A GIRL YOU SHOULD DATE - Date a girl who reads...

pinkgeek · 12-16-2011, 10:50 AM

You are all so welcome! I'm the girl who reads.. Always have been. So much so that I cried when I read this post.. I mourn the ending of my favorite books and I'll slow down to savor them longer.. I carry a purse large enough for a 400 page hardbound book..

and I'm glad I'm not the only one..

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Originally Posted by DapperButch

This is utterly fantastic and SO true of the "girl who reads". Thanks for posting.

1QuirkyKiwi · 12-16-2011, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by pinkgeek

You are all so welcome! I'm the girl who reads.. Always have been. So much so that I cried when I read this post.. I mourn the ending of my favorite books and I'll slow down to savor them longer.. I carry a purse large enough for a 400 page hardbound book..

and I'm glad I'm not the only one..

I always have a book on the go….I tried reading the first book of the Twilight series and gave up after 3 chapters, lol! I took the trilogy back to the library and got out a couple of historical fictions to read.

My cousin downloaded the Kindle PC app for my laptop….I cannot get on with it….it doesn’t feel the same when reading! I love to feel the weight of a book in my hands as I read….to feel the texture of the paper….to smell the book whether new or old. ….I’m the same with newspapers, lol! I will remain a traditionalist in this way (and a few others, lol!) and will not go willingly into the 21st century with eReaders....*Stamps foot in stubbornness, then sits down and pulls out a paperback book for a quick -ish read* LOL!

pinkgeek · 12-16-2011, 02:00 PM

I have Kindle on my iphone and it's great for reading in restaurants. My friends think I'm checking work email and low and behold I'm reading a book.

Yeah I'm -that- girl.

Kiwi - on a PC digital books aren't my thing. I used to travel with half my luggage full of books, now I load my phone and save my back. You are right though, there is NOTHING like the feel of a real book.

I also collect antique books.

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Originally Posted by 1QuirkyKiwi

I always have a book on the go….I tried reading the first book of the Twilight series and gave up after 3 chapters, lol! I took the trilogy back to the library and got out a couple of historical fictions to read.

My cousin downloaded the Kindle PC app for my laptop….I cannot get on with it….it doesn’t feel the same when reading! I love to feel the weight of a book in my hands as I read….to feel the texture of the paper….to smell the book whether new or old. ….I’m the same with newspapers, lol! I will remain a traditionalist in this way (and a few others, lol!) and will not go willingly into the 21st century with eReaders....*Stamps foot in stubbornness, then sits down and pulls out a paperback book for a quick -ish read* LOL!

UofMfan · 12-16-2011, 02:04 PM

I read, I love women that do.

1QuirkyKiwi · 12-16-2011, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by pinkgeek

I have Kindle on my iphone and it's great for reading in restaurants. My friends think I'm checking work email and low and behold I'm reading a book.

Yeah I'm -that- girl.

Kiwi - on a PC digital books aren't my thing. I used to travel with half my luggage full of books, now I load my phone and save my back. You are right though, there is NOTHING like the feel of a real book.

I also collect antique books.

I used to have a collection of antique books, but, with living a semi-nomadic life for 20 years…. I lost them when I moved to Scotland, the removal company somehow ‘mislaid’ the box ….it broke my heart. I haven’t felt like replacing them, yet! Maybe some time in the future when I’ve settles down.

I always get books from the Library and if I like them, then I’ll buy them to re-read, again in the future. My Scottish cousin bought me the complete Hercule poirrot short stories for my birthday last year….I’d read a story once a week so I could savour the book, lol!

I take a book into a restaurant or café and read. If I take my hand embroidery, I frequently get asked to show what I’m stitching and then a conversation starts up….I’m happy to chat, but, sometimes I just want my own time a space, especially at lunchtime when I’m feeling frazzled and I want to sit quietly eating my lunch, lol!

I will still carry a handful of books in my luggage as well as my hand embroidery, lol!

12-16-2011, 02:24 PM

Thanks for posting this Pinkers.

A girl who doesn't read is a girl I wouldn't date.

betenoire · 12-16-2011, 02:28 PM

ButchEire · 12-16-2011, 02:31 PM

You know, there are those of us who simply cannot read, due to a learning disability. This does not imply however that we are at an intellectual disadvantage. I have a master's degree and yet I cannot read. Just another viewpoint.

homoe · 01-08-2018, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by betenoire

I think this should still hold true..............

DapperButch · 12-17-2011, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 1QuirkyKiwi

My cousin downloaded the Kindle PC app for my laptop….I cannot get on with it….it doesn’t feel the same when reading! I love to feel the weight of a book in my hands as I read….to feel the texture of the paper….to smell the book whether new or old. ….I’m the same with newspapers, lol! I will remain a traditionalist in this way (and a few others, lol!) and will not go willingly into the 21st century with eReaders....*Stamps foot in stubbornness, then sits down and pulls out a paperback book for a quick -ish read* LOL!

No kindle for me either. I like books. The same with newspapers.

1QuirkyKiwi · 12-17-2011, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DapperButch

No kindle for me either. I like books. The same with newspapers.

You're a Butch after my own heart....umm....except I'm a Femme, but, you know what I mean (....I hope!), lol!

Sunday mornings were meant for a loving couple to snuggle up together and read the newspaper together with

,lol!

By the time I've bought a kindle and paid £7....something to download book, I can buy a bookcase full of books for the same price, lol!

kannon · 12-17-2011, 12:46 PM

I love books too. But I'm going to try and switch over this semester and have all my text books on my ipad.

The trees.

tazz · 12-17-2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kannon

I love books too. But I'm going to try and switch over this semester and have all my text books on my ipad.

The trees.

***kannon... can you download non-textbooks and magazines for free on an iPad?

DapperButch · 12-17-2011, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kannon

I love books too. But I'm going to try and switch over this semester and have all my text books on my ipad.

The trees.

But, then you can't "highlight", right? Or is there a way to do that on one of those things? If not, would make it hard to study for an exam (for me, anyway).

I had a friend in college who was so obsessive-compulsive with everything in life that she used a ruler when she would highlight!

I hear you on the tree thing, though.

JustJo · 12-17-2011, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DapperButch

But, then you can't "highlight", right? Or is there a way to do that on one of those things? If not, would make it hard to study for an exam (for me, anyway).

I had a friend in college who was so obsessive-compulsive with everything in life that she used a ruler when she would highlight!

I hear you on the tree thing, though.

You can highlight and add marginalia on a Kindle....

kannon · 12-17-2011, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DapperButch

But, then you can't "highlight", right? Or is there a way to do that on one of those things? If not, would make it hard to study for an exam (for me, anyway).

I had a friend in college who was so obsessive-compulsive with everything in life that she used a ruler when she would highlight!

I hear you on the tree thing, though.

I think u can highlight. Plus I could print some hardcopies of specific pages using recycled paper

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Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	Thanks for posting this Pinkers. A girl who doesn't read is a girl I wouldn't date.

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