Showing posts with label Comfort Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Comfort Books. Show all posts
Monday, March 5, 2012
Comfort Books
This may sound weird, but whenever I'm getting really stressed out and need to take a break, I always start re-reading books that I've read a million times before. I call them comfort books, because not only are they among my all-time favorites, but re-reading them has a calming effect on me. Seeing the familiar words and the familiar characters helps me focus and when I'm done reading them I feel like I have a better handle on my life. I've also done this when I couldn't fall asleep a couple times and I have to tell you, it works. My go-to books are any Harry Potter book and the Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce. I've read them all at least a five times each, and yet I still love them so much that they are perpetually on my "List of Books to Re-Read." It doesn't matter if I'm in the middle of another book at the time, I set that one aside and pick up the comfort book. Am I the only one who does this? Or rather, what is the book that you re-read all the time because you love the story so much? Please let me know, I would love to hear your answers!
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