Day 21: Reading (and Books)

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies...The man who never reads lives only one.”  - George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons


Reading is a place to go when the rest of the world seems unbearable.  Into the imagination, into another world, into a safe place where nobody can reach me.  It's a nice escape and I enjoy it much more than TV shows or movies, though those certainly have their place as well.  I suppose I'm just more drawn to books, as they allow more for me to create for myself.

In the past I've had dry spells where I wasn't reading much and then spells where all I was doing was reading.  I didn't even read any of the Harry Potter books until all had been written, and then proceeded to plow through them when I got the flu and was quarantined to my room for a couple of weeks during my junior year of college.

Even so, whenever I have been reading, I've enjoyed it. People ask me what I like to read and I start listing off authors and books and they comment on the wide spread - at which point I let them know that I read pretty much whatever people give to me or has been recommended enough times that I finally give in and read it.

In 2013 I'd gotten back into reading:

• The Sigma Series by James Rollins
• About the Sigma Series
• The Game of Thrones books by George R.R. Martin
• Song of Ice and Fire
• The Ender's books by Orson Scott Card
• Ender's Game
• The Name of the Wind books by Patrick Rothfuss
• About the Name of the Wind

While I read all of the Game of Thrones books in succession to one another, the others have all been mixed together - and I've actually held off on reading the Rothfuss books, as there is a third to be written. They are, however, just too great and I'm in the middle of the second book right now.

The next book in line for me is the first of the Divergent Series, but I love collaborating on books and what to read so if you have suggestions, I'm all for them.  In fact, if you are so inclined, GoodReads is an excellent resource for sharing books with others based off of your own reviews and interests.

(GoodReads Website)

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Oh... and just for kicks, since this is going around the internet (and it's a list):
16 Books To Read Before They Hit Theaters This Year