During my childhood, I loved to read. I would read whatever I could get my hands on! When I was really little I dug into Disney fairytales and Dr. Seuss books. As I got older Hogwarts became my dream school while Harry, Ron, Hermine, and I tried to defeat the He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. In high school I read all the classics, The Great Gatsby, The Color Purple, and Of Mice and Men.
What happens when you get into college, is the magic of reading stops. It doesn't take you to far off places, or excited your imagination - it takes you to scientific studies, dry historical events, and journals written by professors from fifty years ago. Reading became more of a negative rather than a positive. I tried reading for fun in my time in college, but due to long meetings, lots of classes, and a busy social life I started reading books almost monthly knowing I wouldn't be able to finish it.
Now that I have graduated and I have more time on my hands reading once again has become an everyday thing for me to do. I am once agin divulging myself in wonderful books. Myself and two of my friends decided to start a book club in the beginning of the summer. Three books and one less member later - I think we are one a roll!
We first read An Unquiet Mind, the book was slow for me at first and then as I started to understand the characters more I throughly enjoyed it. I think that it was a book that I wouldn't have picked up myself, but one of my fellow book club readers choose it and I am very happy that she did. It has given my the drive to start picking out different types of books to read.
Out next book was my choice, The Time Travelers Wife. I love to read books that have movies attached to them that I can then watch and compare the two. I loved the love story between these two characters. One that was real and passionate that was a little controversial at times.
Right now I am reading, Is Everybody Hanging Out Without Me, by Mindy Kaling. She is one of my favorites actors on The Office, I think she is hilarious and I want to be her friend. I think that it will be a funny light read.
Along with book club books, I have been going though my bookshelves and trying to read through some of my old favorites. When we pick our next book I will put it up on the blog so we can read through it together
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