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Love of Books

Love of Books
Love of Books

It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.

C.S. Lewis

I bought a kindle e-reader about five years ago and fell in love with it. It ignited a fire to read more. Prior to this purchase I read few books, 2-3 a year. Most of my reading consisted of reading books required for school assignments, books on spirituality/religions and a few photography books in my attempt to improve at the craft. I was never interested in novels and still that way. I may read a novel every couple years.

I now have an appreciation for books. I love spending time at the library (that’s where I’m at now) or a book store getting my hands of a few. One of the draws to the Bean Cycle Coffeehouse in Old Town is the nonprofit book store they have. Sometimes I’ll take my latte upstairs, grab a book and skim through part of one. I’ve bought one book from them and donated a few I’ve finished and do not want to keep in my library.

Retired. Having fun with photography. Journal daily. Meditate daily. Learning haiku/poetry. Have a love for fountain pens.

6 Comments

  • Tom Dills

    I have a tough time reading novels unless I’m on vacation, but Kathy manages to get through one or more per week. One of the advantages of not being distracted by photography, I guess.

    I hope you have a good weekend, Monte. We’re headed to the eastern part of NC for a few days and plan to commit a little photography.

  • Paul

    I use the Kindle reader on my iPhone. Sure, it’s a it small, but I’ve gotten used to it. I have always loved to read, but now seem to read in sprints, so to speak. Maybe I’ll plow through 4 or 5 fiction books, one per week, for a month, then go dormant for a while, then back at it. When I’m not reading, I do miss it, but it just depends on how much time I have.

    • Monte Stevens

      I also have the Kindle app on my iphone but the larger footprint on the Kindle wins out. I only use the iphone as a last resort. I can also read in sprints and have even tired the 2 or 3 at time trick. That was not good.