Books are as pointless as life itself if you feel that way. I enjoy reading and have for as long as I can remember and have never thought it pointless due to the fact that you can learn something, even if it is a novel.
CHOASXIII
I didn't learn anything important from Fall of Reach, am I doing it wrong?
Surely you read some words you had never seen before?
Books are as pointless as life itself if you feel that way. I enjoy reading and have for as long as I can remember and have never thought it pointless due to the fact that you can learn something, even if it is a novel.
WhiteKnight77
I didn't learn anything important from Fall of Reach, am I doing it wrong?
Surely you read some words you had never seen before for?
Even if you don't believe in religion the Bible is far from pointless. The stories contained in them are some of the earliest forms of literature and have influenced writers tremendously over the years.
I don't think so, Tim.
The bible was influential because of its parables and the lessons contained within. Stuff like The Iliad, Epic of Gilgamesh, and Aeneid was way more influential to writers in terms of actual narrative.
Your post....is a funny one. Every Literature teacher would disagree with you.
Your post....is a funny one. Every Literature teacher would disagree with you.
J-man45
No where did I say it wasn't influential in terms of narrative. But it's definitely NOT the earliest stories ever written, go ask any History or Ancient Lit teacher. Reading comprehension is hard.
Besides I like reading for hours in matter of fact I did manage to finish a couple books in a single day and half-way through a third one, was reading from morning to night though.
Your post....is a funny one. Every Literature teacher would disagree with you.
Aljosa23
No where did I say it wasn't influential in terms of narrative. But it's definitely NOT the earliest stories ever written, go ask any History or Ancient Lit teacher. Reading comprehension is hard.
You never really stated your argument clearly, until now. He said it was tremendously influential. That's all. And you said I don't think so. Almost every great work of Literature alludes to Biblical stories and themes.
You never really stated your argument clearly, until now. He said it was tremendously influential. That's all. And you said I don't think so. Almost every great work of Literature alludes to Biblical stories and themes.
J-man45
Was talking more about the "earliest form of literature" comment hence why the examples I used all pre-date the Bible by a century at least. I thought that much was obvious.
You never really stated your argument clearly, until now. He said it was tremendously influential. That's all. And you said I don't think so. Almost every great work of Literature alludes to Biblical stories and themes.
Aljosa23
Was talking more about the "earliest form of literature" comment hence why the examples I used all pre-date the Bible by a century at least. I thought that much was obvious.
Yes. So is history. Who needs it? Not our governments. And not us. We should burn all books into a pile on the city streets.LOXO7
That reminds me of a book called Fahrenheit 451 and an episode on Twilight Zone where books and thus librarians were considered obsolete (great episode by the way) and thus destroyed or killed.
No,but they pale in comparison to other forms of entertainment like movies & games.
GreekGameManiac
i would be willing to argue against that. books just take longer to consume. Whenever i've had a book that i'm fully engrossed in, the entertainment value is always greater then movies or games. Because the entire focus is on the story and illustrating that story through words. They don't have the time limits or repetitive game mechanic issues that movies and games have.
No,but they pale in comparison to other forms of entertainment like movies & games.
SaudiFury
i would be willing to argue against that. books just take longer to consume. Whenever i've had a book that i'm fully engrossed in, the entertainment value is always greater then movies or games. Because the entire focus is on the story and illustrating that story through words. They don't have the time limits or repetitive game mechanic issues that movies and games have.
If books do not interest you, then they would be pointless to you. I wouldn't say books should be eliminated because they play a huge part in human culture overall. I never understood why people try to nudge people to read more if they aren't in school anymore, though. Why force someone to do something they don't want to do? I like reading but I am not going to force someone to read something. As long as a person can read in general, that's all that should matter.
No,but they pale in comparison to other forms of entertainment like movies & games.
GreekGameManiac
i would be willing to argue against that. books just take longer to consume. Whenever i've had a book that i'm fully engrossed in, the entertainment value is always greater then movies or games. Because the entire focus is on the story and illustrating that story through words. They don't have the time limits or repetitive game mechanic issues that movies and games have.
Ahem.....books are very fast compared to games.
Games are INTERACTIVE,and they last for so long.
As a format,they can't compare to videogames.
that depends monsieur.i beat games faster than i read books
No,but they pale in comparison to other forms of entertainment like movies & games.
GreekGameManiac
i would be willing to argue against that. books just take longer to consume. Whenever i've had a book that i'm fully engrossed in, the entertainment value is always greater then movies or games. Because the entire focus is on the story and illustrating that story through words. They don't have the time limits or repetitive game mechanic issues that movies and games have.
Ahem.....books are very fast compared to games.
Games are INTERACTIVE,and they last for so long.
As a format,they can't compare to videogames.
As a story telling medium books far surpass games.
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