Hi everyone! I know that this is rather odd, but I just felt like saying something this Christmas, mainly because I am always reminded of books and why I love to read around this time. When the weather starts to cool and it becomes too cold to go outside for walks without coming back freezing, it is the perfect weather to stay indoors and do nothing other than curl up under the covers with a book. Not only that but I also have to give people suggestions on what to get me for as a Christmas, which for me means taking out my trusty list of books that I don't yet own but would love to read and adding another couple dozen on there.
To me, Christmas means books, especially because my family is Spanish and we also celebrate 'El Día de los Reyes Magos' and always get books on that day. This means that when I get back after the holidays I just talk a ridiculous amount about all the books I read and got as gifts. You would think that after getting 30 books for Christmas it would no longer seem so special to get gifted another, but to me getting books will always be special because they simply thinking about them and the adventures I have gone on and have yet to experience makes me feel so happy. I will always appreciate another story because every story is different and the best thing about books is that I get so much use out of them because I can read them multiple times over and also lend them to my friends.
In reality, people who give me books are giving me so much more than just words on paper – they are giving me the best gift imaginable: an escape from reality. Which brings me to why it is that I read when so many people claim that it is boring and it would be much better to watch TV: I read because I get to experience the adventures the characters go on as if I was one of them and I get to visit worlds that will never make it to a screen because no matter how many movie adaptations they make there will always be a book that will never become a movie or TV show and those who don't read will never get to see what I have seen. Not only that but I get to escape reality when I read and I completely forget about all my worries. Reading is the best thing this world has ever given us and the only true magic on Earth. I am proud to call myself a reader and I hope those of you who read my reviews are too.
So Merry Christmas and I hope you all get all the books you wished for!
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