Book 'em Keiko: The Joy of Reading
I find that there is no better way to relax than to sit down and read a good book. Books allow you to zone out and go to a far-off place, where adventure abounds and mysteries lie in wait to be uncovered by just the right person. It is a magical place where your troubles go on vacation to the Bahamas, where they sip tequila from a straw, whilst sitting on a banana chair in the shade of a huge beach umbrella. And for that duration you are someone else, experiencing a portion of their life, all dispensed in neat episodic installments. But it isn't escapism as much as the want of new and exciting experiences, at a reasonable cost.
As a result of my reading habits, my communications skills have improved dramatically, and my understanding of the world around me has expanded exponentially. It allows for the expansion of my vocabulary, thus allowing me to make better use of the English language. I am not saying that I have a master's grasp on the language, simply that reading has greatly improved my way of life, mentally and socially.
To be Read
Bloomsday Dead by Adrian Mckinty
Cleopatra 7.2 by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark
Live: Without a Net edited by Lou Anders
Currently Reading
The Other Hand by Chris Cleave
Gold Dust by Kimberley Freeman
One Amongst the Sleepless by Mike Bennett
Shadowmagic by John Lenahan
South Coast by Nathan Lowell
The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark
The Devil's Eye by Ian Townsend
Books I Have Read
This list is somewhat incomplete but I aim to make it as complete as possible. If you have suggestions of what I should read then contact me and I will check out your recommendation/s.
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Cross by Ken Bruen
Daughter of the Sun by Lonnie Ezell
Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selznick
Children of Rhatlan by Jonathan Fesmire
How to Succeed in Evil (book 1) by Patrick Maclean
Jack Wakes Up by Seth Harwood
Max Quick (book 1) by Mark Jeffrey
The Green Rider by Kirsten Britain
The Chronicles of Prydain (series) by Lloyd Alexander
The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara (series) by Terry Brooks
A View from a Mirror (series) by Ian Irvine
The Colsec Trilogy (series) by Douglas Hill
The Hollowing by Robert Holdstock
The High House & The False House by James Stoddard
Stranger Souls by Jak Koke
Playing for Keeps by Mur Lafferty
Heaven, Hell, Earth & Wasteland by Mur Lafferty
The Chronicles of Narnia (series) by C S Lewis
Shadow Falls (season 1) by Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff
Morevi: The Chronicles of Rafe & Askana by Tee Morris and Lisa Lee
Earthcore by Scott Sigler
Weaver's Web by P J Ballantine
The Immortals by Tracy Hickman
The Magician by Raymond Feist
