tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531765274219955373.post5379264161978043439..comments2024-03-29T14:37:30.126+05:30Comments on The Cosmic Joke: The Book in the Age of Facebook:The Game of Reading in Twenty-first CenturySachin C. Ketkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09429849773311198305noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531765274219955373.post-70988323815678792422016-07-24T13:23:08.490+05:302016-07-24T13:23:08.490+05:30Very well said. I'm 23. I've been reading ...Very well said. I'm 23. I've been reading classics like Shakespeare and Bronte for a while now and they're my absolute favorites. I've also read the other 'popular' books and was surprised to find how bland they felt. I couldn't /didn't feel the book. There was no complexity of thought, no original ideas. I assure you, sir, that the young generation hasn't stopped reading, they never will. Internet and TV are fine, there are a lot of incredible movies and shows. But, books will always be special. And, yes, I'd much rather use the Internet to buy the books I can't find in my hometown than watch stupid reality shows and sitcoms.<br />P.S. Great article. Would love to get more book recommendations. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275416632832577735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531765274219955373.post-80526130517768934862011-12-23T10:42:03.868+05:302011-12-23T10:42:03.868+05:30i absolutely agree with whatever you said...it rem...i absolutely agree with whatever you said...it reminded me of a poem that we had in school. i dont remember the name of the poem or the poet. there the poet asks the parents to remove the idiot box, and in its place install a bookshelf with interesting books. <br />the impressions that books create on our mind can never be created by anything else. the best thing is that we can go back to them whenever we want. ofcourse these days tata sky and all have recording facilities which makes this 'going back and forth' possible....but at the end of the day books are books..Anushree Dixithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855292582158979693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531765274219955373.post-50041498558477399522010-07-15T12:14:59.823+05:302010-07-15T12:14:59.823+05:30Thanks Prof Salat and Nachi! I felt the school kid...Thanks Prof Salat and Nachi! I felt the school kids liked the talk-at least they werent bored by it<br /> @Nachi-Chekhov is a Russian.......I did not want to make the list too long. I mentioned about Toffler etc in the talk.Sachin C. Ketkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429849773311198305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531765274219955373.post-60066003268358530812010-07-14T17:50:21.862+05:302010-07-14T17:50:21.862+05:30very well put indeed. nothing could be farther fro...very well put indeed. nothing could be farther from the truth when it comes to reading. ever since the damn printing press was invented and the first copy of the bible was printed, books are here to stay.<br /><br />on a personal note, i like the feel and smell of the pages. the texture of the print when i read. that adds so much more to the reading experience. gazing into a bright screen is just not the same.<br /><br />ps: i am surprised though, none of the Russians featured on your list. also, Toffler's Future Shock!! that's a classic!!<br /><br /><b>:D</b>Nachihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393880086806980882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531765274219955373.post-24219716136780739212010-07-11T15:25:55.648+05:302010-07-11T15:25:55.648+05:30well said.well said.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085985825404392497noreply@blogger.com