Old Books . . . Old Friends

The tattered pages

Speak of those who’ve gone before

Can you hear the whispers?

By Martha L Shaw ©2015 

Digital Camera

For lots of reasons, I find myself reading most books these days by ereader, yet still I adore old books and stores which feature them!  I love the sight, smell and feel of them, but there is something more!  I hear the voices of each soul who held, read, and loved the book before me.  Old books, old friends!

 

 

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8 Responses to Old Books . . . Old Friends

  1. joseph elon lillie says:
    July 6, 2016 at 1:30 pm

    My daughter and I are going on a book crawl this month. It is her birthday present. We do mostly used book stores. She gets a certain amount to spend on books and I buy lunch. It is great father daughter time.

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  2. Laurie says:
    July 6, 2016 at 2:16 pm

    I have a nook as well as a nook ap on my phone. I do read a lot online, but my preference is books. I buy them and read free content online.

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    • Martha L Shaw says:
      July 6, 2016 at 2:46 pm

      I feel the same but diabetes severely weakened my vision so for me ereaders are a Godsend. I still have most of my real books . . .

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      • Laurie says:
        July 6, 2016 at 3:13 pm

        Ah. I have arthritis. My nook is heavy/hard for me to hold with one hand. Thankfully, we both have ways to work around our challenges. : )

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  3. thoughtsnlifeblog says:
    July 6, 2016 at 5:13 pm

    yes old book are old friends, because we learnt something, or something profound happened after reading the book

    lovely post

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