A book is an entity of its own,
characterized by far too many distinct traits to be accurately described by
only one word. The credentials are loose but there are specific and defined
margins to them. Many of them concern the barrier created by the lack of animation
and often the lack of illustrations as well, and how stark text is perceived by
the mind. Like Joe Meno states, books are very different from other pieces of
media like films or plays, in that the perspective of the creator is plainly
laid out for us to admire.
Unlike this, books are more about
creating your own artistic vision with the tools provided by the author. We’re
left to make many of our own interpretations due to the lack of visual elements,
creating something of our own piece to admire. As opposed to being an average individual who is visiting an art
gallery and inspecting the work of others, when reading a book you’re given a
set of brushes and a rough outline of what the final piece should resemble, and
then left to your own devices to paint your own perception to admire. The final
product is meant to contain a certain amount of rhythm and color to it, and that
is the distinction between a book and an essay; because, in the latter, the
goal of the author is to convince you to see things from his perspective, whilst the goal of a book’s author is to help you
craft your own.
I agree with you and love how you compared reading and imagining a book is being given the tools to paint buit you make your own final piece. your writing is really good too.
ReplyDeleteI like what you said about how we're left to make many of our own interpretations when reading. That's one of my favorite things about reading! Because even though the author decided the story and a lot of details, there's still room for me to decide things.
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