10 Reasons Why Real Books are Better Than E-Books

Many people use e-books now. My dad has a Kindle. One of my friends has a Nook. But me? I still prefer an old fashioned, hold in your hands, read cover to cover book. Why? Here are ten of my reasons:

1. Real books can be used as weapons. If you clonk someone over the head with War and Peace, you can knock them out! Can’t do that with a Kindle or Nook.
2. If you lose a real book, it’s not so big a deal, it’s just one book. If you lose your e-book reader, you’ve lost your whole library.
3. Real books can be used as doorstops.
4. Real books have a homey, comfortable feel to them. Not so much with e-books.
5. It’s much easier to flip back to a chapter you’ve already read in a real book.
6. I don’t know about you, but I like to hug my books sometimes. And real books are much more fun to hug than e-books.
7. Browsing a library or bookstore, actually walking among the shelves and seeing books you’d never have thought to search for, is more fun and opens your mind more than browsing an internet store.
8. You can lend books to other people as easily as handing it to them. It’s much, much harder to lend an e-book.
9. I have a beautiful bookcase full of lovely, colorful books in my room. If I only used e-books, there would be no bookcase and no lovely books.
10. The act of reading a book is something that people have been doing for more than 200 years. The act of reading an e-book is something that people have been doing for 2 years.

So that’s why I prefer real books over e-books.

*BOOK REVIEW* The Secret Series, by Pseudonymous Bosch.

When you open the cover of Pseudonymous Bosch’s first book, The Name of This Book is Secret, these huge words greet you: “WARNING! Do not read beyond this page!”

And if you dare to turn the page, you’ll read “Good. Now I know I can trust you.”

After those fifteen words, I was hooked.

The Name of This Book is Secret stars eleven-year-old Cassandra, known to her friends as Cass, and her friend Max-Ernest. Cass is a self-proclaimed survivalist, determined to be prepared for any and every disaster. When she discovers a mysterious box called the Symphony of Smells in her grandfather’s junk shop, the box leads her and Max-Ernest on a dangerous adventure, during which they tangle with the mysterious society of alchemists known only as “The Midnight Sun.”

In the next three books, If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late; This Book is Not Good for You; and This Isn’t What it Looks Like, Cass and Max-Ernest are captured by and escape from the Midnight Sun multiple times, rescue Cass’s mom from a prison in a jungle, and even go back in time.

Throughout all this, the mysterious narrator continues to make snide comments and add interesting footnotes. By the fourth book, you can figure out the secret identity of the narrator. If you paid attention, that is.

Each book has an object in it that focuses on one of the senses. In the first book, it’s The Symphony of Smells (Smell). In the second, it’s the Sound Prism (Sound). In the third, it’s the Tuning Fork (Taste), and in the fourth it’s the Monocle (Sight). I don’t know what the object will be in the fifth and final book, which will be coming out some time later this year.

There’s a character named Owen who shows up, in disguise, at least once per book. Figuring out which minor character Owen is masquerading as is one of my favorite things about reading the Secret Series.

In conclusion, these amazing books do not receive nearly the publicity they deserve.

                                          ~Hannah

P.S. But if you dare to read them, be careful. It could put your life in danger. And watch out for people with gloves!

Welcome to My Blog!

Welcome to my blog! 

I've never blogged before, so bear with me if I sound a bit like an amateur. My hopes are that I'll improve with time. 

First, a bit about me. I'm thirteen years old and in the eighth grade. I love acting, singing, and reading, but my real passion is for writing. I've written ever since I was eight years old, but I was making up stories before that.

Mainly I'm a fantasy writer, but I've also dabbled in adventure, historical fiction, and science fiction. My stories tend to be fairly long. My longest so far is 61 pages, and 30,093 words.

I'm homeschooled, and have been since second grade. I like being homeschooled for the most part, but sometimes I wish I had the social experiences that my public schooled friends have. 

I'm a Christian, and I'm passionate about using my writing and other talents for God's glory.

In this blog I'll mostly write about my writing, but I'll also review books and movies, blog about my faith, about school, about acting, and about anything else that may come up.

Well, thanks a lot for taking the time to read this entry. I appreciate it! 

               ~Hannah