We find ourselves in that most perilous week of the year, the week that flaunts the egregious power of words to create reality. I speak, of course, of National Storytelling Week.
Since space is limited, I will highlight only one example of the perils of reading a story aloud. Inkheart. This prescient volume clearly lays out what happens when a young girl finds that she is able to call fictional creatures and objects into reality merely by giving voice to the passages in which they are written. This haunting tale includes fairies, the Elvish language, travels throughout Europe, and--lest we forget--the summoning of the very villain for which the books is named.
If you read aloud, then the~~~~~ Nevermind him. I’ve only got a few seconds in the signal. Look, every study on Earth shows that reading is good for imagination, fires new synapses in the brain, and is generally really great fun because you get to use accents and voices and everything. So read away! And Inkheart is really fabulous. It’s like a book lover's wet dream. If I’m aloud to say that. Anyway, fight the power! Read on! Don’t let them~~~~~so surely you can agree that this abominable practice ought to be utterly scorned.
How to Commemorate
- Read ANYTHING out loud! Low on ideas? We suggest The Hobbit, Fahrenheit 451, and anything by Janet Evanovich.
Works Cited
Inkheart
