Big Bang Theory and books

I saw this pointed out the other day. It had never occurred to me before, but it is a bit odd:

Nobody in The Big Bang Theory ever seems to read a book.

Well yes, the four boys read comics, but that's about it. Wouldn't they read books too?

Surely Sheldon would read hard SF - Arthur C. Clarke for example. I could see Leonard liking classic SF, but nothing too political - Asimov rather than Heinlein say. Raj is girly enough to go for Twilight, while I reckon Howard would have all of the Gor books. It seems really odd to me that very clever geeks don't read SF or Fantasy. Even when things like Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings are mentioned, it's the films or TV series rather than the original novels.

And while we're thinking about it, wouldn't Penny read chick lit?

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