Read the World – Page 6

The Hobbit | England

This book made me want to relax at Bag End with Bilbo or sing with the dwarves. The writing was charming, witty, and fun.

Being read to has shaped my life, giving me a love for words, for books, for people and cultures. For life. It has brought joy to my soul.

This book wasn’t a “history” at all, but an interesting look at the origin myth underlying the English identity.

These people instilled hardiness and hope in all who came after, giving England the strength to endure and survive all that it has.

Can’t wait for another year of reading. I’m going to finally put a dent in my bookshelf reading list.

I didn’t count the number of hours I spent reading, but it was a lot. A LOT.

I visited many countries. I lived thousands of years of history. I walked with peasants and kings, saints and tyrants.

For a while, during the five months of the Battle of Britain, the United Kingdom held the world together.

Love’s not something that should be worked for or earned, but freely given.

This isn’t Anne Frank’s belief in the goodness of people; it’s the murder of all belief in good.

A World War II story where the U.S. Army and German Wehrmacht is interesting, but maybe a little over-dramatized.

Many books have this thin patina of unreality. This book doesn’t have that. There’s no barrier. It’s you and them, experiencing it all together.