Commenting on Who Cares if Johnny Can't Read?

I commented on CEC's blog about MacFarquhar's piece. I believe that yes even though Americans are not reading the "classics," we should still be proud that we are reading even if it is popular culture books like Twilight and Harry Potter. Also I believe that books do help you visualize better than movies do just because it is part of you that one puts into their characters when they imagine the characters in a book, thus the reader can relate and enjoy the book more.