I really, really love books. The outstanding majority of them-with a few key exceptions- are brilliant (although even the not-so-great ones are still valid. Just because a book doesn't fit someone's 'what makes a good book' criteria, it doesn't mean that it won't be the most amazing book for somebody else) . There is something so satisfying and valuable about appreciating different forms of literature.Whether it's novels, plays or poems, literature is amazing because it opens up a whole new world where anything can happen.
In particular, books are like magical vessels of imagination waiting to be unlocked which can transport you to parallel universes. They can take you away from a miserably grey, grim, rainy day where there's nothing to do and instead send you on crazy adventures, in far-away lands. Books may only look like a stack of harmless paper bound together but, in reality, they are so much more than that. Books can make you feel sky-high with joy and hope, they can slice fear into your heart (don't read horror novels before bed), they can make you cry- out of sadness or happiness, they teach us lessons and entertain us. Don't underestimate books. They are powerful.
By Frances Hudson
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