The selection I want to share describes the sensation of barricading yourself in a book. It's a feeling I miss a lot during the semester, when somehow I start viewing all free time as an opportunity to be doing something either more important, or more "fun" than reading for pleasure. That's a ridiculous and embarrassing fact for me to admit, especially here.
I'm looking forward to winter break for a lot of reasons, but one of them is definitely for whatever book I choose to bury myself in.
At any rate, here is the paragraph that triggered all of that:
"Tom got into a book, crawled and groveled between the covers, tunneled like a mole among the thoughts, and came up with the book all over his face and hands."
I feel the same away about 'free reading.' Every time I'm the Pitt book store picking something up, I always end up wandering around scoping the next book I'm going to get lost in.
ReplyDeleteI plan to re-read "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy before I see the movie. The book is incredibly dark and depressing, yet McCarthy's ability to write is unbelievable.
I also want to read "Infanite Jest" by David Foster Wallace. I want to read everything he's written. I don't have a favorite author, and I think I would like one.
I love being able to read what I choose to as well! There's nothing like delving into a great book, especially when it's one that you chose to read on your own.
ReplyDeleteAre there any good books that you suggest? I haven't had the chance to read freely for the overwhelming majority of this semester. I know I'm out of the loop as far as good new releases, so if you have any suggestions, I'd appreciate it.