Okay. My "day off" on Memorial Day didn't really feel like a day off, but at least I got to see Coldplay. (Yay!)
I started reading Double Fold and I am FASCINATED. I was worried when Kuhn's book did not immediately draw me in.. I thought, "Shouldn't this subject material be irresistible to me as a future librarian?" and was worried when I was mostly confused and bored. But this new book is SUCH a better read. The author's hostility for what people have done to newspapers is so apparent, and it is such a valid concern- it's hard NOT to be drawn in.
Frankly, so far it reminds me of working at the bookstore. I worked at Waldenbooks for.... 6 years? Throughout high school and part of college... and I loved working there. I remember when I first started, I saw my coworkers tearing books in half, ripping off their covers, shredding magazines... I was horrified. In my ideal world, every book mattered and was precious. It was like an abortion for books. It turns out that if a book doesn't sell well enough, we had to tear apart the copies of those books and throw them out. Not donate them, not send them back. Rip them apart. It seemed like such a waste.
Now, obviously, it's not the same historical tragedy as throwing out the volumes and volumes of newspapers - and these books were obviously not bestsellers. And I understand, somewhat, from a publishing standpoint, why it MIGHT be necessary. But part of me still balked at the waste.
Though I must admit, it's hard for me to get through a book every week so far. Even though this is a good read, I am going to be hard-pressed to finish it in time to write a coherent paper. Even once every two weeks would be perfect. Now it just feels rushed. Oh well. Perhaps that's just the online classes.
