Smutty trashy romance novels! The more four-letter words, the better. (The genre has really evolved from my mom’s 1980s novels, where Fabio was on the cover and had a greater heaving bosom than the damsel in distress.)
Where would popular works in STEM fields go? 'Cause I just divided my vacation between A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, Understanding Physics by Isaac Asimov, and Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard Feynman. Also the online archives of Atomic Robo, which I believe is a history.
The comments on a website that sells daily deals of junk and has a daily survey. A bonus when the owners forget to put up the survey comment board, causing me to come back later that same day.
See, the premise of this question involves going on vacations.
As somebody who doesn’t take one, this question can’t really be answered.
Unless you’re asking us what you specifically do while on vacation. That would require us to follow you, ad either be on vacations ourselves, or get a job working wherever you go for vacation.
Neither of those sub-options sounds particularly exciting though.
The same thing I read at home. Sci fi, fantasy, horror and adjacent genres. I like to read short stories on planes and trains, novels on cruise ships. Even though I tend to take fairly active vacations, some of my favorite vacation moments have been with a book. Lulled by the rhythm of an overnight train headed for Scotland with a good book for company while everyone else slept. Sitting out the downpour every afternoon on the sidewalk of a little cafe in Florida with tea, biscotti and a book. Kicked back in a cruise deck chair with my feet dangling through the railing and a pina colada by my side, the Caribbean rolling past above the pages of a book. There’s always time to read.
Smutty trashy romance novels! The more four-letter words, the better. (The genre has really evolved from my mom’s 1980s novels, where Fabio was on the cover and had a greater heaving bosom than the damsel in distress.)
Something good, whether it’s Literature or not. One summer read the whole book the Pasage.
My favorite genre is ‘teenage distopian society, fuck the government, Divergent clone’.
The menu.
Where would popular works in STEM fields go? 'Cause I just divided my vacation between A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, Understanding Physics by Isaac Asimov, and Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard Feynman. Also the online archives of Atomic Robo, which I believe is a history.
@dannybeans Non-fiction in general — and it doesn’t have to be dense.
When on vacation, I am usually too busy to read. Got to see everything.
@olperfesser exactly. I read like crazy, but not on vacation.
@olperfesser @simplersimon I can read at home and it’s the same experience. Why would I waste precious vacay time doing it?
@olperfesser @simplersimon @ruouttaurmind Same here.
While I do a considerable amount of reading, I don’t typically read much on vacation, except a menu or a perhaps a map.
I get that for a lot of people, relaxation is a paramount goal of a vacation, but I tend to focus on things I couldn’t do if I was at home
The comments on a website that sells daily deals of junk and has a daily survey. A bonus when the owners forget to put up the survey comment board, causing me to come back later that same day.
The beer list
Crochet pattern books lately. I’m on a forced vacation from firestorms ATM…
See, the premise of this question involves going on vacations.
As somebody who doesn’t take one, this question can’t really be answered.
Unless you’re asking us what you specifically do while on vacation. That would require us to follow you, ad either be on vacations ourselves, or get a job working wherever you go for vacation.
Neither of those sub-options sounds particularly exciting though.
I work in retail, what’s a vacation
@gardenald - It’s when people run in to the store wearing black socks and white shoes to buy sunscreen.
Or people in black shoes and sunscreen run in to buy white socks. Depends on the store.
I like to read the magazines I haven’t had time for, like Urban Gardening or Backyard Poultry, sometimes I read Bark.
@Eskieguy Trying to decide whether Bark is a magazine for dog enthusiasts or tree lovers… If it’s a magazine for BBQ enthusiasts you can sign me up!
Paperback sci-fi novels, the kind you find in a half-price book store. The cheaper the better.
@bocoroth This is where both my Dad and I built up decent collections of classic sci fi.
Maps, Yelp reviews, etc. but no novels. That is not what vacation is for…not that I have been in one in a while
lately, it seems that I read mostly poker books.
some of them are somewhat dense and academic.
others are not.
The same thing I read at home. Sci fi, fantasy, horror and adjacent genres. I like to read short stories on planes and trains, novels on cruise ships. Even though I tend to take fairly active vacations, some of my favorite vacation moments have been with a book. Lulled by the rhythm of an overnight train headed for Scotland with a good book for company while everyone else slept. Sitting out the downpour every afternoon on the sidewalk of a little cafe in Florida with tea, biscotti and a book. Kicked back in a cruise deck chair with my feet dangling through the railing and a pina colada by my side, the Caribbean rolling past above the pages of a book. There’s always time to read.
Considering most of my vacations involve skiing, the only thing I’m reading are trail maps. I’m too damn exhausted after skiing to read anything else.
I actually don’t read on vacation. I listen to audiobooks on my commute. That’s a round trip of about 40 minutes depending on traffic.
I listen to Sci-Fi and Fantasy mostly, but I try to avoid series. I’ve recently been listening to a lot of Ayn Rand.
I believe I’ve been an active member of the forum for a month now and my involvement really started with this poll.
@jst1ofknd Here’s your 30 day chip. Be sure to take a phone list and keep coming back, man. We’re glad you’re here!
