We can argue that every fictional book provides some form of escapism. It takes you away from your world and lets you go inside another’s (made-up people, made-up circumstances). Looking at the works of fiction that I name my all-time favorites – Nicole Krauss’ The History of Love and Pat Conroy’s The Prince of Tides) – will highlight the fact that I tend to respond to stories of emotional journeys; it also helps a lot that these two authors both write in a style that is very lyrical. Some may find that tedious, but it’s always what makes me reread anything.
I realized that I stopped reading, or at least craving to find new books, when I started blogging two years ago. Time, or the lack of it, became an issue and I guess it’s OK because I didn’t feel then that I’m missing anything. Writing almost everyday, however, sort of depleted my reserves and lately I’ve been feeling that I wanted to get some fresh ideas, so my thirst for books returned. This time, I decided that I’ll go beyond my usual genre for a change.
I’m starting with science fiction and fantasy and, maybe later or in between, graphic novels and comics. There’s an interesting visual about escapist fiction here, and these are some titles on my to-read list (click the picture for description):
I already have most of these books, waiting to be devoured. Now all I need is my dream furniture that will make my reading experience infinitely better. It looks like this:
(where do I buy that, Dr. Horrible?)
i read the descriptions of the book, and I think I’d enjoy these books, too, especially Dead Until Dark. Vampires never fail to catch my attention. hehe. Also, I like stories, even short episodes, where Death is personified.
happy reading!
And Dead Until Dark is the one I don’t have yet, mordsith. But it’s available locally because it’s a really popular series (HBO’s True Blood is based on the Sookie Stackhouse series), and I think I’d check it out instead of Twilight.
Another popular one is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Found it also on Goodreads. “Death” is supposed to be the narrator of that novel. The “Filipinos” group there are having a book club discussion and they have that title for April.