means, that I totally stopped reading them...I do read the ones I find interesting time to times...^^
At the moment I'm reading “ All Quiet On Western The Front ”...It's Totally Awesome...Read it...yo
All Quiet on the Western Front( German:Im Westen nichts Neues, lit. In the West Nothing New) is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the detachment from civilian life felt by many of these soldiers upon returning home from the front.
The novel was first published in November and December 1928 in the German newspaper Vossische Zeitungand in book form in late January 1929. The book and its sequel, The Road Back, were among the books banned and burned in Nazi Germany. It sold 2.5 million copies in 22 languages in its first eighteen months in print.
In 1930, the book was adapted as an Oscar-winning film of the same name, directed by Lewis Milestone.
That Doesn't means, that I totally stopped reading them...I do read the ones I find interesting time to times...^^
At the moment I'm reading “ All Quiet On Western The Front ”...It's Totally Awesome...Read it...yo
All Quiet on the Western Front( German:Im Westen nichts Neues, lit. In the West Nothing New) is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the detachment from civilian life felt by many of these soldiers upon returning home from the front.
The novel was first published in November and December 1928 in the German newspaper Vossische Zeitungand in book form in late January 1929. The book and its sequel, The Road Back, were among the books banned and burned in Nazi Germany. It sold 2.5 million copies in 22 languages in its first eighteen months in print.
In 1930, the book was adapted as an Oscar-winning film of the same name, directed by Lewis Milestone.
» mysstris on October 26th, 2014, 11:31am
lol I believe that's a school assigned book. At least it was when I was in high school. I never read it though since I wasn't part of that group of classes.
» tactics on October 25th, 2014, 1:05pm
Technically it was a couple of days ago. I only read a few pages though. I'm in the mood to read, but none of the books I own are appealing to me. You know when you wanna read a certain kinda genre but you don't know exactly what. I'm in that place at the moment ha.
» Natsuki@ on October 25th, 2014, 1:59pm
I read at least weekly (sometimes even daily) books that have nothing to do with manga for pleasure. Though the amount that I read varies a lot so one week I'll read a few books and the next week I'm reading volumes of light novels or manga.
Well it makes sense for me I have always read when I was a kid and when I got introduced to manga when I was 19 I found more items to choose from. There is something about both that I like so I'll keep reading manga and books
Well it makes sense for me I have always read when I was a kid and when I got introduced to manga when I was 19 I found more items to choose from. There is something about both that I like so I'll keep reading manga and books
» nightazday on October 25th, 2014, 2:07pm
Kind wonder if light novels count as "manga-related"
Just got into them recently with Mushoku Tensei and Gun-ota, but besides that I usually read history-related books for pleasure.
Just got into them recently with Mushoku Tensei and Gun-ota, but besides that I usually read history-related books for pleasure.
» SinsI on October 25th, 2014, 2:45pm
"Please don't tell my parents I'm a supervillain", last week. After "soon I'll be invincible" gotten hooked up on antihero books...
» Harukko on October 25th, 2014, 7:39pm
Actually, I don't do it anymore but not since I moved...now the only pleasure reading I'm doing is an obliged assignment from a class.
I'd rather read manga since none of the books interest me at my school library. -__-
I'd rather read manga since none of the books interest me at my school library. -__-
» Evi|pigeon on October 25th, 2014, 8:27pm
I do it every day. In fact i just finished reading The Red Knight series and before that Madan no Ou to Vanadis series. Both military fantasies type novels which is the type i love. Sometimes i re-start a book as soon i finish reading it. Just so i can stay in the world the author built longer.
» annebel on October 26th, 2014, 6:14am
Since childhood there were barely days I haven't got a book on my hand. The manga genre I found out late (in my thirties), therefore it never had the chance to become my first interest in books. A user mentioned that for books there isn't a site like MU, so usually picking up annoying and bad books. That may be right. I find the user reviews on Amazon very helpful to pick out good stuff. And I have a good sorted public library in my hometown, where I got mostly from. This way I don't loose money on something disappointing.
» Sogno on October 26th, 2014, 10:02am
just finished a book this morning. once i get started if it's any decent i usually can't put a book down ^^
» RoxFlowz on October 26th, 2014, 10:32am
I wouldn't count Light Novel as non-manga related, so I voted that I can't remember. It's really been a long time since I've picked up a book that was not a Light Novel.
