Word Epilepsy

So I have been reading "Of Human Bondage" by W. Somerset Maugham, and beside finding it very.. "English", I like it. I'm learning all sorts of new vocabulary. "Expostulated" and "ineradicably" "Sonorous" and "Gregarious" "Obsequiously". I love reading something and finding new words. They make me feel.. intelligent. I own an e-reader, and as much flack as I receive for having one, I love it. It has a built in dictionary, which is one feature that I find insanely useful. I was once told that when you are reading something and you come across a word that you don't know the meaning of, you might as well stop, and look it up. The author put that word there for a reason, and if you don't understand the word, then anything you read after that word will be a waste of time and effort, for without knowing what that one word meant, the text looses integrity. This became stuck in my head, and every time I come across a word I don't know, I have a desire to look it up. I love how easy it is with an "in book" dictionary. Don't get me wrong, I love books. I love their look, feel, smell, the sound made when you turn the page.. I wouldn't trade my books for data versions, but I like the convenience of the e-reader. I tend to read any where I can, and I love not having to carry multiple novels in my purse, just in case I finished one. I still love the smell of an old book, and the feel of a new one. Also, when reading in bed and falling asleep, the e-reader doesn't hurt quite so bad when it bops you on the nose. So in conclusion, "Slatternly".