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"Try the books for a change?"

Books these days tend to be getting less popular with the younger generation. In the 20th century, books were the big hits for smart young children of those days, but I have noticed that these days children have been ripped away from the paper and thrown into the world of movies and games.
As the world has become more advanced, children have adapted to their surroundings, turning them into spoilt children. If books where still as popular as they were 50 years ago, there would be no greed or fighting or competition between groups and individuals.
As a teenager I tend to never read a book, only at school. I have been sucked into the world of action movies. If I were offered a book or an action movie, I would quite happily take the action movie without even thinking about the title of the book.
I think if books were introduced to youngsters at an early age and they were told to stick with the books, it would become a regular thing for them and they will grow up reading and teaching themselves at the same time.
The point I'm trying to make is that it is impossible for children of this generation to read a book of there own good will, and this will never change because the way that the world is becoming more advanced.

Iguana wrote:
> Oh yes.. the boxes under my bed..

What? The ones you only "bought for the articles"?

Tiltawhirl wrote:
> I don't read, its either because i've got a short attention span, or im just
> stupid, probably a bit of both.

But most likely more of the latter...

:-D

I don't read, its either because i've got a short attention span, or im just stupid, probably a bit of both.

Oh yes.. the boxes under my bed..

I have 6 bookshelves, not including the ones that are in boxes in the spare room :-D

I'm rereading lord of the rings.

I have.. two bookshelves, not including the ones that are technically my dad's.

Books are never boring, you just need to have a positive thinking about the book and understand what the book is about and it's purpose (e.g. moral issue).

CJC wrote:
> Today at school we started out GCSE course book, we are reading 'Of Mice and
> Men' by John Steinbeck. I have heard alot about this bloke on the Oprah show, I
> think he's dead or is 99 years old.


god that book is sooooooo boring

And at the moment I'm reading Pride and Prejudice... *Lie mode off*

:-D

Nah I'm reading Shadowland by Peter Straub as well as The Green Mile for the third time and a couple of Red Dwarf books.

shaneo wrote:
> I am reading Northern Lights at the mo. It's a pretty decent book and I
> recommend it to you guys.

Read it, and the Subtle Knife and the Amber Spyglass. Greta series.

I, unlike most people my age, read a hell of a lot. I enjoy it. I own well over 400 books and have read them all :-D