A book is a mirror. When we read we are drawn to characters with struggles, obstacles, and a powerful voice. All of these things are what makes the idea of the book one that the reader can easily relate to. We often find a book more enjoyable if we can relate to it anyways. When I read I often associate the imagry with places I have been or saw. I picture the characters with faces I am familiar with so that the image of that character never changes while I read. The book becomes more and more personal the more I make it a reflection of what is familiar to me.
When looking through the other writers opinions, I liked what Victor LaValle said about a book. As long as I have some kind of medium to read the words I don't care what the format is. Falling in love with the solid object of a book is an intimacy that I have not ventured out to experience. I much rather fall in love with the words printed on the pages, that's what we buy books for anyways, right?
So all in all, I would say if at the end of the book I am left reflecting, it was a good read. I believe reading is an intellectual experiance and you should therefore think while you do it. I want to see struggles meeting solution or an idea being brought to life in the stories of the characters I am reading about. Whether I draw inspiration, knowledge, or some other kind of enlightenment I am happy as hell in the end!
Yeehaw.
SKY-LURE ADD-LEETUH
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
Why I Read!
Hey blog fans, I am sure you have all been wondering, "Why does SkyDaddy read?" Well, pull up a chair next to the campfire and let me tell you a story...
It all started when I was four years old and my father sat me down at the kitchen table and told me what the necessities in life are. He looked me dead in the eyes and said, "Boy, if you want to be man, ya gotta have plan, ya gotta own land, and you gotta play in the sand. You also gotta read!"
After my father bewildered me with this wisdom, I retreated to my room to look at a couple books that my family owned, all of which were auto trader magazines. I learned how to read car names like Ford and Volkswagon which prepared me to dive into literature. The first book I decided to tackle at the age of four was Homer's "The Illiad".
After a couple of days I reached the end of the book and realized Achilles was a cool guy, but way too lost in his own hubris and self glorified image that it led to his downfall. Not really, he died because it was his fate to die in the great war. I only said that previous statement to sound smart.
So in the end that answers the blog's original question of why do I read. I read because I take wisdom and intelligence from most of the things that I read. It is an enlightening experience for me.
- SkyDaddy
It all started when I was four years old and my father sat me down at the kitchen table and told me what the necessities in life are. He looked me dead in the eyes and said, "Boy, if you want to be man, ya gotta have plan, ya gotta own land, and you gotta play in the sand. You also gotta read!"
After my father bewildered me with this wisdom, I retreated to my room to look at a couple books that my family owned, all of which were auto trader magazines. I learned how to read car names like Ford and Volkswagon which prepared me to dive into literature. The first book I decided to tackle at the age of four was Homer's "The Illiad".
After a couple of days I reached the end of the book and realized Achilles was a cool guy, but way too lost in his own hubris and self glorified image that it led to his downfall. Not really, he died because it was his fate to die in the great war. I only said that previous statement to sound smart.
So in the end that answers the blog's original question of why do I read. I read because I take wisdom and intelligence from most of the things that I read. It is an enlightening experience for me.
- SkyDaddy
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