I think there’s another important one, Escapism, leave the world behind. Especially with the world on fire, many of us just want to hide in a blanket fort, block out the world and escape into a good book without interruption. I think this got more important to me with the rise in cost and complications of cable TV. Three remotes, a thousand channels with absolutely nothing to watch, extremely loud and extended commercials, polarizing news & talk shows, manipulated reality TV, and basic costs staring at about $120, that precipitated the end of escapism regular TV. Streaming picked up the slack, but that idea of plopping down in front of the TV, turning it on and escaping the world no longer exists. A book still does that for me, gives me complete control over the experience and is available anywhere at any time on my terms.
@davidnovakreadspoetry
Ай бұрын
Yes!👍
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Great points bout Escapism and reading as an important source of it. I don't think I can separate escapism from entertainment enough to talk about them as two separate categories unless you mean escapism as a way of turning off and not really thinking. I suppose rereading books can achieve this. If it werent for my love of sports I think I would try to talk my wife into giving up cable television.
@MargaretPinard
Ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan I escape from focused, disciplined thinking with a goal into a romance or mystery or a fantasy. Maybe it's like the red dot for a cat--complete distraction. Stuff is able to go on in the background, but I'm not actively thinking about it, which helps me process. Magic!
@Book_Hugger
Ай бұрын
My “reading reason” top vote doe your list of “E”’s would be Enlightenment as well. I agree, I also read for some of the other reasons you listed, but that would be my #1 reason of those you mentioned. I enjoyed this video and discussion and was Enlightened by this topic
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
@@Book_Hugger Thank you for the kind words.
@bighardbooks770
Ай бұрын
"Edification," for me. 📚 Or: "Enlightenment!" I think I've learn more from _fiction_ than from anything else.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Me too! I think people dont realize that reading a work of fiction is, in many ways, reading a history, or one person's version of the history, of their time, place, culture, etc. They seem to get that in reading Jane Austen you are learning about the regency period in England, but not when reading Morrison or even Joyce.
@BooksForever
Ай бұрын
Education is a solid journeyman’s word that probably belongs on your E-list moreso than the couple of squishiest ones. Were I to add an E from my own experience it would play up Gimli’s line to the orc in The Two Towers to “ease your passing.” I’ve got few friends and family of much merit in a midwestern sea of red, and reading gives me the ability to transcend time and place to commingle and commiserate with the likes of Voltaire or von Goethe or Vonnegut, grabbing three at random from an ordered deck for example.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I took education and made it enlightenment so that it didn't seem so much about learning facts as all kinds of learning. Others have pointed out that escapism (easing ones passing) should have been a category, but I couldn't see how I could talk about it as being separate from entertainment.
@Ihearbooks
Ай бұрын
Great video. I often think while I am reading a book: What am I looking for in this book and what am I finding? Is it more or less than what I was hoping to find. Yes, I am always looking for a good read--but that is the base but what elese am I finding and what is is making me examine in my thinking. And that is a long explanation for the simple idea that I am always looking for brain or thought stimulation. It can be a mystery which causes me to puzzle out a solution, look at the facts and outguess the author or maybe it can be to understand the problems a person has faced and how they managed to come through. There is so much fascinating I find in books. Often I wish I didn't and could find it in the outside world. Alas I find People are too often surface and books give me a depth.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I think one of my favorite things is having my expectations of a book subverted in a positive way. I am looking for the same things in books as you I think, but that brain stimulation that depth is entertaining to me.
@readandre-read
Ай бұрын
You make a great point about finding enlightenment in fiction, not just nonfiction. And the purposes and effects do blur for me as I read - I might stop and do a little research based on the fictional setting, have a conversation with a book buddy, order another book inspired by the first one, so the engagement, enlightenment and edification are happening in tandem. Your discussion also sheds light on why we DNF - when none of these purposes are being fulfilled.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Yes! A book that fails to fulfill our purposes should be DNF’d. Fiction as a source of historical inquiry has resulted in my most satisfying research projects.
