Reading

from the library.

I just wanted to write about borrowing books. It's not that I don't like borrowing books, it is just that I don't like people telling me, or rules telling me, that there is a time limit that I have to finish a book in.  Read More »

Charles Dickens is one of the greatest authors ever, ever, ever. After reading "A Tale of Two Cities" for sophomore year, I was convinced of this fact. Recently, we have watched BBC adaptions of two of his books: "Bleak House" and "Nicholas Nickleby." After viewing these, I am even more thoroughly convinced that Dickens is incredible.  Read More »

The Lovely Bones is a novel with strong emotions that will knock you off your feet. Author Alice Sebold crosses the line most authors don’t. Writing about death and rape from the dead girl Susie Salmon’s point of view. The Lovely Bones is a novel filled with tragedy yet hopes that things will eventually get better.  Read More »

Now, I must admit, I know that reading was never really on the Top Ten List of Things Kids Love To Do. But I never really understood why. I'm just gonna say it- I'm a book worm. I currently own more than 400 books and I've read hundreds more. But this obsession is deeply rooted in the fiber of my being (its not just a simple passtime). My mother read books to me from the time I was an infant.  Read More »

When I was in the fourth or fifth grade, I received an award. I can't recall what the reward was for- something to do with reading or writing, perhaps- I can only remember that it was this really big thing at my school.  Read More »

I look at an old book, I see a piece of history. You may look at an old book and see something that should’ve been thrown out years ago. To-may-to, to-mah-to.  Read More »

When I was younger, I read every book my elementary school library had. My father called me a couch potato, and tried to bribe me to do something else. It never worked, and he eventually gave up, accepting how much I love it. Then one summer we started going to the public library. I loved it, and we went fairly regularly, about once a week. I had enough books to last me through the summer.  Read More »