A Lost Star Trying to Light Up the Dark
Monday, October 05, 2015
What's a Bibliophile?
A bibliophile is known as a person who's a lover of books. Usually this book lover collects books for their format and quality; for their unusual printing, binding or the like.
Who Am I?
I am no bibliophile. In all actuality, I barely read books unless it's an assignment. Yet on my own personal time, when I do feel like reading, I can't help but feel like I'm in love. I feel like by reading, I can escape this world of criticism. In books, the story never ends even though I'm on the last page. I believe this is because your mind wanders off, wondering what happens after. Wonderland is a place where I can imagine these possibilities, where I can escape reality and be me. In the real world, everyone is obsessively searching, but finding impossible to find themselves. You might think you know who you are, but in reality when you're close, experiences change you into something else. It may sound childish, and it is, but I find that reading can bring out the innocent side of everyone. It peels off layers of skin, theoretically speaking, and uncovers a child who is waiting to learn.
Importance of Literature in Life
Haruki Murakami, a Japanese novelist who I have come to love through Norwegian Wood, has this one quote that really inspires me. "If you only read the books everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking." What I believe Murakami is trying to say is that you should be yourself, even if you don't know if it. All that matters is that who you identify yourself is your label, not anyone else's. Originality is important because what you say, believe or read affects you in the future. It determines your path and is what leads you through the tunnel of darkness, your subconscious.
Both in and out of school, I consider myself as the type of reader who likes romantic comedy or bildungsroman type of novels. In the end though, I have to chose bildungsroman because the character's moral and psychological growth, in a way, helps with my own discovery of who I am. Literature comes from the word literate, meaning an understanding of reading. As a reader I hope to develop and accomplish a higher level of reading and critical understanding because I know it will benefit me later on. Through these books, both independent or assignment given, I want to make this blog reflect on what I have learned as a whole. I want to let people know the main idea and purpose of works of literature, while also helping them acknowledge reading as a way to endless possibilities.
5 comments
The first thing I thought when I pulled up your blog was – different. I thought a good different because I did not have all these bright colors jumping out in my face, I actually could read the text. I would not say it is visually appealing, it could use something, that something not being color but instead more pictures. I loved the way you wrote this post because it felt like someone was actually speaking, not just using sophisticated vocab and analogies thrown in your face. It flowed wonderfully, giving me an insight of the books you like to read and what your strengths and weaknesses are as a reader. In future blogs I would ponder the idea of adding something to your website to make it visually appealing without overdoing it. In addition, your post was very straight forward, maybe take a different approach next time, whether it be the style of your writing or the structure in which you write it.
ReplyDeleteI really like your blog, it is so different and neat, I had a good time playing with the fishes :) I liked how you supported your ideas and point of view without overstating. I'm looking forward to your posts to come and see your different ideas and styles.
ReplyDeleteOne more thing, I really like your word choices, they get your idea across easily which help the reader understand your point of view and also help the reader visualize what you are trying to say, hope to learn a lot from you this year :)
ReplyDeleteI actually really enjoyed the appearance of this blog! It represents a laid-back but mature person, and although I don't know you that well yet, I hope that that is the meaning you are trying to convey! The structure of the post really gets me too, as it is separated into sections- I absolutely love that! Your writing is incredible also, especially where you type, "It peels off layers of skin, theoretically speaking, and uncovers a child who is waiting to learn." This sentence represents a person who knows what they are talking about, and a person who has found their voice. One minor thing that may need to be altered was that the personalized connections grew weaker when going further into the sections, and that connection is one of the main reasons as to why people read blogs.
ReplyDeleteThe appearance of your blog is very simple and sophisticated, I really like it. I really like how you gave a definition of a bibliophile and then tell the reader that is not who you are. It's a different way of doing things and I really admire that because you made everyone think that it is who you are but then derail it making people confused, but in a good way. The way you structured your post told me a little bit about yourself, how you are a very organized person. Your writing is amazing, the strong vocabulary, the way that everything connects, I really enjoyed reading it. You took this assignment to a whole different level, you manged to not only complete the assignment of introducing yourself and what kind of reader you aspire to be beautifully. But you also added some things that most would never think of for example the Why Wonderland? post also gave me a sense of who you are as a person and a reader, and tells me what this blog is all about. I really look forward to reading this blog.
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