I am writing this article while listening to the radio about a new book by Rodrigo Garcia. I like to write, I like to read books that catch me in the narrative thread or that I can learn from, that can educate me.
I’ve heard of a newer trend that’s been around for a while now, it’s called minimalism. Minimalism is based on discarding as many objects as possible from the room in the home where you live. The home should be as small as possible, with as few objects as possible. The site I found this out about is this.
Those out there are making good money debating this niche and cultivating this new belief, this new lifestyle trend. Even their website is black and white, minimalistic.
One of their recommendations was to get rid of physical books. But how can I do that when I want so much to flip through that book? Can I weigh it in my hand an eBook? To be able to smell it, to be able to underline it with a pencil, not just mark it like on the Kindle. Yes, I also have a Kindle. It’s one of those that doesn’t cost much and fits a whole library on it.
But me? I continue to order and buy physical books to my family’s dismay, books from which I draw conclusions at the end and take notes. Then I write reviews and summarize them. I look at them in the library with gentle pride, and I know that my grandchildren will be able to do the same, at other times, in the future, on yellow pages with a specific smell. And they will see my technical and clumsy but firm writing, with clear notes and well-written summaries that bring out the main idea.
Physical books or Kindle?