Weird, I read 61 hours by Lee Child several years ago. But I read it on a Nook. I've got all of Child's books on my Nook. In a real bookstore I spied __61 Hours.__ Scanning the back page it didn't seem familiar.
Maybe I had planned on reading it on my Nook but never did; The past year has been a nightmare of complications and problems. So I bought the paperback and am reading it now. There are some familiar parts but not all.
Parkinson's Disease affects balance but not memory. It's not Alzheimers. But is the problem my Nook? Do I have to visit the bookstore and buy all the Child books on paperback?
Anyone else had this problem of retention with electronic books?
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Yes, I have the same experience with my Kindle. You can ask me what I'm reading and I have no idea what the book is called. If you're reading a physical book you see the cover and the name of the book and the author every time you pick it up to read and it is a sensory experience as every book feels and smells and looks different. I miss that sensory relationship with books but I have too much arm pain and I read in bed before I go to sleep... too hard to hold the books up. So what you're talking about makes perfect sense.
I have had the experience of starting a book and then realizing that is very familiar and I must have read it already. My memory deficit affords me the opportunity to re-read books and enjoy them twice. That's what you call putting a positive spin on something.☺️
PD doesn't cause memory problems? I'll have to check on that because I certainly thought it did.
Thanks for the note. A friend said it's easier to SCAN an e-book compared with reading a real book. The simple act of turning pages keeps one focused on the material. I know there must be a way of dog-earing the page electronically that I've stopped at but haven't learned how.
Are you asking about a bookmark function? If you are, you simply tap lightly in the upper right corner of your device and you will see a blue bookmark. Tap again to make it go away.
I am really sorry that you are having too much arm pain to hold a book. I have had the same problem in the past. Your post made me really happy because of the description of the sensory pleasures of real books. I have to confess that I (try to) sell books (old ones) for a living, having had to change my job years ago because of health problems. I love reading and love books, which is why I chose to do this. I used to use a wooden book stand which sat over my legs on the bed and had little clips to hold the pages open, like a music stand. Not perfect, but better than no books. Now you can get book pillows which look much better and probably work better too. I love to re-read, especially when really struggling - going back to a well-known and much loved book is so soothing. My best wishes to you
I read loads of books on Kindle, but have almost no memory of them unless they are particularly special. I think it’s because I don’t have a colour picture to link the book too. It might also be that I read a lot of trash!!
I find i can skim my kindle easily. Lose that bond with a real book. But kindle is light n ready to go if just a light read. Just read Harper Lee's 'go set a watchma' in hardback and really enjoyed it.
Still reading Lee Child's Jack Reacher. He's in south Dakota in winter and trying to get out. I copied this:
"The wind was steady out of the west. All the way from Wyoming. It was bitter. Reacher had been in Wyoming in winter, and survived. He made a mental note never to risk it again..."
He's in a snowstorm in South Dakota in negative temps and he's worried about our Wyoming weather.
Tomorrow is Dad's army funeral. He was cremated two years ago but mom was never able to have the funeral. I think it's only happening now because I showed up and insisted.
I brought a black suit I haven't worn in 10 years. It took ten minute to secure the elastic waist band and I can't close the shirt's top button. No way of buttoning the coat. And I forgot to bring a tie. I doubt my brother has a tie to lend..
He's leaving for Sturgis tomorrow right after the funeral.
PD doesn't cause memory pbroblems? I haven't come across this before. It seems to me to be on a par with saying that you don't get pain with PD. Even assuming that PD meds are the real culprit I believe that the memory will become the trending issue. We all remember different experiences in different ways. For instance I recall how I felt about whatever I trying to recall. I often can't recall the maIn character's names or the path of the plot but I have intense emotional reactions. Also different triggers can include/ inhibit certain emotions.
I love reading and writing. Words are my stock in trade so I tend to favour those written by wordsmiths: Carol Shields and Mervyn Peake are good examples. I love the smell and feel of books, I find them evocative of bygone experiences and emotions. My condition is now such that to handle them is tiring. I have tried Kindle but I can't relate to it like the real thing. My next venture will be audio books. Any other suggestions?
I think there are issues PD causes that down the line can effect the memory and brain function in ways other than the dopamine issue. An example is sleep, not enough sleep which PD can effect, and your brain doesn't function as well. Although to my knowledge PD does not effect blood sugar levels and insulin resistance which are issues for the brain and memory, brain fog. I can see if you aren't feeling well from PD and you eat junk because you want that lift it brings, that can definitely effect the brain. Cause and effect, but not necessarily PD on it's own as it targets a specific area of the brain, dopamine central.
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