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
I do love a good reading chat and this was certainly that! I actually have had a video percolating recently around something linked to your last point which is I’m becoming increasingly less patient with books I’m not actively engaged with from the start. So I’ve been planning a bookish chat around this and may also respond to this because it was great. I think those five ‘e’s were very clever! Wonderful discussion!
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Thank you. Would love to see your response. If m the same way. My patience for books that don’t draw me in is evaporating quickly which has also, I think, led me away from long books.
@spreadbookjoy
Ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan it’s an interesting one because I can also think of books that I loved that would have been dnf’d by me nowadays, so looking forward to talking about it!
@Johanna_reads
Ай бұрын
Nice video! I created the “Why Read?” discussion series because I think the answer to that question can change at various times in our lives. Plus, in this community, I think reading can become so habitual and influenced by those around us that we forget to explore the why. Thanks!
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Thank you. I should have credited you in the notes. I will go back and do that because I think your question is probably why I started thinking about this. I didn't give a particularly good answer in our discussion, but it definitely made me think about the topic. We definitely forget to think about why we read and why we read what we read.
@Johanna_reads
Ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan No worries! There is no wrong answer to the question. I designed it that way so that if I invite you back someday, you might have a different answer! 😁
@bookssongsandothermagic
29 күн бұрын
Loved this video Brian - great dissection of why you read that would link to why everyone else reads too. You've inspired me to a video that's a bit different but bouncing off what you say here called "Why are you collecting?" - i'll use the same phrasing as yours to advertise yours too, but I'll concentrate on why collecting books of certain authors is so interesting and multi-faceted. I'll film it over the weekend. Thanks so much for your brilliant, thought provoking content.
@BookishTexan
29 күн бұрын
@@bookssongsandothermagic Thank you Gareth. I think your idea to shift the focus to collecting sounds great. I look forward to your video.
@clarepotter7584
Ай бұрын
I think I might add 'over optimism' to the list. I saw a clip of a costume drama, did some research as I don't have that channel, found out it was based a series of books, that the Italian version (original) is more highly rated than the English translation. Thought I'd try swapping between the two versions. I received the novel in the post today and thought 'What have I done?' I don't have enough self taught Italian for this! 🤣. I have ordered the English translation as well, I wasn't a complete fool! I will have to wait for 'The Florios of Sicily' to arrive - Stefania Auci. I can tell you that the quotation on the back says things like human sentiment and full of passion 'Piena di passione...' so I can't entirely read the blurb without a dictionary.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Ha! That is something I had not thought about, but good point. I still think I might categorize that as entertainment or at least put it under one category of entertainment.
@MustReadMore
Ай бұрын
I've been reading so long that I can barely remember my life before I was able to read, I almost think that learning to read at five or six was what thrust me into self-awareness, so It's always, always been part of my life, part of me. I'd say I've read for every reason you mentioned, leaning more towards one or the other as I've gone through life. At the moment I read mainly for entertainment, but I think that I'm entertained by a much wider scope of books than people who condemn reading for entertainment would expect. I adore genre fiction, but I also read a lot of nonfiction purely for fun, for no other reason than that I'm interested in the subject, and I enjoy reading in and of itself. I've enjoyed reading manuals for appliances and cars I don't even have, for instance. If I get bored with horror novels, I may read some philosophy, and if I get bored with that, history or biography, or whatever is most interesting. I don't know why some people think that if a book is entertaining it must have less value than a book that isn't entertaining - that sounds like something someone would say if they felt that reading only has value if it's difficult and unpleasant, like work, so that they can say, "Well, I've read X! Have you?" the same way some people say, "Well, I worked X number of hours last week - and I haven't had a sick day since 1998!" I have to admit that this video has given me so many thoughts about why I read, why other people should read, what kind of reading is valuable (the answer is all of it, actually), and the merits or reading for entertainment and of reading long, dry, difficult books for education or enlightenment that it's proven hard for me not to turn this comment into an essay.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I enjoyed your essay. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I was recently asked why my bread and I gave an answer similar to yours. I read because I can’t imagine not reading. Competitive reading or reading to impress others irritates me, which is why Ennoblement is the reason I have the hardest time with. I find all kinds of books entertaining and enjoyable increasingly I find that books I am not enjoying - lit fic, mystery, non-fiction, romance, sci-fi- getting DNF’d. I used to be a book snob like the people you describe. How tiresome I no doubt was.
