Over the ages, the bookstore has always played a central role in shaping the human society. The place has a certain charm about it. Really when you stop to think about it, you realize that all human activities have been, are and will be associated with the bookstore. A place of desire (when you see a book that you really want) and wonder (when you see its price). But the bookstore also has a soul, only you may have to search for it. Take yesterday for example, I went to this great bookstore (quite near the college too), and saw ‘Of Human Bondage’ which I’ve always wanted to read. When I looked at the price I was literally shocked - Rs. 508. Hmmm… how can I ever square it off with my conscience? But I was in luck yesterday, I found a low cost edition of the same book (after a lot of (soul?) searching) for Rs. 120 which I can explain to my conscience. So that’s my story - the soul of a bookstore.
hmmm... maybe I should go out more often and go some place other than a bookstore or a library.
ps. I haven’t started the book yet. Been reading ