Books and the World They Create

There were times when we had to read books for classes that were not all that great and they were called classics. A couple of them ended up being better than expected but they were still not books that you would have chosen to read yourself. These book were on actually paper by the way and not on a mobile application or a computer screen. Something about the smell of a book that cannot be described, but that is another story. An interesting thing about books is that if you are fortunate enough, the world around you can melt away and you can be transported to foreign and exotic lands. The books that really stand out and are the true classics, not just the ones that are great for teaching concepts, are the ones that make you forget that you are reading and take you along for the ride. These are the books where you leave a part of yourself in exchange for the it. The stories stay with you and somehow get etched into your skin. For those that hate to read or that don't, you just haven't found the right book. It is out there, trust me.