Books

Books = love
Books = joy

I love books just about more than anything in this world. Seriously. I spend all of my money on books. In fact, I wish I had more money so that I could spend it on books. I love the way the look, the way they feel, the way they smell. To me, there's nothing better than getting a brand new book to read.

Granted, my book reading is usually confined to the fantasy genre because it's an escape from the real world, but I will read just about anything. Besides, fantasy is just so FUN! And I think that reading should be about having fun and enjoying yourself. If more people realized how fun it is to read and get lost in another world, I think there would be more readers.

On Wednesdays at school we have silent reading during form time. My kids hate it. It's a battle every week to get them to a) be silent and b) actually read. I started off the year reading to them. We tried reading The Hunger Games. They didn't listen and didn't want to know. That was quite frustrating, as it's a really good book that I thought would interest them. So, now, I've just decided to give up on that battle and just make them sit in silence. If they don't bring a book two weeks in a row they get a DT. When coercion doesn't work, I guess punishment does. It's just a shame that kids see books as bad.

I remember being a kid and always loving books. Sure, I can admit that that's probably not normal, but I had fun doing "normal" kid stuff too like riding my bike, playing on the Nintendo, watching TV, etc. But there was nothing quite like reading. It's like a movie but better, and it lasts longer.

Anyway, I finished another book last night. I'm not reading as much as I'd like to this year. I've been super busy, and I'm working on my MA. However, Lyndon begged me to read "Nation" by Terry Pratchett. I'm not a huge Pratchett fan, so I was a bit reluctant to read it. Surprisingly, it was okay. It wasn't my favorite book, but it was entertaining and interesting. It was a good premise for a book, even if it didn't end quite the way that I thought it would.

I am now looking forward to a couple of new books, coming out this year. Two of them will be out in April, so look forward to me talking more about books come April-time.