Post #2: What is a Book?

In my opinion a book is a stack of papers put together and bound. I think that books are able to take you anywhere you want to go. I like when Joe Meno says "the idea of the book is more important than the actual form it takes" (A Book is a Place). I like this because I think a book is a book no matter what shape it is in. Whether it be Kindle, actual paper, it doesn't matter to me. I would prefer  a paper book of course (hardback), but it's a time in life where most things aren't about what I would prefer. In today it is more about what is accessible and convenient, and  I think that a lot of people today would agree.

I don't agree with Nancy Jo Sales when she says " Would my life in books have been the same if they had been coming to me via Kindle or iPad? I don't think so" (Home Word Bound). I think books are impacting to whoever is reading them no matter what. It is the words that really matter not what shape you are ultimately holding. A book might be more comfortable, but it still gives off the same message. It is the same concept of how you listen to music. Would the people who are totally against electronic devices prefer to listen to their music on a Walkman or only go to live performances? Today is a changing age and the people who refuse to accept it are just stubborn.

To me the only thing magical about a book is the story it tells. The book would mean nothing to you if it were not for the words inside the book. I admit I do get a little attached to my books and like to showcase them on my book shelf. But I don't think the cover of it makes it any less majestic. The smell of books is one of my favorites too, but again, for convenience I do buy books on my iPad. I just love to read, in any shape and form, if it lights up or if it has pages with doggy ears.

Though I do think reading electronically is okay, I don't agree with another person's statement; "[Books] they're no more divine than a toaster". ( Victor VaValle, Scribble"I think real books do hold meaning. They create symbols of the book itself, and I think they should get a lot more credit than the worth of a toaster.

Books are important in whatever form people want to read them. If people are willing to read at all why does it even matter how they chose to do it?

Post #1: Why I Read

I read mainly because I like to read. Reading a book is really fun and you can do it anywhere. It can take your mind off of something, and if you are bored you will always have something to do. When I am reading it is all up to me to create the story in my head. It's not like a movie where everything is all played out, some of the things are up to interpretation. I like that I get to be creative in that aspect. I also read because the more you read the more language you will pick up and the more words you will know. Having a wide variety of words to choose from is very rad. 

Sometimes reading is basically a chore because of school assignments. In those cases the reasons why I would be reading that book are very slim. It would be just to know what we are talking about in class. Nothing more, nothing less. 

And lastly another reason why I read is for simple things like when I am trying to push a "pull" door and there is a sign that says pull. Or if I accidentally drank a bottle of cleaning solution I could read the number on the label for poison control.

Out of all of the reasons the main one is just because reading is great. It can take you to somewhere you could never have even dreamed you would be. With reading I have gotten to understand a lot more about life than I would have without reading.