lunes, 3 de febrero de 2014

365 CHALLENGE: DAY THIRTY THREE



SECOND DAY'S THEME: FAVOURITE.

BOOKS ARE MY FAVOURITE THING IN THE WORLD.  THERE ARE SOME OLD BOOKS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ME. THEY TAKE ME BACK IN TIME, THEY COMFORT ME, THEY MAKE ME CRY AND SMILE WITH MEMORIES. THEY REMIND ME OF PEOPLE THAT IS NO LONGER HERE WITH ME. 

ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, LAZARILLO DE TORMES... I'VE SPENT SO MANY HOURS READING AND REREADING THEM, I'VE LOST COUNT. 

ONE OF THOSE TITLES I LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY IS FRANK YERBY'S THE FOXES OF HARROW. IT'S AN MAZING STORY, WRITTEN BEAUTIFULLY AND I STILL LOVE IT TO PIECES. FLAWED CHARACTERS FULL OF HUMANITY, PETTINESS, INSECURITY AND PASION, TRYING TO SURVIVE IN A CONVULSE HISTORICAL MOMENT. IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT RACE,  PRIVILEGE AND SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS.

I'VE JUST REALIZED THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THIS BOOK:  IT MADE ME THINK. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I CAN HONESTLY SAY ABOUT A LOT OF STUFF I'VE READ AFTERWARDS. SO FROM NOW ON, THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE REASONS FOR ANY READING SUGGESTIONS.


IT MADE ME THINK.




THIS IS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH. DROP ME SOME LINES IF YOU'RE GOING TO JOIN THE CHALLENGE! I'D LOVE TO FOLLOW YOU!