I read a lot. Not as much as some of my friends but I really love getting lost in a good story. Although I read a lot I don't read a lot of classics. Sure there are the ones that I read like ALL the time (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby) but I don't find myself picking up a classic that is new to me when in need of a new book. Since May I have been trying to read Pride and Prejudice. I watched the movie with my friends the Bennings and fell in love with it but to be honest I wasn't liking the book. I found myself having to reread paragraphs because I was letting my mind wander and not get into the story.
*Side note* My friend and former roomie Jennie is always asking for books to read. And every time she asks for suggestions she always laughs that I recommend young adult/children books.
When I started this blog I didn't want to change who I am but just do new things. So while I was trying to read P & P I decided to stick to what I know and what I always suggest to Jennie...I was going to read a classic that fits me. I picked Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Hard to believe but no I have never read it before. I know the story. In fact I LOVE the story!!! I just never read the original story. I have seen Disney's Alice in Wonderland. I fell in love with SyFy's mini series Alice and one of my favorite book series is The Looking Glass Wars. So why is it that I have never read Carroll's Alice? No idea but I found myself loving it just as much as all of the variations. Yes it was very weird and different, but I like to think of myself like that. 
Yay for reading! Our brains will be HUGE one day ;)
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