The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
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Average rating3.9
For so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time--it's a lifestyle. Our books shape us, define us, enchant us, and even sometimes infuriate us. Our books are a part of who we are as people, and we can't imagine life without them. I'd Rather Be Reading is the perfect literary companion for everyone who feels that way. In this collection of charming and relatable reflections on the reading life, beloved blogger and author Anne Bogel leads readers to remember the book that first hooked them, the place where they first fell in love with reading, and all of the moments afterward that helped make them the reader they are today. Known as a reading tastemaker through her popular podcast What Should I Read Next?, Bogel invites book lovers into a community of like-minded people to discover new ways to approach literature, learn fascinating new things about books and publishing, and reflect on the role reading plays in their lives. The perfect gift for the bibliophile in everyone's life, I'd Rather Be Reading will command an honored place on the overstuffed bookshelves of any book lover.
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??I liked the first few chapters but then at some point, it felt too focused on the joys of storing and organizing physical books rather than reading itself. It had some fun moments but I wanted it to end soon because, yeah, I???d rather be reading something else.??
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I was expecting so much more.
And here is why:
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I'm a book lover. And one of my guilty pleasures is books about books. Bookshop's fondness to be more precise. And this book was ALMOST there.
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O que me perturbou tanto:
A princípio pensei que esse livro poderia ser avaliado por capítulos separados - como uma coletânea de contos - pois cada qual com um “jargão comum” (ex.: I'm Begging You to Break My Heart, Bookworm Problems, Keep Reading) dos muitos leitores assíduos que vivem espalhados no mundo, não são interligados.
E comecei a dar estrelas mentais para cada capítulo. Mas depois percebi que há frases, vivências, aflições e conceitos muito interessante 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎, porém de forma geral... é um livro okay.
Não traz nada excepcional - embora tenha ocorrido alguma identificação, veja bem - e confesso que em alguns momentos achei um pouco forçado (a relação desesperada que ela expõe que teve com os livros e as bibliotecas).
O capítulo que ela informa que tem que ler o livro de capa a capa para não perder nada, se estendeu muito, com muitos exemplos, a maioria iguais - como se quisesse mostrar que realmente leu muito na vida e tem “vários exemplos para mostrar” - mas que serviu para engordar o livro.
Comentou do meu filme favorito da vida 𝚈𝚘𝚞'𝚟𝚎 𝙶𝚘𝚝 𝙼𝚊𝚒𝚕 e todo o heartwarning da obra, e aborda a cena da borboleta no trem.
“So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn't it be the other way around?”
E conclui como:
“With apologies to Kathleen Kelly, what I've come to learn is this: if my real life reminds me of something I read in a book, I'm reading well—and I'm probably living well, too.”
E concordo com ela.
Contudo, em suma, não voltaria a ler... nada da autora. Porque parece que são vários podcasts separados e não tem um vínculos os capítulos.
Estou péssima em rever coisas hoje.
E esse livro deve funcionar melhor caso seja escutado, será?
Tive vários highlights, mas esses dois compensam ser colocados aqui para buscas rápidas (tenho pensado nessa vida de resumir livros e leituras com mais entusiasmo e esse último capítulo do 𝙸'𝚍 𝚁𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝙱𝚎 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 foi como uma lâmpada que realmente seria uma boa investir mais nisso (já que invisto tanto em livros).
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“The best books move you, drawing out the full range of emotions from the reader, and sometimes that includes breaking your heart.”
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A good tip:
“Start today, because as soon as you begin, you're going to wish you'd begun sooner. Record your books as a gift to your future self, a travelogue you'll be able to pull off the shelf years from now, to remember the journey.
[...] Good reading journals provide glimpses of how we've spent our days, and they tell the story of our lives.”
Excerpt from: “I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life” by Anne Bogel. Scribd.
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This was a charming little amuse-bouche of a book. More like an expanded blog post than a substantial book, but still fun for any book aficionado. The audio version read by Bogel herself is lovely.