Reading Rainbow

I was checking out at the library today, and I happened to look at the stack of books that I had picked out. Wanna see? Here it is. My reading for right now.

The Battle of the Labyrinth
Ella Enchanted
The Thief
The Queen of Attolia
Anne of Green Gables
King of Shadows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Incarceron

Right now, I'm a little embarrassed because, here I am, going to be a sophomore in college, and every single book in the list is from the Juvenile section. Now you know the horrible truth. I am not a sophisticated reader.

This realization struck me as I surveyed my books. And I retraced my steps to when I first walked into the library and I realized that I never even went to the adult section. I headed straight for juvenile fiction. And out of that list of books you see up there, I've read 5 of them before. Oh, I enjoy a good classic. In fact, I've read all 6 of Jane Austen's novels this summer, the Scarlet Pimpernel, the Count of Monte Cristo, and a few others and thoroughly enjoyed them. But I have to admit that I do like to see the movie first. No, I do not rely on a television for my imagination, and I'm not glued to one constantly (ha! I can't even have a TV here at college), but it is nice to know the storyline before you jump into a deep story that sometimes uses very unfamiliar language. And I am reading this book to challenge me spiritually. But you just can't beat a good children adventure book.

So I have accepted the fact that I am not a sophisticated reader. I will keep reading classics, textbooks, business books, and other various books to improve my mind, but if I have a free moment, I'll still scoot my way to the Juvenile section. If you want to find me, look in the comfy chairs by that section. I'll most likely be reading Ella Enchanted.