There’s something to be said about the smell of a book

Isn’t there? Though this may be the age of e-readers and e-books, which take up less space and enable you to have your library with you where ever you go, somehow, nothing beats the experience of reading a physical book. It’s weight. It’s smell. It’s heft. The sound of a page turning in the middle of the night. Of underlining passages. Scribbling notes in the margins. Displaying your collection on a bookshelf. Until it overflows. Spills over from the shelves. Having them piled up near your bed. On the coffee table. In the kitchen. Everywhere you look – a tantalizing cover looking back at you. Whispering its secrets into your ear.

Yes, there’s something to be said for a physical book.

I say this after reading e-books. Despite reading e-books. Which reminds me, I have to download one recommended by The Huffington Post. It’s free, it’s fast, it will travel all over the world with me.

But I will still enter bookstores. And walk out with a bag full of books under my arms.

Because…

There’s something to be said about the smell of a book…

Wandering Wednesday#13: The end

Image by damaradeaella via Flickr

I’ve had fun with this series – 12 weeks of sharing some of the places and themes I discovered on the world wide web. I learnt a lot of things along the way, like creation myths in various cultures and the power that music has on us, I found some great recipes and cool places to read books online.

But all good things must come to an end, and so must this series. I might post more of these if the mood strikes, though the chances of that are slim.

As they say, when something ends, something new begins, and I already have a new series planned, so keep an eye out for it!

In the meantime, here’s The Doors with their beautiful song, The End. Enjoy!

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