@MustReadMore
Ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan I'm certain that when I was younger, I was totally insufferable, the worst kind of know it all. I probably still am, sometimes. One of the best things to me about reading a lot of books, and a lot of different kinds of books, was in coming to the realization that every time I answered a question it only led me to ask more questions, which led to more questions, and eventually it dawned on me that no matter how much I thought I knew, I still didn't know much about anything. The great thing about reading is finding out that there's always something new to learn, always some new path to tread. I feel bad for people who limit their reading, they're missing out on so much. And I'm with you on DNF'ing books that you're not enjoying. Too many books, too little time.
@TKTalksBooks
Ай бұрын
Thank you, Brian. I read to enlarge my world, to educate myself about places and people I will never encounter in my life. I read to enlighten and elucidate my path in the world and to gain empathy for people who find themselves in challenging situations I may never experience. The lighter, comfortable, entertaining reads are fun to engage with as well, and serve an ennobling purpose often too. (That’s a lot of E words I tried to sneak in there! Amirite???)
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Ooooh I like elucidate! I almost put empathy as one of my e words. I wish I had included enrichment and many people have said I should have included escapism. That is a lot of e words. Thanks Tess.
@jacquelinemcmenamin8204
Ай бұрын
I stayed up to 3am to finish The Coast Road by Alan Murrin I highly recommend it. At my advanced age , it makes no sense to stay up to the wee hours to finish a book. I should have more sense. However, books ( the good ones) seem to have different rules. I wouldn’t stay up to the early hours of the morning to watch a tv series. With books you become more personally invested. You are inside the head of characters to an extent that you are more affected than watching an actor on stage/screen. Yes, it can be educational, entertaining & mind broadening. However , I think we need stories to feel connected to the world. We told stories around the fire in caves to pass on knowledge and also to feel part of a community/culture. Maybe we just have a bigger community now, but we still need stories big and small.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I have definitely added The Coast Road to my TBR. Reading to connect with the world is something I should have included under my heading "engagement." It is an inherently human activity (even beyond the technical ability we have to do it) to want to hear stories about other people, the past, the world etc. I used to make a similar argument to my students who said that history was boring. I pointed out that every Monday they came to school and told one another stories about what they had done over the weekend and that in doing so they were engaging with history which didn't bore them. The only difference is in how connected they felt to the history they were engaged with. It was my job as a teacher to make them feel engaged with stories from the past.
@davidnovakreadspoetry
Ай бұрын
This is a wonderful - question I’ve been asking myself lately. But I agree with @bookofdust in these comments: Escapism deserves addition to the list.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I thought about escapism, but it seemed so close to entertainment that I didn't think I could differentiate between the two.
@davidnovakreadspoetry
Ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan That’s fair.
@myreadinglife8816
Ай бұрын
Unless I am reading for school/work, entertainment always is part of the equation. I don’t want to be bored to tears even if I am trying to find enlightenment or whatever else.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I think entertainment should always a component of reading. Forcing oneself through a text you aren’t enjoying is too much work for a non-work activity.
@bbbartolo
Ай бұрын
What a wonderful, deceptively simple question! I like your 5 e's but my first impulse was to put it thusly: communication through written words is one of the marvels of life. Everyone should have the chance to experience its magic, period. Written language, that an entire universe can be evoked in wiggly lines on a page, is a heady brew every human should experience, a powerful tool everyone should try, an invention among the most awesome humans have ever produced. Also, fiction is an art form analogous to the other arts, and as human inventions themselves, all should be at least tasted in our lifetimes since they provide some of the great benefits of being human (the curses of war and pestilence being almost unavoidable, we may as well taste some of the benefits) More than that, for myself, I read for consciousness of various kinds: self-consciousness, social consciousness, cultural consciousness, and even the consciousness of consciousness. Many if not most good writers lead me into a hall of mirrors that exalt my importance as a reader even as they humble me by presenting more levels of awareness then I can handle. At the same time I can appreciate that a writer, like a great visual artist, composer, etc..can move me to think they represent the pinnacles of human achievement, and thus exalt me as a member of their community. I'll stop now, but thanks for the provocation!
