May
26
What speed do you read at? (Remember, it’s not a race!)
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A shy violet keeps a library & information science scrapbook.
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- Kills time - Even though it is not an inspirational reason, it can make you read, when you are bored.
- Word Power – It is a general truth that reading increases the vocabulary.You cannot control your thoughts but certainly of your words.
- Cultivates Creativity – It makes us think & fantasize our own world. You can make yourself an inspiration.
- Never Alone – If you read a book, you are never alone.A book can evade your loneliness.
- Explore the World – You can explore the past, present & future, hence then take on the world.
- Self Respect – You will have an opinion on yourself & we can become proud of ourselves.
- Makes Study Easier – Reading can make your studies easy. It makes you understand the base.
- Exercise for mind - It makes your mind think & thus prepares you.
- Have fun – Reading can be fun if you want it to be one. It is a good reason to read.
- Prepares us – Reading makes us prepare ourselves to face the world. It can make us think wise in situations.
Posts tagged reading
May
16
Dogs make good listeners at local libraries
“During the scheduled appointments, a child spends time reading to Dwayne, who is accompanied by Pyatt. Stine said this program can help kids overcome a fear of dogs and also help reluctant readers who may be scared of reading aloud.
‘They really can find this to be really comforting because, after all, Dwayne’s an excellent listener. He’s not judgmental,’ Stine said.”
(via LISNews)
Mar
24
Books Women Read When No One Can See the Cover: How Kindle, Nook and iPad Fuel Sales of Erotica for Women
“Electronic readers, and the reading privacy they provide, are fueling a boom in sales of sexy romance novels, or ‘romantica,’ as the genre is called in the book industry.”
(WSJ via LISNews)
Mar
19
Reading For The Rushed
Some good tips on how to read more. I like the suggestion of being able to put a bad book down, I’m definitely learning to do that more often!
(via fuckyeahreading)
Mar
2
“As several more friends jumped in on both sides of the Franzen debate, I found myself thinking again that, two years ago, I would never have been talking this much, to so many people about what reading means to us or to society. Reading might seem like an unavoidably solitary act, but what begins as a private communion with the book and its author, usually becomes a conversation with others. Can you believe George R. R. Martin killed off that character? Have you ever actually finished Infinite Jest? (OK, good, me neither.)”
Literary Artifacts: How I learned to stop worrying and love my Kindle Fire (via thelifeguardlibrarian)
(via bainzie)
Feb
22
Best Reasons Why You Should Read Books
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(via fuckyeahreading)
Dec
30
tor.com: Do Your Own Detecting: Sherlock Holmes & the Adventure of Tricky Continuity
“We may have to do more work to get to the bottom of Sherlock Holmes, but when we do, we’ve earned something. We’ve earned our own special interpretation of the material, and as such, we can enjoy it differently than other works. Respecting the “author’s vision” or “what we’re given” in this Age of Continuity can have its own perks, but Holmes is a different animal. While we can claim we are playing by the Great Detective’s rules, applying his techniques to come to the most logical conclusion, we are really giving fuel to our own storytelling abilities with each continuity nightmare we solve.”
Dec
17
Are Tablets and E-Readers Responsible For a Rebirth of Reading?
“So what the hell does [Andrew Rashbass] mean by ‘Lean Back 2.0’? Simple, really. He points to the fact that the use of tablets and e-readers is growing — at the expense of print and web use — and simultaneously also changing our reading habits. Unlike reading on a laptop, reading on an iPad or Kindle is a leisure activity. Unlike reading a print newspaper or magazine, you can access whatever the hell you like. We’re now combining the utility of modern tech with the enjoyment of reading as relaxation.”
(The Economist via Gizmodo)
Dec
14
“Of course, it does take some time to read a book. It’s different from watching television, say, or reading manga. The reading of a book is an activity that involves some continuity; it is carried out over a relatively long time frame.”
Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 (via 7-days)
(via fuckyeahreading)
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