Before my long babble, I'd just like to point out that spent the entirety of September 24, 2011 reading The Great Gatsby to celebrate F. Scott Fitzgerald's birthday! Such an amazing day, and I have a new favourite book. :) Anyway, back to the actual blog post...

I recently promised myself that I will no longer re-read The Catcher in the Rye because I'm already over that angst-filled stage of my life blahblah the whole pseudo explanation can be found here. But after creating a T-chart of the pros and cons of moving out for university, I've come to realize that although I am happier and much less (I can't think of the right term so pardon me for choosing this) emotionally unstable, there's still a part of me that will relate to Holden. I denied it because honestly, I don't want to be someone who's like him. He's not really the most likeable character out there, and I like to think of myself as likeable. But my favourite human being in the world pointed out in one of his videos that I am not likeable, and secretly (although I admit to it not so secretly anymore now) Holden Caulfield is "the guy [I] know myself to be". So I revoke that promise I made to myself. I will never ever again tell myself to not read a certain book again. No matter how much I dislike it (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Blink) or how much I'm afraid that I will dislike it if I read it again (The Catcher in the Rye). I once had an English tutor (an amazing woman, by the way) who told me that in order for me to fully understand and appreciate a book, I must read it at least five times. And so far, of all the hundreds of books I have read, I've probably read at most only 20 of them five times. (not counting the children's books I read for Jacob, though) I love reading, and I'm on my way to become an English major. I think I should give every book (which I haven't read five times yet) a chance. Yes, even Twilight. Though I don't really plan on reading it again anytime soon. Hehe.

***A side note (notice my love for side notes lately?) : I blogged twice in one weekend! Proud moment here. And I'm planning on reading TCitR by the end of this year to celebrate its 60th anniversary.

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