How the pandemic affected our approach to reading and interpretation of books

     Durning pandemic lockdown reading took a new meaning. People had a lot of spare time and were isolated from others, which made them turn to books for comfort. Some read to escape from reality, and some read to confront difficult issues. Sales figures and lending data showed a huge spike in people buying and borrowing books. While many readers at the beginning of the pandemic used reading as a way to relax, but then reading for them took on new forms and meanings. Based on hundreds of survey responses from Denmark and the UK, the study shows how the interpretation of literature is dynamic and ongoing. Reading during pandemic showed how books and their meanings change. Novels that we think of as settled in their significance acquire new meanings as they are read under unfolding conditions. This study demonstrates the dynamic process of reading and the ways in which books change depending on where and when they are read.


Source: https://theconversation.com/how-the-pandemic-affected-our-approach-to-reading-and-interpretation-of-books-195238

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