One thing that often holds me back from 'making friends' in life is down to one very sad fact.
I can't ever fully have a desire to be your friend if you don't read novels.
I mean, WHAT EVEN ARE BOOKS NOWADAYS? Because not many people seem to even acknowledge them in life really. The chances are if you are an average teenager and you are reading this blog post right now, already you will be thinking something along the lines of 'WTF IS DIS SHIT, DIS GURL IS WELL GHEY'. Or even, 'WHO THE FUCK READS BOOKS FOR FUN?' Seems fucking crazy doesn't it, that people might find pleasure from reading. Prttyweird.
It greatly pains me to hear people say 'OMG I HAVENT READ A BOOK FOR LIKE BARE YEARS'. After I hear that emit from your mouth, I might as well face we will never be 'real' friends. If that makes me harsh and judgmental then so be it. I told some new college peers that I would rather have a life without sex than a life without books. They thought I was joking hahahahoho. I was pretty excited to join the book club at my new college, yet when I turned up I found there are only 3 other people, one of which can not speak English. I was really sad.
Literature is probably in my top five list of favourite things in the world. Being captivated and lost in a novel is something pretty beautiful to me. Especially the kind of book that will stay on your mind for days and haunt you. Sometimes when I finish reading a book I feel a lot of grief/annoyance that it is over because I wish I could go on reading it and I am sad that it is finished. I adore reading, always have done, always will. My main aspiration in life is to write books for other people to enjoy the way I have with so many books. Reading is fucking brilliant for so many reasons. You begin recognising and understanding so many things in modern day culture, and where they have been influenced from. Yeah sure you watch Big Brother and 'LUV IT', but did you know the name and concept originally came from a book called 1984 by George Orwell? Nah probably not. Wanna know the main reason why reading is actually SO KEWL? It broadens your understanding of everything. Gives you context to life, background knowledge of so much. It inspires.
MY TOP TEN FAVOURITE BOOKS THAT I HAVE READ THIS YEAR:
(I am recommending them to you BTW)
1. 'Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?' by Phillip K Dick.
Fucking gem of a sci-fi novel here. THE FILM BLADE RUNNER IS BASED UPON IT. Couldn't stop thinking about it. Such a sick story.
2. 'Lolita' by Vladmir Nabokov
Beautiful, elegant prose. Something edgy. Feel empathy with a pedophile if you're up for it.
3. 'The Perks of Being a Wall Flower' by Stephen Chbosky
A really easy read for anyone, a touching story.
4. 'Girlfriend In A Coma' by Douglas Coupland
Do you like the Smiths? Plenty of references. Sci-fi again. Lovely feel.
5. 'On the Road' by Jack Kerouc
Fucking something! Beat generation, so exciting, you will want to be there USA in the 50s, love the idiolect. I fell in love with it a bit, also read 'And the Hippos Were Boiled In Their Tanks'.
6. 'Perfume' by Patrick Suskind.
Enchanting, such amazing writing, you will get sucked in and believe everything which it's beautifully rich, detailed description. Kinda bizarre towards the end, but with really strong realistic overlays.
TO BE CONTINUED WHEN I AM NOT HUNGOVER AND NEEDING SLEEP.
