Inspired by this post on Book Riot, we’re listing down a few things we are most grateful for:
walking into a bookstore on a Saturday afternoon
finding your next holiday destination while perusing a magazine
remembering a line from Fitzgerald’s “For what it’s worth…”
photography books that take you to war-torn areas and goodwill adventures
falling in love with fictional characters
realizing that a book is sometimes better than a relationship (when it gets too melodramatic, just close it and put it away)
meeting a fellow introverted bookworm
getting lost in the mountains or woods courtesy of Dante Alighieri
books that reveal the boundlessness of poetic imagination
remembering a marginal pop hit song
Occupy Libraries around the world
the discovery of humbling and sadly beautiful prose
neighborhood cafes filled with the restlessness and energy of college students
getting hooked on the opening lines of a book
the smell of old books (which sends most book lovers into a state of eye-rolling, tongue-lolling bliss)
Karl Lagerfield possibly creating a fragrance that smells of old books
a rainy afternoon, a cup of tea and curling up in bed with your favorite author
buying a novel in an airport bookstore
coming across poetry written in Spanish or French or Italian
discovering that the word leyendo means “reading” in Spanish (how pretty!)
laughter that is shared over a similar interest in literature
feelings so strongly aroused by the ephemeral
re-reading an old favorite
enhanced / amplified e-books
writing on side margins and underlining beautiful descriptions
preppy, understated canvas book bags
watching a film adaptation of a classic and thinking, ‘the book was way better but the film stayed true to the book’
taking seasonal fruit very seriously
remembering the long days of summer by books and persimmon
thinking about what the world will be like in 100 years
the beauty of science fiction
a good beginning
a solid ending
Have a good Friday everyone, and a restful weekend too! And to our readers in the US, Happy Thanksgiving!