Comments on: I Love Books

By: Zilla

Zilla — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:58:50 +0000

Dear Julien,

I love your blog! Since I stumble you on someone else blog, I HAVE BEEN A STALKER SINCE THEN! Adore you.

Fondly,
Z – all the way from Singapore

By: Ina

Ina — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:33:35 +0000

I went to school to learn reading. After that I told my mom that I’d drop out of school. It didn’t take long for me to learn reading (my mom didn’t want to teach me, I could only read some words). And after that my reading started. I just couldn’t stop. I remember that my mom got angry with me after my birthdays, because i had finished reading all the books i got for my brithday in only a couple days.
And I do have to admit that this affection never stopped. I cannot live without reading. Sometimes I can’t even fall asleep without.
I cannot understand why some people wouldn’t read. It is one of the most important things in my life.

By: Nelly

Nelly — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:07:35 +0000

I love and adore books..i consider it a Life Style..not a hobby, nor something for leisure time, it’s a Life Style..when u love books, you carry one around with you, you make knowledge your number one sought for passion, you talk about them, you live and breath them..reading is a life style, just like sports and work.. keep up the reading :)

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:42:58 +0000

Eureka! I will get on that for 2010. What a brilliant idea. I also need practice finishing what I begin.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:43:15 +0000

I’m horrible about reading. I probably only read a couple dozen, if that, a year, and most of it is mass market fiction or YA lit.

That said, I still think reading is very important, and even trashy fiction can help broaden our minds or strengthen our thinking skills.

I have been making a concerted effort to read more, but it’s not always easy to stay focused.

(Should I now admit that I’m a librarian?)

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:56:26 +0000

I learned the value of reading early. That kind of comes naturally when you can’t read until your 11. I have dyslexia and even to this day I’m still a slow reader but I love reading. I also love audio books since I can consume them quicker than the written word.

And as for Mr. CT Moore who hasn’t read a book in months and preached about corrupting your own thoughts, I say You can never corrupt your own thoughts only expand them because you learned something new. I hope you pick up a new book soon. I can recommend hundreds.

Don – I agree with you too about fiction. However I do limit my fiction intake because it can be too engrossing.

By: Don Lafferty

Don Lafferty — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:42:46 +0000

I like accumulating the knowledge too, but I’m also a big fan of escaping into well-crafted fiction, where peeling back the author’s story reveals a deeper truth. Where flawed, broken down characters remind me of my brother, my mother, or myself.

Yeah, I like to learn, but when an author sneaks up and makes me feel something – especially something I’d forgotten – maybe even repressed – I feel like I’ve gotten my money’s worth.

But I’m not gonna lie to you. I can’t finish a shitty book.

By: CT Moore

CT Moore — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:57:25 +0000

Socrates believed that the written word was a threat to his memory. He wrote nothing down. We still revere him today.

Robert E. Lee believed reading books and plays weakened the mind.

I guess it comes down to what you’re reading. Indeed, Plato (Socrates’ student) saw bad art as having so much potential to corrupt the youth that he figured it was better to censor all of it.

I think that when you’re reading something, you’re giving yourself over to someone else’s though process and/or imagination for a long period of time. So I guess it’s important that you choose who you’re going to spend your time with wisely.

I haven’t read a book in months, mind you…

By: Mandee Widrick

Mandee Widrick — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:22:55 +0000

I like this challenge. I was just saying to someone earlier today that I need to begin reading more because it’s a valuable use of time. Thanks for the prompting. -Mandee

By: Gab Goldenberg

Gab Goldenberg — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:38:16 +0000

Makes two of us. I bought about a dozen books in the spring and have read a bit more than half, plus another 2 I got for free. N I just picked up another 2 online :D.

By: Eugene

Eugene — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:24:08 +0000

Great post, Julien.

I haven’t read 52 books in a year, though I do try to read between 25 to 40 books per year.

I love this point: “Eventually the reading itself, the larger goal of knowledge, becomes the real point.” I agree completely: I read because I seek to gain knowledge. When I began my photoblog, I titled it Erudite Expressions (click on my name to be taken there) because I had the intention of presenting the things I learned from books into the captions of my photographs. It has worked really well in the past.

Over time, though, I’ve come to think of my reading habits as helping answer the question: “What makes you interesting?” Because reading good books matters. Thanks for this post.

By: Jean

Jean — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:43:56 +0000

Books rock.