As a person who loves books, I enjoyed reading Booth's thoughts on what our responsibilities are when dealing with them. The most obvious of these is of course not to plagiarize material from an author, and to buy books that we like, as to support the author. But then, he delves into less obvious responsibilities, such as critically considering the topics that the author brings up, and to critically inquire inquire both books that we love and hate. This article intersects with the "how" of writing in several ways.

First, it tells us that we should respect other writers' intelectual property; that is, their original ideas are not to be represented as our own. Secondly, as writers, we should try to enter into a dialogue with our readers, to illistrate to them what issues matter most to us. Third, related to the "how" of writing, is how we review other works. As beginning authors, we should try to be respectful or each other's writing, because we are not professionals. The reviewing that we do should be critically constructive, not degrading or overly harsh.

I also made a connection between what Booth says, and what we have read in this class. Some of the reading has been difficult, but according to Booth, we owe it to the author to first understand what the author means, and then to critically think about the issues they discuss. For example, as we read The Distruction of The Indies, it would not have been ethical to have read it purely for fact, and just understand that many native americans were killed. We have to internalize the horrible events that are discussed, so that they may influence our thinking.