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[Chris Hedemark <chris AT yonderway.com>]

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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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