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Have you ever been so absorbed in a book that you lost all track of time and where you were?
Initial post:
7 Oct 2009 21:54 BST
Vic Serotonin says:
Occasionally, I read a book that is so engrossing I end up being oblivious to my surroundings and how long I have been reading. This happened recently when I ended up reading all night and only stopped because my alarm for work went off, boy that turned into a really bad day. I now ration my reading time, when I get a good book, with an alarm call to stop it otherwise I will end up losing something important such as my marriage, job, my life etc. Is this just me or do others get obsessed when they get a good book?
In reply to an earlier post on
7 Oct 2009 22:00 BST
Ultimate Bookworm says:
I'm with you on this one! How many times do I go to bed early to "read for an hour" and still be going at 2am? It's the sign of a really good book when you just can't put it down, even though you know that you're not going to look good on it the next morning!!
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8 Oct 2009 16:06 BST
Nicola says:
This happens to me frequently- I've missed my stop on buses and trains before because I've been too engrossed in a book.
Also, much to the frustration of my partner and family- if I'm reading, I appear to 'block out' anybody talking to me and trying to get my attention. It's not deliberate- I'm just too involved with what I'm reading and apparantly don't even hear them! Does anyone else get accused of that?!
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8 Oct 2009 16:15 BST
Grant McKenzie says:
I received this hilarious note from a reader about my debut thriller Switch: "Still reading Switch while walking, I went off to use the toilet, engrossed, didn't want to put the book down...and PEED ON THE CLOSED TOILET LID. - Switch by Grant McKenzie. Buy your copy and pee on a toilet lid today!"
Now that's unputdownable ;-) Cheers, Grant
Posted on
8 Oct 2009 17:21 BST
Cheryl says:
I missed my bus once reading at a bus stop, lol!! I also get accused of not listening if Im reading it cant be helped :-)
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8 Oct 2009 19:10 BST
Bakersboy says:
I used this excuse in court once but the judge wouldn't have it.....(-:
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8 Oct 2009 19:25 BST
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C. Rucroft says:
When I was at uni (and didn't have to get up early the next morning) I would read all night, if I was engrossed in a book. Now I've started working, I struggle to read on a night at all - I'm just too tired (I leave home at 6.30am and don't get home until 7pm ish). Most nights I'm fast asleep at 8! I'm very sad about it as I LOVE reading, but no matter how good the book is, I can't do it. Hopefully the long days are something I will get used to.
Charlene x
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8 Oct 2009 22:57 BST
LEP says:
Very often whizzed past my bus stop or train stop while engrossed in reading.
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9 Oct 2009 14:03 BST
Vic Serotonin says:
Missing buses, trains and appointments and a good nights sleep because of books has been the bane of my life. The trouble is I love reading too much to stop.No other media holds my attention so much. There is nothing like getting drawn into another World and being totally absorbed by it's story and characters.
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9 Oct 2009 20:42 BST
N. Fitzgerald says:
I have been known to ignore the kids, husband etc all the aid of a good book and as for going to bed early and having a quick read doesn't work as frequently end up reading until really late especially when husband on nights. Penatly of reading late is taht kids have a grumpy mum in the morning and work seems like a real chore. Never mind I enjoy the rading too much to give it up.
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9 Oct 2009 23:20 BST
L. A. Griffiths says:
Happened the other day funnily enough, I was re-reading "The Painted Man" by Peter V. Brett while waiting for the next one to come out in April 2010, (Yes, a long, long wait for a good book :/) and i was walking to my kitchen (bad idea already) and i caught my sleeve on a cabinet near the kitchen door and ripped my sleeve. Now i JUST about manage to put the book down before i go for a gander out my kitchen. Lol. Engrossing books are the best kind of books out there. :)
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9 Oct 2009 23:34 BST
alyB says:
i frequently got into trouble for ignoring people when reading as i also have my ipod playing.
Posted on
29 Oct 2009 10:48 GMT
Paranormal Fanatic says:
Oh yes i have lost track a few times reading in bed. I have been up till 4am reading and not noticed the time. But hey then so what if you get carried away on rare occasions, it part of being a book worm.
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29 Oct 2009 11:04 GMT
aardvarkzookeeper says:
Don't Let Your Tea Go Cold
This is a book that will make you miss your dinner, train, bus, wedding!
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29 Oct 2009 11:11 GMT
Auraya says:
The number of times that I have announced to my housemates that I am going to bed early and then look like I have barely slept the next morning is beyond counting! The usual scenario is that I go to bed at about half 8 or 9, pick up my book intending to read for half an hour and end up reading until 1 or 2am.
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29 Oct 2009 12:06 GMT
thenmethinks says:
I can't say this has ever happened to me, but then again, I'm not a pilot for Northwest Airlines either.
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29 Oct 2009 12:26 GMT
D. Shaw says:
Interseting post, but perhaps more helpful (well to me) if it said
'WHICH BOOK HAVE YOU' been so absorbed in that you lost all track of time and where you were? as i'm left wondering ? what gripped you all so much .....
Posted on
7 Nov 2009 09:15 GMT
Michael D. Ward says:
Squeezing Melons Michaela Bradshaw squeezing melons - great made me laugh made me cry - wonderful!
Squeezing Melons
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7 Nov 2009 20:51 GMT
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Charlie Dot says:
I remember reading a Harry Potter book when I was at high school (either PoA or GoF) and got so engrossed that I read from 10pm to 4am non stop! The next morning I found myself thinking about the characters as if they really existed.
Posted on
8 Nov 2009 19:09 GMT
Keith D says:
This happened recently when I read Education, Edukation, Edukashun.' Funniest book I've read in years.Education, Edukation, Edukashun
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8 Nov 2009 21:52 GMT
Last edited by the author on 8 Nov 2009 21:52 GMT
H. Baki says:
Stephen King's It- I started to read it at 9.00am; after a while, I raised my head, thinking that it must be only one or two hours, right? No it was 5pm and if it weren't my bladder I think I would die of hunger and thirst. I finished the book next day 3pm (1100 pages, right?)--until then I never left my room except for urinating and drinking something. By the end of the book, I started to hallucinate that I was in Derry, running from Pennywise.
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13 Nov 2009 00:34 GMT
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