Have you read more or less during lockdown, or much the same as usual?
Category: Lockdown Reading
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?
I am definitely reading more in lockdown
Have you read more or less during lockdown, or much the same as usual?
I’ve been using novels as a good way of winding down at the end of the day
Have you read more or less during lockdown, or much the same as usual?
I discovered that I can enjoy reading more than one book at a time, which was something of a revelation.
Have you read more or less during lockdown, or much the same as usual?
More. When I was a working Librarian, I only found time to read at night but that has all changed. I now have more time to read during the day.
I tend to eke out reading the works of dead authors: reading the last one and realising there won’t be any more is a dreadful feeling.
Has lockdown affected your choice of reading material?
Not especially. My reading has always been fairly broad. As a part-time PhD student much of my reading relates to my research. I’ve never read fiction in a big way, though I do have some favourite authors (including Iris Murdoch). I tend to eke out reading the works of dead authors: reading the last one and realising there won’t be any more is a dreadful feeling.
The company of books is of paramount importance to me
I have always been a “chain reader” from as long as I can remember, reading everything, even labels in the bathroom!
I was having difficulties with both sleeping and concentration, and I couldn’t get into anything
In late March 2020, as the first lockdown began, my reading didn’t quite come to a halt, but it definitely slowed down dramatically; I went from getting through two or three books a week (I’d managed ten in both January and February) to struggling to finish one.
Lockdown life rather suits me, as I’m quite content in my own little world
I have increased my rate of reading during lockdown, and have definitely enlarged my choice of genre.