As mentioned in one of my earlier posts, I have been doing lot of reading after coming to Melbourne - thanks to the excellent library next door! I have been reading a lot of fiction and most of them are from not-very-famous authors. Yet, I must say I enjoy them a lot. I have been choosing diverse types of books to read. Many of them can be passed off as a one time read. But I believe that reading definitely adds on to your life, no matter what you read.
I don't remember the name of the movie that had this dialogue- "You do not choose the book. On the contrary, the book chooses you."
I loved the dialogue a lot when I heard. But I was not very convinced about the statement until I started paying attention to the type of books I read.:)
Most of the times, I go to the library with my toddler. She runs all around the library pulling those books and DVDs down. So sometimes I do have a very hard time selecting the books as I am busy running behind her. So usually I pick my books very fast. The criteria for this quick selection is the eye-catching title or the author's name or an impulse.:) This process has sometimes ended up with books that I just stopped reading after 5 pages.:) But at the same time, this process has got me some books of lifetime.
In my next three posts, I will be talking about the three books that touched me and I read these books in about three weeks, one after another.:)
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Hi Madhoo,
Happened to stumble upon ur blog..
loved the line "You do not choose the book. On the contrary, the book chooses you". Found this very apt..
@Anantha: Yes, I too love that line and it is so true.:)
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