Books: Why do they all sound so shit?

[Chairman Meow]

Yeah deffo, people can write without looking though so I suppose it's different skills to an extent. I think then my fingers work, when I read I have to read the word/sentence then think.

 

The brain and human body is a weird thing. Obviously not being dyslexic it's difficult to grasp what it would be like, as you say must use different skills or parts of the brain to write compared to reading.

[Chris]

Thanks for all the recommendations chaps!

[Rotpeter]

I don't see them as competition as such. I just think especially in the case of Shutter Island because so much of the narrative was internal the film didn't really feel like it had a plot. As a standalone film I wouldn't consider it very good as it didn't really make things clear (to me at least) I honestly think if I hadn't read the book before seeing it I wouldn't have fully understood what happened. 

 

Shutter Island, American Pyscho and Complicity for me just didn't work at all because so much of the book is in the characters head.

I know what you mean. But see for me my whole experience of "American Psycho" was enhanced by having the picture in my head of Christian Bale nailing that bird. The whole being greater than the sum of the parts and all that. Films of that type can't really standalone, can they.

[Rotpeter]

I read quite a lot but reckon I've probably only been "lost in a book" six or seven times. Certainly no more than a dozen times.

 

Most books, like most everything else, are shite. Quite a lot of reading is unfortunately ploughing through the first 60/70 pages of a book as you "give it a chance", then finally giving up and starting the process again.

You're a victim of your promiscuity by the sounds of it!

[Jairzinho]

I just haven't found the right book yet.

[Newport]

Most new books are shit. Read old books instead. Plenty to choose from.

[Paul]

Yeah deffo, people can write without looking though so I suppose it's different skills to an extent. I think then my fingers work, when I read I have to read the word/sentence then think.

Dyslexic? How do you know? I'm amazed you're dyslexic judging by your writing. You may just have a visual issue with the text; lots of kids find a coloured overlay works really well and brings the text into focus/makes it sit still.

[TheHowieLama]

, where everything just sounds like shit.

 

Try sticking your finger in your ear - it will sound different.

[Section_31]

Dyslexic? How do you know? I'm amazed you're dyslexic judging by your writing. You may just have a visual issue with the text; lots of kids find a coloured overlay works really well and brings the text into focus/makes it sit still.

Was tested in uni mate. It explained a lot to be honest, I struggled academically because I can't learn very well via traditional methods, so sort of had to develop ways of teaching myself and or blagging it, I've got a really good memory too which has helped. The best I ever did academically was in my A levels because the teachers encouraged discussion so I could learn concepts through listening and speaking, if big blocks of text are involved though I'm fucked.

[Rotpeter]

Most new books are shit. Read old books instead. Plenty to choose from.

Old is good when it comes to books, in more ways than one! When you get older, your memory fades and you can reread stuff you loved, except it's like reading it for the first time again (almost).

[Jairzinho]

Plus the smell of old books is up there with bacon and two stroke.

[Spy Bee]

Dyslexic? How do you know? I'm amazed you're dyslexic judging by your writing. You may just have a visual issue with the text; lots of kids find a coloured overlay works really well and brings the text into focus/makes it sit still.

They actually make glasses now, I can't think of the name of them, but they have a tint. They've stopped people getting migraines and increased academic results massively for some people.

 

get a second opinion S31. I don't like the fact you are dyslexic and yet still write loads better than me!