I like bookstores. Quite a bit actually. I think it's sad I've yet to come across one since I've been in Tennessee. They're oddly comforting...they inspire a sense of awe. So many words, so many ideas, so much knowledge kept in one place. I want to read them all (except for the youth fiction crap/contemporary novels and the random biographies on Angelina Jolie and other people who are still living. What makes you think I want to read about their life? They're not even dead yet.). Reading them all would be amazing, but you know what would be even cooler? Buying them all. I'm really worried that books in print will become obsolete in the dystopic future, hence I feel the need to purchase as many books as soon as possible. Plus--books just look cool. Sitting on a table, a chair, a bookshelf, my bed. They're so ubiquitous.
It's simply amazing how some authors can manipulate the English language. I think....that the most important part of being a writer is being able to write well. I've never cared much for plots. Sure, they're there, but I really love the way authors utilize language to convey more than just a storyline. I don't have to relate to the main character or understand what they're going through to love the novel. I need to appreciate and respect the way the author has written the story. For example, my favorite novel is Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. I can't relate a bit to the storyline (loveless marriages, murder, creepy house keepers, etc.) but I love the way du Maurier writes. Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Emmuska Orczy, and so many others simply captivate me with the way they employ this language.
And so a love for reading is nourished.
4 comments:
I think I'm the exact opposite in reading habits. Language doesn't matter to me, but plot is everything.
I hope books don't become obsolete, although I am one who has the Kindle, but I still love the hard copies I have and don't ever want to think of getting rid of them!!! :) Have you ever seen Gilmore Girls?? The teenage daughter on there LOVES reading, and I think of you whenever I watch the show (it's cancelled, I just have the seasons on DVD). I'll keep buying books, if you do too. :)
Samantha: Really? That's interesting.
Becca: Thanks for keeping the printing industry alive with me! No, I don't watch that show, but you're not the first person to tell me this. :)
Have you read "Dombey and Son"? I am into it only part way, but the way Dickens writes I really have to think about what I am reading.
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