What one thing disrupting your reading annoys you the most?

dahlstromerin · Post by **dahlstromerin** » 09 Oct 2013, 13:23

When someone clearly sees me reading and still tries to have a conversation with me.

Avaleinna07 · Post by **Avaleinna07** » 09 Oct 2013, 17:23

I hate when I'm at work on my break and this stupid guy that I work with always wants to come up to me and start talking. I usually try to ignore him, but most of the time it doesn't work because he has such a loud mouth! How can people be so rude? They can clearly see that you're trying to read, yet they come over and start talking anyways.

Doublehawk · Post by **Doublehawk** » 09 Oct 2013, 20:12

When my Kindle dies after I've ignored the 'low battery' warning for days. This one is particularly annoying because I have no one to blame but myself.

Rissa2753 · Post by **Rissa2753** » 10 Oct 2013, 01:32

My husband thinks he needs my attention when i read will leave me alone if im watching tv

pullfrumpy · Post by **pullfrumpy** » 10 Oct 2013, 13:50

my wife. hahha

MassimoMarino · Post by **MassimoMarino** » 11 Oct 2013, 05:57

Typos and grammar errors

I have read while in unimaginable, and uncomfortable situations.

tracy19 · Post by **tracy19** » 11 Oct 2013, 07:24

Someone trying to talk to me while I am reading

Age777 · Post by **Age777** » 11 Oct 2013, 13:47

MassimoMarino wrote:Typos and grammar errors

Yeah, that drives me nuts. Nothing pulls you out of the world they've created and you've moved into in your mind like typos and grammatical errors. Especially when the story is interesting and there are a lot of errors. After a while I just want to throw my book but as it's on my ereader, that would be disastrous.

Daeja · Post by **Daeja** » 11 Oct 2013, 21:37

I hate any interruptions when I've just settled down to read. If I've been at it for a good thirty minutes or more, then by all means. But while I'm first immersing myself, it drives me nuts to get drawn away from the page too quickly.

jovonms · Post by **jovonms** » 12 Oct 2013, 14:18

People talking to me when they see I'm reading but my biggest annoyance is that reading makes me sleepy so I can't lay in bed and try to get a lot of reading done because I'll fall asleep

Sine_Ni_Ceallach · Post by **Sine_Ni_Ceallach** » 12 Oct 2013, 14:20

People talking to me, probably. Or work. *grumble grumble*

emmadbaker1 · Post by **emmadbaker1** » 13 Oct 2013, 08:24

Zepher07 wrote:People who can clearly see that you are reading, but insist on having a full-blown conversation with you anyway. These people do not even ask if you want to converse with them. This happens to me all the time when I try to read when I'm on my break at work. I just want to relax with a good book. Is that too much to ask?

Story of my life. It always starts with "hey what book are you reading?" I lift the book so they can see the cover while i keep reading and then they decide that it would just make my day if they had a half-hour conversation about the author. I love book talk, don't get me wrong. But if you spoil my reading time I just may turn into the hulk...

feyindie60 · Post by **feyindie60** » 13 Oct 2013, 14:19

I could post a reply to this topic once a week just to blow off steam. In general, I find that people are just louder than they used to be. They will play their music next to you, or have a conversation while you are reading a book with no understanding that you are involved in a cognitive learning skill that requires concentration. So when I pick a beautiful spot on a cliff by the beach and I'm reading quietly on a sunny afternoon and a family with a crying baby and a dog decides "to share" my spot, I'm not a happy camper.

Nor am I impressed with people who want an instant review of the book I am reading. I doubt anyone else reads for the same reasons I do; we are all different creatures and that's the beauty of reading.

But I have to get to the greatest annoyance of all...time! There just isn't enough time to read all the books and other material I want to. And I will need at least another two or three lifetimes to get through all the works of all the humans who have produced works worthy to be read!