The pleasant loamy smell of rain on the ground; especially after a long dry spell
Derived from Greek petro (meaning rock) and ichor (a substance thought to flow through the veins of Gods). Coined in 1964 by Isabel Joy Bear and R.G Thomas in an article.
My first leap into the long and complex task of exploring everything I find worthwhile begins with something I find extremely joyful. Reading. With the end of 2011 at hand (and holidays from school drawing near) I hope to read as much as possible and still get my studies in. It also helps that its Christmas time, and hopefully I won't have to buy myself too many of these books (which can be quite ridiculously expensive by the way) on my meager pay.
So naming a few books that should be finished by the end of holidays (that is the 31st January for us highschoolers);
1. Frankenstein; Mary Shelley. So this not only is important for me to read for school, but I've always wanted to get around to doing it. I've been told quite a few times it is nothing like the movie, but this suits me quite well. I've never seen the movie, and much prefer the smell of aged paper then the loud and disruptive sounds of our entertainment system.
2. New York Trilogy; Paul Auster. Another book for school, hopefully this will be quite interesting, but over quickly. Nonetheless, I'm quite interested in the whole theory behind the 'anti-detective novel'.
3. Lord of the Rings; JRR Tolkien. I have never, ever read this. I've watched the movies and loved them, so I'm quite excited to fully emerge myself in the world of Middle Earth.
4. 1984 George Orwell. This has been referenced by my best friend Alex time and time again. I tried to read it once when I was 12 and now I'm going to try it again.
And if enough time;
5.War and Peace; Leo Tolstoy. -Nuff said.
So in tackling Frankenstein (starting tonight) it will be interesting to read on context and themes, and I'm actually looking forward to it. Other then that, last week of school this week and I'm getting study notes underway. Studyup.com is my savior and is actually pretty useful.
Please, if you think of anymore interesting books that you think will benefit me, don't forget to comment.
Keep Reading :)
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