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Let's talk about books bae-bee
Feb. 18th, 2021 08:37 amI'm reading this book called, I'd rather be Reading: The delights and dilemmas of the reading life by Anne Bogel and it's so enjoyable. It's a love letter to the act of reading, the role it plays in the author's life and I relate to something on almost every page even though the author's reading tastes are more in the classical vein than mine are. It reads like having a conversation with a booklover with all the heartfelt joy and passion without being judged for what one likes to read.
In the current chapter that I'm reading the author talks about the weight of the question 'What's your favourite book?' I think everyone who ever had a Livejournal or dreamwidth journal has probably filled out of those long questionnaires that have questions like 'Favourite drink, favourite colour, etc.' and favourite book is often listed along with those questions. Being a booklover, it can be a hard question because there are so many. On my Goodreads account for example I have a favourite shelf and it currently has 68 books on it. If I was being frank with myself, I could trim it down to a dozen but it would be hard to go lower. Better to ask me my favourite books by decades of my life or genre.
The author also discusses her belief that the question and answer can be very personal as it reveals a lot about the reader. Do you think that's true? I can see some truth in it but I also know my favourite book shifts so I always assume other people's also change depending on what they're currently reading/re-reading.
Speaking of re-reading, that was another interesting topic. The author mentioned how she knew of many readers who refuse to re-read books because they felt it was a waste of time. I was surprised by this mindset at first because I LOVE to re-read books but then I remembered my Dad, who generally didn't like re-watch movies he'd already seen. Again, something I couldn't understand as I LOVE to re-watch movies too but it certainly made me realize it wasn't that strange to me. How do you folks feel about re-reading? Are you fans or would you rather move on to the next book?
Sidebar: I can't believe I don't have a reading-themed icon. I will need to rectify this later.
In the current chapter that I'm reading the author talks about the weight of the question 'What's your favourite book?' I think everyone who ever had a Livejournal or dreamwidth journal has probably filled out of those long questionnaires that have questions like 'Favourite drink, favourite colour, etc.' and favourite book is often listed along with those questions. Being a booklover, it can be a hard question because there are so many. On my Goodreads account for example I have a favourite shelf and it currently has 68 books on it. If I was being frank with myself, I could trim it down to a dozen but it would be hard to go lower. Better to ask me my favourite books by decades of my life or genre.
The author also discusses her belief that the question and answer can be very personal as it reveals a lot about the reader. Do you think that's true? I can see some truth in it but I also know my favourite book shifts so I always assume other people's also change depending on what they're currently reading/re-reading.
Speaking of re-reading, that was another interesting topic. The author mentioned how she knew of many readers who refuse to re-read books because they felt it was a waste of time. I was surprised by this mindset at first because I LOVE to re-read books but then I remembered my Dad, who generally didn't like re-watch movies he'd already seen. Again, something I couldn't understand as I LOVE to re-watch movies too but it certainly made me realize it wasn't that strange to me. How do you folks feel about re-reading? Are you fans or would you rather move on to the next book?
Sidebar: I can't believe I don't have a reading-themed icon. I will need to rectify this later.
