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> How did you like the book?” asked a friend who recommended it. “I loved it! It was a real page-turner!”, I answered. “Great! What do you think about ________
by tkiolp4 6y ago
> How did you like the book?” asked a friend who recommended it. “I loved it! It was a real page-turner!”, I answered. “Great! What do you think about ________ and _________ ? How did you like those parts?”. I’ll be honest. I literally had no clue what he was talking about. Are we talking about the same book? Sapiens? It sounded like it for sure. But I have no recollection of even reading that. WTF?
This happens to me all the time, and in my opinion there’s nothing wrong about it. All I care about is to enjoy what I’m reading at the moment. Whether or not I remember later on what I have read is of little importance to me (unless of course we are talking about reading for passing an exam or something like that).
- mjoksimovic 6y agoHeh, well, I agree actually. I read somewhere that books are like food -- you enjoy them now and don't care about not remembering them in the future. But the point that I was trying to make (I'm the author of the article) is that I actually had no clue what I read, even though I read it like days ago. And I think that's crap, honestly :) Especially given the type of the book that I was referring to.
- bobbiechen 6y ago"I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- mjoksimovic 6y agoAnd that seems to be the source! Thank you! :)