So, today is World Book Day.
Today is also my first blog post of 2011 so I'm going to try and make it interesting.
Because it is world book day, you may have guessed that this post is going to be relating to... Well, books.
Anyone who knows me will know how much I love to read, but unfortunately in the last year or so I probably haven't read much more than a dozen books.
A few years ago, a dozen books is about the amount I would go through in a month.
I'd love to tell you that the reason for this is due to my increased social life and the amount of time I spend going out with friends, but that would be a lie. And as this source is completely unbiased, I will be sticking to the truth (Historical Reference Number 1).
World Book Day is a yearly event, that was first celebrated back in 1995. Although traditionally on the 23rd April, we in the UK like to be different and so celebrate it on the first Thursday of March.
World Book Day is a fantastic thing when you're young. You get to attend school in fancy dress and receive one of those memorable £1 book vouchers, built to encourage us to read. But as one gets older, less emphasis is placed on what - really - should be quite a superb day. After all, where would we be without books?
For the last few years, I have done nothing for World Book Day. But this year was a little different, as my English Literature class decided to discuss favourite books and eat book cake...No fancy dress though.
In reality, this blog post has little point other than to add a bit of activity to my dying blog, commemorate World Book Day and despair over how little time I have to read now, due to the amount of school work I'm faced with.
Of course, I can't just blame school for my lack in reading over the past few years. When I was in Year Seven, I used to read more books simply so that I could fill up my reading log as fast as possible (ah, back in the days!), now; however, I always find other things to do, whether it be TV or skimming around the world of the internet, I simply do not read enough.
I aim to resolve this however! Even though it takes me months now to read a book that really is not /that/ thick, I feel it is important to have some time just to lie back and lose oneself in another reality.
So now, I'm going to hand over to you and ask anyone who reads this blog to recommend one book. Just one book that you think I should read. And I aim to at least attempt to read every book recommended to me before 2012 begins.
Happy World Book Day. :)
In order to recommend to you a book, one would need to know whether or not you've read it... I'm sure there's a book list app on Facebook somewhere- might look into that actually. Despite that I'm going to recommend 'Sold' by Tess Stevens, it's a heart-wrenching story, but one with a positive end to it all (eventually) which goes to show that in everything, no matter how bad, there is silver lining. Failing that, have you read The Hobbit? ;P
ReplyDeleteHaha, yes I did realise that. But to list all the books I have read would take an eternity; if I've read it I'll just reply saying so. As it is, I haven't read either of those books, so I will definitely try and get hold of your first recommendation as it does sound very intriguing(I have attempted the Hobbit before but did not get very far - I was however, very young)!
ReplyDeleteOoh! I've just found it! So There was this book I was gonna suggest, but couldn't remember it- just a few odd words. The kids name was Andy, the Author, who is the kid was Andrew somebody & he was taken into foster care. He's now a lawyer who went to Harvard law school & fights for the rights of foster children- "Hope's Boy" is Andy's story, written by Andrew Bridge and with the power of Google, you can find anythin!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite book of all time ... Wuthering Heights :) Unless you've already read it. In that case I advise Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson. Very philosophical and beautifully written.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the replies. :)
ReplyDeleteI intend to borrow all recommendations from the library once exams are over (So June basically), once I've finished I'll make another post letting you know what I thought of all of them! Unfortunately it won't be until the summer because of exams, but asap. ^-^
@3rd anonymous - I have read Wuthering Heights, and it is also one of my favourite books ever, so fantastic choice! Will definitely look out for the second one though. :)
Animal Farm - George Orwell
ReplyDeleteFor someone like you who is into history, it's an awesome book to read. :D