Comradeship // Freechat

2874 readers

38 users here now

Talk about whatever, respecting the rules established by Lemmygrad. Failing to comply with the rules will grant you a few warnings, insisting on breaking them will grant you a beautiful shiny banwall.

A community for comrades to chat and talk about whatever doesn't fit other communities

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

felipeforte@lemmygrad.ml

ComradePupIvy@lemmygrad.ml

There's just something about physical books... (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

18 comments fedilink hide all child comments

So in the last years i've usually mainly been reading books on my e-reader, and it's true that it's quite convenient (and potentially cheaper too), i won't deny that.

But recently, as i was travelling, on a whim i decided to buy some physical books again, and man, there's just something about holding an actual real book in your hand that is just irreplaceable.

It's such a satisfying feeling just to hold and open one, and such a wonderful reading experience to turn real pages. Electronic devices just feel so cold and sterile where physical books feel warm and homey. Even the woody smell... I had almost forgotten how in love i am with paper books.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] devils_dust@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 week ago

lets just say there is more Lenin than Tom Clancy in my bookshelves

I always ask every person who is in the habit of reading if their tastes moved more towards "non-fiction" (as an umbrella term for anything that is not fiction) as they got older, because I definitely feel the same.

It is a bit difficult to find the time to read more demanding fiction, even the stuff I'd like to read, but I feel like I always make the time for reading theory or other technical subjects that interest me.

I almost feel as if this is somehow capitulating to capitalism in a way, since this type of literature feels like it is "more useful" than straight fiction.

Thoughts on this, comrades?