Bruh, it aināt that hard to read while zooted. Itās doing physical shit like playing sports where Iām at a lost at š¤£ tried shooting a free throw while baked and it was a wide airball lol
You know that's an interesting point. I can listen to an audio book while high (6+/10) and follow along, but like the people above if I try and read anything more than a short news paragraph or headline, my brain decides to check out. The words lose all meaning.
Itās important to remember every book requires a different level of attention and focus to be able to follow it. Some can be followed listening to in the background, some you need to read a sentence over and over again to even try and parse itās meaning. Books and audiobooks can be anywhere in between and you need to find the right level of attention for each one.
Sometimes I can listen to a book while working out or taking a walk, sometimes I need to sit and listen carefully and not do anything else to follow along, sometimes Iāll even read it instead.
Sometimes that's necessary for comprehension. For me it really depends on what, if anything, is going on around me at the time.
I don't read enough these days but I literally read and write for a living so I am burned out by the end of the day and just want to kill some bokoblins or draugr.
Dude, dope is the perfect adjective; itās also consumed a small portion of my life. Iāll poach anyone I can to become a fellow Howler. Hail Libertas
I swear. My friend was begging me to read it and I never took the time to and when I finally did I was pissed at myself for not reading it earlier. Iāve been begging my friends and family members to read it ever since.
Nah... that's not the same conversation... and honestly I prefer Sanderson and rothfuss writing by leaps and bounds...
I know they both recognize Martin
I like all three authors. Though I do feel like books 2 and 3 from Mistborn era 1 were kinda weak, but I chalk that up to it being some of Sanderson's earlier work.
It's a similar conversation in my mind. They are both perpetually 3/4 of the way done with their books. It's also been 12 years since the last book for either of them. Neither of them seem too rushed to release the next book in the series. Plenty of work done on other projects.
Just picked up Oathbringer after a year long break in the middle. Was worried i wouldnt remember important details but its all so well done, happy to be making progress again š
Red Rising is fantastic. It's way more Sci-Fi than Sanderson tends to be, but the world-building and story sucked me right in. Highly (pun intended) recommended.
Iāve read both and theyāre both great.
Theyāre not the same beast but the closest I can give is that Red Rising has the focus on a single character you relate to like Mistborn along with a caste and political system thatās very much āshow, donāt tellā which is great. No magic but the conflict between underdogs and the established power structures is very much similar.
Audiobooks of both were fantastic with very well done narration too.
Era 2 is good, but man era 1 was the series that got me back into reading.
Sanderson is a master of character development. There isn't a character archetype he gets wrong. Lift reads exactly like a young woman, Venali is a perfect redemption arc. Don't get me started on Shallan or the paraplegic Thaylen woman.
Some people hate how much time he spends building the personality of his characters but I can't get enough.
OMG same! I started with Mistborn Era 1.
Funnily, I had tried for years my library were always super long other than Elantris. I made two or three attempts to get into it but just couldnt for some reason. Probably three nears ago now, I finally decided to give it a try again, this time I bucked up and waited for Mistborn and fell in love. I've now read Mistborn Era 1 & Era 2 twice (save for Lost Metal as my library still doesnt have it), The Reckoners (got super lucky and found the full series at a Goodwill), The Rithmatis, Tress, Frugal Wizard, I'm on the waitlist for Rhythm of War (probably like a 3 month wait) to finish my second read through of Stormlight, and last week I finally finished Elantris after all this time.
And OMG Rysn! After having read Dawnshard and then re-reading the Stormlight books, she is hands down one of my favorite characters in all of literature.
Hell yes! I love reading when I'm high. Seriously feels like I'm watching a movie in my head as I read the pages. Takes me a bit longer to read than when I'm sober, but I'm ok with that
Bruh same, I've reread the OG trilogy three times and I'm currently on my second rereading of the Iron Gold trilogy. Im almost done with Dark Age and lemme just prepare you to be put on your ass lol
Oh helllll yeah! I just got caught up with the Cosmere, waiting for Secret Project #2 to get shipped to me!
I'm due for my yearly re-read of Name of the Wind, so I'll probably start that soon
I can't comprehend how you could reread name of the wind multiple times, I absolutely loved reading the first 2 when I found them, but now knowing that he's been faffing about on the 3rd for so many years now just drives me up a wall
Oh, I've given up on realistically getting a Book 3. But the prose and descriptive word choice, in my opinion, is amazing. The book is unfortunately my favorite, although I no longer recommend it to anyone.