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Thank you for the wonderful answer. I’ve often marveled at the written word’s ability to not only preserve the electronic activity of the writers brain in which they create worlds,characters, emotions and events, but to transmit those electronic signals so that they are recreated in the brains of readers.
@bbbartolo
Ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan Edward P. Jones recalls his youthful consumption of comic books, and the time when he first realized that he didn't need the pictures--he could create a picture in his own head from the writer's words, via those "electronic signals ," as you say. I remember when I first felt initially daunted by a book that was all words, no pictures. But the "signals" quickly filled the gap.
@joniheisenberg
Ай бұрын
Wonderful video. I will add my five “s” words for why I read: sanity,sustenance,surprise, simplicity & sagacity. Right now with all the political turmoil, sanity is my main reason. The simplicity of holding and delving into a hardcover book is very soothing.I love when I am surprised by a book. I am currently reading”The Friday Afternoon Club” by Griffin Dunne. It is marvelous and the exact tonic I needed.I highly recommend.
@Corriethosaurus
Ай бұрын
Sanity- yes! I feel that so strongly.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I just saw a mini review of the Dunne book on Sonya’s channel, an enthusiastic reader. Being surprised by a book is one of the best things in life and holding and reading a well made well written book is in that list as well.
@joniheisenberg
Ай бұрын
It is so well written. He tackles very serious subjects & deftly manages to add humor.I have found myself laughing out loud at certain passages. One example is when he talks about being a boy and wanting a German shepherd. His father instead brought home 2 miniature poodles. He states that when he tried to coax one of the dogs into a walk,” he’d look at me like George Saunders in “ All about Eve”, a clever and delightfully apt description.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
@@joniheisenberg That sounds great.
@Sachie465
Ай бұрын
I am exactly the same. As I get older, I no longer hesitate to stop reading in the middle of a book if I don't enjoy it.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I think that is one of the hardest things I have learned to to and I am still just a beginner at it really.
@Sachie465
Ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan Reading the comments, I was surprised at the level of awareness of the purpose of reading. If I were asked this question, I would answer 'because I have time'.😅
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
@@Sachie465 I was on a live stream on another person's channel recently and when I asked "Why Read?" I basically said, why not read? And that I just couldn't imagine not reading. That stream inspired this video because I felt like my answer on that stream was to trite.
@constancecampbell4610
24 күн бұрын
Great topic. I think engaging young people is the gateway to a whole life of reading. It doesn’t matter what their own reasons for continuing to read will become, it only matters that they enjoyed the process at the start. Right now, I read for pleasure. That doesn’t translate into any specific genre or style, though I find I love speculative fiction more and more. Thanks for the thought provoking video.
@BookishTexan
23 күн бұрын
Thank you Constance. I agree finding a way to engage young people in reading is very important but it’s tricky. I was the type of kid where the more adults tried to get me to read certain books, even books that were pure entertainment, the more I resisted. My mom bought me the Lord of the Rings books when I was 12 and then never said anything to me about them other than that she hadn’t read them. This, I think, made me want to read them b cause them I would know about something she didn’t. Different things work for different kids and sadly for some kids/people nothing works.
@constancecampbell4610
23 күн бұрын
@@BookishTexan Your mom sounds awesome.
@1book1review
Ай бұрын
Most of my reading lately is escapism reading. I want to escape reality and visit other worlds and other people's lives, forgetting about mine. (While probably totally putting the stories and events in context to my reality all the time) It is an interesting question, as I always think to me reading is like breathing, I don't know how not to read. The amount of it isn't important, neither is what I'm reading, but I always have been reading on a daily basis. It's the one habit I don't really have to think about. Which is probably why I am so frustrated with my current focus and memory issues. Reading a great book currently and it's taken me so long that I am forgetting how it all started.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Escapism is something that many people have suggested. I thought about it as a part of entertainment, but I see how there is a difference. I was asked the question why do I read on a livestream not long ago (part of what inspired this video) and my answer was similar to yours. I cant imagine not reading. It is almost an involuntary activity.
