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Didn't Kelly say, "Books? Who reads books? Anything that you need to learn a person can learn from a movie or a date." Could Kelly be wrong?! |
Posted on 08/21/2007 2:24:45 PM PDT by Nachum
Four books would be a slow two weeks for me.
It seems amazing, but I do sometimes cross paths with people who don’t read.
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Didn't Kelly say, "Books? Who reads books? Anything that you need to learn a person can learn from a movie or a date." Could Kelly be wrong?! |
I read “Godless” this year. “Slander” and “Treason” last year. How ‘bout that!
It’s going to get worse. My daughter was in a ballet program for five weeks this summer. She was the only reader in her “suite.” The rest of the girls (13-14) hated reading. When she got her copy of Harry Potter, the girls all thought she was a child prodigy because she finished her book within 24 hours of getting it. And she did attend class that day! One had an assignment to read 1000 pages, and moaned about it. And they all had no interest in LOTR, and one had only seen the movies of Harry, and had never read the books!
The next generation will not have a majority of readers.
Doesnt surprise me...people are stoopider now more than ever.
I give 50 books away each year.
What did this article say? Can someone summarize in a couple words? I think I’ll wait for the movie.
I completed the six volume set of Winston Churchills “The Second World War”
they were a tough read but well worth it
took me almost a year to accomplish. i then read two more books in short order so i guess i am ahead of the curve
My daughters love to read as well. I can’t tell you how many other parents make fun of me because me and my two youngest crawl into bed my early every night and read stories together before they go to sleep. They also laugh at me because I read pretty much every book I buy for my teenage daughter. Well, they can laugh all they want, because she and I have nightly conversations about books, and they always lead to insights into her life and her thinking. These same parents are the ones who complain that their children never seem to have any reason to speak to them. Thanks to books, I always have conversation starters for mine. I hope your daughter continues in her love for reading. When she gets a little older, try the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyers. I thorougly enjoyed reading those books after my 17 year old finished them. Vampires and Werewolves, but not your typical storyline about them.
ill take a dozen!
I’ve read all those. I think my daughter, the Ann Coulter wannabe, has read them several times, along with the Complete Works of P.J. O’Rourke.
That's what my boss says. And I also have known folks who say, "I'm done with school. Why would I want to read if I don't have to?"
Personally, I can't understand either sentiment. I always have at least one book that I'm currently reading - both fiction and nonfiction. I wouldn't know how to function any other way.
I agree - except for “Lord of the Rings”: the characters, orcs included, were EXACTLY as I pictured them in my head!
BTW, thanks for your family’s service.
Colonel, USAFR
The only books I read last year were a 1911 shop manual and a 1911A1 shop manual.
We had our eye on a nice young man at church as a potential match for our daughter ... cute, smart, excellent grades, Eagle Scout, religious, likes girls with blue hair ... but then we found out he doesn’t read!
Sad to say, books are now a luxury item.
Curses!
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