The Lonely, Good Comapany of Books

I absolutely love to read, I did not read as much when I was younger as I do now, but I did pick up a book every now and then.  I would say over the past five years is when I actually started reading books weekly.  I love all books, but most off all I love books that tell stories of life lessons, lost loves, heroic adventures, fictional books.   Sometimes I catch myself reading aloud and realize no one is listening.  I do read children’s books to my niece and nephews, that’s as far as that goes.  My first book I read five years ago was, “The Secret Life of Bees” by, Sue Monk Kidd.  While reading the book, I was brought to tears several times and upon completion of it, I wanted to know more.  That was when I started getting a new book every week.  I have fallen in love with several authors, Nicholas Sparks, Jodi Picoult, Carrie Adams, and Ceclia Ahern!  All of these books have taken me places that I’ve never been but felt like I had.  They all made me feel loss, love, and friendship without even talking directly to me.  I would have to say that my favorite book of all time is “Rosie Dunne” by, Cecelia Ahern.  It is a book that is like no other book I have ever read.  It is nothing but little notes, letters, phone calls, and instant messages between life long friends.   It is story that takes place in Ireland between two friends at the age of seven and takes you through their whole lives separate and apart.  I read four hundred some pages in five hours because I could not put it down.  I cried uncontrollably, I laughed hysterically, and was amazed at how their lives compared to my own.  So in answer to the question.  I feel that reading is a big part of my life.