@1book1review
Ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan interesting, I would not think reading for entertainment is the same as escapism. Escapism reading for me has a lot less overlay with reality, while I can read a super literary intense book for entertainment I would never read it to escape. So tempted to pick up another Danmei series just to distract myself from everything.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
@@1book1review I can definitely see the difference now. I think I couldn’t because I guess I don’t read to escape in that way or not at all. I think, in a weird way, what I think of as reading to escape is evolves occupying part of my mind by thinking about the characters in the story and their problems instead of my own. Trying to think through their problems is entertaining to me, but as more a distraction than an escape if that makes sense.
@1book1review
Ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan Totally. It also shows you don't feel the needto escape your reality, which is great, when you think of it :D
@barrymoore4470
Ай бұрын
While there is no wrong reason to read, my general motivations for reading are pleasure and edification.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment. I do think my reading is often edifying though as don’t look for that specifically.
@EveningReader
Ай бұрын
I agree engagement and entertainment are keys to achieving the other Es, but people often think that if they are being educated or ennobled, they shouldn't also be entertaining or engaging. I think you get more out of any book that engages you first on some level.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Great point about the near impossibility of being educated or ennobled by a book that doesn’t also entertain.
@SidLaw500
Ай бұрын
Escape to a different world
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I think of that as a form of entertainment, but others have also pointed out that it should have been a separate category.
@SidLaw500
Ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan I think separate because it can be a deep and healthful need to "escape" the unrelenting stress and toxicity of the modern world. Even if the book is high literature, one can still feel a primary attraction to it as a means of relief from negative head space.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
@@SidLaw500 I see your point and it’s a good one. I may be too hung up on the definition of entertainment that is meant when we use it as in the phrase “entertain one’s thoughts.” If that makes sense.
@MMjones6459
Ай бұрын
Very nicely done, thanks! I imagine "engagement" covers the large spikes in purchases credited to promotions on TikTok.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
It might explain that very well. Thank you for watching and commenting.
@scottgraham1143
Ай бұрын
George Orwell's essay where he gives his observations on working in a second hand bookshop is hilarious.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation.
@joshyaks
Ай бұрын
When you listed your E words, my immediate thought was that you missed an important E word for me: Escapism. (And then I came to the comments to state this, and noticed that somebody else beat me to it!) As a person with significant mental health issues, reading speculative fiction in particular takes my mind to other worlds and away from the "real" world issues that make me want to self-medicate or self-harm.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
That is the most common suggestion for an additional e category. I am taking it under advisement. Thanks Josh.
@TariqMK
Ай бұрын
Knowledge makes you a doctor. You are able to diagnose the causes behind many problems once you start to have knowledge over a range of things.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
@@TariqMK Knowledge is certainly a big part of it, but knowledge alone doesn’t make one a doctor.
@TariqMK
Ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan Metaphorically speaking of course
@TimeTravelReads
Ай бұрын
When I first got back into reading, it was just before the pandemic hit. I was reexamining beliefs and wanting to fill educational gaps. I'm still doing that, but now I want to read for fun too.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Filling educational gaps can be entertaining. I hope you read more for fun thoughl
@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd
Ай бұрын
very well said as usual I know some people think reading fiction is a waste of time but if it is it has to be one of the best!⚛
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I agree completely.
@anotherbibliophilereads
Ай бұрын
I had a very similar thoughts. In the read Smart Tag I had three e words for reading: education, edification, and entertainment. I would have added “virtue signaling” reading as a category but I hadn’t decided on a good e word for it.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Ack! I probably stoke this idea from you!
@TimeTravelReads
Ай бұрын
At some point I need to add some literature into my education plan.
@Shellyish
Ай бұрын
Intriguing! I think I mostly read for fun (entertainment).
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I didn't express it very well in the video, but I think we all read for at least partially fun/entertainment. Its just that we all have different ideas about fun and entertainment. Thanks Shelly
@deegrows7589
Ай бұрын
Many times I’m reading for pure escape.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I have a hard time separating that from entertainment, but I think I may not be thinking about it correctly.
@pantheist46n2
Ай бұрын
does Blood Meridian embody (and Cormac's work at large) ennoblement and all the others?
