Post 2: What is a book

A book is an adventure in any form, whether it's a hardback, paperback, or online e-reader version, it's all the same to me.  A book possess more than just words on pages of paper, it possess an escape from reality, and allows the reader to use their own imagination. I agree with Joe Meno’s definition of what a book is when she says, “For me, a book, in whatever form it takes…”  I believe that by this the author is stating that a book is a book; it doesn’t have to be just on paper. 

I believe that there is an endless possibility for the definition of “What is a book”, and that’s because a book means something special, or something different to everyone.  When Nancy Jo Sales says, “There’s something special about the physicality of a book, the way it feels and even smells—the notes written in the margins—that makes it a living, breathing companion…”  I strongly agree with Nancy Jo Sales on her point because to me, there is that special connection with the book when you’re actually holding it, but to others it may just be that; a book.  Those are the people that would say it’s the same story no matter the form. 

I also agree with Nancy Jo Sales when she claims that her life wouldn’t be the same if books had been coming to her in the form of a Kindle, iPad, or any other type of e-reader.  I agree with this because if I had always read books online, or on an e-reader, the way I read today would most likely be completely different.  Instead of using context clues to find the meaning of a word, I could have the e-reader just tell me what the word means; and I think that this would go for any kind of figurative language or reading strategies that are important to learn and use in many classes.