tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954962135021866321.post2485815826473257521..comments2023-06-27T04:18:43.985-07:00Comments on Erin Lange: forget me noterinjadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209791582504174374noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954962135021866321.post-12704845989923074122010-11-23T08:37:17.611-08:002010-11-23T08:37:17.611-08:00I have this problem too, and a lot of it is becaus...I have this problem too, and a lot of it is because I rarely absorb character names. I tend to just recognize the first letter and go on, which is great for speed-reading, but not so great for retention of details. I know that I freaking adored <i>Slaughterhouse Five</i> and <i>Crime and Punishment</i>, but I couldn't tell you a single character's name and would be doing good to name two main plot points.<br /><br />*sigh*Kate Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06996372656314569511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954962135021866321.post-30774734331921597362010-11-23T06:52:10.915-08:002010-11-23T06:52:10.915-08:00oh, i'm SO GLAD i'm not alone. and not hav...oh, i'm SO GLAD i'm not alone. and not having memory problems! <br />i guess it's true then that some books stick with us and some don't - regardless of whether we enjoyed reading them. sadly, there are a few that have stuck with me, even though i wish i could forget. :/erinjadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209791582504174374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954962135021866321.post-1927804070220672042010-11-23T01:33:52.772-08:002010-11-23T01:33:52.772-08:00I had a book in my bookcase for ages, and every so...I had a book in my bookcase for ages, and every so often I'd look at it and think 'oh, I've never read that.' So I'd read it, and get three quarters of the way through and remember that THEY KILL THE DOG and I had read it before.<br /><br />I did this four times. Not kidding. After the fourth time I took it to a second hand bookshop.<br /><br />Can I remember the name of the book or the author or what it's about? No. But I remember the dog dies.<br /><br />I think, even if people don't remember what you've written, if they see your book and know they loved it they will read it again. I like reading things again when I can't remember what happened (except for the stupid dog book...). It makes it exciting again.<br /><br />I agree about e-readers... I like to admire my books. Though e-readers have portability advantages.cyanzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11980312930633814460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954962135021866321.post-24672820281727037462010-11-22T18:50:27.820-08:002010-11-22T18:50:27.820-08:00ooooh! wow, i never thought about that. you are so...ooooh! wow, i never thought about that. you are so right. i am all in favor of e-readers for anyone who wants them - as long as people are reading. but everything you pointed out... just more reasons i'll probably never e-read myself.<br />*hugs books*erinjadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209791582504174374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954962135021866321.post-28521363551618502122010-11-22T17:21:54.407-08:002010-11-22T17:21:54.407-08:00Hah - I just wandered over here from AW and this p...Hah - I just wandered over here from AW and this post so struck home. THIS is why I am not particularly tempted by an e-reader! (Ok, maybe the iPad, but that's different...). But if I can't see my books, if I can't pull them down and glance at them, or run to the shelves and check the title of something that's driving me nuts (i.e. I can totally picture the cover but what the heck's the name???)well, it will all disappear into the ether of my overstuffed brain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com