Last Monday, April 23rd was Book Day, something very special for all literature lovers. I won't deny that I had the immense desire to buy a book, but sometimes we are so full of other responsibilities that we can't indulge our tastes. However, I didn't have time to be sad about it, rather I took some time to go through my books calmly, dust off the older ones and give a few reads to some of them.
I began to read thanks to my Spanish teacher in high school, I remember that she gave us in a lapse test a light reading that marked my life: Chronicles of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez. Today it is the only book that I have repeated, and that continues to amaze me as if I were still 13 years old. I keep the version that was bought by my mother, a bit deteriorated by so much handling, but it has the mark of every occasion in which it accompanied me on a trip or on a silent day.
In this month of April, almost at its end, I think about every book I have read illegally, an option that is not preferred but sometimes it is the only way to read a work. I take the time to edit my own stories that may never see the light of day, and I recall works on literature platforms that probably no one but the author and a curious reader knows about. I think, I let the thoughts flow and the memories run through those little details that literature gives us.
Most of the physical books that accompany me, have been bought second hand for such a low amount of money, that falling into temptation has never felt so good. From fantasy literature, police thrillers, passionate romances, juvenile adventures and prose filled with politics and philosophies that have filled my retina with dreams, hopes and pain. Another percentage have been gifts, mostly from my mother, who knows that feeding my literary desire is the perfect way to keep my mind occupied. While others have come into my hands from people who have been, or are, special in my life journey.
Book Day is to commemorate two of the most influential writers such as Cervantes and Shakespeare, but also, as I see it, for each reader to honor their favorite authors; among mine are King, Katzenbach, Grisham and García Márquez, writers who have trapped me in the nets of their mysteries, turning the character into a precious being for me. Evenings are more special with one of their books within my reach.
I add as an anecdote that I have read more stories by Stephen King than any other author, but today I still do not have even one of his works in physical form, I hope that this year I can fulfill the desire to have one in my hands, hopefully one that I have not yet read.
The International Book Day was created in honor of deceased authors, but I also think more in highlighting the importance of the living, of those who still continue to give us prose filled with their own experiences and imagination. Authors who have not yet made themselves known, others who have just picked up their first book and who will be the next pioneers of a generation hungry for reading. The focus of this celebration is to promote reading, but we must keep in mind that it is something of every day and every month.
I wanted to write a little about my experience in literature, those ravings that sometimes cross me and the amount of emotions that a book causes me. Like almost every reader, I also have the dream of writing, but I am more interested in reading, and in continuing to learn. It is necessary to overcome the reader's blocks and continue immersing oneself in the worlds offered to us by those who have captured their ideas with enthusiasm.
The communities that allow literature in Hive have been the most pleasant home within the hive, next to the cinema one, I'm too passionate when I can share content of what I like and appreciate the most. This year I really hope to continue giving contributions that serve for those who take the time to go through this community, bring recommendations and interesting reviews that do not leave anyone indifferent.
This contribution is for you, reader or writer, keep giving your all for what you are passionate about.🫂