... a 'bookness' in contrast to a book, any book. A book as we see it, is limited by our visual sense, which is not perfect, the sound of turning pages is limited by our hearing sense, which is not perfect. Our overall appreciation of a book is far from reality, as we perceive it with our senses, which are not perfect. We can not rely on our senses, as the information about any object, becomes distorted, while being transformed into the images, into the terms in which we perceive reality by our senses. Our senses fool us. Our limited imagination and knowledge fool us as well. We can not make our senses keener or enhance them drastically. But we can climb up, enhancing our knowledge. James: But the book will always be a book. Plato: And still your comprehension and appreciation of a book will improve. On the lowest level of perceiving ...

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