Suggested by Janet:
I’ve seen this quotation in several places lately. It’s from Sven Birkerts’ ‘The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age’:
“To read, when one does so of one’s own free will, is to make a volitional statement, to cast a vote; it is to posit an elsewhere and set off toward it. And like any traveling, reading is at once a movement and a comment of sorts about the place one has left. To open a book voluntarily is at some level to remark the insufficiency either of one’s life or one’s orientation toward it.”
To what extent does this describe you?
Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!
Why I read: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday-why-i-read.html
I’m not sure I agree
Here is my answer
http://pageturnersbooks.blogspot.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday-why-i-read.html
Here’s mine
http://violetcrush.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/btt-why-you-read/
Here’s mine
My answer is HERE
Here’s mine.
Here’s mine.
Happy BTT!
You’ll find mine here:
http://beyondtheblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/freedom
Here is mine:
http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2010/02/btt-why-i-read.html
Oh, fun! I can’t wait to read everyone’s!
http://iwriteinbooks.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/btt-mind-games/
Mine this week
http://vampira2468.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/reading-against-the-storm/
Here’s mine this week – http://justbookreading.com/2010/02/25/booking-through-thursday-%E2%80%93-why-i-read/
Here’s mine!!
http://kristinasfavorites.blogspot.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday.html
Excellent question.
http://bookeywookey.blogspot.com/2010/02/pleasures-of-insufficiency.html
Interesting topic this week. My thoughts:
http://jlshall.blogspot.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday-why-read.html
here’s mine: http://pamr.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-you-read.html
hereMy answer is
Fire & Ice Booking Through Thursday
Where we’ve been and where we’re going
http://www.mswallow.typepad.com/
http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/btt-why-you-read/
LOL. That’s the kind of quote that makes my brain hurt this early in the morning! LOL. 😛
~MizB
WOW – the more I thought about this quote, the opinionated I became. I hope my passionate response makes at least some sense 🙂
http://mycozybooknook.blogspot.com/2010/02/btt-why-we-read.html
I had to think about this one a lot, and I’m still processing it, but here are my thoughts so far:
http://barbarah.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/booking-through-thursday-why-you-read/
I answered it…I think.
http://nashvillebookworm.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/booking-through-thursday-what-are-you-saying/
My post is here:
http://www.acrossthepage.net/2010/02/25/btt-why-you-read/
Thanks for including my question!
Wow – good, thought provoking question!
Here’s my answer:
http://www.bibliobabe.com/
Interesting question! Here’s what I have to say.
I don’t think that it describes me at all.
http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/02/booking-through-why-you-read.html
What a question! http://amusedbybooks.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-you-read.html
Here’s my answer:
http://the-bibliophiles-lounge.blogspot.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday-8.html
Happy BTT!
To me, reading fiction is not just about escaping, but about expanding my horizons. Some time ago, I wrote about 7 reasons why everyone should read fiction, and 5 of those 7 reasons have to do with personal development. In particular, I read fiction to find patterns in it that will enlighten and expand my own life, which is why I prefer life-expanding fiction over escapist fiction— Don’t get me wrong: I still enjoy Janet Evanovich from time to time, but her work doesn’t move my life like Sheila Williams’s or Holly Lisle’s.
-TimK
Here’s mine! http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday-why-do-you.html
Amen Tim!
I agree with the statement this week {though it took me a little while to understand what it means}. Here is why I agree with it:
http://convincingchanelle.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-enjoy-blog-called-booking-through.html
my answer to a thoughtful question.
http://blog.readinggroupchoices.com/content/blog/barbara/10/february/btt-225-reading-booksinsufficient-life
oh, I really like this question! here’s my response:
http://angeltyuan.blogspot.com/2010/02/weekly-meme-that-asks-bloggers-to-post.html
I don’t have a high opinion of this man’s intelligence.
Here is mine
Wow. What an intriguing quote. Thanks for sharing it, Janet. Here are my rambly thoughts on the subject:
http://bibliophilist.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/btt-why-you-read/
My answer is up. I sort of went off on a tangent.
http://www.mytwoblessings.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday-why-you-read.html
I originally saw my response one way, but ended up switching mid-post.
http://literarilyspeaking1.blogspot.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday-why-i-read.html
My very first blog post & very first BTT
http://constant-surprises.blogspot.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday-1.html
Ok, maybe I’m misinterpreting the quotation but here’s mine:
http://fictionfanatic.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/btt-why-you-read/
this one made me really think! 🙂
http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday-22510.html
Great question! Here’s my answer: http://windyridgebooks.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/booking-through-thursday-why-you-read/
Here’s mine! http://alwayssomethingtoread.blogspot.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday_25.html
So philosophical a question! My answer is up. 🙂
A provocative question today. My response:
http://sheeryhall.blogspot.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday_25.html
Great pick! I love contemplating quotes. Here’s my response:
http://everybookandcranny.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/booking-through-thursday-why-read/
here’s my response: http://intetextualchronicles.blogspot.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday-feb-25-2010.html
What a quote… http://downunderviews.com/blog/booking-through-thursday-why-you-read/
This is one good question.
http://unrulyreader.blogspot.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday-why-you-read.html
Loved this!! So thought-provoking!
http://bookclubclassics.com/Blog/btt-gutenberg-lives/
A little harder to wrap my head around, but I gave it a shot anyway, lol.
http://fictionfusion.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-i-read-bbt.html
My answer here!
Better late than never – here’s my thoughts! http://www.michellesmastermusings.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday-why-you-read.html
This is my first Booking Through Thursday, and I’m excited! Here it is! http://bookreadingbookworm.blogspot.com/2010/02/booking-through-thursday-on-friday-and.html
Here’s mine, although quite late:
http://heidenkind.blogspot.com/2010/02/tss-insufficient-reading.html