Despite the fact I want to rush through to see how this story ends, this is one of my #currentreads since January 12. With quotes like “I was as close as I‘d ever been to him. As far away” and “The truth is the thing I invented so I could live” this book is too devastatingly beautiful to rush through.
Even as slow as I‘m reading I get the gnawing sense I‘m going too fast.
#currentread #riotgram
Dread,” he murmured, his breath caressing her cheek, “is only a feeling, easily squashed. But wolves, my dear, have teeth. Really liking this book. I like that both characters are reluctant to be the hero. They are okay with who they are despite what others think. #winterread #riotgram #furyborn
This #classic left me in a daze. Billy is the real deal. Larry and He are on the same quest to be ‘Free‘. But Billy showed me life doesn‘t heed wants. The defining moment was when he felt that primal urge to step away from the trappings of the mundane, he was drawn irrevocably to it by the mere sight of a couple of NewYorkers. It isn‘t easy even after he crosses that vivid, invisible threshold of no return. #Riotgram #Day12
Larry was all I wanted to be when I discovered him in college. But what a far cry my life is from the vagabond in search of enlightenment. What I want has changed. But I‘ve also come to realise to travel is a privilege. To seek a deeper meaning is privilege. In retrospect now, Larry‘s life arc seems idealistic. The joy of reading too, is a privilege and I am thankful for it. #Classics #Riotgram #Day12
This and 2 other books defined my ‘quest‘ in life and continue to do so. #Tolstoy I stumbled upon in my Dad‘s collection when in High School and was my first real introduction to literary fiction. The writing was unlike anything I had read until then (think Nancy Drews, Archie‘s and Sweet Valley Twins🙈). It had me in a trance. #Empathy what a revelation! #LifeLesson #Classics #Riotgram #Day12
