Many girls love reading. Reading is a transcendent experience where we forget the physical world and journey into the fantastical world of imagination. It is a source of joy, enhancing, entertaining, and educating the mind simultaneously. Before the technological revolution took over, pouring over books was the only way to educate oneself.
Thus, it was not uncommon to see the protagonists of our beloved works of literature reading for their heart’s pleasure, often having a reading list to help them remember the ones they hadn’t read yet. Indeed, one must not judge a book by its cover, but a lot can be judged about a person who reads a particular book.
Girls and Books
It’s time to have a look at what you understand about a girl from the books she reads; let’s have a look at our perfect list of girls and books –
1. The Nicholas Sparks, Danielle Steel, and Cecilia Ahern Books
These are the girls who believe in and are looking for the happy-ever-after. Love is a common thread running in these works, and love is what they want- that perfect story, with equal parts of the roller coaster moments and the tear-jerking moments.
Complications are a part of life, but these romantics want a heartwarming end to all the obstacles thrown in the “course of true love that never did run smooth”.
2. The Harry Potter, the Lord of The Rings, and A Song of Fire and Ice Series
Magic, fantasy, and dragons! These girls are dreamers, who like to embark upon a phantasmagorical ride with their fantastical imagination. They believe in a miraculous alternative world, cleverly hidden in the ordinary and the mundane. Their biggest dream is a life filled with thrills and adventures like they read in these books. They are not necessarily cynical, but who wouldn’t love a dash of magic in one’s life!
3. The Haruki Murakami, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Salman Rushdie Books
Magic Realism, the mantra is magic realism. These books delight those who like to leave something for their imagination. The girls who read Murakami, Marquez, or Rushdie love to exercise their brains. They like to observe and interpret and not be told pedantically that this is this and that is that.
They are on a solitary quest for meaning and purpose. The ‘gaps’ or unexplained details in these books make them appealing to these seekers of meanings.
4. The Diary of a Young Girl, Wings of Fire, My Experiments with Truth
Truth is often stranger than fiction. That is what reading these books is all about- to find the extraordinary in the ordinary. The fact that these are real stories, stories of success or struggles or sorrows indicates that these girls do not want anything sugar-coated. The world may be ugly and hopeless sometimes, but these girls believe in that silver lining in the grey cloud or the light at the end of the tunnel. They are looking for strength and inspiration and how to persevere.
5. Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, and Jane Eyre
Agreed, modern technology has made life much easier, but it also has its downside. Girls who read these books are the ones who revel in the glories of the past. They are not exactly unhappy with the present; they feel the past was a much better time.
The writing of letters, balls, and men so courteous that they make your knees wobble, say like a Mr. Darcy, are alluring to them. They believe in the simple joys of ordinary family life, in the magic of the everyday.
6. The Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, and Isaac Asimov Books
Here are the girls who love a fair share of mysteries. They are keen, observant, and intuitive owing to the books they read since the answers in a good detective novel or a science fiction novel lay in the finer details. They are intelligent and quick-witted and can read a person with the same ease as they read a book.
No lie or foul play escapes these girls with a sharp eye for the unusual. You are dealing with an expert, so beware of double-crossing her!
7. The Canterbury Tales, War, and Peace, and Ulysses
These are girls who are in love with literature and are extremely well-read. They are most likely to know the ins and outs of hundreds of books and can critically analyze and appreciate them. Owing to the extensive reading, she is likely to be a great judge of character, extremely intelligent, and can use crazy-long words with panache.
These girls love their solitude and quiet atmosphere. Therefore, there are awkward silences between them. Chances are, she is going to be annoyed if you make the slightest sound when she is in her happy place with the books.
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Good article. 🙂