"As the book finishes I go as slow as I can. I don't want to leave this book's world." ~Jill Robinson
Delicious reads...
I have recently had a few. And then I've also encountered books that, dare I admit, I've put down or simply left unfinished. Perhaps someday I'll pick them up again. When the time is right.
One recent favorite is a work translated from Spanish. I can only imagine the rich, poetic language of the original layered upon the story. The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, reminds us that each piece we read has a distinct way of finding us precisely when we need it most.
"The art of reading is slowly dying...it's an intimate ritual...a book is a mirror that offers us only what we carry inside us, that when we read, we do it with all our heart and mind, and great readers are becoming more scarce by the day."
Delicious reads...
I have recently had a few. And then I've also encountered books that, dare I admit, I've put down or simply left unfinished. Perhaps someday I'll pick them up again. When the time is right.
One recent favorite is a work translated from Spanish. I can only imagine the rich, poetic language of the original layered upon the story. The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, reminds us that each piece we read has a distinct way of finding us precisely when we need it most.
"The art of reading is slowly dying...it's an intimate ritual...a book is a mirror that offers us only what we carry inside us, that when we read, we do it with all our heart and mind, and great readers are becoming more scarce by the day."
The words we read are perceived through our own unique filter, adding our own spin to the story and reflecting the contours of our heart.
What was the last book you read that awakened these feelings in you? What did the mirror reflect? Did you like what you saw?
What was the last book you read that awakened these feelings in you? What did the mirror reflect? Did you like what you saw?
Ah, this was a great post. The most recent really good book I read was the Twilight series but I have to say it was like candy and I stayed up really late to finish each one. It was more fluff than anything so to truly answer your question I'd have to say the book that really awakened feelings was "Eat, Pray, Love." I just loved this book, especially the part about India and how she had to be quiet.
ReplyDeleteOnly now do I recognize why I resonated with that part and it stems from childhood and how I was pushed down and not up. I was bullied into being quiet. Interesting how only at this time in my life can make that connection. Thanks for the thought provoking questions!