Burning Books...

I think life without books would be stagnant and boring. Books allow our imagination to flow and create our own unique movies in our minds. Watching  a movie on TV or in the theatre looks the same to everyone, same plot, same characters, and same setting--all we are doing when watching movies/TV is absorbing, no engaged thinking or thought process. There is so much information and creativity in books that our society benefits from whether we realize it or not. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for movies and such but I do appreciate and enjoy a good book here and there. Everyone ALWAYS says that the 'book is better than the movie.' I believe that is so true because when you read a book you create your own scene, characters, and every little detail and movies just don't cut it--it is how one person interprets the novel. Metaphorically we burn books everyday. When we read Sparknotes online instead of reading the book front cover to back cover, when we watch the movie and not the book, when we listen to Books-on-tape, this list goes on and on.