I don’t know what’s up with me this week, but I am sheer exhausted. I am definitely not over doing it, as I am having early nights, eating properly and taking care of myself, just as I pledged I would at the beginning of the year. Hoping it will pass soon.I’m in the midst of a great book called Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, which is almost 1,000 pages long and to say it’s an epic of a book is putting it mildly. It’s a great read and I would thoroughly recommend it....but I only have one problem, the size of the book. It’s so big and heavy that it makes reading it on the train a bit cumbersome. Which has made me appreciate the new concept of reading books, via an iPad and Kindle etc.
My only problem with this advanced technology is that you can’t beat the feel of holding a book and reading it. No computer screen to look at, no battery to die on you....just the smell of the pages, the feel of the cover and the whole ‘reading a book’ thing to enjoy
I love the idea of having a Kindle as if I finish one book mid journey, I have another to hand, and it sure would make travelling lighter, but I was brought up in libraries when I was a kid. I love buying and reading books and the thought of not being able to do that scares me a little. How great it is to walk into a second hand book store and find the book you’ve been looking for, for years, as happened to me recently, and how great it is to borrow or lend books to friends.
As much as I love technology, I do hope we keep some traditional things going....
Hope you’ve had a great day,I’m off now to cook for a friend who is coming to dinner – take care x
3 comments:
I have always loved books as well.I live in a very small town so we don't have a huge library and it's 30 minutes to the closest city with bookstores etc. I owned the first kindle and then I decided to go with the B&n nook . I love it . I have the original with wi_fi , e-ink and 3 G but I also have the nook Color and I love it !!! Books are so accessible . Also with the nook some books are still lendable . I think you should consider an ereader . I think you will be very happy .
I am going to be selling my original nook since I have the nook color!!
I so miss reading, because I work out of the house and don't commute anymore. It was so fun to read on the bus to work. I miss it. I can't read 2 pages at home without falling asleep. So enjoy for me!
Thanks for your comments. There is just something magical about a book.
Thanks Jackie for the tips on e-books.....I may end up doing a combination of both in the future....who knows where it will take us!
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