Literary desire
by CarolineThe New York Times has a story on the Kindle and how it affects our ability to judge others by their covers, so to speak:
Michael Silverblatt, host of the weekly public radio show “Bookworm,” uses the term “literary desire” to describe the attraction that comes with seeing a stranger reading your favorite book or author. “When I was a teenager waiting in line for a film showing at the Museum of Modern Art and someone was carrying a book I loved, I would start to have fantasies about being best friends or lovers with that person,” he said.
I have had this same thought more times than I can recall. When someone you see is reading your favorite book! Or something radically different that sounds so interesting! Andy has this giant collection of really glossy gorgeous food books and I love sitting in his apartment flipping through them.
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