[Gunfire]

Thank you Soompi members who took this survey. This will surely help me on my paper.

[heartdrops]

Age: 17
Gender: F

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)?
Yep, I went to the library every week when I was younger.

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun?
Right now? 0-1 hours :x

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)

b. Only if I can find something interesting to read


4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school?
Some of the books are good.

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? (yes or no)
No.

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read?
Yes for school books.

7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)

a. less than 3 months ago

[OBSCURITY xxx]

Age: 17
Gender: Female

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)? Yes!

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun? ... like 1 hahah

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)

a. Yes! Most definitely.
b. Only if I can find something interesting to read
c. Not really.

4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school? yea

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? (yes or no) yes

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read? only some school books?

7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)

a. less than 3 months ago
b. 4-6 months ago
c. Over 6 months ago
d. about a year ago
e. I can�t remember

[aiyan]

Age: 17
Gender: F

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)?
Yes

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun?
1

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)

a. Yes! Most definitely.
b. Only if I can find something interesting to read
c. Not really.


4. Do you like the books you’re required to read at school?
Yes.

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? (yes or no)
I know someone, yes.

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read?
Yes.

7. When’s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)

a. less than 3 months ago
b. 4-6 months ago
c. Over 6 months ago
d. about a year ago
e. I can’t remember

edit// haha I just realized that everyone who replied so far is 17 and female. :x

[trabia-wind]

gotta keep the chain going..

Age: 17
Gender: f

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)?
yes

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun?
depends, from 0 to a lot.. this week has been like 3 so far

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)
a. Yes! Most definitely.

4. Do you like the books you’re required to read at school?
some of them, i just hate the ones that take place in 1800-1900s america like to kill a mockingbird or the great gatsby

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? (yes or no)
yes..

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read?
no i'm scared i'll be too influenced by its thinking when i have to write an essay - -; plus too lazy

7. When’s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)
a. less than 3 months ago

[touchthesky]

Age: 16
Gender: F

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)? Yes

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun? these days? never unless you count magazines T_T

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)

a. Yes! Most definitely.
b. Only if I can find something interesting to read
c. Not really.


4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school? Most of the time. I think the only ones I've really disliked were The Great Gatsby and Lord Of The Flies

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? (yes or no) Yes

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read? Yes

7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)

a. less than 3 months ago
b. 4-6 months ago
c. Over 6 months ago
d. about a year ago
e. I can�t remember

[jvchou1316]

Age: 17
Gender: F

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)? Yes

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun? ~ 4

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)
a. Yes! Most definitely.

4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school? Yes; mostly non-fiction.

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? Yes

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read? Of course

7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)
a. less than 3 months ago

[mkayimcherry]

Age: 17
Gender: F

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)? yes.

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun? nowadays? 1 or 2 hours, I don't have that much free time anymore so it's not often that I'll spend time reading for fun :[

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One) b. Only if I can find something interesting to read

4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school? most of the time, yes. I didn't like reading Great Expectations (9th) and Jane Eyre (12th). I think the only book I really really enjoyed was Catcher in the Rye.

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? (yes or no) yeah T_T

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read? yeah, for Great Expectations. Everybody used it because none of us actually understood the book back in the 9th grade. My 10th grade English teacher was like, don't lie, I know you all used Sparknotes. That book basically taught everyone how to use it.

7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one) a. less than 3 months ago

[emceej]

Age: 15
Gender: F

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)? yes.
2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun? nowadays? 0.
3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? b. Only if I can find something interesting to read
4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school? not really.
5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? yes.
6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read? yes.
7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? a. less than 3 months ago.

[wintery-days]

Age: 17
Gender: Female

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)?
yes i real a lot

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun?
4 hours

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)


b. Only if I can find something interesting to read



4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school?
not really

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? (yes or no)
yes

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read?
yes

7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)


b. 4-6 months ago

[theatre]

Age: 18
Gender: female

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)? Yes

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun? Depends on how much homework I have. Can range from 0-5+ hours.

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)

a. Yes! Most definitely.

4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school? Some of them yes, some of them no.

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? Yes

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read? yes, only for Shakespeare

7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)

a. less than 3 months ago

[Kanhlaya]

Age: 19
Gender: Female

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)? Oh yeah, kids knew me as a bookworm.