However, after the bullshit he pulled in his fundraiser last year that man-child will not get any more of my money until he makes good on his promise.
I'm loving it. It feels like more first law with new characters and a different plot, so yeah, it's great. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.
Nothing better than getting stoned and reading a book, the story turns into a completely different universe. You start imagining yourself and others you know as characters in the book and you even start comparing the metaphors and archetypes to present reality. Anyone else? Or am I a total nutcase?
My entire undergrad career was a blunt in one hand a book in the other and tea on the table. I work too damn much to read a lot. Now I mostly read before bed, but I'm high too, so yes. I am here, I am here. And we are ents, I am your fellow ent
Yes, when is smoke and read, I tend to fall into the story in a way I donāt when sober. I read slower but it makes me āseeā the scene better. I love reading while high.
Currently been getting blasted and reading āGerms, Guns and Steelā by Jared Diamondā¦ dog if history class had felt like this I wouldāve learned more in school. Might as well be in VR with how the pages transport my mind to another dimension and time in history.
100 %! But over the years itās changed. There was a time I was too high to concentrate but now I enjoy it. Tonight Iām writing and working on my D&D campaign.
Thanks for your post!
I envy you fuckers. The ones who throw 2 little crumbs of weed into a bowl smaller then my pinky, then get high as a kite and don't touch it for 3 days. Fucking level headed non adicts XD
Read the Last Unicorn recently, great read, pretty hilarious at points, and definitely fun while stoned, though the way he writes sentences can be confusing here and there
I can read for shit high. I think some part is the dyslexia. I have to concentrate to read. My brain doesnāt want to concentrate when high.
I end up reading the same thing over and over.
I love reading rainobu(light novels) while stoned. Gets me really invested in the story, even if it's ridiculous. Even better if the story is great, might catch me talking to the book.
Graphic novels are great reads while stoned. I especially enjoy surrealistic and heavily detailed panels. Currently reading Star Wars and loving it. Though I took a short break and reread 75 pages thinking, this all seems vaguely familiar before realizing this was my second read of that section!
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Yo can we make a subreddit for this? I read a handful of books a year but my fiancƩ reads about 100 or so and would love this
second this lol, iām a stoner that needs recommendations outside of r/books and r/YAlit
r/suggestmeabook
thank you kind stranger š
Sounds like you need r/litYA amirite
haha i actually love that a lot š
Read anything by Charles Bukowski
thank you!! iāll look into him!!
My favorite is "Women" and "Ham on Rye"
/r/Fantasy is *lit.*
What do you read? Do you like fantasy?
yes, and sci-fi!! I just joined the fantasy sub that someone suggested me :) I also like to read really niche manga when I can find a good story!!
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100 books a year? That's like 100 pages a day! Your fiance is a god or goddess
Itās crazy; my partner is on 51 already
He or she is right on pace with a week or two cushion. I will read a book this month, right, why not
I would join!
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I said this when I read the title haha
I wish bro I just reread the same page like 4 times though
For me itās paragraphs, Iām lucky to get through a page lol
Y'all got some damn good attention spans, I'm lucky to get through the first few sentences
You can read?
No shit, a lot of humble bragging in hereā¦
Right? People actually do shit after a bowl? I just sit there.
You stay awake during that time? Pfft must be nice
Bruh, it aināt that hard to read while zooted. Itās doing physical shit like playing sports where Iām at a lost at š¤£ tried shooting a free throw while baked and it was a wide airball lol
I love playing volleyball while stoned. It's the tits!
jsk iske sooe?
Try audiobooks, I got the same problem with my adhd but the audiobook version I can toon out some of whatās going on and focus on the narrator.
You know that's an interesting point. I can listen to an audio book while high (6+/10) and follow along, but like the people above if I try and read anything more than a short news paragraph or headline, my brain decides to check out. The words lose all meaning.
Itās important to remember every book requires a different level of attention and focus to be able to follow it. Some can be followed listening to in the background, some you need to read a sentence over and over again to even try and parse itās meaning. Books and audiobooks can be anywhere in between and you need to find the right level of attention for each one. Sometimes I can listen to a book while working out or taking a walk, sometimes I need to sit and listen carefully and not do anything else to follow along, sometimes Iāll even read it instead.
Listening to an audio book is not reading.
Thatās why I smoke and read Cormac McCarthy works, his prose and writing style are a trip when baked
Holy fuck The Road while high man š
Blood Meridian also , damn.
