http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-reading-party/Content?oid=3845017 Comments On: The Silent-Reading Party by Christopher Frizzelle en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sun, 26 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sun, 26 May 2013 00:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Annie Mouse]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:14:57 -0700 The Stranger Posted by juan gabriel]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:57:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Rich Jensen]]> Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:53:59 -0800 The Stranger Posted by jac]]> Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:48:55 -0700 The Stranger Posted by eustaceia]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:59:59 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pat]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:09:58 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Suz]]> Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:33:39 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Wedgwood99]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:44:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Ben Weldon]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:53:27 -0700 The Stranger Posted by CampbellFan]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:02:55 -0700 The Stranger
"Every book, every volume you see, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived it and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens." The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Posted by Airball Annie]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:16:06 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Phil H]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:42:06 -0700 The Stranger Posted by jhlee]]> Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:24:49 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Jen in Spokane]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:55:40 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Canadian Nurse]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:11:22 -0700 The Stranger
Can either of you give some more clear reasons why people reading books, in public, making it clear to others that, in fact, 'people read', is a bad thing?

As someone who reads while they walk, reads at home, reads on the bus, reads when the bridge is up & they're waiting to drive across it, and reads while they eat in restaurants, I can't count how many times I've been interrupted by some dingbat making a joke about how 'it's a bar/restaurant/etc, not a library!' as though reading a book was the same as shitting on the floor.

Anything that encourages people to read is good, and if some of the people showing up to this are 'hipsters' and reading to show off ... so what? They're showing off that they're READING. That's a good thing, right? we want to encourage that, don't we?
Posted by Books are awesome!]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:58:12 -0700 The Stranger I am embarrassed for everyone involved in this.
Posted by ian]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:58:13 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Amelia]]> Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:50:54 -0700 The Stranger Posted by if this isn't the biggest bunch of hipster bullshit]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:27:15 -0700 The Stranger Posted by faggot]]> Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:57:18 -0700 The Stranger