tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post903781959862131303..comments2024-02-13T15:17:57.466-05:00Comments on Beth Fish Reads: Musing Mondays: Sick BedBeth Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-33336337101039097802009-01-21T03:46:00.000-05:002009-01-21T03:46:00.000-05:00I still read when I'm sick, unless the medicine kn...I still read when I'm sick, unless the medicine knocks me off! Then again, I won't choose a heavy literary book which needs my full concentration, LOL.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-81505711800766719942009-01-19T21:43:00.000-05:002009-01-19T21:43:00.000-05:00I do the same thing. Since I'm more likely to be i...I do the same thing. Since I'm more likely to be irritable when sick, I also have less tolerance for boring or silly books. I want something that will really capture my attention and take my mind off my discomfort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-47560261507411172812009-01-19T19:00:00.000-05:002009-01-19T19:00:00.000-05:00I'm with you on that!I'm with you on that!Ladytink_534https://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-28790895988820538992009-01-19T18:00:00.000-05:002009-01-19T18:00:00.000-05:00I would stay with what I've been reading unless it...I would stay with what I've been reading unless it's like something as demanding as a Dostoevsky or Woolf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-69967150650651185562009-01-19T14:50:00.000-05:002009-01-19T14:50:00.000-05:00As I suffer from chronic fatigue, I am always ´ill...As I suffer from chronic fatigue, I am always ´ill´, work part-time and read quite a lot, but of course I have days where I do not function at all. On those I watch stupid TV series, read weeklies or reread cosy crime fiction.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-5028169916800378712009-01-19T13:06:00.000-05:002009-01-19T13:06:00.000-05:00Hi Beth! Those books sound like perfect "sick" re...Hi Beth! Those books sound like perfect "sick" reads!<BR/>*smiles*<BR/>Kim Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029664492284742183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-28063880054328737202009-01-19T12:13:00.000-05:002009-01-19T12:13:00.000-05:00I soooo look to comfort reads when I'm sick....thi...I soooo look to comfort reads when I'm sick....things like gothic romances, etc. They're like chicken soup in my book.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873109350235219509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-46657351539182999952009-01-19T11:22:00.000-05:002009-01-19T11:22:00.000-05:00I haven't really considered this before. I think ...I haven't really considered this before. I think I probably am most likely to read whatever I am already in the middle of, if I feel up to reading. If I am not, I usually end up sleeping and watching DVDs.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-50710616259089061482009-01-19T08:45:00.000-05:002009-01-19T08:45:00.000-05:00I'm not sick that often, either (knock on wood), b...I'm not sick that often, either (knock on wood), but it would depend on how sick I am - sometimes I just can't read at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-76521549315867464602009-01-19T08:13:00.000-05:002009-01-19T08:13:00.000-05:00I'm not sick that often, and I have to be close to...I'm not sick that often, and I have to be close to death before I shirk my wifely and motherly duties! And when I am that down and out, I usually am lucky to be able to focus on something on TV, let alone read. Luckily, this does not happen but once every few years. I am not happy when I'm not reading!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.com