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
@@pantheist46n2 I think “Ennoblement” is something that a reader can experience when reading any book. I didn’t find Blood Meridian ennobling but I am glad that I engaged with its style, language, and story. There are moments in All the Pretty Horses and the first part of The Crossing that I think qualify as ennobling
@pantheist46n2
Ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan I just started on those. I'll try and see what you mean. I personally find his prose itself ennobling. To speak in the manner of how he writes outside of his dialogue would spin heads with "who is this modern day renaissance man?"
@MarcNash
Ай бұрын
If you're talking about fiction, 'entertainment' is a compulsory reason, any of the other 4 may or may not accompany it. Why else would we spend two hours reading rather than watching Netflix or making some macrame? Books hve to compete with every other entertainment form for calls on our time.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I certainly agree that this should be true, but I fear, based on book related content on social media, that some read for other reasons. I think this is reflected in so many people's expressions of guilt at having not read certain certain classics -- War and Peace springs to mind. It seems that a lot of people read books not expecting to be entertained, but because they feel they should. They force themselves through books they are not enjoying out of some feeling that the book is good for them or will make them smarter, etc. Additionally, I get the feeling that some authors have little to no desire to entertain their readers and even hold their readers in disdain. I'm thinking of Cormac McCarthy's book The Passenger. If anything I think we should all focus more on the entertainment aspect of reading because I think we are more likely to get the other things out of books that we enjoy reading as opposed to those we force ourselves to read. Maybe I'll make another video emphasizing this more clearly.
@arockinsamsara
Ай бұрын
Great video! I literally am rendering a video right now that will be posted in a week or so that is broadly about this same idea (and I actually reference your video about literary fiction in my video). My video is far more rambling and yet not as broad as yours, though, it focuses on how I read and what about that type of reading makes the reading experience more enjoyable for me, and it probably collapses a number of your categories but is primarily interested in edification, and especially how I can read trashy fiction for the purpose of edification (which is to say I am interested in destroying any sort of binary between edification and entertainment). I like your five categories, though, definitely a fun model through which to explore what it means to create relationships with art.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
I like the idea of destroying the division between edification and entertainment. I should have done more with entertainment by going into all of its aspects and definitions. I look forward to your video.
@arockinsamsara
Ай бұрын
I mean, there are going to be practically numberless ways to divide the list, so of course you could enumerate different aspects of enjoyment, or any of the others... I would probably say that enlightenment and edification are two sides of the same coin, so condense them into one (Enlightenment). Then I would suggest Ennoblement is maybe a little too narrow and instead think of it more as Ego. And then Engagement has some aspects that are Enlightenment and some that are Ego, so let it be subsumed to start with.... So I would start with the three, Enlightenment, Ego, and Entertainment. But then from there it would be easy to go into multiple subcategories, your five are a good starting point. The important thing is recognizing that any given mode of engagement doesn't necessarily negate any other, and these are all reading modalities that don't need to be prescriptive as much as they are descriptive, and opportunities for reflection. But we need some sort of language to start thinking about them, as you have given here, which is why I find these discussions so valuable. Only then do we have the opportunities or means to start possibly deconstructing the (I think imaginary) boundaries that demarcate one modality from another...
@readacorn
Ай бұрын
It's Escapism for me!
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
That is definitely a category that I didn't think about. Thanks.
@readacorn
Ай бұрын
There's probably even more. Maybe enough for a part 2 😀
@jimsbooksreadingandstuff
Ай бұрын
I mostly read for entertainment.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Reading should definitely be a part of all of our reasons for reading I think.
@jimsbooksreadingandstuff
Ай бұрын
@@BookishTexan I think you mean "entertainment".
@baileygrace9712
Ай бұрын
This is a decent insight.
@BookishTexan
Ай бұрын
Thank you.
@binglamb2176
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Number one for me is entertaining. If entertainment is not present, all the other Es fail to a large extent and it is a strike against the author. If you have written the best and most enlightening book in the world and it is not entertaining, you have failed as an author.
@BookishTexan
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I think you are mostly right about entertainment, but some books entertain smaller numbers of people than others and I think that’s ok.
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