Reflection

What does it mean to be a best seller? Now, this might not be that difficult to answer, but the question of whether or not it is a good thing is more difficult to say.  A bestselling book is one that has sold the most over a period of time for some reason or another.  I initially thought that must mean that it is a good thing to be a best seller. After all, there must be some reason or another that people are buying the book. It could be because it is a piece of literary genius and is one of the best written books of its time . . . or it could be because it is so simple and easy that even the average Joe will read it.  BOOM. That took a turn for the worst. But let’s face it; the book would have to appeal to a wide array of audiences for it to be a best seller. That means that even the most illiterate people may like it as well. This point was brought up to me and caused me to doubt my initial positive thought that all bestsellers must be great books. But, whether or not you agree or disagree, the bestselling books are still best selling for a reason. So someone somewhere likes it.

Post #1: Why I Read

Why do I read? Why does anybody read? We all have our own reasons and I have mine. I love being lost in a world that is completely different from our own. To imagine great and amazing things that could not possibly exist, I feel, is one characteristic that most humans possess.

I, in particular, love to explore a new story in a world that is unlike anything I have ever known. Some of the ideas that authors come up with these days are truly astounding and often leave me wondering how that brainchild ever appeared for them. Imagination is a great thing and I love to explore other's stories. In a book world, I feel that nothing is impossible and there are no limits like those of reality. There could just as easily be a horrendous (but entertaining) game where kids kill each other for sport or a hidden school of magic where the closest thing to muggle-like normalcy is the sad un-requitted love of another. But even that could be solved with a love potion.




Whether or not you like The Hunger Games or any of the Harry Potter books (The Deathly Hallows being my favorite), there is always something that can be gained from reading. For me, it is the escape from boring everyday life of reality.