I would honestly miss books I were no longer allowed to read them. I would miss Bukowski's raw humor and out-take on life the most. I feel I have learned more about the world from reading about how other people view it, if that makes sense. I remember reading "Raise High the roof Beam Carpenters and Seymour: an Introduction" by Salinger and how it showed the importance of normal, everyday situations and how beautiful, ordinary can be. My favorite quote from the book is, "I have scars on my hands from touching certain people."
I think we metaphorically burn books everyday by simply not reading them. Ignoring them and watching the movie instead of reading the book. Although, in some cases watching the movie is less painful then reading the book, for example, the Harry Potter books. Not a fan of the books, but I like the movies.
Good points about not being able to imagine your own characters. That is definitely a good thing about books, even though I would still rather watch the movie.
ReplyDeleteBeing able to imagine what a scene or characters looks like is my favorite part of reading. I get to decide what everything looks like and how everything is laid out.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Katie. I've gone to see movies after reading a book and I get upset because the characters don't look at all like I pictured them. And sometimes scenes that I think are important in books are often left out or misrepresented in films.
ReplyDeleteI can understand why you say that every one may read the same story but every one interpret it very different. There would be very few imagination, and that is what is sad.
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