Book Reading Addiction?

[AbbeyMadison]

Hi everyone!

I'm Abbey and I think I've gone crazy. Because when I find a (good, engaging, thoughtful, smart) book, I just go nuts and the world disappears around me and food is a non-existent entity. Does anyone else have this problem? ;)

I am a dancer and a mountain climber and I raise horses. I'm taking my senior year in college off to read and explore and get back to my horses before I go back to school this Fall.

My favorite books are journey and quest and magical realism oriented: Mosquito Coast, The Jaguar Hunter, One Hundred Years of Solitude, and recently, a FASCINATING book called "Lamonga: River of the Seven Spirits" that was given to me as a gift.

Looking forward to discussing with you all about the wonderful world of books!

[Diego Moreno]

I've only read half of One Hundred Years of solitude, it changed my whole perspective on narratives. It sounds like you have interesting hobbies, btw.

[YesNo]

I can get lost in books as well although I tend to read histories and science surveys. They are a lot like novels. At least, I read them that way. I took off my senior year as well. It took a decade for me to get off my butt and get the degree, but I had a good time and that was long ago.

Welcome to both you, AbbeyMadison, and Diego Moreno.

[Pompey Bum]

I'm an addict. I go on tears of fiction and non-fiction (sometimes reading only one or the other for years), but I've been a worm for most of my life. Welcome indeed. You're with friends here. :)

[AbbeyMadison]

I can get lost in books as well although I tend to read histories and science surveys. They are a lot like novels. At least, I read them that way. I took off my senior year as well. It took a decade for me to get off my butt and get the degree, but I had a good time and that was long ago.

Welcome to both you, AbbeyMadison, and Diego Moreno.

I agree that history surveys are a lot like novels. The narratives of history are similar to the plot line of a novel--this happened, that happened, and many people died. Or something along those lines.

I am a history fan... or nerd... whatever you'd like to call it. I embrace both titles.

Thank you for the welcome!

[AbbeyMadison]

I've only read half of One Hundred Years of solitude, it changed my whole perspective on narratives. It sounds like you have interesting hobbies, btw.

Finish it! It's a beautifully written piece of literature and I think the prose is especially stunning toward the conclusion. If that changed your perspective on narrative, you would probably love "Lamonga: River of the Seven Spirits" (the book I'm obsessed with at the moment) as it has an ambitious narrative style much like Marquez, but with blocks of masterfully moving--and sometimes controversial--poetry. I think there are some examples of it on the facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/LamongaRiverOfTheSevenSpirits

If not, at least you can see the illustrations, which are PHENOMENAL as well.

And thank you! I suppose it's an odd mixture of hobbies but reading is by far my favorite one.

[AbbeyMadison]

I'm an addict. I go on tears of fiction and non-fiction (sometimes reading only one or the other for years), but I've been a worm for most of my life. Welcome indeed. You're with friends here. :)

Someone once said "Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book."

And I absolutely agree.

Thank you for the welcome!