RE: Book Review
November 6, 2014 at 11:53 am
(This post was last modified: November 6, 2014 at 11:55 am by AceBoogie.)
I'm an avid reader, though probably quite a slow reader compared to many others. I read maybe 100 pages a day. So a decent sized book can take me the better part of a week to read. However my eyes are not great so I read slow, also to help me comprehend what I'm reading better.
I'm a big believer in reading all of the classics if you truly want to get into reading...
Great Expectations
The Great Gatsby
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Old Man and the Sea
On the Road
The Count of Monte Cristo
Pride and Prejudice
War and Peace
The Catcher in the Rye
..........
On and on.... Of course other people may have a different definition of what 'the classics' are. Regardless, I think it's a great idea to get into these classic books before you delve into other stuff. It gives you a great idea of what truly good writing is, whether or not you enjoy them is another story entirely. An enjoyable story and good writing can be mutually exclusive, although it's not very often the case.
Of course this is just how I did it when I started reading and I feel like I got a lot out of it so this is how I would recommend others do it too. Then again maybe it is better for some to pick up some unknown author and start reading. You never know you might discover your favorite book.
I'm a big believer in reading all of the classics if you truly want to get into reading...
Great Expectations
The Great Gatsby
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Old Man and the Sea
On the Road
The Count of Monte Cristo
Pride and Prejudice
War and Peace
The Catcher in the Rye
..........
On and on.... Of course other people may have a different definition of what 'the classics' are. Regardless, I think it's a great idea to get into these classic books before you delve into other stuff. It gives you a great idea of what truly good writing is, whether or not you enjoy them is another story entirely. An enjoyable story and good writing can be mutually exclusive, although it's not very often the case.
Of course this is just how I did it when I started reading and I feel like I got a lot out of it so this is how I would recommend others do it too. Then again maybe it is better for some to pick up some unknown author and start reading. You never know you might discover your favorite book.
“Love is the only bow on Life’s dark cloud. It is the morning and the evening star. It shines upon the babe, and sheds its radiance on the quiet tomb. It is the mother of art, inspirer of poet, patriot and philosopher.
It is the air and light of every heart – builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody – for music is the voice of love.
Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.” - Robert. G. Ingersoll
It is the air and light of every heart – builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody – for music is the voice of love.
Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.” - Robert. G. Ingersoll
