Have you ever opened a book and been completely carried away? I have, it happens to me every time I open a new book and read the first page. I am carried from my seemingly dull everyday life and I find myself living breathing the story. Some say I get to attached, others think its strange how I can disappear into another world so quickly. I fall in love with characters, become them, feel their pain, celebrate in their victories and am always wanting more. I love that I am able to be transported into a totally different world, being totally encompassed by the words on the pages in front of me. I have always been a big reader, taking my books into the restaurant while we waited, reading in the car, literally spending hours on end with my nose in a book. While I put up with some teasing, I think that has a huge impact on who I am today. Sometimes I feel that many people my age and younger don't read anymore, not for fun at least. Its sad what people are missing out on, the friends they could make and places they could visit without even leaving the house. I consider myself extremely blessed to have had such a love for literature in my life.
Most recently I finished the Hunger Games series, the most riveting books I have read in a long time. I could not put them down and when I finished them (while I may have not like the ending) I was left wanting more. I was lost in Panem and the times I had to put the books down and pull myself back to real life (school) were no fun, all I wanted was to go back! If you haven't yet read them. If you have read them please I am looking for someone to talk to them about!
