Reader Interview: Tyler Askren

Name: Tyler Askren
Age: 21
Hometown: Muscatine, Iowa
Major: Entrepreneurial Management

 Generally, do you think of yourself as someone who likes to read?

a.     Yes

 When you read for pleasure, what do you read?

a.     Nonfiction, specifically books about history or sports

 About how many hardbound books do you own, and of these how many would you classify as either “literary” or “literature?”

a.     About 10, none I would consider “literary.”

 In the past year, have you read a novel from cover to cover?

a.     Yes, probably around 6.

 When you sit down to read a book, how long do you read before stopping?

a.     About 1 hour or until I read 50 pages.

 How much time do you spend on social media each day?

a.     45 minutes

 How much time do you spend on your cell phone each day (talking, texting, using Apps, searching the internet)?

a.     About 1 hour

 How much time do you spend either studying and/or working each day?  How much of this time is spent reading?

a.     About 3 hours with 2 of these hours spent reading

 How much time do you spend on the Internet each day?

a.     30 minutes

 How much time do you spend watching television or streaming video each day? 

a.     None

How much time do you spend totally unconnected from all media technology each day?

a.     4 hours

What are your favorite forms of relaxation and entertainment?

a.     Golfing or playing other sports with my friends.

Complete the following sentences: “Reading is  . . .”

a.     Fun if it’s a god book, otherwise I don’t enjoy reading.

Complete the following sentence: “My favorite book is . . .”

a.     Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Complete the following sentence: “The word “literary” refers to . . .”

a.     The world of reading

Complete the following sentence: “Reading poetry is like . . .”

a.     A beautiful song, especially when sung by your mother.