Book Lovers Thread

I have a kindle Oasis if anyone is interested. I thought I lost mine, purchased a new one, then found the old one.
 
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Nothing, I'll ship it to you. I'm excited because I have offered it to everyone, family, friends, coworkers, etc No one wants it even though it cost $300 and its only a year old. I realize this is the internet and you don't know me so if you can figure out a way for me to send it discreetly, im good with that.
 
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Currently reading this trilogy
 
I have a question for the Book Lovers, would you ever buy a book from an author you don't like? I have thought about not getting one, but I heard from years ago saying "If you want to keep something from a Black Person, put it in a book." What are your thoughts?
 
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CAkicker said:
I have a question for the Book Lovers, would you ever buy a book from an author you don't like? I have thought about not getting one, but I heard from years ago saying "If you want to keep something from a Black Person, put it on a book." What are your thoughts?
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Goddamn, that's evil lol. I can't say that I've ever heard that one before. As for the question, it depends on why I don't like the author. In general, if I don't like the author because I don't think what they write is credible or factual, then I don't touch it with a ten-foot pole. If it's an author that writes primarily in a genre I don't read, I'd consider buying the book if the story turned out to be something that I was interested in.
 
If you read books no matter what genre then you should be reading because you actually enjoy reading (thereby learning & expanding your views/thoughts/imagination in the process). IMO if you read & don't actually enjoy reading you don't actually gain or learn anything of value because you aren't engaged in the process of reading/learning to begin with.

I've heard the "If you want to keep something from a Black Person, put it on a book" saying growing up usually said to highlight when Black folks were being willfully ignorant by not finding out something (usually historical facts) by picking up a book (non public school level) to get information.
 
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I am officially a dork. Last night laying in bed, reading a book, holding it over my face, and I drop it. This morning, nose swollen eyes black.

Reading should not be a contact sport.
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fly girl said:
I am officially a dork. Last night laying in bed, reading a book, holding it over my face, and I drop it. This morning, nose swollen eyes black.

Reading should not be a contact sport.
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Holy crap! I hope you're not in too much pain. I've done the same thing before, but fortunately it didn't get me as badly as yours did. It still hurt like a bitch though. I hope it feels better soon!
 
CAkicker said:
I have a question for the Book Lovers, would you ever buy a book from an author you don't like? I have thought about not getting one, but I heard from years ago saying "If you want to keep something from a Black Person, put it in a book." What are your thoughts?
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I wouldn't buy it, but if it sounds interesting and maybe someone I know said it was good, I'd get it from the library. I'm not wasting money on an author I don't know.
 
CAkicker said:
I have a question for the Book Lovers, would you ever buy a book from an author you don't like? I have thought about not getting one, but I heard from years ago saying "If you want to keep something from a Black Person, put it in a book." What are your thoughts?
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I would find a pdf pirated version of their book, I've done that before and read it on my kindle looool

And that saying - "If you want to keep something from a Black Person, put it in a book." - is claiming that black people hate to read, it's a Pro-black message allegedly claiming black people aren't educated and don't plan to be and explains why they still struggle (Even though it's a multifaceted set of reasons if we want to get political in here) .
When the truth is wealth and class correlate with a person's academic interests, that's the case for any ethnicity from a poorer background, books are the least prioritized in these communities.

Another saying is- "The most dangerous black man is an educated black man".
 
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