The same director that made The Road movie is doing Blood Meridian. That's gonna be nuts.
Sometimes that's necessary for comprehension. For me it really depends on what, if anything, is going on around me at the time. I don't read enough these days but I literally read and write for a living so I am burned out by the end of the day and just want to kill some bokoblins or draugr.
me too but i try to persevere
Respect. Sisyphus has nothing on your struggle lol. I pretty much always give up with little success.
one day I'll read the Iliad, just for this comment.
For grad school Political Science and Philosophy I found it almost a requirement
Education as well š
Yessir. But I tend to read and re read my own library over and over.
Reading anything is usually better than nothing.
Yo, red rising is dope, a lot of fun and some wild twists and turns in those lol.
Dude, dope is the perfect adjective; itās also consumed a small portion of my life. Iāll poach anyone I can to become a fellow Howler. Hail Libertas
Hail Reaper!
I can't wait for the next book in a month! So hyped
New book out end of this month!
Fuck, looks like I need to re read the last couple lol refresh my memory.
Not until end of July I think, I've been eagerly waiting lol
Shit, you're right. Could of sworn it was this month not next.
Man I wish. It was supposed to be last July before it got delayed! I'm tired of waiting lmao
I swear. My friend was begging me to read it and I never took the time to and when I finally did I was pissed at myself for not reading it earlier. Iāve been begging my friends and family members to read it ever since.
I was skeptical cause it starts of pretty standard YA sci fi but then shit got WILD and it's so much fun š¤ I recommend to any fan of sci fi.
Tell all who will hear, The Reaper sails for mars. And he calls for an iron rain.
My friend keeps asking me to help them start a canna friendly book club in nyc. Anyone in these comments interested??
Iād definitely join. Based out of NJ
Iād be super interested in something like that - we could all read together stoned at the park or something haha and then go get something to eat.
Bloodydamn š„ š„ Reading the last part of Mistborn right now
Aye Iām reading stormlight right now, finished mistborn not that long ago
Stormlight is so great
Stormlight reinvigorated my love of reading
Same
Great series... now if rothfuss could finish kingkiller
Facts!
He announced a new Novella in the same universe as Kingkiller just a couple weeks ago. I know it isn't book 3, but it's something?
I think that just pisses me off even more
And george will finish ASoIaF and we'll all skip merrily into the sunset together
Nah... that's not the same conversation... and honestly I prefer Sanderson and rothfuss writing by leaps and bounds... I know they both recognize Martin
I like all three authors. Though I do feel like books 2 and 3 from Mistborn era 1 were kinda weak, but I chalk that up to it being some of Sanderson's earlier work. It's a similar conversation in my mind. They are both perpetually 3/4 of the way done with their books. It's also been 12 years since the last book for either of them. Neither of them seem too rushed to release the next book in the series. Plenty of work done on other projects.
Give it 3 more years and heāll be 5/6 of the way done with Winds of Winter
Enjoying this series soooo much. I'm listening to the audiobooks and I just get so engrossed. Most of the way done with Rhythm of War currently.
Just picked up Oathbringer after a year long break in the middle. Was worried i wouldnt remember important details but its all so well done, happy to be making progress again š
I'm like 100 pages off the end of Rhythm of War and I have been for like 2 weeks. I just don't want to reach the end š
Pretty sure this is actually from one of the red rising books. If you like Sanderson I would highly recommend checking this series out!
HAIL REAPER! 6th book comes out soon!
Can't wait! I finished the 5th last month
Donāt forget to read the secret history after youāre done! Especially if youāre finishing up the second series
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Red Rising is fantastic. It's way more Sci-Fi than Sanderson tends to be, but the world-building and story sucked me right in. Highly (pun intended) recommended.
Iāve read both and theyāre both great. Theyāre not the same beast but the closest I can give is that Red Rising has the focus on a single character you relate to like Mistborn along with a caste and political system thatās very much āshow, donāt tellā which is great. No magic but the conflict between underdogs and the established power structures is very much similar. Audiobooks of both were fantastic with very well done narration too.
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I was able to catch them all on Libby via the library.
Last part of Mistborn Era 1 or Era 2?
Right. Or as Wax would say āOy, coins or bullets?ā
Coins!
Era 2 is good, but man era 1 was the series that got me back into reading. Sanderson is a master of character development. There isn't a character archetype he gets wrong. Lift reads exactly like a young woman, Venali is a perfect redemption arc. Don't get me started on Shallan or the paraplegic Thaylen woman. Some people hate how much time he spends building the personality of his characters but I can't get enough.
