Bookish .

||Day Forty-Three||

I don't know what it is, but there's something about Spring & Summer that always brings out this side of me that just wants to constantly read. Maybe it's the winding down of the school year that alleviates enough stress from my mind for me to focus on something that doesn't have to do with organic chemistry or the physiology of a dog/cat/horse/whatever. Or maybe it's the idea that there's a whole galaxy of different worlds and different lives that I can escape to for a while. Either way, it's just another reason that I love these warmer months.

For today, in keeping with my bookish mood, I went out to Half Priced Books (which I am officially in love with -- basically you can get books fairly cheap, and then when you're done you can sell them back). I went with the intention of buying Divergent, since my library currently has some-20 holds on all ten copies. I know I'm going completely backwards, what with having seen the movie before reading the book. But the way I see it, now that I have a general understanding for the characters/scenery and what not, I feel like I'll be able to read it better. For me, if I'm reading a book that seems somewhat ahead of it's time (be it futuristic or science fiction or even Harry Potter), I feel like I can easily get lost and eventually give up trying to read it.
Besides Divergent (which was a steal by the way -- $7.99), it was luck that I also stumbled upon "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart, which I had been wanting to read as well. Truth be told, I don't know much about the storyline, but I've seen many recommendations online (for example, John Green tweeted about it when it was first being released, and then also "Essie Button" made a youtube video in which she suggests this book).

Basically, I'm pretty pumped to get through my most recent book, which I'm actually really enjoying, so I can start reading these new ones. Seriously, I might have a problem with buying books.

Currently I'm reading a book called "Reality Boy" by A.S. King. It's a Teen Fic (which is my weakness, I don't even care that I'm no longer a teen), and I'm loving this author. This is only the second book I've read of hers, but in both books I've noticed that she writes many small chapters instead of a few longer chapters. This really helps me stay focused when it comes to reading because it doesn't seem to drag anything out. I will definitely be looking into more of her books.

To quickly summarize it, it's about a boy named Gerald who spent some of his first years of life on one of those Nanny-911-esque reality TV shows. As the book goes on, he exposes the truth behind "reality" television, and depicts many events from his childhood that were painted in a light to make him look bad, thanks to his obnoxious older sister. Gerald struggles with anger management problems and is basically trying to get through life with a hope that he won't go down one of his two presumed paths: death or jail. Of course there is also a love interest, a quintessential component of Teen Fic. Pretty much, it's an easy read that goes fairly quick (seriously, gotta love those short chapters), and honestly it's one of those books that you take something away from. It's interesting to see things from Gerald's perspective and to learn from his coping techniques. I'd say it's 7/10, at least for now, I feel as though I haven't quite gotten to the height of the book yet.

"But what's crazy and what's sane when everything is possible and yet nothing ever happens?"

♥K