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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
I am listening to a book about the end of the 1st Century in Rome. So far, the author and narrator have taken me to the Great Fire of Rome of 80 A.D. just following the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79.
Very good writing by Lindsey Davis that takes you back into Rome of that period. The Official Website of Lindsey Davis: Nemesis
I like historical novels and well as history non-fiction books.
I cannot see heavy readers though as leading boring lives. It beats reality programs on the TV. A very good writer can almost take you to that foreign city in that far away time period like with the Rome of Emperor Titus. |
Does the library have books on DVD? Maybe that's what I need because I'm kind of a slow reader.
I don't think reading is necessarily boring (heck, that's what I mostly do in my spare time) but I picture many people reading romance novels one after another. How did I get that impression? I guess from seeing all the many books in the library that are devoted to that. Libraries tend to stock the kinds of books that are in demand. The kinds of books I'm interested in (science) get very little shelf space, by comparison.
I don't have TV in my house. Haven't had it since I moved into my new house in 2005. But I do watch DVDs on my 9" portable DVD player.