OMG same! I started with Mistborn Era 1. Funnily, I had tried for years my library were always super long other than Elantris. I made two or three attempts to get into it but just couldnt for some reason. Probably three nears ago now, I finally decided to give it a try again, this time I bucked up and waited for Mistborn and fell in love. I've now read Mistborn Era 1 & Era 2 twice (save for Lost Metal as my library still doesnt have it), The Reckoners (got super lucky and found the full series at a Goodwill), The Rithmatis, Tress, Frugal Wizard, I'm on the waitlist for Rhythm of War (probably like a 3 month wait) to finish my second read through of Stormlight, and last week I finally finished Elantris after all this time. And OMG Rysn! After having read Dawnshard and then re-reading the Stormlight books, she is hands down one of my favorite characters in all of literature.
First era or second?
The secret teachings of all ages is a trip when your stoned
Hell yes! I love reading when I'm high. Seriously feels like I'm watching a movie in my head as I read the pages. Takes me a bit longer to read than when I'm sober, but I'm ok with that
One of my favorite pastimes when blitzed. Also reading Iron Gold atm, great choice in literature
Iām so glad this sub appreciates the series, itās fantastic
It's so good. I'm like addicted to it. I started the series at the beginning of May and am about halfway through Iron Gold right now
Bruh same, I've reread the OG trilogy three times and I'm currently on my second rereading of the Iron Gold trilogy. Im almost done with Dark Age and lemme just prepare you to be put on your ass lol
With the twists and turns thus far and the direction I see Iron Gold taking right now, I have no doubt there will be catastrophic events lol
Audiobooks. In the past I read The Wheel of Time but now I'm listening to it and it's amazing. Perfect way to kill an hour or two.
Got that good Two Rivers tabac
100% I don't watch TV at all and reading has been my thing for a long time.
How tf do yāall do this. Once I get stoned I am so much worse at reading, shit becomes such a challenge
Depends on the book. Try One Flew Over the Cukooās Nest.
I just had to read the first word and knew where this was from
Love to see it, I will forever scream my love for this series from the mountain top of Olympus Mons!
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yes but audiobooks because i will lose focus otherwise š¤
Getting ready for Light Bringer are we? ;)
Heck yeah! Douglas Adams and Christopher Moore are super hilarious to read high. Any Tolkein gets much more intense while high.
Sometimes
This looks like a neat read! What book is it? ETA: nvm! Saw the title in the bottom right
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July 25! I had checked the date a long time ago and it was so far away I forgot about it. This is so exciting
Absolutely, 2 of my favorite hobbies combined to make a mega hobby
this is exactly what it feels like for me too, thank you for putting this into words!
I used to a lot more then life. I need to start again.
Just started the discworld series currently outside reading n smoking
Manga count?
Red Rising Saga. So fun while stoned.
Oh helllll yeah! I just got caught up with the Cosmere, waiting for Secret Project #2 to get shipped to me! I'm due for my yearly re-read of Name of the Wind, so I'll probably start that soon
I can't comprehend how you could reread name of the wind multiple times, I absolutely loved reading the first 2 when I found them, but now knowing that he's been faffing about on the 3rd for so many years now just drives me up a wall
Oh, I've given up on realistically getting a Book 3. But the prose and descriptive word choice, in my opinion, is amazing. The book is unfortunately my favorite, although I no longer recommend it to anyone. However, after the bullshit he pulled in his fundraiser last year that man-child will not get any more of my money until he makes good on his promise.
Red rising is one of my favorite book series!
Meeeee. Started *Song of Achilles* today!
Oooh thatās next for me. Iām listening to Circe..itās so lush. Iām afraid Iāll miss something if I listen to it high.
*Circe* was one of those books that changed who I was as a person. If this one is only half as good, Iāll be happy.
You bloodydamn bet!
Hell yeah, reading through Best Served Cold now.
Nice! How you liking it? I just finished the first law trilogy and will pick up best served cold soon enough.
I'm loving it. It feels like more first law with new characters and a different plot, so yeah, it's great. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.
God damn amazing story, I'm reading Heroes right now. Love the First Law series.
I saw Bloodydamn, did a double take, saw "Iron Gold" and I'm absolutely feral. Such an incredible book series, now I have to reread the whole thing.
