A Song of Ice and Fire aka Game of Thrones gives me a lot of feelings. Good feelings, bad feelings, uncomfortable feelings, holy-crap-his-hand-just-got-chopped-off feelings; just a lot of feelings. My opinions of characters change monthly and chapters always leave me spinning and grasping for more. One of my favorite quotes emerged from George R R Martin's latest installment in the series,
A Dance with Dragons. Bran Stark, in response to Jojen Reed's inquiry of his favorite books responds that he only likes some books but never books, where there is lots of kissing and romance, like his sister Sansa enjoys. Jojen simply smiles and says:
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies; a man who never reads lives only one.
I think that all people should take this into consideration before dismissing reading as a boring or nerdy activity. Though I am young and haven't physically been many places, I am a world traveler when it comes to reading. I have been to urban chic cities to castles ruled by dragons to futuristic communities crumbling to suburban Arizona to 16th Paris and back again.
Take the time to find a book that will transport you someplace else. I guarantee there is one just waiting for you.
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