We all have preferred book types we like to read. Sometimes we have similar interests in books as friends of ours.Even when that happens, we never read the same book as someone else.
A book hits you differently based on where you are in your life and what's going on around you. Since no two people have identical experiences, memories, or associations, we interact with books differently. Hell, I interact with books differently based on my life stage.
Books I read when I was 18 are different books when I reread them at 38. I think it's wonderful how our brains and hearts react and interact with material and characters and how that changes based on our life stage. We look at old favorites with new eyes and have new experiences to apply to things that happen in the book. I can recall where I read certain favorite books of mine and still see myself there, reading them in my mind. I remember what I felt when I read them for the first time. I remember being that girl, and I remember all the years and miles between then and now. Some things in that book look different to me.
Just something I find interesting. My favorite book can be one you hate, and neither of us are wrong.
Hope to see you link up on Tuesday, October 13 for Show Us Your Books with me and Jana of Jana Says. To thank you for reading, loving books, and linking up if you have, we're giving away some prizes in honor of the one year anniversary of this link up. You will not need to link up to be a winner.