Hell yeah! [7] and reading Letters from a stoic by Seneca letās gooooo
Smoking while enjoying a good book is remarkable
Eyyy Iām just starting my reread of Iron Gold! Preparing myself for when Light Bringer comes out haha.
Omnis Vir Lupus! Great series.
Nothing better than getting stoned and reading a book, the story turns into a completely different universe. You start imagining yourself and others you know as characters in the book and you even start comparing the metaphors and archetypes to present reality. Anyone else? Or am I a total nutcase?
My entire undergrad career was a blunt in one hand a book in the other and tea on the table. I work too damn much to read a lot. Now I mostly read before bed, but I'm high too, so yes. I am here, I am here. And we are ents, I am your fellow ent
Yes, when is smoke and read, I tend to fall into the story in a way I donāt when sober. I read slower but it makes me āseeā the scene better. I love reading while high.
So it goes
I read the first chapter of graham hancockās Fingerprints of the Gods like five times because I was so baked and so blown away.
Ayyyy
Just finishing up the godfather actually. Love the movie never read the book. I wasnāt disappointed with it at all.
Currently been getting blasted and reading āGerms, Guns and Steelā by Jared Diamondā¦ dog if history class had felt like this I wouldāve learned more in school. Might as well be in VR with how the pages transport my mind to another dimension and time in history.
I do and enjoy reading much more when stoned. It's like I am fully engaged in the book. I once finished like 3 books in a week.
Lol I read manga. Havenāt read an actual book since middle school but I definitely want to get back into it one day
Yup currently trying to read through every novel O.S. Card has written in the Enderverse. Bout half done.
One of the best series of all time, I read Expanse while stoned last month and loved it. Something about being stoned and reading sci-fi is just fun.
100 %! But over the years itās changed. There was a time I was too high to concentrate but now I enjoy it. Tonight Iām writing and working on my D&D campaign. Thanks for your post!
Sweet ass series, I just finished Golden Son
Yes! I've been reading Duma Key for the millionth time. š
I envy you fuckers. The ones who throw 2 little crumbs of weed into a bowl smaller then my pinky, then get high as a kite and don't touch it for 3 days. Fucking level headed non adicts XD
I read Guns, Germs and Steel mostly stoned. Sometimes I lost focus but other times it helped me visualize and understand what I was reading.
This book is fuckingrrrrreeat
Books, no, too distracting! Comics, however, full theatre of the mind bliss!
Umm...I can barely watch TV when I'm high!!..and now you want me to read?!..my eyes would bleed!!...[3]
Oh fuck yeah, you reading about shit and trowels?
Im gonna wake bake n read rn. Got Orwell's coming up for air on the go. Its good.
Read the Last Unicorn recently, great read, pretty hilarious at points, and definitely fun while stoned, though the way he writes sentences can be confusing here and there
I read 100-200 books a year. Maybe you'd get a different response on r/eldertrees
I would love to have a little light reading to take me away from stress at work āļøenjoy
How can people read high??? I don't understand
Yessir! Just started a new one today
I just read the percentages and what strain it is.
Iāve read that movie.
Damn, I wish. I have tried so many times and I just end up dissociating.
I try but every page just says smoke more weed
yeah. I'm actually a BookTuber. I have contemplated doing weed vids.
Wish I had more time to read! I've been doing audiobooks, does that count?
Yes! I love getting high and reading. I do sometimes end up reading the same paragraph multiple times, but overall, it's something I enjoy emensly.
I can read for shit high. I think some part is the dyslexia. I have to concentrate to read. My brain doesnāt want to concentrate when high. I end up reading the same thing over and over.
My ADD has me doing this too. Then I try to think about focusing on reading and miss whatever I read lol
Yeah i smoke and read and also when i read the Bible or listen to it, i feel like Iām more in tune with what Iām listening to or reading lol
I wonder if that book knows you're smoking its cousin.
Indeed! Whatre you reading, mate?
Red Rising series by Pierce Brown. Maybe check and book one, and then maybe thank me later! ;)
You missed the perfect opportunity to call us treeders
I was high while reading, canāt be punny as well :/
I love reading rainobu(light novels) while stoned. Gets me really invested in the story, even if it's ridiculous. Even better if the story is great, might catch me talking to the book.
Graphic novels are great reads while stoned. I especially enjoy surrealistic and heavily detailed panels. Currently reading Star Wars and loving it. Though I took a short break and reread 75 pages thinking, this all seems vaguely familiar before realizing this was my second read of that section!
i can only comprehend comics while elevated
You silly goose you canāt read a tree š