Reading

[Twist]

Hey peeps,
I'm just curious to find out how many of you read for pleasure and what you read. So lemme know! (You don't need to mention AF, since that's a bit obvious).

As for me, I read A LOT!

Everday:

I read the paper. Mostly just the National/World News section with editorials and editorial cartoons.
I also try to read some theology or classics. I usually read them for 30 minutes or so right before I go to sleep. The current selection is Soren Kierkegaard's works and literary criticism on him. Up next is Bernard Shaw or maybe some Dostoyevsky.

Every month:

I read most of the following car magazines front to back:
(I read Evo, R&T, SS, RXS and JC, every month, the rest are optional)

• EVO (I LOVE this magazine. I am convinced that this is the best car magazine money can buy. Spectacular pictures, great writeups, lots of exclusives - UK origin)
• Road & Track (In my opinion the very best domestic car magazine, lots of exclusives and great pictures and text)
• Sport Compact Car (This is one of my intermittent reads. I only read it when they do a large feature on Evolutions or other JDM goodness)
• Super Street (The writing is pretty bad and they load it up with lots of half-naked women, but it's one of the best magazines for modified cars and ideas)
• Japanese Car (Another UK magazine, another great read. Wonderous, large pictures abound)
• RallyXS (another UK magazine, Bimonthly, but great coverage and pictures)
• Modified Car (I pick this up on occasion, but only if it features cars I really like)
• Motor Trend (I rarely read this, but a friend of mine gives them to me for free every now and then)

In addition, I read WIRED and Electronic Gaming Monthly (cover to cover).

On occasion I will also pick up:

• Science (great magazine, but VERY technical - this is a very rare pickup for me)
• Scientific American (good magazine, very intelligetn commentary and text)
• Technology Review (great magazine on -duh- technology)

[Spec2 Girl]

I read a lot. I've always loved reading, even as a kid.

My preference in books are like my tastes in movies – thrillers and mysteries. In saying that though I’ll pretty much read anything. I’ve just finished reading a great book called “My year of meat”, which was recommended to me. Anything on nutrition is also good.

As far as magazines go the only ones I read are fitness ones – Oxygen, Muscle & Fitness Hers and Energy.

[S Brake]

Magazines: Motor Trend and the occasional car and driver

Books: i finished All Corvettes Are Red by James Schefter a while ago, darn good read!

[Ssom]

Magazines- NZ Performance Car, NZ Autocar, UK Autocar, CAR, Top Gear, Wheels, Motor, Motor Trend, Road and Track, What Car? and VW Trends

books- only Adrian Mole and Tom Clancy novels

I also read the NZ Herald before school

[replicant_008]

Magazines that I read regularly:

- Arena from UK
- The Face from UK
- Golf Digest from US
- EVO (which I read off my mate's coffee table)
- Metro, North and South from NZ (I get them @ work)
- FHM, Ralph and BRASS (when I'm getting my hair cut - don't ask)

Magazines that I read occasionally now (ie don't buy regularly anymore)

- Motor, Wheels both for Australia (sadly no more from old columnists like George Ambrose or Paul Cockburn in Wheels)
- Autocar (from NZ)
- Skiing from US

Sites I read on the net everyday:
- NZ Herald
- Stuff.co.nz
- Sydney Morning Herald
- A/F (of course)

Sites I look at regularly:
- f1-live.com
- imdb.com
- nzgolf.co.nz (for my handicap index)

[Oz]

I read heaps. 1-2 hours every day. I mainly read Hot4s and occasionally Fast4s. Also every Drive section of the paper, the 10 minute Herald and a book. All concurrently. And my English texts. The only reason I'm not reading recreationally ATM is because of looming HSC exams.

[boingo82]

I've read through everything in my house, and so I don't read so many books anymore. Previously I've read a lot of Dave Barry, Kurt Vonnegut, etc.

I read The Onion (www.theonion.com) every week.

I read the newspaper every day that I work (I have to, like it or not. )

I read Motor Trend, Automobile, and Road & Track. I hate Car & Driver. I read Glamour (free subscription).

Beyond that, I read AF, and on rare occaision will take a trip down to the local library.

Speaking of the local library, I don't know if everyone else's has this, but mine has a full set of Factory Service Manuals dating back to the late eighties! Very handy!!!

[Moppie]

When I moved into my current Abode I had 3 VERY large boxs of books that each took 2 people to lift and move.
I had one box of cloths, and one small box of generaly stuff.

You could say I read a lot.

[YogsVR4]

Over the last few decades I've accumulated quite the pile of books and magazines. I read two newspapers a day and my copy of Scientific American every month. I buy about two novels a month and will paruse the magazine rack for an hour or once a week or so.

[Damien]

I read! I'm always in a book. I read chapter books all the time when I'm not reading for school. I also read the paper and car mags during class.

[Heep]

I NEVER read books, but I always have a magazine I'm reading. In fact, I just got the latest issue of EVO today, with the Focus RS....READING TIME!

[ci5ic]

Originally posted by boingo82
I've read through everything in my house, and so I don't read so many books anymore. Previously I've read a lot of Dave Barry, Kurt Vonnegut, etc.

Kurt Vonnegut whoops! I just finished "Timequake" recently. Not as good as some of his other stuff that I've read (Cat's Cradle, etc.)

Magazines:
Maxim Blender (subscription)
Maxim (read monthly)
Sport Compact Car (read monthly)
Import Tuner (look at the pictures monthly)

Books:
Anything by Neal Stephenson (Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, Zodiac, etc.)
I'll read anything from fantasy to sci-fi to biographical to thrillers to whatever.
Also, recently read Arthur C. Clarkes "Rondezvous with Rama"...
Currently, I'm reading "The Smell of Apples" can't remember the name of the author...

I love reading.

[Ssom]

Originally posted by Heep
I NEVER read books, but I always have a magazine I'm reading. In fact, I just got the latest issue of EVO today, with the Focus RS....READING TIME!

I saw that one in Anaheim- I forgot my wallet though- so I didn't buy it

[tazdev]

I mainly read magazines.

Monthly I buy Ralph, NZ Performance Car and ocasionally FHM.
used to have a subscription to High Performance Imports magazine (Australian) but the subscription ran out.

I used to read alot of books but lately haven't been able to concentrate for long enough to get into a book, thats why magazines are ideal (and they have pictures )

[Deakins]

I read two newspapers before going to school, one local, and one regional. And I read two newspapers online at school. #1. and #2..
I also read a lot of magazines. A friend and me buy them together.

Car-Magazines:
VWTrends.
VW Golf & Co.
VW Speed.
Golf, The.
Tuning.
Auto, Motor und Sport.
EVO.
Auto & Design.

Non-Car-Magazines:
Fri Flyt - ski magazine.
Powder.
Newsweek.
Paintball Games International.