The Portal to Everywhere

I love to read. There's something about wanting to go to bed just so you can read until you can't keep your eyes open.

I view books as doors, portals to other places. When I look at a book, I wonder what world it will take me to. It gives them an almost magical quality. It's odd that somehow a stack of pages could contain a living, breathing world.

No matter what the medium is, be it movies or games, books will always be the best when you want to escape (along with music, of course). With movies you watch a story. In games you influence the story, but ultimately still watch. With books you are shoved into the story. You are a part of the world, because the book forces you to make the world in your mind. That is the difference, movies and games are witnessed with the eyes, books take place in the mind. The true holder of the statement "less is more". Not saying I don't like movies and games, quite the opposite in fact, I'm an avid movie goer and gamer. I'm just saying that books are where the true immersion in a story resides.

I view bookstores almost as hubs, with all these books connecting to different worlds and times. From the bookstore you can go anywhere you want. It's the same with libraries, but I don't like them as much. I like to own the books I read, and I don't like other people reading them. Just a little peeve of mine.

So go do yourself a favor. Buy a book and escape.