Book Learnin'

Lotsa' times when you're surfing the net things whiz by you so quickly that you can miss something really cool.

I remember a bulletin once that asked of its readers: "If you could pass on any valuable lesson, what would it be"? I've thought a few times about that one and you know what they say about thought-the poor dear shit himelf to death! I've got my fair share of e-sperience to pass on (wakka wakka wakka lol), but the following came from my gut. That was hella more easy than some dramatic tidbit that might attempt to encompass the sum of my immense wisdom.

So here it is, ANY lesson...

Do we have any avid readers out there? Come on, I've seen some of you trying to fake it with a paperback on the train. LoL Take a stroll through your favorite library or bookstore sometime soon. Leaf through some of the books in the fiction section. The rule today is to make sure you read at least a page of anything you put your hands on, enough to get a real taste of the author's writing style. I'll bet you found a few you liked, huh? A couple just had this great hook and now you're intrigued and ready to cash out, swipe that library card..? Put them back and go find the book that had absolutely no apeal to you, the one that least fit you, the story you'd never continue reading. Even better, find one whose first page felt like slow, dull corneal death. For me, that book was "Feast of Love" by Charles Baxter. I demand you not be a copycat and go find your own crappy story!

Now take it home and force yourself to read that book cover to cover, no cheating.

By the time you're done reading, you'll have learned a valuable lesson. The next time you meet a person that gives you the same initial feeling as that book, apply your new wisdom...

--People are a lot like novels; their last page often makes a much better impression than their first. Cazmia Falcon

11:24 AM - August 10, 2008 - post comment