An Opus Of Imagination.

Books; the lives after a tree.

Can we just please talk about books?
But where do I even begin?

I, personally, am a major bookworm, but the same doesn't apply to all of my friends; and when they ask me what is it that I love so much about books, I can't help but get into a series of reasons and ways in which books are beautiful and are one of the best things on Earth.

So let me tell you exactly why books are a piece of heaven.

Books are so beautiful. Maybe not in the decoration from the outside, but its what's inside!

The depth of every word and every sentence, the series of realistic emotional events, all the feelings that books give you; from tears of joy, to tears of sheer pain and sorrow when your favourite character dies and leaves you with an empty hole in your heart that is soon filled with a new sense of hopefulness towards the future. Every tiny detail describing a character makes up the big details and completes the image of that certain character, and then before you know it, you are so inlove with the book and the characters in it, that it is impossible for you to put down the book even for a minute - and as if plastered to your hand and soul, you take it everywhere with you and then you start to develop a personal attachment with the book .And honestly, I can go on forever, till the part where you officially become a 'fangirl'/'fanboy' and the whole world is never the same again because you see it with a whole new perspective; which is the book.

There's just so much to a book than that of which could be described, and that includes feelings that you didn't even know existed.It's just full of goodness and emotions,- as a matter of fact, I don't think there's anything negative about a book!
Let me list a few of the wonderful things about books:

1- Books improve your English (or any other language you read in) and widen your vocabulary.
2- If you have books, you have a partner for life.
3- With books, there is no room for boredom!
4- Books make your imagination grow, which helps you in essays and life in general.
5- If you love books and you get inspired to be a writer; you'll be a millionaire overnight!
6- Books are simply beautiful, and yes that counts as a reason to read.
7- Books give you a lot of confidence and make you read better!
8- If a book is turned into a movie, and you've read the book, you'll have much more insight on the movie and you'll be one of the first fans.
9- You can visit the entire world within the comfort of your room if you have a book.
10- You can make new friendships with people that have also read the same book as you, giving you something in common to talk about.

I could go on forever about books *.*

However, you don't just wake up one day and start reading 25 thousand books all of a sudden, at first it may seem like the most boring thing on earth, but you just have to push yourself to read the first four pages or so, and then you're done! Its just the beginning that may not seem so interesting, but trust me, once you start, you can't stop!

Some of my personal favourites are ofcourse, the Harry Potter series (JK Rowling has unbelievable talent!), The Divergent Series -Divergent, Insurgent & Allegiant (the third book destroyed me.), The Hunger Games Series, and who could forget The Fault In Our Stars, and several other books whose names are less common. Basically your typical teenage books.
But why do all my favourite characters end up dying! :( its heartbreaking really.

“You know what’s sad about reading books? It’s that you fall in love with the characters. They grow on you. And as you read, you start to feel what they feel - all of them - you become them. And when you’re done, you’re never the same. Sure you’re still you, you look the same, talk in the same manner, but something in you has changed. Something in the way you think, the way you choose, sometimes, even the things you say may differ. But it all comes down to the state you go to after a nice novel. The after-feeling. It’s amazing, but somehow, you feel left alone by that world you were once in. It’s overwhelming. But it makes you sad. Cause for once you were this, this otherworldly being in… Neverwhere, and then you suddenly have to say goodbye after a few weeks from when you read the last page. When you’ve recovered from that state it’s just… quite sad.” -Suzanne Collins. Author of the hunger games.

But anyway, to wrap up this post, the final thing I have to say about books is that the best thing about them is that you don't get to judge the characters based on their looks or features, but it is on their actions and personalities. When reading, we don't fall inlove with the character's appearance. We fall inlove with their words, their thoughts, and their hearts. We fall inlove with their souls.
After all, you're the ones that make them up in your mind; how they look and how they would act.

Till next time, readers.

-Jessica xoxo