In your reading life, have you come across that one book that made you feel you could be all alone in this world yet stay content just by holding this book and browsing through, even randomly? There, you have your comfort book.
What is a comfort book? - well, according to me, it is something you can pick up anytime and any number of times to read and not be bored. It soothes you, makes you feel better and generally there is this peculiar attachment - more like affection, towards the book and the characters. And, it does not have to be the best book in the world or even in your library. Your heart/mind does not give as much importance on the story as it does on familiarity (that is, your familiarity with the characters, situations, twists or dialogues). You might have read the joke many a times, yet it brings a small smile on your face. Every time you listen to the hero speak, you root for him, you feel sorry for the old man in his bad times and you feel good about the heroine finding her true love.
Well, it many not necessarily be the same experience for every one, but one thing is for sure, at the end of day, you feel warm and cozy and content.
What more could you ask for?
My comfort book is called 'The Adventures of Sally' by P.G.Wodehouse.
(Will write about it in detail sometime later)
What's yours?
1 comment:
Hi Bee Bee,
As soon as I read the post, I knew I had to comment on this one! My comfort book is Salman Rushdie's 'The Moor's Last Sigh'. I have read it a couple of times and I have great affection to all its characters.....
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