Post 2: What is a book?

A book is a car. Cars can move, can stay in one place, and eventually you have to buy a new one. Just like a book, it has its ups and downs. There are times where you won’t want to put your book down (can’t stop driving) and there are times where it is slow and just don’t want to read anymore (deciding to stay home and not take the car out).I’d say that taking a road trip with no destiny is like reading a book that is so intriguing that you physically cannot put down. There are times where books will be dragging on and there will be times that you finish a book in two days. Cars break down and cars run out of gas; books can run out of gas too. By gas, I mean not very intriguing and plain. But when you get a brand new car, all you want to do is drive it around and never get out of it. Just like a plan new car, a book can be just as exciting.

 

Personally, there is something about the physical book. When I'm reading a book and am very intrigued in it, I don’t want to put it down and sometimes I'll even take it with me if I’m going somewhere. But what if I was at the climax of my book on a Kindle and the battery decides to die? That doesn’t sound like actual reading. Actual reading shouldn’t just die. You should have the physical book in your hand which allows you to do whatever you want with it; without worrying about the percentage of the battery.

 

We all have our own perspectives on what we prefer and what we dislike. Let’s be honest, if all books turn into only being able to read it on e-readers, there will be unhappy people. If books make a comeback and are all still printed, there will be unhappy people. It’s not possible to please everyone and that is just something that we will have to deal with and make compromises.