Please explain to me.....

Ok, I feel foolish. I do not use Google Reader. I use Google Follower. I go to Blogger and read everyone's blogs from there. I don't know how to use Google Reader....does it still take you to the person's blog to read their post? Or is it set up like an email? One of the things I most enjoy about reading the blogs is visiting them....I don't want to just read posts email style.

Could someone explain it to me? Sorry to be so ignorant...... :)