“Books are ALWAYS better than movies! They are ready when you are. You are a participant and not a mere observer. You make the decisions what things look like, or ought to. You are gaining skills reading not just being fed somebody else's interpretation of the story.”
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Reflection Questions
As John Leonarz points out, books offer a unique experience that allows the reader to be actively engaged in crafting the world and characters within the story. Consider the following questions to reflect on the benefits of reading books over watching movies:
- How does reading a book differ from watching a movie in terms of active participation?
- In what ways does reading help develop critical thinking skills compared to passively watching a film?
- Can you recall a time when reading a book allowed you to create a vivid mental image that differed from a movie adaptation? How did this impact your understanding of the story?
- What role does imagination play in reading a book versus watching a movie? How does this affect your overall enjoyment of each medium?
- Reflect on a book that you believe was truly enhanced by your own interpretation and visualization of the story. How did this experience differ from watching a film adaptation?
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“Description is what makes the reader a sensory participant in the story. Good description is a learned skill,one of the prime reasons you cannot succeed unless you read a lot and write a lot. It's not just a question of how-to, you see; it's a question of how much to. Reading will help you answer how much, and only reams of writing will help you with the how. You can learn only by doing.”
“As you read a book word by word and page by page, you participate in its creation, just as a cellist playing a Bach suite participates, note by note, in the creation, the coming-to-be, the existence, of the music. And, as you read and re-read, the book of course participates in the creation of you, your thoughts and feelings, the size and temper of your soul.”
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“If you take a book with you on a journey," Mo had said when he put the first one in her box, "an odd thing happens: The book begins collecting your memories. And forever after you have only to open that book to be back where you first read it. It will all come into your mind with the very first words: the sights you saw in that place, what it smelled like, the ice cream you ate while you were reading it... yes, books are like flypaper—memories cling to the printed page better than anything else.”
“Barefoot or first thing in the morning, I feel beautiful. I didn't always feel that way, but I feel that way now. When somebody loves you, and when you make somebody else happy, when your presence seems to make them happy, you suddenly feel like the most beautiful person in the world.”