Sunday, June 23, 2013
"Twilight of the Books"
Welcome to the first reading of the semester, "Twilight of the Books" by Caleb Crain. Below this post, you can comment or ask questions about the article. Just make sure to include your name in the post if you post anonymously.
I look forward to hearing what you think about Crain's article!
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Trying to make a timeline in my head for all the dates and numbers only got me lost during the whole read. Shall not be doing that again.
ReplyDelete~Tym F
A very interesting article which resonates with me in a couple areas. Over the years I've become cognizant of the gaps in my own pleasure reading and try to remedy it by picking up a book/magazine/etc. This has an effect on me similar to going to the gym after periods of inactivity- I simply feel better afterwards. Also, I've been trying to put my finger on contributors to the intense polarization of politics in this country. As the article suggests "we may be less likely to spend time with ideas we disagree with" depending, perhaps, on the medium in which we obtain our news.
ReplyDeleteKevin K.
I found this reading very interesting. As a reader myself, I saw this article to give great perspective to todays society. Even in high school, I noticed that a large percentage of the students could not spell; The students writing reflected the amount they read outside of class.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the amount you read has a specifically measurable effect on your writing ability. I have read many books an I am still a terrible writer. My mom is even graduated college with a major in English and it took me many years to learn to read.
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ReplyDeleteI found it very interesting as well. One of the phrases in this article I found interesting was "the act of reading is not natural", because the way society is heading, that is the mind-set future people are going to have about reading.
ReplyDelete-- Jacky M.
It was hard to follow due to all of the numbers and dates. After I got things figured out, it was interesting to see how people and there reading habits changed.
ReplyDelete-Taylor N.
I thought the article was really interesting. It is amazing how over time technology has become our primary source of entertainment and therefore, sitting down and opening a book is a thing of the past. I did however, find that the article had a lot of statistics which were hard to read.
ReplyDelete- Vicky H
I'm iNteresting with the Sumerians and the Egyptians hieroglyphs. People can imagine from things in the life and they can make their brain to creative and study language. It is so amazing.
ReplyDelete-- Uyen B.
this article impressive to me becasue i am like typical person who does not read a lot. In addition, when i read this article, the numbers was amzing!! i really like statistic imformation it helps to understand better.i felt like i need to read more and more....in stead of reading social network's posting.
ReplyDelete-yoon K.
I just reread the article and think that Crain did a great job at bringing to light the reality of a nation forgetting one of its favorite and most important pass times. I wish, personally, that he would have giving us more of his opinion on the matter but found the article very informing.
ReplyDelete* Jordan B.
I thought that there were some interesting facts about this article, but for me it kind of jumped from telling us the facts about as we age, reading does not become important to us as it use to because of technology to studies about the brain and how it changes. I would have like to read more about the changes that has happened since the 1930s til today, but overall it was a good article and hit some of the main points.
ReplyDelete-Justina M.
I believe today people use being to busy and tired as an excuse not to read. it is just to easy to come home and sit down in front of a television then pick up a book and read. Crain shows us how technology has impacted our life's and is hurting our reading ability which effects our learning and ability to communicate well with others. instead of expanding our knowledge through books we are learning what bad house wife are like.
ReplyDeleteKeith E.
I think Crain brings about great concern for the future of "THE READER" and how important it is to actually read. It help our brains function more efficiently, therefor, giving us a greater quality of life. Personally I have never been an avid reader, but after reading this article my perspective on the benefits has changed dramatically.
ReplyDeleteDustin R.
Reading this article by makes me think about the pros cons of the technology and the things to look out. Its good to keep in mind things that might affect us in negative ways and look to use them as positive.
ReplyDeleteI love the feel of holding a book in my hands and physically turning the pages. It makes me sad that books are 'going out of style.'
ReplyDeleteKathy L.