The interesting thing about blogs is that they are the closest some people get to reading a book. Young people especially love blogs, and would choose to read a blog over something like The Diary of Anne Frank or Dear Mr. Henshaw, both of which are perhaps 10 times more interesting than anything one could find on the Web these days.

I have to admit that I’m falling prey to the lure of the blogosphere. I am usually an avid reader of books. I adore Toni Morrison and James Baldwin. To me, they write so well it hurts; I fall in love each I time I read one of their novels, and sometimes reading their work can be even more satisfying than sex.