» mysstris on October 26th, 2014, 11:22am
Over the summer I found joy in the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card but wasn't able to complete the whole thing before returning to college (now my days are filled with unpleasurable but certain interesting readings). Read up to Xenocide. Great science fiction. The concept of philotic rays and faster than light/instantaneous travel across space and time is just fascinating.
Before college, at home, I would read all the time and borrow so many books from the public library (mangas included but a good large amount of novels). Back then it was easier to just scan through the books on the shelves to see which ones are interesting due to the limited selection when one gets to a libraries. These days it's difficult to find a good book without someone's recommendation. I sorely miss those days sometimes when it wasn't strange for someone to just go to a library and look for a book. Everyone at the library now seem to have a purpose to be at the library besides the fun of finding a book to read.
EDIT:
It's be nice to have a follow up poll asking people if they consider fan fiction and fan written stuff as "books." I'd like to see how many voted with and without that thought.
Before college, at home, I would read all the time and borrow so many books from the public library (mangas included but a good large amount of novels). Back then it was easier to just scan through the books on the shelves to see which ones are interesting due to the limited selection when one gets to a libraries. These days it's difficult to find a good book without someone's recommendation. I sorely miss those days sometimes when it wasn't strange for someone to just go to a library and look for a book. Everyone at the library now seem to have a purpose to be at the library besides the fun of finding a book to read.
EDIT:
It's be nice to have a follow up poll asking people if they consider fan fiction and fan written stuff as "books." I'd like to see how many voted with and without that thought.
» hkanz on October 26th, 2014, 4:18pm
Ender's Game is awesome! I liked one or two of the sequels but was eventually turned off for a number of reasons. Anyway, I would recommend the spinoff series about Bean - Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, etc..
» mysstris on October 29th, 2014, 7:38pm
yeah I'm planning on reading the ender spin offs as soon as I'm done with the ender series. I know Ender's Shadow coincides with Ender's Game so it doesn't matter but I'm eager to find out what's next after Xenocide-that and I have to order the spin offs. I only have the books for the main series in my humble little library
» Joentjuh on October 26th, 2014, 12:05pm
I read pretty much all the time, when I'm not at work that is.
Have been reading books since long before it became a requirement at school, my problem was more that I didn't read the books assigned, but the English translations/originals (don't like reading in my native tongue).
Even later at the uni I just ordered the English versions of textbooks (which were often much better).
Used to read a mass-paperback a week (±350pages), but that has pretty much doubled, if not tripled, since I've got my eReader and reading FanFiction became viable (without eye strain).
Have been reading books since long before it became a requirement at school, my problem was more that I didn't read the books assigned, but the English translations/originals (don't like reading in my native tongue).
Even later at the uni I just ordered the English versions of textbooks (which were often much better).
Used to read a mass-paperback a week (±350pages), but that has pretty much doubled, if not tripled, since I've got my eReader and reading FanFiction became viable (without eye strain).
» TofuQueen on October 26th, 2014, 2:20pm
I read pretty much every day, sitting with my youngest son while he falls asleep (and then sometimes for a long time after that, if what I'm reading grabs me). Mostly I read novels, often books I've picked up cheap ($1/bag at the library book sale, or from a thrift store) or free (borrowed from the library, or from the book recycling bin at the recycle center). I love digging through piles of books & finding random stuff that looks interesting. 
Edit - I also have a Kindle & have gotten a lot of free books for it, some better than others, but lately I've been reading physical books.
Edit - I also have a Kindle & have gotten a lot of free books for it, some better than others, but lately I've been reading physical books.
» dalek on October 26th, 2014, 3:20pm
I'm trying to read at least one book for pleasure in the middle of all my college books. Right now I'm reading "Hunger Games", I started a few days ago.
» reanseih on October 26th, 2014, 6:54pm
Now!
Well, non-manga, being Japanese novels. Been reading more of those than manga lately. Also following a few Chinese novels, as well as some fanfics. So strictly speaking, it's been a long time I've read a proper English novel.
Well, non-manga, being Japanese novels. Been reading more of those than manga lately. Also following a few Chinese novels, as well as some fanfics. So strictly speaking, it's been a long time I've read a proper English novel.
» KaoriNite on October 26th, 2014, 9:29pm
I'm in the category of so long ago I don't remember. I was never a big reader. I read a light novel every blue moon. I don't have anything against books. I'm sure if I figured out what genre I like I could easily be an avid reader. But I like the convenience of being a leecher. I know where to go to read manga for free without having to download them. If I wanted to read books for free I'd probably have to download them or I'd actually have to go to a library. Too lazy for that.
