Thanks Katharine, I'm "on the same page as you" when it comes to reading a book I can hold in my hands. I assume the appreciation comes partly from being able to reflect at will. (when listening to a book in my car) I'd find myself having to pause and rewind over and over again.
A NewYorkTimes opinion article has stayed with me: Recommending that Joe Biden use his pardon power NOW to pardon everyone sitting on death row. He could even give Kamala credit for the act if that is indeed her position.
Wow, Valerie. You describe my feelings very well. The ability to re-read a particular passage right away is priceless. And I learned from Kim’s book that many countries have abolished the death penalty totally—including my birthplace, the United Kingdom. The US is rather an outlier in putting people to death, and you know the stats are atrocious as far as racial disparity. I like your blanket pardon idea, then let’s work to abolish capital punishment.
"the punchline was that they had listened to them during their commute" Audio is how books will be consumed in the future. As machine-generated narration becomes more sophisticated, writers will be able to afford and easily produce superb audio of their books. Now they just have to write good books : )
But, Richard, no matter how well read even by the author, it is my opinion that it’s a completely different experience than silently reading the written/printed word. So I’ll continue to do both but with a greater emphasis on holding a book ever closer to my waning eyes.
Thanks Katharine, I'm "on the same page as you" when it comes to reading a book I can hold in my hands. I assume the appreciation comes partly from being able to reflect at will. (when listening to a book in my car) I'd find myself having to pause and rewind over and over again.
A NewYorkTimes opinion article has stayed with me: Recommending that Joe Biden use his pardon power NOW to pardon everyone sitting on death row. He could even give Kamala credit for the act if that is indeed her position.
Wow, Valerie. You describe my feelings very well. The ability to re-read a particular passage right away is priceless. And I learned from Kim’s book that many countries have abolished the death penalty totally—including my birthplace, the United Kingdom. The US is rather an outlier in putting people to death, and you know the stats are atrocious as far as racial disparity. I like your blanket pardon idea, then let’s work to abolish capital punishment.
"the punchline was that they had listened to them during their commute" Audio is how books will be consumed in the future. As machine-generated narration becomes more sophisticated, writers will be able to afford and easily produce superb audio of their books. Now they just have to write good books : )
But, Richard, no matter how well read even by the author, it is my opinion that it’s a completely different experience than silently reading the written/printed word. So I’ll continue to do both but with a greater emphasis on holding a book ever closer to my waning eyes.
Absolutely. I would rather read too.