What's 8wayrun Reading?

UnseenWombat said:
Do you enjoy shows like "I Shouldn't Be Alive" or "Man vs. Wild"? (Ignoring that Bear Grylls is a big phony). I think it's fascinating to see how people survive when they're in hostile conditions and especially when the only person they have to rely on is themself. And like I said, it's something I could imagine actually happening to me. Also, just about every other story written is about conflicts arising from social interactions with other people, and first of all, I find that I have enough of that IRL thank you very much, and secondly there's so many stories like that that it's a nice change of pace to cut through all the human interaction BS and see the only adversary being the environment. Did you ever read Robinson Crusoe? Did you like that?

And I'm pretty sure he was attacked by a moose. The bear just left him alone IIRC.
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I haven't heard of those shows and I can see why you'd prefer a one man cast vs the wild. It is a huge shift from the usual stories, but wouldn't you rather have a cast of people UNITED against the environment that threatens them? If you have social conflicts, don't those kind of stories help you gain some insight as you are watching their lives unfold as an outsider to the story?

Maybe your reasoning for that matches my reasoning for disliking stories that involve one man casts; I spend most of my time alone already, and so stories like that bore me lol. It's like hey, let's escape the isolation...with MORE isolation through the eyes of another loner or unfortunate soul who ended up in some foreign place that's bent on destroying them.
 
MorsCodeStutter said:
I haven't heard of those shows and I can see why you'd prefer a one man cast vs the wild. It is a huge shift from the usual stories, but wouldn't you rather have a cast of people UNITED against the environment that threatens them? If you have social conflicts, don't those kind of stories help you gain some insight as you are watching their lives unfold as an outsider to the story?

Maybe your reasoning for that matches my reasoning for disliking stories that involve one man casts; I spend most of my time alone already, and so stories like that bore me lol. It's like hey, let's escape the isolation...with MORE isolation through the eyes of another loner or unfortunate soul who ended up in some foreign place that's bent on destroying them.
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I think we've solved the mystery. I spend most of my time with family or co-workers. Maybe if I lived in a secluded place I wouldn't enjoy that type of story so much.

My weird hobby is going to google maps and zooming in on some super-isolated place, like a glacier in northern greenland, or an uninhabited atoll, or the siberian wilderness, or mongolia, and imagine what it would be like to be there.
 
I love reading. My favorite genres is action/adventure, Sci fi/fantasy. But I also enjoy other types of literature from time to time. My favorite hangout is the bookstore like Barnes and Nobles. Online reading is nice, but nothing beats the feel of holding a book in your hand.

Although I write fanfictions online, I can understand how online reading may not be that popular. Personally I do enjoy reading fanfics, because I can actually communicate with the author and share my positive feedbacks. For me, it's self rewarding, because when this author succeeds in writing a future novel, you can take comfort in knowing that your words of encouragement made a significant difference. No matter the level of author's writing, it's a good feeling to know that you can contribute to someone's determination to succeed as a writer. I've learned that you help yourself allot more from helping others. It's a known fact that you only get out of life what you put in. All the more reason to spread the love. ^^
 
Tenchi8 said:
I love reading. My favorite genres is action/adventure, Sci fi/fantasy. But I also enjoy other types of literature from time to time. My favorite hangout is the bookstore like Barnes and Nobles. Online reading is nice, but nothing beats the feel of holding a book in your hand.

Although I write fanfictions online, I can understand how online reading may not be that popular. Personally I do enjoy reading fanfics, because I can actually communicate with the author and share my positive feedbacks. For me, it's self rewarding, because when this author succeeds in writing a future novel, you can take comfort in knowing that your words of encouragement made a significant difference. No matter the level of author's writing, it's a good feeling to know that you can contribute to someone's determination to succeed as a writer. I've learned that you help yourself allot more from helping others. It's a known fact that you only get out of life what you put in. All the more reason to spread the love. ^^
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It's even better when you have an actual novel in the works that you intend to publish, and you get feedback on THAT. I think having a critique group while you're in the rough draft helps a whole lot when you start sending your work to publishing houses. That way, there's a whole lot less editorial work to be done and the quicker your shit gets out there.
 
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