Gratitude Blog # 5 (Books)
Back again.
It turns out that a daily blog is a big undertaking. It was a long, hard work week and I decided that I can keep up the gratitude if I allow myself to veg out a little as well.
Today I'm thankful for my love of books.
I think my love of reading started around age 12. One of the first books I remember reading was "The Hardy Boys" series. It began by competing with the smartest person in my class for the top prize in a contest and I did win, by the way.
That love grew when I was introduced to the likes of "Animal Farm" and "Lord of the Flies" . I soon became the student that would finish the book before the rest of the class. Reading became an escape for me because I was that awkward kid that didn't have many friends in school and wasn't invited to the cool kids parties or to hang out.
I was a huge fan of anything written by Stephen King and I think my favorite of his was "Pet Cemetery" but my favorite genre found me after reading "A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" . I never got into comic books or graphic novels because I preferred my imagination coming up with the identities and backdrop of what I was reading.
To this day, I read daily though it's mostly to calm my thoughts to help me get to sleep. I still enjoy science fiction and fantasy with a bit of spy thriller and detective genre thrown in. I have to be careful because I'm a bit of an insomniac and if I'm towards the end of the book, I will read till I finish or literally pass out, whichever comes first.
Who are some of your favorite authors or books that you have read?
Thanks for reading and until we meet again, peace!
Read #HomoDeus, it's a mind opener
I will do a boon review on it soon
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I forgot to mention my favorite series although I have a few but "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" is one of my all time faves. I love books that have a kick-ass heroine
There's nothing better than reading, like you discovered my love for books around 12 and 13 years, and nothing like reading a book in physics, nothing to do with digital, especially I like science fiction and those of romance, I learned a lot thanks to this pair of genres
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Welcome back! Well i do not usually read any book but i would like to start reading harry potters book it would be amazing. Kryptonia ID @mejia_martinez
The Harry Potter series is amazing. Definitely a great read.
For me many books take a journey into the unknown, letting your imagination run free @the-witty-waiter
Authors Wilbur Smith, Frederick Forsyth are but two that come to mind.
I agree. Thank you for the suggestions of authors as well
Reading is good. I mostly go with books in local language.