{"id":590,"date":"2016-10-03T13:46:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T17:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.princetonbookreview.com\/blog\/?p=590"},"modified":"2024-05-29T13:48:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:48:25","slug":"will-there-always-be-book-lovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.princetonbookreview.com\/blog\/will-there-always-be-book-lovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Will there always be book lovers?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I<\/span> can\u2019t help but wonder if Bookworms will still exist many years from now or if Social Media is forcing them into extinction.
More and more people are just not into reading anymore.\u00a0It creates intense anxiety, but I can imagine a day in the future where this scenario may\u00a0happen.<\/p>\n

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The next generation is tech savvy, addicted (really addicted) to Facebook, Snap chat, Twitter, Pintrest, Instagram and other social platforms I\u2019ve never even imagined, but they don\u2019t read as many books.<\/p>\n

I love reading, so this is hard for me to fathom. I\u2019m the kind of person who is always debating\u00a0with myself; should I keep reading or should I be the adult and do some errands? Do I really have to get up right now or can I stay in bed and read a little more?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a bookworm, so my internal dialog can go on and on; but in the end, I do the right thing – most of the time.\u00a0If I take the time to think about the books I\u2019ve read over the years, I realize this generation that\u2019s reading less, is missing out.<\/p>\n

Being well read has benefits- \u00a0like dissolving stress, gaining perspective on human nature and being a source of inspiration.\u00a0And don’t forget\u00a0the way a good book distorts time, hours go by in what feels like the blink of an eye.\u00a0This I think, is my favorite thing about reading.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s a part of me that likes to juggle the facts and play devil\u2019s advocate. I was recently asked\u00a0about the meaning of being well read; so I started juggling.<\/p>\n

Can someone reading only fiction be well read? Or, do you have to read proper literature and the classics? Does being well read mean you have to read X amount of books a year? Do you have to be in a book club or have a library card?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s ok to disagree, well read can mean different things to different people, but here\u2019s what I think-Just Read!<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m not sure how many others out there have the same experience, but at times\u00a0I\u2019m inspired by what I\u2019m reading, and then\u00a0after a quick\u00a0Google search, I\u2019m disappointed to find the author has strayed too far from facts.<\/p>\n

I know, it\u2019s fiction, it’s not true, it\u00a0was never\u00a0meant to be true. But I don\u2019t want to plant bad information in my head. \u00a0Some would say this is creativity, but isn’t distorting historical events \u00a0the same as eating genetically modified, pesticide laden food? \u00a0I think so.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Girl Who Wrote in Silk<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u201d by Kelli Estes did just this. The book’s premise is true enough, the Seattle higher-ups did in fact, round up the local Chinese population attempting to force them to go back to China; they were however, eventually given a choice, the book omits this truth.<\/p>\n

Contrast this with Alice Hoffman\u2019s \u201cThe Dovekeepers<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u201d which weaved a story around historical events \u2013 the characters were fictional, but the basic facts are clean. Both are excellent books, by the way.<\/p>\n

Reading may take on a new personality but vaporize into nothingness. Doubtful.\u00a0\u00a0Parents will always read to their children – and when you think about it- \u00a0isn’t this where it all starts?<\/p>\n

Happy Reading,
Linda<\/p>\n

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