Post 2: What is a book?

I believe a book is something that tells a story, it has words written on fresh crisps pages, and as you flips the pages you can smell the story of a new or old book. A book is where each page tells a new exploration. A book is an adventure. When you read a book, you feel attached to the characters, you feel as if you are going through the exact same hardships and struggles. As you are reading a book you escape reality and forget about everything that is going on in your life, it’s like you have two different lives.

 

Some also ask is a book read on a Kindle, iPad, or phone still the same as a book read on a paper or hard back? My opinion is yes, however it depends on the book. If it a novel and doesn’t have much funk to it, the pages are normal it doesn’t matter where you read it. Personally, I enjoy reading a book on a Kindle. The Kindle does a very good job at replicating the image of a book, the page color looks exactly like the page on paper, it’s a lot lighter (compare a Harry Potter book to a Kindle) and is easier to hold in one hand. The Kindle also doesn’t take up much space in your backpack. However on the other side I argue no the Kindle isn’t the same. If you were to read a comic or a book that has lots of pictures I wouldn’t recommend reading off the Kindle. It’s harder to visual and get the exact same image in your head as you would in a paper or hard back. There’s also those books that have the magical feel to them in a physical book that you just can’t get reading on a Kindle. I found a quote Joe Meno and it has me agreeing with him, it states “For me, a book, in whatever form it takes- hardbound copy, paperback, electronic version, online instrument, text download on a cell phone, even a story read orally- a book is actually a place, a place where we, as readers, still have the chance to engage in active imaging, translating word into image, connecting these images to memories, dreams and larger ideas.”

 

Whether you read a book on a paper back or Kindle each book is going to portray the same meaning and story. The same suffering and struggles. However, the visual and smell might be a little different. It’s just one preference. A book is an adventure.

Post #1: Why I Read

There are many reasons as to why I enjoy reading. Reading allows my mind to escape from reality. When you get into a good book an enjoy it you feel like you are a character in the book, all your worries are released. Reading gives you adventures that you would never be able to achieve in the real world. There a many stores published that you would never be able to see on the TV or hear on the radio. It also gives you a chance, opportunity to see situations from a different point of view you would never imagined. I also like to read because I believe it improves my imagination. For example when you read Harry Potter and feel like a completely different world, it gives you something new to think and imagine about. Reading is also used to help teach an inform us about historical events and much more many people are not familiar with. Reading books also allow you for something to talk about. When you read a good book and feel attached to it you want to tell everyone about it. There are many reasons as to why someone reads.

Above is a picture of the Harry Potter series. I think the Harry Potter books open up ones imagination to something new and never imagined before. A really well detailed and interesting book is another reason as to why someone reads.