Chill and bright just like my deserted heart! A failed rhyming homework...
Goal:
Spread the love of reading!
Today's Quote:
"I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense." - Harold Kushner
Today's topic, reading!
Since I was a kid, as I remember, reading has been an unwinding getaway. Other than playing hide-and-seek or cycling, going to the library during break time and browsing fantasy stories was my childhood memory. Caution: This might lead you to stand alone in the hall or sing in front of people! As we are growing up, our reading taste might be changed or evolved. So here I am, doing my best to record the book types based on the chronologies:
Age 1-10
Mainly attracted to pictorial books and fairy tales with all talking animals and talking objects.
Still remember that time when we talked to toys? Or it was just me?
Favourite nasty blanket? Pen. Pencil. Every object... Yes?
Robin Hood! Gosh! He was... HE IS still my favourite character of all time!
Amazingly I didn't read any Disney book or princess story...
Age 11-14:
Disney time! While every girl in the town have practised what they learned in their primary school, to be beautiful pretty birdies who expand their wings and feel the romance, I just got introduced to Disney and princess stuff. Honestly only Donald Duck caught my interest the most.
You could find me, whether in the library, looking for historical books and manga. Nerd attack!
Or in the multifunction hall. Watching and playing sports. Basketball. Volleyball. Badminton. Or reading in the hall while watching sports!
Age 15-17:
High school time! Library's main shelves were crowded with Chicken Soup for the Soul and Chick lit. I skipped that area and walked to the corner of classic literature. Thanks to Les Miserables (Penguin Classics), my first book in high school, I am charmed by tragic drama and musical. Learning some expressions and enjoying the drama class...
After buying a random book to accompany me in the bus during holiday, Robin Hobb - Shaman's Crossing, in some way fantasy novels occupied my desk, from The Lord of the Rings to The Hobbit. The time when I dreamed a lot, I could move to the past, present and future!
Age 18-24:
Art is in the air, along with biography and social psychology.
Age 18, the year when I went into a fairy tale exhibition with all
These were the age when you had money to buy your own books. By this time, I had no more space to insert the new books. They were on my desk, on the floor, at the corner of the room. A total mess. I sold some of them. Sobbing. The beginning of advanced technology, with all tablets and smart phones, relieves my space issue. Thank you.
Present days:
Rewriting the quotes and poems in my little red book had become morning habits. I really really like Dorothy Parker's writing! Witty and ironic.
It was all started with my friend who asked a simple question. Have you read Fifty Shades of Grey? Although I knew the overall story because other friend told me (it was our morning conversation), I got curious and started reading. Docile me. I skipped some scenes because there were too much. Too much! Some people can stop immediately after only reading the first book. My basic nature can't do that. No matter how bad or good the book is, I have to know the complete stories.
From there my night is somehow filled by adult romance books which I believe are mostly read by housewives.
What's your favourite book genre?
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