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In Defense of Great Books

Finding solace in great books instead of fashion's stylish looks labeled her as too old-fashioned one step removed from the ashcan... Yet the sparkling conversation from her lips ~ the noise from her critics far eclipsed

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John Lawless

Date: 2/26/2023 10:38:00 AM

they can google the important facts regarding every book ever written...as google is this generations version of Cliff Notes....

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/26/2023 6:30:00 PM

So true, John. Time to google over the cliff...

Michael Tor

Date: 2/26/2023 12:24:00 AM

You can not beat reading an old book that you love nothing can change that but another old one to read...

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/26/2023 6:30:00 PM

You're right. Nothing like it.

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 2/25/2023 7:52:00 PM

I would rather be in an old bookshop than a new mall any day, I don't even like reading books on Kindle~

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/26/2023 6:34:00 PM

Nothing like an old bookshop, is there?! The mustier, the better!