» djabea on October 27th, 2014, 5:56am
Well, I haven't really read many books since I started university. At the beginning I borrowed a few English books from the library. That was great, but after courses started I didn't have any more time for books, manga, tv shows and fanfics. Something had to give, well the other stuff is easily available when I'm in the mood for something.
I don't buy books for pleasure, for me they are a one time deal after finishing reading I read it several times and then I just want to move on to the next book. That's why I always get books from the library, but I don't like the selection from the public library and the books I have touched recently aren't really for my pleasure it's just to train language skills in French, Spanish and Japanese.
To be honest I read a lot, but not books. I read web fiction since the themes I like I can easily find on-line and I can read it on my cellphone, yeah and some translation of Japanese and Chinese books.
Recently I got hooked on LN. Was probably my fifth try or so. There are many interesting ideas, but the execution often turns me off. Generally I don't like the writing style in LN, for me it's just to painful to read. I first struck gold with No Game No Life. I'm glad I can add new stuff to my reading material.
I don't buy books for pleasure, for me they are a one time deal after finishing reading I read it several times and then I just want to move on to the next book. That's why I always get books from the library, but I don't like the selection from the public library and the books I have touched recently aren't really for my pleasure it's just to train language skills in French, Spanish and Japanese.
To be honest I read a lot, but not books. I read web fiction since the themes I like I can easily find on-line and I can read it on my cellphone, yeah and some translation of Japanese and Chinese books.
Recently I got hooked on LN. Was probably my fifth try or so. There are many interesting ideas, but the execution often turns me off. Generally I don't like the writing style in LN, for me it's just to painful to read. I first struck gold with No Game No Life. I'm glad I can add new stuff to my reading material.
» Hanae on October 27th, 2014, 6:50am
I prefer books to manga, so I read a lot. If it wasn't for libraries and ebooks I would have run out of space to store books a long time ago 
In my experience, the people who say they "don't really like reading" just haven't found the right book yet. I've managed to convince several friends that reading doesn't have to be boring
In my experience, the people who say they "don't really like reading" just haven't found the right book yet. I've managed to convince several friends that reading doesn't have to be boring
» LilyNanami on October 27th, 2014, 9:04am
The last things I read, a few months ago, were the Harry Potter series. They were great of course. I've been reading other interesting books since, but they were part of my college program so..
» HikaruYami on October 27th, 2014, 6:00pm
Of those 75 people using "other", I would bet money than at least 70 of them are running ChromeOS, 3 or so are running OS/2 or its slightly more modern variant, eComStation, and the last stragglers, _if there are any_, are running their own homebrew unix-like OS from scratch. Yeah, that's right, I went there.
(edit: and yes, I know that Chrome uses the Linux kernel, as does Android, but they are not the GNU/Linux operation system, which is what people mean when they say "their OS is linux". The linux kernel by itself is not an OS)
(edit: and yes, I know that Chrome uses the Linux kernel, as does Android, but they are not the GNU/Linux operation system, which is what people mean when they say "their OS is linux". The linux kernel by itself is not an OS)
» eternalight on October 29th, 2014, 8:03pm
Compared to Ender's Game, Children of the Mind was a vast disappointment to me. Good luck on that, friend.
» lambchopsil on October 29th, 2014, 11:27pm
Well, the other 3 books in the Ender's Game series are really meant for a different audience, so it's understandable why you wouldn't like them as much. You might like Ender's Shadow a bit more though (and that series)
» mysstris on October 30th, 2014, 6:07pm
actually I made the mistake of saying Children of the Mind. I only read up to Xenocide. But I guess I won't know until I read it. I thought Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide were better (especially that twist in Xenocide) than Ender's Game but that may be a faulty impression because I took longer to read through Ender's Game when I first picked it up. Also I read in the intro OSC wrote that Speaker for the Dead was his original inspiration (and I can see why) but it wouldn't have made much sense without ender's game so he wrote Ender's Game first.
» Baniita on October 30th, 2014, 4:52am
I tried reading The Fault in Our Stars. Really, I tried. I couldn't do it. Not even the audio book.
I just can't get into it. Not without thinking "gee, I could be spending this time doing so many better things."
The only words-only things I read are light novels (see SAO's GGO arc) and fan-written derivative homoromantic works. Nothing else is really worth my time.
I just can't get into it. Not without thinking "gee, I could be spending this time doing so many better things."
The only words-only things I read are light novels (see SAO's GGO arc) and fan-written derivative homoromantic works. Nothing else is really worth my time.