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun? 6 hours max

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? a. Yes! Most definitely.

4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school? Yes and no. Yes, when I'm required to read a literature and no, because the textbooks are dry to read.

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? Yes

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read? Yes. I try to avoid them now.

7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? a. less than 3 months ago

[skadoosh!]

Age: 15
Gender: F

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)? yes

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun? right now, about one? on the computer? (if that counts)

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)

a. Yes! Most definitely.
b. Only if I can find something interesting to read
c. Not really.

4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school? no.

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? yes

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read? no

7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)

a. less than 3 months ago
b. 4-6 months ago
c. Over 6 months ago
d. about a year ago
e. I can�t remember

[Yuenie]

Age: 17
Gender: female

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)? nope, only read a lot of books to get prizes in school.

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun? Ehh... barely any. Only maybe an hour or two if I'm reading online fanfiction.

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One) b. Only if I can find something interesting to read


4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school? Sometimes... usually no.

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? I'm pretty sure I know someone who dislikes reading? xD

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read? Yes

7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one) a. less than 3 months ago (but only because it was mandatory from the school to buy the novel)

[soulremix.]

Age: 15
Gender: Female

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)?
Pretty often. Haha, I was a bookworm

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun?
Idunno, prolly 4-5 hours.

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)

a. Yes! Most definitely.
b. Only if I can find something interesting to read
c. Not really.

4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school?
Hm, not really because they're not really interesting to me and I don't like to read those type of books.

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? (yes or no)
Yes.

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read?
Once or twice. Only because the books I read were really confusing to read.

7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)

a. less than 3 months ago
b. 4-6 months ago
c. Over 6 months ago
d. about a year ago
e. I can�t remember

[xKiss the Sky]

Age: 17
Gender: Female

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)?
Always, reading is an essential part of my life.

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun?
At least five hours.

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)

a. Yes! Most definitely.
b. Only if I can find something interesting to read
c. Not really.

4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school?
I've enjoyed almost every single piece of required reading since my sophomore year.

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? (yes or no)
Yes, I know a couple.

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read?
Not really.

7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)

a. less than 3 months ago
b. 4-6 months ago
c. Over 6 months ago
d. about a year ago
e. I can�t remember

I hope this helped!

[AiMango]

Age: 17
Gender: F

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)? yes

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun? varies.. usually 5-7 max

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)
b. Only if I can find something interesting to read

4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school? no

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? (yes or no) yes

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read? yes

7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)
a. less than 3 months ago

[BOBA:)]

Age: 17
Gender: Female

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)?
Yes, weekly

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun?
3-4 hours.

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)

b. Only if I can find something interesting to read


4. Do you like the books you�re required to read at school?
Yes, I enjoy them.

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? (yes or no)
No

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read?
Yes, Shakespeare

7. When�s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)
b. 4-6 months ago

[Sam Sik]

Age: 17
Gender: Male

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)?

Yes I did.

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun?

30mins at night x 7 days, so about 3hr and 30mins or so?

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)

a. Yes! Most definitely.
b. Only if I can find something interesting to read
c. Not really.

4. Do you like the books you’re required to read at school?

No. History and English books suck.

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? (yes or no)

lol i know tons

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read?

Spark Notes is the best thing ever created.

7. When’s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)

a. less than 3 months ago
b. 4-6 months ago
c. Over 6 months ago
d. about a year ago
e. I can’t remember

[xxbobachan]

Age: 16 in a week or so
Gender: Female

1. Did you read often when you were younger (in elementary school)? Nope

2. How many hours do you spend a week reading for fun? Depends on the book. If I really like it, I can read until I finish like 600 pages straight haha. Otherwise, 0-1 hours (?)

3. Do you consider reading to be a fun activity? (Pick One)

a. Yes! Most definitely.
b. Only if I can find something interesting to read
c. Not really.


4. Do you like the books you’re required to read at school? No.

5. Do you or know anyone who dislikes reading? (yes or no) Yes.

6. Have you ever used Spark Notes or Cliff Notes to help you read? Yes, to study for tests.

7. When’s the last time you purchased a book for yourself? (pick one)

a. less than 3 months ago
b. 4-6 months ago
c. Over 6 months ago
d. about a year ago
e. I can’t remember