Comments on Does Your Father Actually Read?

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.

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.

I am pretty sure it is "Dreams FROM my Father". That is what visiting the in-laws in Michigan will teach you.