Is Reading a Woman Thing?

neverstray
neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
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Do men read books?

I do not have a single male friend that I know of that reads books. Oh, maybe a sports book on baseball history or something, but I have never seen one of my male friends read before. I read, but I hide it because I'm embarrassed because it seems like something women do. Also, it does appear that a lot of books are geared more for women than men. I have great difficulty finding books to read. I like rock & roll history, and other weird stuff. I don't like fiction much, unless it's really funny, or really scary. But, mostly I just read weird stuff, philosophy, other worldly material, diet and exercise, etc.
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  • ScatteredThoughts
    ScatteredThoughts Posts: 3,562 Member
    I love me some books. Always have, always will.
  • still_crafty
    still_crafty Posts: 682 Member
    don't knock the fiction . . .

    it's always been my belief that a lot of men are one good erotic romance novel away from being the cat's meow . . . but that's just me.
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    I read.
    I read a lot.
    I love to read.
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    i'm reading Steve-O's autobiography- From *kitten*. haha

    Steve-O-book-cover.jpg
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    My father read books. My uncles read books. My ex-boyfriends read books. My grandfather read books when he still knew he was alive.

    And I majored in English lit and at least half of the people in my classes and nearly all my professors were men.
  • curtnrod
    curtnrod Posts: 223 Member
    I read at least one book a week, fiction and history mostly.
  • Discoveri
    Discoveri Posts: 435 Member
    I'm a woman but I'll chime in. Most of the guys in my group read for fun. What is suprising is that only 1 guy in the group actually cares about sports. The rest have no desire to watch a game. Perhaps you just need to expand your group a bit to include different types of people. If you are interested there is a group on MFP called "when I'm not on MFP, I'm reading" They could probably give you some advice on new books to check out.
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    I enjoy reading reference materials. For fiction, however, I turn to movies.
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    guys that read are sexy. i'm naturally drawn to smarter/nerdy types though. i don't think i'd like a guy that doesn't read.
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    i'm reading Steve-O's autobiography- From *kitten*. haha

    Steve-O-book-cover.jpg

    Oh, I gotta get that. He's a nut job.
  • chanson104
    chanson104 Posts: 859
    Gotta love a man who reads.
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    men read books.

    what men don't seem to do is organize a "book club" for a bunch of other people to come over and talk about the book they read (actually, my mother is in a book club and when she and her friends meet, i'm not sure the book is discussed at all).
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    I know two men that read more than the sports section of the newspaper...lol These two men must be anomalies as they actually read books. Real books with words and stuff....

    I know...shocking! LOL
  • meg7399
    meg7399 Posts: 672 Member
    My BF reads...when its not baseball season! He does prefer non-fiction (in his mind if you are to read fiction might as well turn on the TV, same thing!) He also has been getting into memoirs and funny things like that. He just Living the Bible Literally by AJ Jacobs and loved it. He also loves books about history and conspiracy with in history. I tried to get him to read Hunger Games with me and he was like, let me know when you see the movies!!
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    O_o
  • genuinelyfrans
    genuinelyfrans Posts: 584
    I have read a lot of books of various genres: fantasy, historical fiction, realistic fiction, etc... To this day, my favorite novel is still Wuthering Heights :)
  • Cyngen
    Cyngen Posts: 557 Member
    I'm a voracious reader. Have always been. My reading encompasses almost all genres from Scifi, fiction, science to history etc. I have a Kindle because carrying the books around isn't practical anymore. I do however, still purchase a few here and there that I want hard copy of.
  • swisspea
    swisspea Posts: 327 Member
    That makes me sad! Most (if not all) of my male friends are avid readers! My husband loves to read as well; he's the kind of person that gets through War and Peace on a 6hr plane ride. Men that read are sexy and interesting!
  • sktllmdrhmz
    sktllmdrhmz Posts: 1,799 Member
    "Butterfly in the sky!!!"
  • eesmetana
    eesmetana Posts: 60 Member
    Huge reader here - depending on life, somewhere between 50 to 100 books a year, mostly fiction (litereary, speculative, etc.). That said, I also teach writing/literature (and occasionally write fiction and sometimes nonfiction for differently places).
  • nevertoolate2
    nevertoolate2 Posts: 309 Member
    I read.
    I read a lot.
    I love to read.

    this - and pretty much anything
  • brian90
    brian90 Posts: 285 Member
    i love to read and do not hide it. What is there to hide?
  • vestarocks
    vestarocks Posts: 420 Member
    My Dad, my husband and my brother are the most voracious readers I know. Don't hide that you love to read. Proudly flaunt those books and who knows who you'll influence.
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    Dont you guys get tired when you read?

    I read like 3 to 5 pages, and then fall asleep, regardless of how good the book is. Happens every time to me. So, it's hard for me to read. It's easier to watch TV.

    I know some women will come home from work, sit down, and read. I'm like, I'd be out like a light in 3 minutes.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I would say that it would appear that women read more books than men, but I do know a fair amount of guys that do read books...at least occasionally :)
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    Nah, it's not a woman thing but perhaps it is true that more women read then men.

    I read a lot and I've never been called out on it.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    I write books. You should read my books. I put dude stuff in them, Promise.
  • Dethea
    Dethea Posts: 247 Member
    I read a lot, and I will not date a guy who doesn't do some form of intelligent reading. It all depends on the company you keep!
  • pamelak5
    pamelak5 Posts: 327 Member
    My husband reads a LOT, and he's a stereotypical "dude" too. Not even the nerdy type :)
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    My husband reads for leisure more than I do. Of course, that's probably because I'm in school and with our three kids, I don't have time to read a fun book.

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