On one of these tables was 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. Right before the holiday season started, B&N had two tables devoted to their 'Buy 2, Get 1 Free' deal. To prevent myself from going stir crazy in my small apartment and to also just have some form of human interaction, I frequent the nearby Barnes & Noble on an almost daily basis. This is not to say that the plot of 1984 is enjoyable - in fact it's rather depressing - but from that moment on I realized I appreciated the dystopian-esque, 'what-if' sort of genre of book.įast forward to one month ago here in Tualatin.

This was the first time in a long time that I read a book that was surprisingly enjoyable. Anyhow when I started seventh grade at a brand new campus I soon learned that carrying around all of these books that weren't relevant to your classes (or any books for that matter) just wasn't acceptable for members of middle school strata.Ī couple of years later in high school we were assigned to read 1984 by George Orwell. I don't think I've ever thanked her for doing that because by the time I was in the third grade I was reading at a sixth grade level (please forgive my small moment of shameless narcissism).

When I was a kid, my mom was constantly reading to me. Skin care and footwear will need to wait for their own individual entry however since I'd like to take the time to talk about books. There are three things in life that I will pay full price for: skin care, footwear, and books.

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