tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951961535357324482.post1130822932429997295..comments2024-01-08T03:16:53.299-08:00Comments on Not the New York Times Book Review: Nook book? Or book book?Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04113480356160222138noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951961535357324482.post-32254874277711547942011-09-23T08:03:46.315-07:002011-09-23T08:03:46.315-07:00You write: Sometimes books are written where the w...You write: Sometimes books are written where the words themselves bring the story to life, draw us into the characters and the action.<br /><br />I think that's very true - some books just wouldn't be the same without the actual words on paper. For instance, I recently read Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves. One narrator's parts are always written in a different font. Some parts are in red ink, and the word 'house' always appears in blue, no matter the context. Some pages contain only a single sentence, or a single word; some contain blocks of text designed to physically represent the inner corridors of the house itself. The text itself is definitely part of the experience, and I don't know if an electronic medium could do it justice.<br /><br />I have not yet gotten on board with the e-Reader trend, though it would certainly save on storage space for books I hadn't yet read or wanted to keep and reread. I did download Amazon's Kindle for PC, but with a desktop, that's not exactly portable! Glad to hear you're enjoying your Nook.<br /><br />SherryHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com