January 2012
“The classics are not irrelevant. They offer insight into our shared past- they show us how far we’ve come and, at the same time, how humanity has hung on to certain aspects of itself throughout civilization’s recorded history. The classics have shaped the course of literature, outlasted literary fads, and added value to the whole of human thought. Assuming that the modern reader doesn’t want to experience that (or worse, that they can’t because it involves too much effort) is unfair. Readers don’t need profanity and iPods to understand themes concerning racism, poverty, compassion, love, and family. Do we really think the modern reader is so lazy that s/he can’t read the classics because they’re too hard?”
—Riot Response: In Defense of the Classics
“And as with any addiction, there are times when my devotion to the printed word has caused me to cross a line or two.”
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Fess up: what bad behavior has your book addiction inspired?
“Speaking personally, you can have my gun, but you’ll take my book when you pry my cold, dead fingers off of the binding.”
—Stephen King (via doubledaybooks)
“On the night the wind blew me into the library, I was looking for consolation and inspiration. I came there not knowing what I’d walk out with, but I knew I wanted to read a great piece of literature–one that would make my heart pound, my palms sweat and the little hairs on the backs of my hands stand up. I wanted fiction that would take me away from my life.
Little did I know I was a character straight out of Richard Ford’s stories.” —Our Reading Lives: Finding a Home in Rock Springs | BOOK RIOT
Little did I know I was a character straight out of Richard Ford’s stories.” —Our Reading Lives: Finding a Home in Rock Springs | BOOK RIOT
John Green’s Traveling Book Show →
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Cassandra Neace on the evolution of author events & one of the best she’s seen, ever.
The Well-Readheads: On Book Borrowing →
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Copper-locked contributors Liberty Hardy and Rebecca Joines Schinsky talk borrowing, loaning, and why the real mark of friendship is “will you bring me books in jail?”
“I like big books and I cannot lie
you other people can’t deny
that when a book sits there with a crazy bunch of pages full of a plot for the ages
you get sprung;
wanna pull out your glasses cause you notice that book’s got mass(es).
Deep in the pages you’re reading -
you’re hooked and you can’t stop needing.
That book… you wanna get with it
just keep reading and never quit. ”
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I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie | BOOK RIOT
You know you want to read the rest…
