Old books, new books: Oxford

Oxford is a very, very pretty place. It is very nice with lots of old buildings and things to explore.

There are also a few little book shops.

I went to an old bookshop that was tucked away among cafes. It had a a decent amount of old and rare books in it, some classics, a lot of them based on religion, and some of them were biographies and about Shakespeare. That's also another thing- in all the book shops I have been to during my holiday, there seem to be quite a few books about Shakespeare and about his insults and plays.

I then went to an Oxfam book shop where I got The Catcher In The Rye. I'm up to chapter...5? I can't remember at the moment. It's humorous so far.

In Oxford, (although I didn't go in) there is a Waterstones.

Tip: go travelling if you want to find rare, interesting and antique books.

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Book Memories

Hello!

I was just thinking about the times I have read books or started books and it has bought back a certain memory. It's kinda a weird post. Just the things I felt at the that time and where I was and that sort of thing.

THE HUNGER GAMES:
When I started the first Hunger Games book, It was, like, the middle of summer. I was lying in my hammock and I just felt so.... Summery. Do you know that feeling that you get when you are so at ease and happy and you are like "I'm so chilled but excited for the future"? No....? Ah. I'm weird.
I guess this memory reminds me how much I love summer and not having to go to school and just doing what I want to do.

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS:
This book reminds me of staying up late and reading, with no disturbance and just disappearing into my own little world. Just me, the bed, the light and the book. I don't worry about the time or about how tired I will be the next day. I just like the moments when I just go with it. Meh, it's 2am, but I'mma keep reading. I tend to really stress when I can't sleep or anything like that. That's why I like it so much when I relax with a book more. The reason this book evokes such a feeling and memory is when I was up really late because.... Because.... You probably know.

ALLEGIANT:

This book made me abuse a paperback for probably the first time ever. Literally, when the impossible happened (well, not impossible, but you get the gist), I threw the book into the air, it landed on my bed, then I hit it quite hard with a pillow. Even if I had been spoiled before with the tragedy, I was still kind of shocked actually reading it with my own eyes. It was a school library book as well, so yeah. Sorry school copy of Allegiant.

THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS:

This memory is about the first book that made me cry a little bit. It was so,so sad. I have reviewed it on my blog- I think it's the second or third review I ever did on On The Spine. I only cried a little bit, but it is horrific-the concentration camps were awful during WWII. I read this book probably before Iwas supposed to, but being quite a mature reader for my age, I enjoyed it quite thoroughly. I have looked at websites that have said that the age the book is appropriate for is about 11-12+ but I think I read it when I was about 8 or 9 years old. Since then, many book crying memories include
TFIOS, Allegiant,  Mockingjay and The Book Thief.

These are just some book memories that I have. Feel free to share your own in the comments.

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1000 Pageviews!

On this day, I have hit 1000 Pageviews. Although I think the majority of these views were by myself, I don't think I have viewed this blog 1000 times- I don't have the time! So to the rest of the people who may have viewed this blog, thank you.

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