Comments on: #42: Torch Your Books

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 20:11:40 +0000

There are still plenty of bibliophiles among the “young.” They tend to collect cool books; my 27-year-old artist daughter is an example, with a large collection of books including currently hot artists (James Jean), signed editions from Neil Gaiman. The commentator who brought up The Watchman is on target. The commentator who brought up Sci-Fi books is on target. Best not to use to broad a brush on this subject. I don’t know how many of the “young” actually own Kindles. The readers among them are not afraid of a book.

By: Mona

Mona — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:12:35 +0000

THIS is where anyone with half a brain should realize that the advice in this book should be taken as social commentary rather than advice! And I do hope, Ms. Author, that this is the case!

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Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:01:03 +0000

[…] trashy novels? Or maybe: Don’t read fiction at all? Didn’t you tell me way back at Number 42 that I wasn’t supposed to read anything at all? And what is a mass market paperback […]

By: CS

CS — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:27:36 +0000

Ridiculous. Reading quality books, magazines and articles is good for one’s mind. Society is too tech dependent and too tech crazy. Important to have a balance.

By: Amelia

Amelia — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:15:12 +0000

Calling bullshit here – lots of people don’t read books, but I’ve never gotten any flak from my friends for having an awesome 70s SciFi collection – it’s retro and cool. Bookwise, the graphic novel is coming back (Watchmen).

By: Lexi

Lexi — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:50:25 +0000

No, no, no… don’t stop reading books. Read trendy books. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is a good bet. If you want to read Anna Karenina, do it online through http://www.dailylit.com. They’ll send little bits of novels to your inbox every day, and it’s totally young to read a novel as long as you do it on your iPhone. (I’m eighteen, btw. Young enough that walking around with a massive tome under my arm like a football makes people think I’m trying to get my summer reading done.)