lola-rose Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) as I am a teenager myself I would have to disagree , I think that we still read books as I'm forever in my local book shop or in the school library where plenty other children my age are! Edited February 8, 2009 by Echo added capitals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedge Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 It might be worth checking out BBC 4 at 9:00 tonight. It's not about teenagers, but it does follow Michael Rosen trying to start a 'reading revolution' in a primary school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiceguyEddie Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I think it is heavily influenced by the parents. If children see their parents reading, they tend to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I agree with that Eddie, it's different for me though. Both my parents never read, and I got into reading from a young age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lola-rose Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) My mum and dad hardly ever read but that hasn't stopped me. I'm a total book worm. Edited February 8, 2009 by Echo added captials and punctuation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I was lucky in that my mum encouraged my reading although she never read herself, I'm the only person in my immediate family that reads at all, my aunt reads a fair bit though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah86 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 But I didn't make a secret of it - it gave people the impression I was highly intelligent, which always amused me. Although I got slagged for loving english class coz we got to read To Kill A Mockingbird, Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry, Wuthering Heights and Of Mice and Men and I loved them all I read Wuthering Heights and Roll of THunder aswell when i was in school and while everyone else was complaining about it i loves them both:readingtwo: I find that not many people of my age (early twenties) have no interest in reading and also many tenagers i know aren't that interested either. As someone else suggested the prevalence of the internet,television etc has took over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachess Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I was influenced by my cousin to start reading when I was 13. I am now 17 and I still read. Most of my friends do, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chlo.e Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I'm a teenager and I still read quite often The problem is, there is never a good book out when you need one! For anyone who is looking for a good teen - early twenties book I would definatly recommend The Pellinor Series - Alison Croggon, i read them and they are awesome:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Termite Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I'm 14 and I love reading! I can't say the same for most of my peers though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDR124 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I just pop in to suggest you a very good book which deals with the question that started the present thread: "The rights of the reader" by Daniel Pennac. As the original title suggests ("Like a novel" , which I think is better than the english one) it is both about the passion of reading and the duty of reading. Quite enjoyable and entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val on the road Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 (edited) I'm a teenager and I love reading. I read lots of novels since I'm a child. I think it depends of people... Most of my friends like books too. EDIT : For instance, I think of the books like Twilight or Harry Potter. Many teens are addicted to it ! Edited March 3, 2009 by Val on the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurydice Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 i just turned 18 and am constantly reading. i got into reading when i was probably 15 or 16...i used to think reading was torture and know i never leave without a book. i love bookstores to...just the sight of all those books just makes me smile, i could spend hours in a bookstore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseycullen Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Well i am 14 and i love reading! I used to read when i was younger in primary school, but then i stopped. I started reading again about last year and now i cant stop i absolutely love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busy91 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 My son used to read more before he entered High School. Now whatever he reads is for school and not for pleasure. I think it is too much school work for him to read outside of homework. He was such an avid reader too, he read the HP books in one day. I think teenagers are getting away from it thanks to the advent of the computer and video game. But then again, I HATED to read as a teenager. You had to put a gun to my head. I didn't start being an avid reader until about 4 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissi Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 They are actually, I worked in a bookshop for 3 years and we had quite a lot of kids/teenagers coming in. I think you just have to see that they usually haven't got loads of money to spend and also spend most of their time hanging over books in school and maybe even at home for homework. And as much as I love books, sometimes I can't be bothered to read, especially when I already did some studying. But if you look at some teenage fiction books you can see that there must be teenagers reading as they sell extraordinary well like Harry Potter or Twilight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitra Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Well, I am a teenager and I read books...always did and always will. However, most teenagers don't read books...I mean, I think so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuddly Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Mh, sometimes I see kids in the bus reading a book but mostly there are older people who read, that's right. Most kids find it like "uncool" or I think they just don't have the time to read. School is pretty hard nowadays for them I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Mh, sometimes I see kids in the bus reading a book but mostly there are older people who read I *try* to read on the bus (granted, I am not a teenager anymore but those times are not far behind) but noisy kids with their "music" playing full-blast on their expensive mp3 phones make it impossible to concentrate. If you say something, they laugh at you. And there goes the only slot during the day when I have time left to read... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I read on the bus to actually escape the boring journey or rather annoying people on it. i find it relaxing to slip away into whatever story i am reading about, sometimes i almost miss my stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I wish I could do that as effectively... I find it really hard to concentrate on anything for more than two minutes, even if it's a book I'm enjoying, so unless there's near absolute silence I won't get past the first sentence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I'm doing my best to see that teenagers still read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suburbanite Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 I guess there must be a fair few out there who do still read books. Perhaps they buy their books online, or just don't come near me when I'm in Borders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busy91 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I wish I could do that as effectively... I find it really hard to concentrate on anything for more than two minutes, even if it's a book I'm enjoying, so unless there's near absolute silence I won't get past the first sentence... I have a noisey commute too. NYC is not known for quiet. I've learned over the years to tune it out. When it is really bad (noisey kids or a 'preacher') I put my ipod on. I can read to music with no problem and it drowns out the other noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissWhitlock Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I wish I could do that as effectively... I find it really hard to concentrate on anything for more than two minutes, even if it's a book I'm enjoying, so unless there's near absolute silence I won't get past the first sentence... Same with me. I need a really really good book for me to concentrate when there's noise about. Besides, I can't read in a car or a bus either. I've tried, but I just got dizzy. Anyways, most of my friends that I hang out with read. But other people are like, "Who reads nowadays?" or like, "Who LIKES books! You'd have to be a nerd to like a book". And you can imagine my reaction to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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