Comments on: Presidential reading

By: Keisha Martin

Keisha Martin — Sun, 23 May 2010 02:37:46 +0000

I admit word of mouth does inspire me to read a novel, however I have been dissapointed a few times so now I check out books that I am appealed to for various reason of my own creative mind.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sat, 22 May 2010 05:09:01 +0000

I do love knowing what famous people read, ESPECIALLY political figures. In part because I like to imagine what they enjoy and what they are thinking about when they read, and in part because I like to try to figure out what ideological message they are trying to send. I think it's important, however, to keep these two parts separate: books are too complex to assume that the political message being sent is the same as the reason the president likes a book (that is, assuming he reads the book he says he does).

By: Miss Sharp

Miss Sharp — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:16:56 +0000

Maybe instead of reading books, Obama should start reading LAWS before he goes out and speaks publicly about them.

By: Creepy Query Girl

Creepy Query Girl — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:30:18 +0000

I've never picked up a book because a public figure was reading it. Not even Oprah winfrey. I have picked up books ABOUT presidents or public figures though. Bill Clinton's wasn't bad. No, I usually choose according to word of mouth or good reviews that I've found on the blogosphere.