tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post4162902845363291972..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: There is no shame in readingMaureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-16711230275479038382013-08-02T17:12:50.824-04:002013-08-02T17:12:50.824-04:00And why would reading be a guilty pleasure? Guilt...And why would reading be a guilty pleasure? Guilty of reading a book? I wouldn't say reading is exactly pleasurable, that's a feeling only being with my hubby and my kiddos can invoke....but, reading is a great form of entertainment, just like movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-49127397715865568932013-08-02T17:09:33.447-04:002013-08-02T17:09:33.447-04:00All for improving and maintaining our literacy, no...All for improving and maintaining our literacy, no matter what the medium. It is sad that so many would have responded to see the package versus reading a book, but just look at how many idiotic woman romance readers are shooting themselves in the foot when trading or swooning over naked or nearly naked men pictures today. Therefore, its no surprise so many voted to see the pic, its what so many are already doing. Maybe, the shame is in that - not a book! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-59628057449917577032013-08-02T15:00:22.182-04:002013-08-02T15:00:22.182-04:00Sing it Sinead! I definitely have my guilty pleasu...Sing it Sinead! I definitely have my guilty pleasures... but I've never been "ashamed" of reading anything.<br /><br />And Maureen - Romance saved me as a reader in high school. I hated most of those awful books but in the midst of it I found Kathleen Woodiwiss and I've been a dedicated reader ever since.<br /><br />And I also use my book club to push myself although I tricked them this month by telling them In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer Flemming was a cozy mystery... shhhhh don't tell them but it's also a LOVE story!Stephanie Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448686465587131952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-39704496679551970592013-08-02T14:53:25.003-04:002013-08-02T14:53:25.003-04:00Well said, Sinead. I'll bet many of the ones d...Well said, Sinead. I'll bet many of the ones doing the shaming haven't read a book since then were forced to in high school.<br /><br />That's another whole topic... Forced reading of boring books in high school. No wonder so many kids stop reading...Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-2859357722301507432013-08-02T11:54:35.066-04:002013-08-02T11:54:35.066-04:00Amen, Sinead! I know what you mean about getting k...Amen, Sinead! I know what you mean about getting kids to read, too. The one thing that has made my kids into better readers is their love of camping. There are no XBoxes where they like to go. <br /><br />Also, I like your point about reading widely. I think it makes us wiser people and certainly better writers. It's one of the many things I love about being in a book group. It gets me to read out of my comfort zone.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803986849921870941noreply@blogger.com