![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 14 of 14. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by partlycloudy on May 27, 2004, at 8:01:16
...anything longer than a newspaper headline. My concentration is shot. I'm thinking of reading "Babar The Elephant" or "Curious George". That seems all I can handle right now.
Posted by Noa on May 27, 2004, at 8:10:03
In reply to Unable to read..., posted by partlycloudy on May 27, 2004, at 8:01:16
At the moment, my concentration is poor, too. Books lying there half read. Sigh.
Posted by octopusprime on May 27, 2004, at 12:04:53
In reply to Re: Unable to read... » partlycloudy, posted by Noa on May 27, 2004, at 8:10:03
just chiming in here with a "me too".
books that usually would take me a week now take me a month. :(
hoping for mental clarity soon for everybody ...
Posted by Jai Narayan on May 28, 2004, at 16:08:40
In reply to Unable to read..., posted by partlycloudy on May 27, 2004, at 8:01:16
> ...anything longer than a newspaper headline. My concentration is shot. I'm thinking of reading "Babar The Elephant"
***I sent my grandson a stuffed doll of Babar the Elephant....it was so cute!> "Good Night, Moon"
***I sent him good night moon too.
You are in good company....we love you.xoxoxo
Posted by gardenergirl on May 29, 2004, at 2:03:35
In reply to Re: Unable to read..., posted by Jai Narayan on May 28, 2004, at 16:08:40
Posted by mashogr8 on May 31, 2004, at 20:59:02
In reply to Love Babar so much I saw him on Rorschach card! (nm), posted by gardenergirl on May 29, 2004, at 2:03:35
I'm going back to work tomorrow after 16 weeks off and I've only been able to read 1 patterson and 1&1/2 kellermen in all that time. Don't know when i'll ever finish kellermen's katest. sigh.........mash
Posted by NikkiT2 on June 2, 2004, at 10:09:21
In reply to Unable to read..., posted by partlycloudy on May 27, 2004, at 8:01:16
When I'm going through a phase when I'm finding reading hard, I always revert to either kids books, or old favourites that I adore and know the story well enough that I don't need to concentrate tooo hard.
But I adore kids books anyway *laughing*
Nikki x
Posted by partlycloudy on June 2, 2004, at 12:08:15
In reply to kids books, posted by NikkiT2 on June 2, 2004, at 10:09:21
I still have a battered paperback of a story called "The Lost Playground" - probably out of print - that I loved. It's about a teddy bear who's become ragged and missing bits, who gets spirited away to a playground where all the toys are beat up and discarded. I guess I've always been able to relate to it.
I don't have kids but am fierce about hanging on to my book collection.
Posted by NikkiT2 on June 2, 2004, at 12:39:03
In reply to Re: kids books » NikkiT2, posted by partlycloudy on June 2, 2004, at 12:08:15
Ooooh, if *anything* (I so want to bold that!) happened to my books from my childhood a murder WOULD occur!! *laughing*
What about "The Little Prince"?? That might work perfectly at the moment..
Oh.. Oh.. What about Roald Dahl books??!! *grins* "The Twits" is one of the funniest books I have ever writtem.. and "The BFG".. the Whizzpoppers and Frobscottle chapter is still one of the funniest things I have ever read (and I can't believe I can still remember the chapter title!).. totally childing farting jokes, but they're alwayd fun!!
Another favourite of his is "Fantastic Mr Fox" Oh.. the bogey rolling and flicking is such a strong scene in my head 24 years after first reading it!! *l*
Then, when you're feeling up to reading more, there is "Danny Champion of the World", damn I love that book!!!OK.. you've caught me on a ramble again!!!
Nikki xxx
Posted by partlycloudy on June 2, 2004, at 12:48:34
In reply to Re: kids books » partlycloudy, posted by NikkiT2 on June 2, 2004, at 12:39:03
I have a copy of "Fade" by (someone) Courmier. It's a fantastic "coming of age" book - nothing like Judy Blume. Completely compelling. I don't think you need to be a kid to relate to it. It takes place in an old mill town in New England about a French Canadian family and a son who doesn't fit in. I just related so well to the story and the writing is superior. I think it won some awards too.
