I wish I could say that I'm kidding, but I'm not. This book... Man. I'm about a hundred pages from the end, and (though I've never seen the movie) I know what's going to happen. I mean, I know what's going to happen. Henry's already gone into the future so he knows what's going to happen. This sucks. I'm so so sad. I don't really wanna finish it now, cuz I just know it's gonna be so sad. (Heavy sigh)I don't know why books get under my skin like they do. Well, ok, let's be honest. Not all books get under my skin. Some books I can read and they have little to no emotional impact--probably because they bore me to tears. But more often than not I'm invested in the characters: I fall in love, I get my heart broken, I talk with elves, I experience death (my own or of a loved one), I dream and awaken, I go on journeys, I fight dragons, I get fired or I quit a crappy job, I meet famous people, I can speak to water, fire, wind, animals.
Who in their right mind doesn't like getting sucked into a story like this? It's like The Neverending Story. I'm Bastian yelling out a new name for The Childlike Empress. "MOON CHILD!" I speak to these characters. Outloud. Or I laugh. Or I cry. I was in line at Cafe Rio yesterday, and I brought the book in with me. The line is always long at Cafe Rio, so I thought I'd pass the time reading. I read a line that made me smile. I looked up to see a woman looking at me. I smiled at her as if to say, "That was funny, huh?" Then I got to a part that just broke my heart, and I literally made a pouty face. I looked up and there was a little girl watching me. I had to laugh at myself. I'm pretty sure people who catch me reading think I'm crazy.
2 comments:
You must get it from me. I used to stay up till the wee hours because I couldn't stop reading. I had to find out what happens. Just one more chapter and then it would be 2 or 3 am and I had to be up at 6 to get to work on time. If I am going to read a book, I want to be able to sit down and read until the end. Maybe that is why I don't read as much anymore - too old to stay up all night!
I have to tell myself to put the book down and go outside, otherwise it completely takes over my brain! But I know what you mean about wanting to just do it in one go. I love taking an afternoon/evening to read a book, even though it feels like I'm wasting time. "There are other things I should be doing." Hmm. That sounds familiar. I think I got that from you, too.
PS I finished 'The Time Traveler's Wife' yesterday afternoon. I cried.
Post a Comment