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Re: Have your reading habits changed joining OBC?

Post by Divya Tamilselvan »

Yes, my reading habit has changed since I joined Online Book Club. I started reading books daily. And my written English has improved.
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They have changed in the sense that the range of books I read now has definitely broadened.
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Post by Matlhodi Nozwayo »

Very much so! I read with better consistency and focus. I was not reading as much before I joined OBC and once I did, I got reminded of how much reading used to be a passion for me. Now I am fully back on the reader's boat. I have also widened my criteria and genres, and it is actually working in my favor by widening my interests.
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Not per se. I schedule my reading time more aggressively than before, but apart from that, I still read the same amount.
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My reading habits have changed greatly since I joined OBC. I now find myself being engrossed in reading books every spare time
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I think OBC has made reading more of a priority for me. When I have time, I actually make sure I use it to read instead of veg out. I really like being introduced to authors I’d never otherwise read. It has been very good for me.
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I can't say they have changed. I still read a lot of book the same way I used to before.
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Post by Zaynnie »

Mine has changed since I joined OBC, I've found quite s number of authors I've never heard of before and I often find myself wondering why their book is not on NY times bestseller list. I'm glad I joined OBC because I've had a whole lot of new experiences
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I have found that I am reading more books outside of the romance genre that are really interesting to me. One of the things I love about OBC is the great selection of books that keeps me from getting bored with the same genre.
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Post by Jen Nghishitende »

Mine haven’t as I read a lot already, however, I have started reading books I would not normally read and that has been a positive.
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I am more open to less high fantasy books since reading House of Eire by June Gillam. I used to stick to books like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, but I have started reaching out to some historic fiction books. I am reading more and focusing on the books I'm reading instead of just falling into the story and getting lost in my imagination. It's really fun to get back into reading more.
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Post by Eva Nyaburi »

No, my reading habits haven't changed. The only difference noted is that I now read more ebooks whereas before joining OBC I was mostly reading paper books.
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Oh! It absolutely impacted my reading habit. Seeing tons of readers interacting, having friends to read a same book and discuss with... it's amazing.
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Okay before I joined, I used to just read all willy nilly but now I read, stop and think of reviews and do them.
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Post by Marie Chalupová »

Not after joining OBC, but I joined NetGalley a few months before OBC and to do good reviews, I started taking notes.
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