Tuesday, 7 May 2013

What is your favourite book?

As a reader, the one question I hate to be asked is what my favourite book is. You may wonder why I don't like this question and it is simple: I just can't choose a favourite overall. I have many favourites, and just can't narrow it down.

I don't either have a favourite genre, as I dabble in many genres and rather than not liking one or another, there are books within the genres I am more apt to stay away from. I find it rather hard at times to make those decisions especially on the spot. It is a question I hate to answer and hate it when people tell me that "oh you must have a favourite book and author, because everyone does." 

Okay so most people might have a favourite but not everyone does. It can be so hard to choose a single favourite over so many wonderful tomes that have taken me on so many journeys across the world, times and other worlds like Narnia, Westeros and Middle Earth. So many stick with me that it feels wrong, a betrayal almost to choose one over another. 

I often find it easier to choose a favourite character, whether it is Hermione Granger, Arya Stark or Lucy   Pevensie. Or the strong, smart female characters and often their kind male counferparts, and hating the characters who would try and thwart my favourites like Joffrey or Voldemort or Draco Malfoy. 

Sometimes it is hard to decide favourites and those I do not like. I sometimes never quite know what to think of these characters, because they are ever changing, and evolving, but all characters are and my kind may change. 

I ind it hard to choose a favourite author too. Purely because I sometimes can't decide. 

Short and sweet but I will be back as soon as I can. Choosing a favourite book...I have No advice on how to choose one 

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