Comments on: Appeal to All the Senses http://edisoncruz.com/2009/06/26/appeal-to-all-the-senses/ What's around the corner? Fri, 14 May 2010 20:53:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Anon http://edisoncruz.com/2009/06/26/appeal-to-all-the-senses/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Anon Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:31:28 +0000 http://edisoncruz.com/?p=184#comment-31 I’d never thought I’d get so worked up over such a little thing as a magazine vs. book debate, but here I am formulating my argument for why I believe in the exact opposite of what you have written on the subject matter. You said that magazines are far more superior as they are able to excite all of your senses at once with the bright colors, the texture, the aroma of the media as a whole. Well, I say that you’re missing the most important sense of all - imagination. It’s true that magazines have their benefits, as mentioned (e.g. quick and to the point, etc.). But then again, that’s also the major flaw. Everything that the magazine has to offer is laid there in front you in all of its glorious glossiness, and there’s no space for the imagination to wander. On the contrary, a good book is like a long scenic drive or watching the sun slowing sink beneath the horizon; the dialogues and descriptions shift and transform into images in your mind, colored by your own experiences. These hues are more vivid than any color printer can reproduce. It’s always worth it no matter how much time it took to read, and you always have that moment or two at the end of inward contemplation, of how you can fit into the big picture. Picking a magazine may be like picking a partner, but reading a book is like catching a glimpse of yourself, of who you really are. In any case, it’s a good thing you know what you want. However, what do you need? Regards, Anon I’d never thought I’d get so worked up over such a little thing as a magazine vs. book debate, but here I am formulating my argument for why I believe in the exact opposite of what you have written on the subject matter.

You said that magazines are far more superior as they are able to excite all of your senses at once with the bright colors, the texture, the aroma of the media as a whole. Well, I say that you’re missing the most important sense of all – imagination. It’s true that magazines have their benefits, as mentioned (e.g. quick and to the point, etc.). But then again, that’s also the major flaw. Everything that the magazine has to offer is laid there in front you in all of its glorious glossiness, and there’s no space for the imagination to wander.

On the contrary, a good book is like a long scenic drive or watching the sun slowing sink beneath the horizon; the dialogues and descriptions shift and transform into images in your mind, colored by your own experiences. These hues are more vivid than any color printer can reproduce. It’s always worth it no matter how much time it took to read, and you always have that moment or two at the end of inward contemplation, of how you can fit into the big picture. Picking a magazine may be like picking a partner, but reading a book is like catching a glimpse of yourself, of who you really are.

In any case, it’s a good thing you know what you want. However, what do you need?

Regards,
Anon

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