Let Me Just Say... How Much I Like To Read.

I love it. Just love it.

Most especially on a Sunday morning. Like today.

I am ashamed to say that on Thursday I judged a book by it's cover. The title grabbed me. The cover is blue, my favourite colour, so of course that added to winning me over. But the title was definitely what grabbed me. I'd not heard anything about this book. Had no idea the author had a blog she'd kept online progressing her work, which later resulted in the book. I didn't even know it was a 'Number 1 International Best Seller'. I actually only noticed this was written on the book as I pulled it out of the bag on the train ride home.

The book is called 'The Happiness Project' and it's written by Gretchin Rubin. Apparently, it's a big deal. The next 'Eat, Pray, Love'. I'm sorry Gretchin, but until I stumbled across it at the local big book store, I'd never even heard of it and would've gone on being oblivious to it had I not decided to stop by on my lunch break.

http://www.happiness-project.com/

But this morning I read for 3 hours. I've only just stopped. There's something about reading on a Sunday morning that I find so... fulfilling. As well as being incredibly relaxing.

I've recently been asked why I don't get a Kindle or some other kind of e-reader. Perhaps that'll be on the cards in the future, I mean, what with the way technology is and all, but for now, I'm going to pass. I like the feeling of holding a book in my hands. I like to re-read the cover title and the blurb on the back. I like the the feel of the the paper as it slides across my fingers. I like the smell of the pages. I like the look of the pristine cover as I remove it from the shopping bag. I like to absorb the cover, the contents and the edges as I move it around in my hands. And I especially like the sound that gets made when the page is turned. This is one of my favourite sounds in the world. I can't get that on an e-reader. Well, I probably could, those things probably have sound... but it simply wouldn't be the same.

I've already ordered my next set of books to read online last Thursday and can't wait to get those in my hot little hands, as I'm close to finishing 'The Happiness Project'. My next set of books is 'The Percy Jackson' series, by Rick Riordan. I saw the film last year and heard the book is so much better. I can't wait to read them. I'm not ashamed to admit I like to read novels aimed at the younger generation. I love the 'Harry Potter' books and my signed copy when I met J.K. Rowling is one of my most treasured items.

But for now, I just love to read. For me. Not for anyone else. Not because I need to do it for english or an assignment or a book report. Those days are long behind me. Now, I have discovered the joy and simple pleasure of what exists within print... and what I dare to bring to life in my imagination.

As Einstein said... 'Your imagination is worth more than you imagine'.