tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post6665355237940241054..comments2024-03-28T19:56:32.848-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: `I Read Slowly, Richly, Not to Say Juicily'Patrick Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436175583386298032noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-63062968311316275772012-02-09T14:36:52.610-06:002012-02-09T14:36:52.610-06:00"Reading is not a scavenger hunt, with a list..."Reading is not a scavenger hunt, with a list of items to be collected like trophies. There’s no quota system. Reading good books is simply one of several ways we complete ourselves and become who we are. It’s selfish and civilized." Exactly what I needed to hear today. I am so greedy to read more, more, more, and forget that what I am reading RIGHT NOW is often pure delight. Thanks.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305348683809503209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-38364140030605044452012-02-09T13:11:28.570-06:002012-02-09T13:11:28.570-06:00Is there a distinction between reading something n...Is there a distinction between reading something new and something new ? I'm reading Tristram Shandy for the first time; having been in print for 200+ years, it is hardly a "crapshoot," but it is entirely new to me. And, so far, delightful. Newly published material is definitely a crapshoot, but you can win occasionally, but I'm less willing to risk the loss (of time) as I get older.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03469589866078306414noreply@blogger.com