A friend recommended this great little book - perfect for those who enjoy reading. Its written by Alan Bennett who wrote 'The History Boys' which was also made into a great movie.The title is perfect. It is a story about the Queen accidentally discovering the joy of reading and her journey as she expands her thoughts and observations on life.
Here are some of my fav observations from the book:
"Pass the time? Books are not about passing the time. They're about other lives. Other worlds." (pg 29)
"The appeal of reading, she thought, lay in its indifference: there was something undeferring about literature. Books did not care who was reading them or whether one read them or not. All readers were equal, herself included." (pg 30)
"Authors, she soon decided, were probably best met with in the pages of their novels, and as much creatures of the reader's imagination as the characters in their books. Nor did they seem to think one had done them a kindness by reading their writings. Rather they had done one the kindness by writing them." (pg 52)
"You don't put your life into books. You find it there." (pg 101)
I highly recommend this book!
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