This resonates. I associate reading with privacy too. Not only the act, but the whole thing. It is intensely private for me. I don't share much while I'm reading, I don't want to discuss it with people afterwards (except one on one, occasionally) and my interpretations, what I've gained or understood are mine. I can't see the point in s…
This resonates. I associate reading with privacy too. Not only the act, but the whole thing. It is intensely private for me. I don't share much while I'm reading, I don't want to discuss it with people afterwards (except one on one, occasionally) and my interpretations, what I've gained or understood are mine. I can't see the point in sharing, really because someone else brings their own experience to it, and take away something different. For that reason too, I don't join book clubs, nor read Good Reads 'reviews'. They are random opinions, which would never influence me towards buying or not buying a book. Sometimes I do rate books (only 5*) by small time or indie authors only, because they need it to sell books and I'm sympathetic to that.
This resonates. I associate reading with privacy too. Not only the act, but the whole thing. It is intensely private for me. I don't share much while I'm reading, I don't want to discuss it with people afterwards (except one on one, occasionally) and my interpretations, what I've gained or understood are mine. I can't see the point in sharing, really because someone else brings their own experience to it, and take away something different. For that reason too, I don't join book clubs, nor read Good Reads 'reviews'. They are random opinions, which would never influence me towards buying or not buying a book. Sometimes I do rate books (only 5*) by small time or indie authors only, because they need it to sell books and I'm sympathetic to that.