I love this board.
Posted by Racer on June 15, 2004, at 14:06:43
In reply to Unable to read..., posted by partlycloudy on May 27, 2004, at 8:01:16
I haven't been able to read for about a year now -- absolute hell. My husband just found one cure for me: New Scientist magazine. That might not work for everyone, though...
Here's a recommendation, the only thing I've managed to get through in the past year: "His Dark Materials" by Phillip Pullman. Kids trilogy, very good stuff. Don't ask what it's about, since I can't tell you anything about it, but it's an alternate universe sort of thing, that touches our own. I read a little blurb -- in New Scientist, actually -- quoting Scottish mathematician Ian Stewart as saying, "The armored bears are just brilliant!" and somehow, that inspired me to get it. (My pdoc was the first to mention it to me, and then reading that blurb, well, don't you just *have* to find out about the armored bears?)
And don't let the science/math thing fool you. THey're just good books, and good for adults as well as kids.
Posted by alexandra_k on August 28, 2004, at 20:04:10
In reply to Re: Unable to read... » partlycloudy, posted by Racer on June 15, 2004, at 14:06:43
I haven't been able to read novels for the last couple of years. I used to be an English major (with Analytic Philosophy) and was an avid reader, but then I switched from English Lit to Psychology - and with that and analytic philosophy I think I am becoming too literal to handle novels.
It is terrible. I am a compulsive book buyer, but my idea of 'light bedtime reading' is a text-book that isn't directly related to my studies.
The only thing I've been able to read over the past year is the Harry Potter series. I liked them very much but had the impression that the wizard world seems to be getting smaller rather than bigger with every novel. We seem to have met everyone who is anyone from the wizarding world and so it may be harder for her to keep the world alive in later books.
Posted by Noa on August 29, 2004, at 8:42:19
In reply to Re: Unable to read..., posted by alexandra_k on August 28, 2004, at 20:04:10
>We seem to have met everyone who is anyone from the wizarding world and so it may be harder for her to keep the world alive in later books.
Maybe she'll start writing about the next generation? Or go back in time to previous ones?
Do you miss novels at all? I was wondering if you allowed yourself to just read and enjoy a novel (or short story) without thinking about analyzing it or relating on a non-literal level, do you think you could enjoy the story?
I was also wondering--partly because my patience for factual stuff is somewhat limited lately and I have difficulty really absorbing much at a time--when you read the more didactic material (esp. before bed), does it stick with you?
I admire that. For me, I definitely can absorb textbook material, but not a lot of it at once. And I would probably need to talk about what I read in order to fully commit it to my brain. But it would not be "pleasure reading" for me.
Posted by alexandra_k on August 29, 2004, at 19:21:22
In reply to Re: Unable to read... » alexandra_k, posted by Noa on August 29, 2004, at 8:42:19
> Maybe she'll start writing about the next generation? Or go back in time to previous ones?
Oh, yes thats a good idea. She will have to think of something...
> Do you miss novels at all? I was wondering if you allowed yourself to just read and enjoy a novel (or short story) without thinking about analyzing it or relating on a non-literal level, do you think you could enjoy the story?
Yes, I sort of do miss novels. It is a wonderful escape from my reality. I guess that I find that a lot of novels (and films now as well) are just too incredable (or internally inconsistant) to be believed. I can't get into it because I can't get past that. But perhaps I should try a historical novel or something like that. Maybe read the Agatha Christie's again - I really liked those.
> I was also wondering--partly because my patience for factual stuff is somewhat limited lately and I have difficulty really absorbing much at a time--when you read the more didactic material (esp. before bed), does it stick with you?Well, to a certain degree, yes it does. I don't remember the technical stuff, but that is because one needs to repeat that numerous times before it sticks in anyway. I think I read more for the general gist at bedtime. Thats whats nice reading unprescribed texts at bedtime - I know I'll never be tested on any of it!
> I admire that. For me, I definitely can absorb textbook material, but not a lot of it at once. And I would probably need to talk about what I read in order to fully commit it to my brain. But it would not be "pleasure reading" for me.
Yeah, thats why I read for the general gist.
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Books | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.