Blog Post #2: What Is A Book?

          A book is a container that holds the most unimaginable treasures. What a book holds can vary from person to person. For some, they read to put their minds at ease and to not think. For others, they read to think of everything that has been or will ever be. What a book can offer two individuals can be extremely different, but it does the same thing. It holds something inside that you cannot see, or touch, smell, taste or hear. In the literal sense, a book is made of paper and a spine, usually has a cover, words, and tells a story that the author thought of. It’s just an object if you look at it that way. 

          For some of the more literary types of people, a book can be a portal that takes you to a whole other world or a black hole that sucks your mind in.

I don’t really care if other people prefer books over kindles, or kindles over computers, or computers over books. It does not matter to me how they wish to read their stories and escape their mind. That’s all them. For example, some argue that if it’s not a hard copy, it’s not a book. That’s like saying a watercolor painting is not art, but an acrylic painting is. Joe Meno says that “the message, the content [is] more vital than the medium”. I agree with this wholeheartedly. Personally, I’d prefer a hard copy of a book rather than a digital version for many reasons, but if all I had was a kindle, I would still be perfectly fine. One of the reasons I prefer hard copies is that it is just easier on the eyes – no artificial light straining your eyeballs.

          I think it’s a bit ridiculous that this is even a debate. You can’t tell someone how they should feel, no one has the right to do that. It’s great and all that everyone has their own opinion, but that’s all it is: an opinion. My final verdict: a book (whether it be tangible or digital) is a container that holds what you need to be happy.