Kindle - A review

After consistently running for three months and developing a sore on my little toe, we decided I get myself fitted for running shoes and that is my ideal birthday gift. Surprisingly, my feet are stable. They did not need any additional requirements other than the normal cushions. I got some pretty good, pretty expensive shoes. Therefore did not see the kindle coming. When I saw the Amazon cardboard box, I knew what it was
I had some opinions on electronic readers. Therefore I had not expected to be gifted one. I love the look and feel of books, to feel the fresh pages and the smell of paper. Well, that’s what I thought. My love for reading also got me to own copies of books I really like. The result being an over flowing bookshelf. I guess receiving a kindle is an end to my clutter collection as well. But holding it really changed everything. It is really light, easy on your eyes and works with you to whatever comfort you want to get. I love it. I think paper is over rated. Really. I do think this is eco friendly, and the publishers get their money anyway. There have been books I had wanted to read, but waiting on the library for it. It does save a lot of time, quick downloads, free classics, audio friendly and wi-fi assisted. It is not a necessity, especially if you are not a regular reader. But if you are someone who reads to sleep every day, want to catch up on a lost reading habit or someone who reads more than three books a month, I would definitely recommend it. Some of my friends compared and contrasted it to Ipad2. I think the IPAD2 is not an e book reader and therefore does not have some of the reading comforts. And also, it is expensive.

I read Molaka’i, a fiction based on the leprosy scourge in Hawai’I. It was pretty good, and I thought the scientific misunderstanding of the disease and the biblical references were captured well. I have a long list downloaded including Ponniyin selvan and sivagami sabatham. A brave attempt to read tamil fiction. This whole week I have just been waiting to go back home and to my toy. (So there goes my need for running shoes). Happy birthday to me.