I have steered away from pandemic themes …
I read quite a lot in normal times and so I think my reading consumption has not much changed in terms of quantity
Entries by Rosalind Esche
Lockdown Reading recommendations this spring
Here are some book recommendations extracted from our contributors’ responses to our lockdown reading questions – just click on the title to read what they said about the book: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim Call for the Dead by John le Carré The Dutch House by Ann Patchett The House of Mirth […]
Chesterton Mill
Teenage me had a paper round and I used to deliver papers to a converted mill in the mid-1990s. It was the office building of an educational publisher called Pearson Publishing. Their order was all the daily papers plus a large amount of trade press. I used to have to do that drop-off first, then […]
With plenty of time on my hands, I have found it easier to read more demanding literature
Have you read more or less during lockdown, or much the same as usual?
I have found more time to read during lockdown and enjoyed reading whilst relaxing in my garden over the summer months. I usually just read during my commute on the train under normal circumstances.
I have a “forever book shelf” and re-read these
Have you read more or less during lockdown, or much the same as usual?
I like the feeling of holding a book in my hand rather than a tablet or phone
Yes, I have read more than usual but I have always read a lot. In the first lockdown I read more old fashioned science fiction- John Wyndham and On the Beach by Nevile Shute. A bit of a comparison with a modern day apocalyptic experience.
As we headed into lockdown I was like a possessed woman, making sure that I had enough books
I definitely read slightly more than usual at the beginning of lockdown but I think it is back to usual amounts now. As we headed into lockdown I was like a possessed woman, making sure that I had enough books.
My experience during the first lockdown reminded me a lot of a classic episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone
Have you read more or less during lockdown, or much the same as usual?
I listen to audiobooks or podcasts when I am out walking or doing something mundane like housework
Have you read more or less during lockdown, or much the same as usual?
Now there are so many fewer things to do outside the house, it is easier to get a solid block of time in which to read without distraction
Have you read more or less during lockdown, or much the same as usual?