Post 2: What is a book?

  A book is an object that has so much meaning behind it whether it is on a Kindle, iPad, iPhone or the actual book itself it is a time and 'place' where you can get away from the real world and read the things you enjoy to read about to get your mind off things and put yourself in someone else's story. Like Victor LaValle said in "Scribble" 'it's not the book, but the idea of the book' I strongly agree with this because like I said before, (even though I prefer the actual book itself) a book doesn't lose its meaning just because it is on an iPad, Kindle or iPhone, it is the idea and meaning of the book that truly matters. The great thing about books is all of them are different because they all have different point of views and ways they believe in certain things, it gives your mind something more to think about. Tom Piazza said, "when everything has equal weight, everything is weightless" and "if everything's the same size, there's no perspective." The second quote he said really means a lot to me because I agree with that if everything was the same size, shape, looks, anything there would be no outside opinion and no different point of views making life so boring.
   Joe Meno said basically that no matter what form you read the book in it is still a book which I agree with but my personal opinion is to read a hard or paper back copy, I think is gives me a better experience and you feel like you're actually reading a book because you are verses just off of a screen shining back on your face. I am not against reading off of an electronic device because I know it can sometimes be way more convenient then going to the book store and actually purchasing the book but I think there are many different experiences one can have while reading a book and if you experience your best reading when it is on a Kindle, iPad, iPhone, whatever it may be then you do it :)  

Why I read

I read because it can be relaxing and get your mind off whatever is happening in your life. I find it nice to read while I'm on vacation, on a rainy day, in a long car ride or just when I need to get away from the real world. The only time I really don't enjoy reading is if I get a book from school that I find boring or just isn't my kind of book. It is also a lot of pressure when the teachers give you very little time to read that you can't even really take the time to enjoy it, it becomes a stress of having to cram in a ton of reading multiple, multiple pages a night.