If you love someone, give them a book as a gift. If you have a friend who likes you a lot, do the same, choose a book and give it to them. Think of a novel, essay or self-help manual, including a cookbook or a collection of stories, all contain universes of knowledge that enrich us and, at the same time, make us freer people.
World Book Day is celebrated every April 23, as we already know, is it a very rich and diverse date in mobilizing events, to approach our favorite authors and reflect on their profession?And also to remember the incredible work of the bookers. .
Would the world be less global without them?It’s always good to value these trades.
It is also good to discover new authors and venture into other genres to become aware of the incredible literary world.
After all, as Jorge Luis Borges said, of all the instruments created by man, the best known is the book, because it is an incredible extension of man’s imagination and memory.
There are bad books and unforgettable books, there are books that serve to pass the time and others that leave footprints, some make us discover new perspectives, others arrest us with their police plots and some make us tremble with terror.
They also say that there is nothing like early readings of childhood and adolescence, moments when certain titles change our lives, and these books also open our minds to new passions, learnings and afitions.
A person can start in the art of reading with Jules Verne or Arthur Conan Doyle, and reach maturity openly to genres, epochs and authors.
Sometimes it’s possible to love classics like Chekhov, tour Thomas Mann’s Magic Mountain or discover Joel Dicker’s latest book or Ian McEwan’s latest book. What counts, in the end, is the pleasure of immersing yourself in a sea of letters and letting yourself be carried away.
One student told Anthony Hopkins’ character in Shadowland that people often read so they don’t feel alone. Maybe it’s true? But what do publishers want most?Let’s delve de delve de further and dea further into reading.
Meanwhile, true reading buffs make bookstores their second home for the pleasure of reading. What books really offer us is an opportunity to reflect.
If you love someone, give them a book. These elements are much more than a cover and a number of pages, they carry knowledge. On each page there are dozens of thoughts and reflections, if it is a novel, for example, we will surely spend some time, often unforgettable, with some characters and also with intertwined emotions.
Generally, when we offer a book to someone, we don’t choose the title at random. Does this involve much more than that? Many of us have an irreplaceable habit of choosing the titles we like.
We want the person who receives the gift to feel how we feel as we read this book, we have a desire to share experiences and go the same paths that the plot describes.
There are important books to understand the world. Many teach us, help us, some books entertain us, and others mark us forever. If you know someone who, like you, suffers from bibliophilia, give them a book!Maybe the last one you read and think you won’t forget is a good one.
If you have a friend, family member, or colleague who prefers to watch series instead of reading, don’t hesitate: give it a book, but remember to choose the title. Explore this person’s tastes and surprise them with a title they can’t resist.
If you have children, nephews, brothers or friends with young children, do not hesitate, give these children’s books, regardless of their age, you will do them a favor. You will offer them a ticket to travel, discover and be free, fly high.
When one discovers the pleasure of reading in childhood, there is no cure. It is a poison without antidote, but with palliative treatment: frequent readings; The more, the better!
Sooner or later, as Thomas Carlyle said, we find that books are friends who never disappoint. So let’s try to keep them always present in our lives, rereading and sharing their magic with others.