Daniel, 27
What are you reading?
I’m reading Law School Confidential. I’m trying to see the future before I get there, I want to prepare myself mentally before I go.
So how important is it to you that someone you date is a reader?
Very. I need to be able to have intellectual conversations with a person.
Have you ever broken up with someone because they didn’t read enough?
Yeah. Actually, it was exactly because she didn’t read enough. It wasn’t going to work.
Have you ever used books to pick someone up?
There was a girl in school — she was in the library, reading that book with the guy holding up the world. What was it called?
Atlas Shrugged?
Yeah! I haven’t even finished it yet, but I started talking to her about it.
So did you go out with her?
Nah, I’m still working on it.
Have you ever had a crush on a character in a book?
Yeah, Sophie from Sophie’s Choice.
Was that a little awkward for you?
The way they described her, I was like, "She sounds like she’s really good-looking." Then I saw the movie and she looked like I'd pictured her. So yeah, it's definitely Sophie from Sophie’s Choice.
Commentarium (15 Comments)
This is a GREAT idea
I LOVE this new segment.............!
It is nice to see what people are reading. Always a good conversation starter.
i like it as well! would be nice if the conversations were a little longer.
It would be helpful if the person asking the questions was either extremely well-read, or at least aware of the books people read. That way, the interviewer could ask insightful questions. However, I think this is a great feature and look forward to more.
There are, on average, 400,000 books published a year. You be the person to knock that many out and do the interviews so that they can be up to the insight codes of your specification.
None of the books mentioned were particularly obscure. They were broad enough that even without reading them I was familiar with them. You'll notice in my original comment I said "at least aware" of the books. I'm not asking the interviewer to read 400,000 books/year. I'm asking them to ask insightful questions.
Agreed on all counts. Great feature. Conversations should be longer.
Yay for this (although it could be longer :) )!!!!
Thank you Hooksexup for investing in a more academic approach! People need to be caught reading more..
MORE PLEASE!
I gotta say that I'm pretty happy with a lot of the newer regular features. The Dateline bit is good, as is Ridiculous Tips for a Miserable Sex Life. Keep this stuff coming.
Hey, thank you, Joe. We appreciate that.
Yep, gorgeous idea for a feature. Love it. It almost makes up for the shortened 'talking to strangers'. But the Q&A could be a question or two longer...
I havent finish atlas shrugged either, didnt have time. One day me and a friend walked past it in a boardes and he was saying something about how ayn rand was crazy and how this book was like bible #2 to conservatives. I told him i was reading it annd that it was actually pretty good and we had this discussion about it. In the middle of it i realized that i had rewritten the book subcounciosly and took out all thecrazy bull shit away. Somewhere in between i turned the lovestory into a lesbian love affair becuse i just couldnt keep up with the crazy anymore. To say the least, the atlas shrugged i thought i read was by far more liberal and kick ass than the one loony ayny wrote
couldnt couldn't keep up with the crazy anymore.
I sound more literate irl, my craptastic phone just makes me type in southern ron paul libertarian
love this feature! love it! keep it up! let's see it go global! yay!
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