Booking Through Thursday : Soundtrack

Jun 23

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Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme in which we answer a question about books or reading.

What, if any, kind of music do you listen to when you’re reading? (Given a choice, of course!)

Mostly I don’t listen to music while reading. When I was a student I quite often put on a cd before starting reading and if I got into things I didn’t even notice when it stopped. Nowadays it’s very rare for me to put on music. My Kindle can play music. I tried the feature to see how it worked (fine) and haven’t touched it since.

I’m more used to reading with the tv as soundtrack, with more than one person in a household that’s what happens. When I shared an apartment with a football-crazy friend (the kind of football were you actually kick the ball) I used to hear a lot of football games while reading. Occasionally I looked up and said things like “Oh, the other team scored”, usually at least 10 minutes after the fact. Not very popular…. These days I read with any tv-program as soundtrack and Kristin reads to a lot of golf.

I must also mention that I’m one of those people who hate listening using earplugs. I use one in my left ear when using bluetooth on my phone, but that’s it. Being stuck in a stuck, pitch-black elevator doesn’t bother me at all (I’ve tried), but earplugs gives me claustrophobia like nothing else.

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Librarian, reader, atheist, blogger, golfer, lesbian, geek.

Posted on June 23, 2011, in Literature/Books and tagged , . Bookmark the permalink. 7 Comments.

  1. Pepca | June 23, 2011 at 10:58 am

    I usually read in silence. But in winter I often have alpine skiing on the TV on while reading and then I don’t know who wins in the end:) Here is my BTT post.

  2. mostraum | June 23, 2011 at 11:07 am

    Sounds familiar, but it’s more often biathlon and cross country skiing around here 🙂

  3. FBT | June 23, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    We are the complete oposite. I can’t read with the TV in the background, or have people talking around me. I lose my focus completely. And earphones are my saviours in life.

  4. laurelrainsnow | June 23, 2011 at 1:00 pm

    I don’t like earplugs either…and I only like background noise. But sometimes there is no choice.

    Here’s MY THURSDAY MEMES POST

  5. Gigi Ann | June 23, 2011 at 2:31 pm

    I can’t stand earplugs either, but I do like peace and quiet while I read.

    Thanks for dropping by today.

  7. gautami tripathy | June 23, 2011 at 6:53 pm

    I prefer soft music while reading.

    Here is my BTT: Soundtrack post!