Okay folks, is it just me or has it become evident that our society is slowly if not rapidly, withdrawing from reading? By reading, I do not mean perusing news on the internet, the latest celebrity gossip, or sports updates. When it comes to truly doing some serious reading whether fiction or non-fiction, does it take a college professor or employer to force Americans to read?
Ten years ago the question, "What are you reading right now?" still begged to be answered, at work, school, the bar, parent/teacher conferences, etc. However now it seems that when returning to work on Monday, no one dares brag about a weekend filled with reading the latest James Patterson novel or a textbook about orthographic projection. Have video game consols and the internet taken over our communities? Some surveys say that the average age of serious gamers is 30. Thirty, as in years old? Yep. (Girls, take guess at what that second job your boyfriend took really is).
What about digital reading devices? Will they forever cast aside the value of the printed page? I hope not, but their use does make me wonder if we are becoming more efficient or just more like automatons. Okay, okay, pessimistic comments aside, I will revert to being the eternal optimist and dare to ask everyone out there, what are you reading right now?
CT
P.S. I'm reading: Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell; The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
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