informal poll: readers?

[anotheranon]

Coming out of several conversations I've had recently, I'm going to throw this out there:

1) Do you enjoy reading for pleasure? Why or why not? Note: I'm not talking about not having the time to read, or having a poor local library system, or other inhibitions to recreational reading. I'm asking - do you enjoy it when you get the chance?

2) If you DO enjoy reading, do you know people who don't? If so, what are their reasons (if any)?

3) Are people truly reading less? Why or why not?

Comments

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Re: 2) IMHO listening to others read still qualifies as reading. It seems for your dad, content wasn't the issue - it was the delivery/format. He was still a reader, in my book (pun not intended, but there it is anyway :P)

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

I suppose. Although, for Dad, listening to somebody read was kinda like listening to the radio ... he never sought anybody out and asked them to read ... just enjoyed it if that's what happened to be playing. :-)