Do you listen to music while you read?

lauralee43 · Post by **lauralee43** » 21 Jun 2014, 13:33

Sometimes I like to have music on while I'm reading If i reading while traveling with family I don't have a choice

nanagaga1202 · Post by **nanagaga1202** » 22 Jun 2014, 09:11

senny_bebii wrote:I prefer to read without music. It's nice and all, but if I'm reading a books I'm really into, I don't want to get distracted by music which would have me reread the same paragraph for five minutes.

The distractions get me too.

raindropwriter · Post by **raindropwriter** » 22 Jun 2014, 14:09

When I read I just read and I have no idea what is happening around me so the idea of listening to music while reading never interested me.

NanahoChan · Post by **NanahoChan** » 06 Jul 2014, 20:40

I can't stand music while reading, unless I'm reading a manga. Otherwise I need complete silence, or the sound of everyday life outside my window.

verymuchmeg · Post by **verymuchmeg** » 06 Jul 2014, 21:43

Sometimes. It just depends on my mood and whether or not I'm trying to tune out ambient noise. I especially love it when a book mentions specific music or comes with a printed playlist!

mandap24 · Post by **mandap24** » 06 Jul 2014, 21:48

It's nice sometimes to have music. Sometimes silence is more distracting to me than some instrumental music.
If I am listening to music while reading it must be without lyrics because the words of the song distract me from the words from the book.
I can read if there are lyrics but then the music has to be turned almost all the way down.

Tato · Post by **Tato** » 06 Jul 2014, 22:53

It's like asking if you listen to music when you watch a movie.
Music takes your mood and imagination in any direction; and when it does you are lost in thought or viewing some mental pictures... Hard to read if reading gets same effect! When reading a book if you are really into it, you hear the dialogues, picture the character, get all tense if the action is high.. one would need a music that will follow all those changes and moods like the music that always goes along with movies..

volpe-rossa · Post by **volpe-rossa** » 21 Jul 2014, 13:46

While I'm reading, I can deal with it - but it has to be music that isn't too distracting (instrumental, or softer things)

rcs17 · Post by **rcs17** » 21 Jul 2014, 13:56

It honestly depends. Mostly, I can't focus completely on a book and listen to music.

salberson 10 · Post by **salberson 10** » 22 Jul 2014, 09:13

most of the time no - unless it is a reread then I will otherwise I get mad at the music

amen jamir · Post by **amen jamir** » 22 Jul 2014, 10:43

No I don't. I prefer to read in silence.

sahmoun2778 · Post by **sahmoun2778** » 22 Jul 2014, 10:47

If the book has a complicated story, like a mystery with lots of twists and turns, music can be distracting. Otherwise I like classical or ambient music.

allesha · Post by **allesha** » 22 Jul 2014, 13:14

Sometimes I do, usually it will be Mayday Parade.

Debbie74 · Post by **Debbie74** » 22 Jul 2014, 20:54

I find it distracting most times. When I am studying for school or working, I like noise in the background. But when I am reading for leisure, I like it perfectly quiet because I often like to read aloud.