Re:The myth of the golden age of reading
by vo2maxer on Monday September 30, 2019 @08:15PM
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Your comment illustrates the vast range of reading experiences available now unlike any time before. The important part is the reading, regardless of the medium. No apologies needed for those who would question the form. Leah Price alludes to this in the interview: “Personally, I’m not concerned about the survival of the object; I am very concerned about the survival of those human practices or activities.” I try to do as much as possible across all available reading formats. My requirements are to read, enjoy, and learn.
Re:The myth of the golden age of reading
by edgarvaldes on Monday September 30, 2019 @06:52PM
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A few years ago I made a plan that I didn't even start: to use Wikipedia and Google Earth to read along Foucault's Pendulum. Now I have taken up the idea again, with the excuse of carrying a "reading book", to illustrate and anotate my reading of long-form works, for which I bought a 200-page notebook and some fine drawing markers.
I am sure that one page of Umberto Eco's book will take me hours, but my hope is to inherit the (maybe unfinished) work to my sons.
If you haven't tried it, pick up the ebook of "Voyage of the Beagle" and trace Darwin's travels with google earth and wiki. I assure you that the time you spend "distracted" looking at pictures of Patagonia will be a great time.