the read project

I love to read.

I devour books whole, not putting it down till my sleepiness (or boredom, if it wasn't my kind of book) got to me.

I even bring my books to the loo. (yes, seemingly disgusting habit, comforted by the fact that many greats do the same.*grins*)

Lately, I've been reading quite a few, like the Jasper Fforde series above. Its amazing, and I could not put it down once I got the hang of things in the book. Its sort of a parallel world to ours, and its written about the 80's. Would recommend it to anyone who reads widely, there are many references of the Book World in it. I can't wait fo the 4th book, am on the waiting list at the Central Library.





Another delightful book (there's no other way to describe it, I was smiling the whole time I read it) is The Little Prince. My brother bought me the book for my birthday a few years back, but never got down to it till recently.

Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is exhausting for children to have to provide explanations over and over again.

I love the quote!

That was from the book. Simple language (except for the odd word like lugubrious!) and a very easy read.

The next book I await is from the Harry Potter Series. I know, there are many sceptics out there, but I love it! Another world, clever writing and magical journeys ( yes, as you can see, I am a sucker for fantasy).



Hmm. I wonder how it would be like...

Something about reading books myself that transports me to another place. The protagonist's problems take over and become so much important than mine, and I share the joys and sorrows just like the characters. I become so involved that I lose all sense of time and feelings of hunger, thirst, pain, anger transcend me altogether.

Because this love started young, whenever I feel out of sorts, the natural thing to do is to reach out to my bookshelf and grab a book. It calms me.

My life would be very different, had I not this love to read and had I no access to books. For this, I thank my parents, and my kindergarten teacher Mrs Rama for infusing their love for books to me. Hopefully, I'll pass it onto my kids too :)

p.s. I just got the 4th book! The day looks so much better already. *grins*