[Error: unknown template qotd] Wow, I think the person who thought up this prompt would probably get a lot more than they bargained for if they came across my post—when it comes to certain topics, like this one, I can ramble on and on and on and on... especially when there are like three things to respond to in just this one post.
First of all, reading is important to me in a lot of ways. For me, it's an escape, a way to get rid of the pressures of the daily world we live in and just walk into another world, enjoying journeys and adventures of people that we don't know, but might get to know if we only choose to open up that book and open your mind as well. It's a way of learning more about the world you live in. You learn more about the human experience; the best books teach you something you don't already know, or put something you do know into more concise words than you could do it yourself.
Reading is something I've been doing for a long time, and the older I get, the more I enjoy it. When I was younger, I only enjoyed books because of the adventure. As I get older, though, and have more experience under my belt, I relate to events. I see what's happening through new eyes. I look at the words the author uses and remark on its fluidity. I read books first and foremost for enjoyment, but reading is so much more than that for me.
It's a way to let go. People don't understand why I like reading so much. I like it because it's more than just words on a page. It's a separate life, a separate world that I can step into whenever I please and leave my old self behind.
And when I read a book I like, I contemplate how much I like it. And then wonder what will happen when I get my book published. I want someone to have the same feeling about my book that I had about... well, Harry Potter, for example. Or Twilight. Or The Host. Or The Other Boleyn Girl. I want to write a book that people automatically want to go out and buy, if they haven't already. I want to be an author because I want to impact someone's life for the better.
And I like authors because they do that. I want to be just like them.
But I digress, since this is getting long enough. As for the book I'm reading now, I'm currently making my way through His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik. It's very good so far, but I'm not reading through it as quickly as I thought I would, probably because of my upcoming skit (that's something that's been taking over my thoughts lately). I'll probably have it done by Monday at the latest. That means I won't finish fifty books by the end of September, but by October ... fifth, I'll probably have reached my goal.
And for books I'd recommend, here's a short list of books that I enjoy:
Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer
His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman
The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Set This House In Order by Matt Ruff
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
World Without End by Ken Follett
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
The list goes on and on and on from there. If you read through my LJ, you'll probably find some more recommended books, or if you don't want to go through all that trouble (my tags are all messed up and I don't feel like fixing them), then I'll probably be able to put together a bigger list.
But for now, let's cut this ... not short, because this will probably take up half of someone's friend-list as it is! :-D
(I have to admit, I have a tendency to ramble. What, you hadn't noticed? ;))
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