Slog - Comments on Does Your Father Actually Read? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/does_your_father_actually_read Everyone in my family gets books from me for their birthdays and Christmas. It used to be because I had a pretty big discount as a bookseller, and I also, as a bookseller, made very little money. But now I figure that they are sometimes the only books that members of my family read in the course of a year, even if they're just trying to be polite. My Dad's always the toughest when it comes to books. He won't read fiction ("Why would I want to read something that's made up?") and so I usually send him a picture... Copyright 2008 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:00:00 -0800 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:10:44 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by arduous My dad used to read anything and everything. Science fiction, books about the SCOTUS, books about grammar, children's books, best sellers, romance novels, Atwood, Morrison, Rushdie, Dickens, you name it my dad read it. It's because of him that I love books and literature as much as I do.

He passed away four years ago today. And sometimes I'm sad that he's missing so much great literature. Maybe on Father's Day I'll read a chapter of a book out loud, and maybe wherever, whenever he is, he'll hear me and know that I'm thinking of him.

]]> arduous http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/does_your_father_actually_read#c1049063 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/does_your_father_actually_read#c1049063 Books Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:21:40 -0800 Comment by jmr I did this because a few years ago he got cable and started watching Fox News and I'm, quite frankly, sick of hearing him talk about politics. I'll tell him that if he wants to talk politics with me, he'll have to read this book first.

He might not want to read such a thing, but neither would the typical leftist Seattleite read a conservative book, or even, say, read the WSJ editorial page every day for a couple weeks, in the interest of being exposed to different perspectives.

]]> jmr http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/does_your_father_actually_read#c1049098 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/does_your_father_actually_read#c1049098 Books Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:28:03 -0800 Comment by el I am pretty sure it is "Dreams FROM my Father". That is what visiting the in-laws in Michigan will teach you.

]]> el http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/does_your_father_actually_read#c1049278 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/does_your_father_actually_read#c1049278 Books Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:10:44 -0800