There is nothing like an old book

A friend of mine has a passion for old books. It's funny because she is an avid reader and also a pretty talented amateur writer. I love reading her emails and her blog postings.

She recently shared with me some of her thoughts and I loved the way she framed them. I thought I would share them with you. Maybe you too love old books.

I'm always amazed over how much depth there is in old books. Authors don't write that way anymore. At least I haven't read a book that's been written in the last 50 years that has so much heart. Maybe I should just broaden my list of authors, but I'm not sure that would help. What I really can't understand is, how do they write such deep books and still have enough depth to put in another one without it being exactly the same?

But my real complaint about modern books is when I put it down I know that nothings going to happen in it until I return, while on the other hand, I always feel a little concerned when I read old books that if I set it down something will happen in it while I'm gone.

So what about you? Do you have an old favorite? Have you read a book that has made you feel like something is going to happen the minute you put it down?