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[simply-unapologetically-me]

"If only for the summer " ...Happy Release Day @actuallyitsalexandra #amazon #kindle #aafiction #romance #readsoullit #readersofinstagram #issareader #agirlwhoreads

--- https://actuallyitsalexandra.com/2017/07/27/if-only-for-the-summer-the-soundtrack/ #BookSoundtrack

[iamkellij]

Cant wait to start my next book. #sundayeveningread #agirlwhoreads #blackprivilege ✊🏾 @cthagod

[holzmedia]

has a new and I could not be more excited to it

Wildflower by Drew Barrymore - Books - Random House Books Australia

Award-winning actress Drew Barrymore shares funny, insightful, and profound stories from her past and present told from the place of happiness she's achieved today.

[holzmedia]

listening to podcast on my walk and they mentioned a sale just made for so you know I had to share it

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[noley-blog]

A girl who reads

Yes I'm avoiding finishing my paper because I'm more inspired to type this thought in my head rather than finish my conclusion and proofread the flaws of India's attempt to eradicate hunger. I just really need to have this thought purged.

I once read this article about girls who read--http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/437516-you-should-date-a-girl-who-reads-date-a-girl

And I had this discussion with my ex-roommate/ex-friend about it. At the time she was really into reading sci-fi books because the guy she was dating was into them. When I expressed how much I love reading too and how I feel when I read good books, she scoffed at me and said, "Pssh! You don't read! I've never seen you read. If anything, I'm like the girl the article speaks of."

This was one of those moments where I held my tongue, even though so badly I knew she was wrong about me, but telling off a stubborn person set in her mindset of you isn't gonna change anything. Just because she's never seen me read or enjoy a book, doesn't mean that I've never done it. And, even more so, just because I don't read the same books that she enjoys, doesn't make me any less of reader than she is. 

Back then, I didn't really have time to sit and read the books I like because I'd feel guilty reading that book instead of reading the books I should be for class. But, now that I have the time and the money to spend leisurely, I've been building my collection of books that I believe are timeless and must-haves: hardcover The Hunger Games trilogy, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Tuesdays with Morrie, Anna Karenina, Angela's Ashes, Tis (Frank McCourt), The Tapestries, Harry Potter series 1-6.

Books I'd like to buy and read/reread: Gone with the Wind and Scarlet, Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows, Catcher in the Rye, The Fault in Our Stars...

AND the list continues to grow.

I've also spent a significant amount of time watching show... ALOT of shows.  I'd list them all but by now I think I've reached at least 50 shows. 

My point here isn't to brag about the books and shows like they're accomplishments, but my point is the kind of affect these stories impact the way I see and view the world, live my life, or escape from it. 

I love having a physical copy of the book because I love the smell of the pages, the feel of the paper at my fingertips as I flip the page, and the way the writer even positions the phrases in a clever way to better convey the story. And when that last page is flipped and turned and you finally close the back end to conclude the journey you've read through, I feel happy and sad that the journey is over. So, I search aimlessly for the next adventure I find through another book. 

I get lost in these stories. My heart gets taken to the world of the character, and for the briefest of moments, I live and feel their emotions. At 3 AM one night, my mom woke up to the sound of my weeping panicking that something has happened to me. I explained that I'll never get Rhett to love me again because I don't deserve him and that I'm a horrid person. My being gets sucked in  like a portal and the world around me vanishes. I become the main heroine. I get swept up and fall in love with certain characters. I get angry and frustrated at the protagonist, but still try to understand the reasoning behind their evil doing. And when I'm interrupted, I mentally whine that I must return to reality to take care of responsibilities, but I smile when I find the opportunity to return. 

I love when someone asks me about my book and I welcome any opportunity to discuss my favorites-- discovering different perspectives and interpretations of the author's intentions, opinions on character/plot development, and receiving recommendations on a new adventure. 

I'm a girl who reads... and paints... and sings...and travels... and loves to laugh and make memories. Life is just so much more colorful this way.

[apilgrimsdiary]

“If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. When you find her up at 2 AM clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours but she will always come back to you. She’ll talk as if the characters in the book are real, because for a while, they always are. Date a girl who reads because you deserve it. You deserve a girl who can give you the most colorful life imaginable. If you can only give her monotony, and stale hours and half-baked proposals, then you’re better off alone. If you want the world and the worlds beyond it, date a girl who reads.”

— Robert Pattinson

[jessicarosales-blog]

Date a girl who reads.

Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes. She has problems with closet space because she has too many books. Date a girl who has a list of books she wants to read, who has had a library card since she was twelve. Find a girl who reads. You’ll know that she does because she will always have an unread book in her bag. She’s the one lovingly looking over the shelves in the bookstore, the one who quietly cries out when she finds the book she wants. She’s the girl reading while waiting in that coffee shop down the street. If you take a peek at her mug, the non-dairy creamer is floating on top because she’s kind of engrossed already. Lost in a world of the author’s making. Sit down. She might give you a glare, as most girls who read do not like to be interrupted. Ask her if she likes the book. Buy her another cup of coffee. It’s easy to date a girl who reads. Give her books for her birthday, for Christmas and for anniversaries. Give her the gift of words, in poetry, in song. Give her Neruda, Pound, Sexton, Cummings. Let her know that you understand that words are love. Understand that she knows the difference between books and reality but by God, she’s going to try to make her life a little like her favorite book. It will never be your fault if she does. She has to give it a shot somehow. If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. When you find her up at 2 AM clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours but she will always come back to you. She’ll talk as if the characters in the book are real, because for a while, they always are. You will smile so hard you will wonder why your heart hasn’t burst and bled out all over your chest yet. You will write the story of your lives, have kids with strange names and even stranger tastes. She will introduce your children to the Cat in the Hat and Aslan, maybe in the same day. You will walk the winters of your old age together and she will recite Keats under her breath while you shake the snow off your boots. Date a girl who reads because you deserve it. You deserve a girl who can give you the most colorful life imaginable. If you can only give her monotony, and stale hours and half-baked proposals, then you’re better off alone. If you want the world and the worlds beyond it, date a girl who reads. Or better yet, date a girl who writes.♥

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