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  • From: Chris Hedemark <chris AT yonderway.com>
  • To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] INW - a high-risk group?
  • Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 17:50:45 -0500

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On Tuesday, October 29, 2002, at 12:51 PM, <thomas AT tbeckett.com> wrote:

Self-Test for Literature Abuse: How many of these apply to you?

Quoting the affirmatives:
1] I have read fiction when I was depressed or to cheer myself up.
2] I have gone on reading binges of an entire book or more in a day.
3] I read rapidly, often "gulping" chapters.
8] I often read alone.
9] I have pretended to watch television while secretly reading.
10] I keep books or magazines in the bathroom for a "quick nip."
12] Heavy reading has caused conflicts with my family or spouse.
14] I seldom leave my house without a book or magazine.
15] When travelling, I pack a large bag full of books.
18] I have neglected personal hygiene or household chores until I
finished a novel.
20] I have spent money meant for necessities on books instead.
22] I have daydreamed about becoming a rich & famous writer, or
"word-pusher."
23] I have attempted to check out more library books than is permitted.
25] I have sometimes passed out or woken groggy or "hung-over" after a
night of heavy reading.
26] I have suffered 'blackouts' or memory loss from a bout of reading.
27] I have wept, become angry or irrational because of something I read.

Score: 16

If you answered 'yes' to five or more of these questions, you may be a
literature abuser. Affirmative responses to ten or more indicates a
serious reading problem --seek help now! Fifteen or more "yes" responses
indicates a severe or chronic "readaholic" personality. Intervention is
seldom effective at this stage.

I'm not necessarily hooked on fiction, though, which is why most of those responses were not answered affirmatively. Right now I am reading Homer's "Odyssey", and yes the next one in the queue is Anne Rice's "Queen of the Damned". But I also enjoy books of all different genres, and read them voraciously.

Chris Hedemark
Hillsborough, NC
http://yonderway.com


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