To - those of you who read for fun and fofillment. What is the one thing you enjoy about reading the most? Also name an author who has made you chuckle out loud while reading.
2007-02-09 07:07:51 · 19 answers · asked by Ralph 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The thing I like most about reading is that it allows me to become immersed in another reality. There is something intoxicating about becoming engrossed in a long novel and just living in that world for a while.
I don't actually read a lot of "funny" authors, but one who has made me laugh out loud on more than one occasion is Peter DeVries. Oh, and Steve Martin had a hilarious short article in the New Yorker a couple of weeks back. It was called "72 Virgins". Here's a link: http://www.newyorker.com/shouts/content/articles/070129sh_shouts_martin
Read on!
2007-02-09 07:21:20 · answer #1 · answered by c'mon, cliffy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I enjoy reading for two reasons.
1. I have so much to learn. I love nonfiction and fiction because I am able to read about events that have shaped the world. Or read about others lives and it will helps me to shape my perspective of people and situations so I am more open minded about life. I haven't been to many places and with reading I feel like I have traveled around the world.
2. Obviously, I have a very active imagination and when I get into a good book, I am totally lost in the story. I don't have alot of friends, a few close ones, but with reading I don't need to bother with anyone else, I can just be alone, in silence and be at peace. And if I am reading a book about a group of friends I feel like I am right in there in the mix and yet enjoying being a spectator.
On a rainy day the only thing I look forward to is curling up with a good book on my big chair and tuning out the rest of the world.
Wow, an author that has made me chuckle out loud. Joyce Meyers
2007-02-09 07:56:47 · answer #2 · answered by Optimistic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reading to me is like seeing a movie going on in my head. And if I have to leave for awhile I can come back and pick it right up and continue the story without having to review anything. It appeases my mental gymnastics in making me think better and remember better. The author who made me laugh out loud the most? That is a tough one as there are so many. However, for a comedic set of several books the late Rear Admiral Retired Daniel V. Gallery is probably the funniest storyteller I have ever read to date. The guy who wrote M.A.S.H. is probably next, and Spider Robinson, prolific writer of balderdash and past master of pun is probably third in my opinion.
2007-02-09 09:16:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though I really have nothing to escape from, I like to read to escape/ travel. You know, when else can you meet a vampire, or learn to fly? It's cool to experience new ideas and places, and to be inspired by things to think about.
Neil Gaiman has definetly made me chuckle out loud many times. Try "Good Omens", I've heard that it's hilarious! On a less good book note, the Vampire Kisses young adult books by Ellen Schrieber- I laughed at the fact that she thought that she was writing something new and exciting that was not truly a parody of vampire fiction!
2007-02-09 07:22:26 · answer #4 · answered by treehuggingveganhippy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love that reading is a purely solitary activity - I don't have to arrange anything with anyone. When I have the time, I curl up with a good book and tune out the rest of the world. Three authors that have made me laugh out loud are John Kennedy Toole - "A Confederacy of Dunces" and Joseph Heller - "Catch 22" and Douglas Adams - "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
2007-02-09 07:16:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I enjoy immersing myself into whatever story I am reading. I find it to be a great escape from everyday life. I must also admit, I just enjoy seeing what will happen next. I like to try to image what's coming up, then read to see if I was right.
I laughed out loud repeatedly reading Joseph Heller's "Catch-22". Kurt Vonnegut is also hilarious.
2007-02-09 10:25:43 · answer #6 · answered by Basenjii 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The thing I enjoy about reading is that I can get away from the real world for a while. I can escape to a different world where someone else has problems as bad (or worse than) mine.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is probably my 'laugh-out-loud' book. < "It's unpleasantly like being drunk." "What's so unpleasant about being drunk?" "Ask a glass of water."> Ok, so it's stupid, but what can I say?
2007-02-09 17:37:41 · answer #7 · answered by awanderingelf 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It relaxes me, gets my imagination in overdrive. THere has been times when I chuckled out loud, I have even tear up because I was laughing so hard, but you know what, the author(s) remain a mystery. I cannot think of one at this time.
2007-02-09 07:15:05 · answer #8 · answered by P.A.M. 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are very few authors that have made me laugh out loud. The one author that never fails to make people look at me like I'm a crazy person because I'm laughing to myself is Christopher Moore. His books have a very twisted sense of humor about them that just make me crack up!
2007-02-09 13:52:14 · answer #9 · answered by just_another_nerd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Louise Rennison made me laugh outloud with her Confessions of Georgia Nicolson books which is all about the trials of a British teen with her school, friends, loves and family.
Katie MacAlister/Katie Maxwell (depending on the age group she's writing for) always makes me chuckle as well.
2007-02-09 08:30:55 · answer #10 · answered by DemonBookLover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