Hi there!
Im not really a reader when i was young but my kid brother is. Sa kasamaang palad ako ay nabigo sa pagibig at para ma-divert ang aking pag iisip ni-try ko basahin ang mga librong nakakalat sa bahay. Reading is a great escape in the beginning now its a way of life.
I've discovered Dectalk text to speech software in 1997. Im still using it until now. Before, i used to scan paperback pages, convert it to text and let my PC read it to me. Now, i just convert epub or mobi to mp3s and listen to it in my smartphone. Sometimes i read while listening to the spoken words of the book. I crank up the words/min, this way i reduced my reading time in half or less. But normally i just listen to the book while in transit or doing monotonous chores (laba, luto, plantsa, linis). Listening to the book is very helpful when your waiting for someone or something or playing games. I have done this for so long that I've stop counting how many books I've read or listen to.
My pet project now is to read all the Pulitzer prize winning books. Just finished reading the winners from 2000 to 2010 and some. I also want to read books from Nobel prize laureate for literature.
Before they announced the winner of Nobel 2013 I read that Haruki Murakami was the frontrunner. (Sayang d sya nanalo). I started reading/listening to some of his works - kafka on the shore (may pagka-porn but i like it...not the *removed* hehe) and The wind up bird Chronicle (anime-esque ang dating, love the sub stories). Am halfway na sa 1Q84 so far its very good. Murakami = pure genius.
Thats my intro...
Hope to share the insight of someone who listens to the book rather than reading...