Although this Summer has consisted of a great deal partying and "letting down of hair" as it's the first holidays that is not book-ended by school, I have also taken time this Summer to indulge in some reading - yes, OK, I did reread the Harry Potters in the week proceeding the film, but that's just common sense! In the days spent catching up on my health, following nights of appropriate fun, I dive into all those book I have wanted to read, and/or feel I should read, before the next chapter of my education begins.
A good book is like watching an internal film, but you feel the story is only yours as no one else is watching.
My book list ranges from Classics (and Modern Classics), to contemporary best sellers, to pure holiday-book-trash, and I have to say I feel like I am quite the hussy of fiction, enjoying nearly everything I pick-up.
People say that the books on your shelves say a lot about the type of person you are, this somewhat worried me as my bookshelf is in no way genre biased so I felt it may not reflect who I am very well; however, surely my full spectrum of books reflects that I am an open and unprejudiced person - I'd hope so anyway.
(P.S. I have to admit I gave up on Conrad's Heart of Darkness, I know it's meant to be amazing, is spoken of very highly, and is on nearly every 'Must Read' list, but I just didn't get the thing.)
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