social reader
i dont know if this is worth celebrating for, but knowing myself, this thing is indeed worth celebrating for. well at least it is worth something for me. i, keith briones also known as bunso, loves to read. i never imagined in my wildest dream that i could say that i love reading. 10 years ago, i would have not written love and reading in the same sentence. however, for some sort of epiphany, i suddenly loved to read. i am not much of a reader. i rather hear or watch rather than read. my least favorite subject in grade school and high school would be reading, i am more of a math person. i really dont know, but i really dislike reading. it just bores me. until i grew up, i never did see myself pick up a book, just for social reading. free time for me would be games or tv. not a book. however, i wonder sometimes what would it feels like if i were to read some books here and there, just because. I really dont know what book to pick, since there are so many of them, and being not familiar with books, i am a bit of a loss. i could pick up harry potter, but meh, there are already movies, i could just watch them. then again, book is different with movies as they say.
However, one faithful friday afternoon, while waiting for some friends, i was rooming around fullybooked killing sometime. usually i would look for the graphic novels that they have. but today was different. i saw myself looking at novels, books which consists of words rather than pictures and words. an actually book. it something inside me got me excited about a book. I was about to buy one, but i also told myself to be a little bit not to impulsive when buying stuff. so i postponed it for a day and tried to research the book. not to read the plot summary, but just to see if it was a good book. well it was a good book. i mean, it was a NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER and it has already expanded to 5 books with 2 more books to be released.. i mean logic dictates that it is a good book since the series has been alive for 7 books and its been into BEST SELLER LIST ( though i found out that BEST SELLER is like best in the week or in a given period, but not necessarily translates into selling more books. infact, BEST SELLER list actually benefits new comer authors compared to established authors) but that is just technicalities. i am enjoying right? oh, dont judge me for the book i bought. its just that i enjoyed the theme and i am enjoying right? right! its MORTAL INSTRUMENTS series, by CASSANDRA CLARE. 4 books in set one and 3 more for set 2. i have bought 3 books of set 4, still waiting for paper back of book 4, mas mura eh. done with book 1, i could ahve finished it in 3 days, were if not for the TRINOMA SALE which i could get the other books 300php, instead of 377. looking forward to reading the rest before "school" starts.
and oh, suggestions please... i very much open to your suggestions, since i really dont know what a good book is...thanks!
However, one faithful friday afternoon, while waiting for some friends, i was rooming around fullybooked killing sometime. usually i would look for the graphic novels that they have. but today was different. i saw myself looking at novels, books which consists of words rather than pictures and words. an actually book. it something inside me got me excited about a book. I was about to buy one, but i also told myself to be a little bit not to impulsive when buying stuff. so i postponed it for a day and tried to research the book. not to read the plot summary, but just to see if it was a good book. well it was a good book. i mean, it was a NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER and it has already expanded to 5 books with 2 more books to be released.. i mean logic dictates that it is a good book since the series has been alive for 7 books and its been into BEST SELLER LIST ( though i found out that BEST SELLER is like best in the week or in a given period, but not necessarily translates into selling more books. infact, BEST SELLER list actually benefits new comer authors compared to established authors) but that is just technicalities. i am enjoying right? oh, dont judge me for the book i bought. its just that i enjoyed the theme and i am enjoying right? right! its MORTAL INSTRUMENTS series, by CASSANDRA CLARE. 4 books in set one and 3 more for set 2. i have bought 3 books of set 4, still waiting for paper back of book 4, mas mura eh. done with book 1, i could ahve finished it in 3 days, were if not for the TRINOMA SALE which i could get the other books 300php, instead of 377. looking forward to reading the rest before "school" starts.
and oh, suggestions please... i very much open to your suggestions, since i really dont know what a good book is...thanks!