'Given that both the reader and receiver of the story read aloud derive such pleasure from the act, I’m wondering why we don’t continue to do it once we age out of our childhood years.' Check out the latest column from the Biblioracle.
When I was teaching college creative writing, I would always take time in at least one class period to read an entire short story out loud to students so they could get in touch with the visceral reactions they would have as they listened to the story unfolded.I would often use a story by Charles Baxter called “Through the Safety Net” from a collection with the same title.
As the reader of the story with a captive audience, I always enjoyed the feeling of power I had as the only one who could unspool the narrative. I must’ve read that story to students a dozen times, and seeing their reactions never got old. The students themselves reported that it was one of their favorite moments in the semester.
Maybe audio books fill part of this niche, but that isn’t really the same thing, is it? There’s something about the intimacy of two humans sharing a book that’s very different from listening to a professional reader on a recording. It requires two people to sync up their time and interests. Mrs. Biblioracle and I sometimes can’t find the time to watch an episode of a TV show we’re both interested in simultaneously. Thank goodness for our streaming video-on-demand world, I guess.Is it just that it seems a little weird to be read to when you know how to read? It shouldn’t. I know how to cook, but I still like having someone else prepare a meal. In fact, I like it much more than cooking.
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