Beautiful day to be outside watching the littles run off some energy. Just so happens to be a perfect reading day as well!
Avanders So nice! 🥰 3y
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Where I'm Reading From: The Changing World of Books | 
Beautiful day to be outside watching the littles run off some energy. Just so happens to be a perfect reading day as well!
I‘ve not been buying physical books for a while due to a planned move to the East Coast when I expect I‘ll have to dispose of many of the 5000 or so physical books I have on my shelf. But I had lunch with a friend at a favorite used book store and couldn‘t resist these—excellent condition and good prices. I‘ve read a couple of the essays in the tagged book, and he makes lots of good points. Expect me to post a few quotes.
pickThis book contains a series of essays by novelist and translator Tim Parks about the changing nature of how, why, and which books we read.
I found much of it to be interesting and relevant to me, but it was definitely more academic in nature than I initially thought. That wasn‘t necessarily a problem as I‘m considering academic work in literature, but it would be if you‘re looking for a lighter read.
I liked it and learned a lot.
Happy to find these at the library! (I didn‘t find the cat there, of course.)
Saw this in a bookstore yesterday (for the record- I resisted!). I‘d like to read it - but my mounting TBR piles says you have to knuckles down and read, not read about reading?!?!? 😂
Well, not just yet. But I have a porch swing, people! Not much to look at in the middle of winter, but I can't wait to read the heck outta some books when it gets warmer. And I will have a dedicated reading room. 😄 #riotgrams #whereIread
At the risk of sounding like Sheldon, "That's my spot." I read here, I eat here, I frequently fall asleep here. #whereiread #riotgrams
I have had this (very pink) couch for over 20 years. I finally have it broken in for reading. 😁 And, it is really deep so I can curl up on it easily. This is where you'll find Tink and I most of the time. #riotgrams #whereiread
Day 2 of #riotgrams is #whereiread This is the same room where the bookshelves are that I posted yesterday - I've just turned around and those shelves are behind me. It's a tiny room, but it's cozy.
#WhereIRead - Anywhere, really! But since I posted the "currently reading" nook yesterday, I figured I'd show you the corner of sofa just below it. With cushions, blanket, and the sofa dog. #riotgrams
#RiotGrams #whereIread I'm usually in my library when I'm home alone or the sunroom when the weather is nice. My 'Reading chair' has ended up in kids living room so I sit in there when they take over the family room, which is where I read most nights ❤️📚
#day2 #riotgrams #whereiread You'll always find me in one of these 4 spots..... patio, backyard, my reading spot in the corner of the living room or in/on my bed!
#riotgrams #bookriot #whereiread ... Is mostly on the bed. But when it's cool enough to sit outside, I like to sit out on the kitchen patio where I can see my baby apple tree and listen to my chooks chattering. 🍎 🌳 🐔
"Sollen wir Bücher zu Ende lesen?", diese Frage stellt Parks schon in seinem zweiten Kapitel und kommt zu dem Schluss, dass es nicht mal bei "guten" Büchern notwendig sei. Ich schließe mich dem an und höre bei Teil 2 des Buches auf, da es mich nicht mehr so stark anspricht, auch wenn es viele kluge Ansichten und Ideen enthält.
Heute Abend werde ich nach einiger Zeit wieder zu diesem Schmuckstück greifen. Dem Kater gefällt kuscheln und lesen auf dem Sofa auch immer besonders gut. #Lesen #Literatur #catsandbooks #catsoflitsy
Ich habe in meiner Jugend auch alle Bücher zu Ende lesen müssen. Es war eine auferlegte Regel von mir. Woher die kam, weiß ich nicht. Mittlerweile habe ich sie aufgegeben. Zum Glück. #Lesen
Heute in der Bibliothek für mich angekommen. War eine Empfehlung von Kapri-ziös und ich bin wahnsinnig gespannt. http://kapri-zioes.de
'Other writers deploy what I would call a catharsis of exhaustion: their books present themselves as rich and extremely taxing experiences that simply come to an end at some point where writer, reader, and indeed characters all feel they've had enough.' Hilarious!!
