Comments on: Smart People Read http://www.samiari.net/2010/07/20/smart-people-read/ Chicago // Social Media // Films // Music // Travel Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SamiAri http://www.samiari.net/2010/07/20/smart-people-read/comment-page-1/#comment-190 SamiAri Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:57:31 +0000 http://www.samiari.net/?p=536#comment-190 We'll just have to get you a really really good (and short) book. Have you read Gabriel García Márquez? He has one called Memories of My Melancholy Wh ores and it's short and really good. I separated the Wh from ores so no bad spam-bots get me! We'll just have to get you a really really good (and short) book. Have you read Gabriel García Márquez? He has one called Memories of My Melancholy Wh ores and it's short and really good. I separated the Wh from ores so no bad spam-bots get me!

]]> By: Vicki http://www.samiari.net/2010/07/20/smart-people-read/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Vicki Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:35:19 +0000 http://www.samiari.net/?p=536#comment-189 I'm with you on the smell of books. I'll never get an e-reader. But, like Jen, I've found that my attention span has shortened (probably due to blogs and Twitter), and it's been extremely difficult for me to focus on reading an actual book lately. I need to remedy that! I'm with you on the smell of books. I'll never get an e-reader. But, like Jen, I've found that my attention span has shortened (probably due to blogs and Twitter), and it's been extremely difficult for me to focus on reading an actual book lately. I need to remedy that!

]]> By: SamiAri http://www.samiari.net/2010/07/20/smart-people-read/comment-page-1/#comment-188 SamiAri Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:57:31 +0000 http://www.samiari.net/?p=536#comment-188 We'll just have to get you a really really good (and short) book. Have you read Gabriel García Márquez? He has one called Memories of My Melancholy Wh ores and it's short and really good. I separated the Wh from ores so no bad spam-bots get me! We'll just have to get you a really really good (and short) book. Have you read Gabriel García Márquez? He has one called Memories of My Melancholy Wh ores and it's short and really good. I separated the Wh from ores so no bad spam-bots get me!

]]> By: Vicki http://www.samiari.net/2010/07/20/smart-people-read/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Vicki Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:35:19 +0000 http://www.samiari.net/?p=536#comment-187 I'm with you on the smell of books. I'll never get an e-reader. But, like Jen, I've found that my attention span has shortened (probably due to blogs and Twitter), and it's been extremely difficult for me to focus on reading an actual book lately. I need to remedy that! I'm with you on the smell of books. I'll never get an e-reader. But, like Jen, I've found that my attention span has shortened (probably due to blogs and Twitter), and it's been extremely difficult for me to focus on reading an actual book lately. I need to remedy that!

]]> By: SamiAri http://www.samiari.net/2010/07/20/smart-people-read/comment-page-1/#comment-150 SamiAri Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:00:36 +0000 http://www.samiari.net/?p=536#comment-150 Thank you Roderick! There's so much out there and I hope I make a tiny dent :) Thank you Roderick! There's so much out there and I hope I make a tiny dent :)

]]> By: Roderick Vesper http://www.samiari.net/2010/07/20/smart-people-read/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Roderick Vesper Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:27:16 +0000 http://www.samiari.net/?p=536#comment-149 I had no idea that your time in the states had been so relatively short. Thanks for the link to the gutenberg project, that is going to come in handy.<br><br>Keep the fire and passion burning it's what makes you great. I had no idea that your time in the states had been so relatively short. Thanks for the link to the gutenberg project, that is going to come in handy.

Keep the fire and passion burning it's what makes you great.

]]> By: Jen http://www.samiari.net/2010/07/20/smart-people-read/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Jen Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:45:19 +0000 http://www.samiari.net/?p=536#comment-148 I read this article, in the printed version, when it first came out. My first thought as I started reading it? "Sigh. Isn't there a graph or a bullet list I can flip to?" Irony, you are my mistress. I read this article, in the printed version, when it first came out. My first thought as I started reading it? “Sigh. Isn't there a graph or a bullet list I can flip to?” Irony, you are my mistress.

]]> By: SamiAri http://www.samiari.net/2010/07/20/smart-people-read/comment-page-1/#comment-147 SamiAri Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:20:32 +0000 http://www.samiari.net/?p=536#comment-147 Hi, Jen! <br><br>I agree with you that these days it's harder with our attention span. That's why I love reading short essays. That way you're always reading something new! For a while I just starting picking up "100 best essays" type books because I felt I needed a change of pace. Hi, Jen!

I agree with you that these days it's harder with our attention span. That's why I love reading short essays. That way you're always reading something new! For a while I just starting picking up “100 best essays” type books because I felt I needed a change of pace.

]]> By: Jen http://www.samiari.net/2010/07/20/smart-people-read/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Jen Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:09:37 +0000 http://www.samiari.net/?p=536#comment-146 I used to be a voracious reader. (See? I even know the word "voracious"). Unfortunately, I no longer have the patience for reading a whole book, and it's not like I don't try. I blame my excessive internet use. It's done something to my brain. I now think in quick "chunks" rather than in linear concepts. Sad. :( I used to be a voracious reader. (See? I even know the word “voracious”). Unfortunately, I no longer have the patience for reading a whole book, and it's not like I don't try. I blame my excessive internet use. It's done something to my brain. I now think in quick “chunks” rather than in linear concepts. Sad. :(

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