When I read a book I tend to read it from cover to cover in one go. And when the book is so well written that I cannot even stop reading when I eat I need an additional tool to hold the pages. In some books the pages easily close or automaticly turn, which is really annoying if you are trying to eat and read at the same time. I have previously used a knife or a spoon to hold the pages open, but in some books the weight of those is not really enough. Now I found the perfect piece of a square metal bar from the scrap bin at work. It's heavy enough to hold the pages, it is easy to move up and down on the page and it cannot roll. Perfect for handsfree reading. I am thinking of polishing it, but we'll see...
clever idea, am going to get the hubby to hunt down something similar for me, nightmare trying to keep the book open whilst holding/breastfeeding the infant with the other hand! what are you reading by the way? i am reading a biography of the singer james taylor x
ReplyDeleteThis particular book is The Tin Drum by Günter Grass. I have just started it, I just opened it from a random page to demonstrate the tool. I've read only few pages and so far it's not been that captivating.
DeleteI once bought one of these cute things http://www.thatcompanycalledif.com/product/17/Little-Book-Holder but your solution works better in the sense that turning page is a lot simpler and you can do it with one hand which is vital when you are reading a very good book.
ReplyDeleteI knew there would be products like that, but I've always used the knife/spoon method fairly successfully so I knew I wanted to use it still.
DeleteGreat idea. I'm going to be looking for something to use for my books now.
ReplyDeletejust realized that something similar could be formed even from clay. It might need to be bit bigger to have it as heavy as metal.
DeleteI hink polishing it is a great idea. It will make a lowly object look cherished--as it should be with such an important task. It will also look like it is supposed to be whereever you leave it when you are not redining--instead of a piece of metal someone left lying around.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the clay will be heavy enough without being massive. And then where will you keep it?
So I need to take out my dremel :) It would truly look good polished. I'm also wondering if there is some fun thing I could do with those three holes on the bar.
DeleteI think you are right. Clay bar might not be heavy enough... unless you bake in some metal parts, like those lonely screws and bolts. That could be fun, but I don't know if that works either.