Everyday Canvas

Fragrance of a Book

Prompt: "Open a volume and next comes fragrance: fresh, green and inky if it's new or a bit dusty and aged like a grandfather's cozy den" Which do you like better, new books or old books?

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The physical aspects of a book don’t matter much to me, as long as it is readable. Then, its contents, what is written inside it, are the most important. When I was younger, before the electronic anything, the smell of books, old or new, used to stay with me forever. Then came the E-readers.

I now read an old book or a new one on a Kindle, as long as what is written speaks to me in some way. In fact, I prefer to read on an E-reader or my cell phone because something so small and light can contain large volumes that I can hold easily and carry with me wherever I go. In which case, the smell of warm rich words, forgotten verse, and deep thoughts are the better choice to make me feel happy.