When someone recommends a book to me, I’m more inclined to read it than if I came across the book in a digital catalogue. It’s different than reading a book review, too, since there is more conviction when someone says you you ought to read a book. Or if they personally give me a book to read, it carries more weight, like they want to pass it along where it can inspire a new reader.
At times, that book might sit around for years on the shelf until it finds its way into my “to read” list. Sitting on the shelf, collecting dust, until finally, the pages come to life.
But if the book ends up sitting on my shelf again (after reading it), I might explore the works of that writer, who might even become one of my favorite authors to read.
Fallton Havenstonne 