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Originally Posted by barryem
I'm mystified by readers who don't remember titles and authors. In my retirement home it seems that I'm the only one who does. People as me if I've read a book and when I ask what book or what author they'll say "the main character was called Jim". Often they can't even tell me the genre or if it is a genre book. Most can't tell me what a genre is.
To each his own and all that but it sure makes it difficult to discuss books and authors and since I got old that's the most fun thing there is to discuss. I forget what used to be more fun but even there names were needed. Or measurements. 
Barry |
I remember books that I've read, but I can't always say the same for short stories.
It may have been easier to remember with physical books because you saw the cover and title every time you picked up the book. I have thought it would be nice for an ereader to show the cover for a couple of seconds before going to where you left off. I think uBook for pocket pcs had this option.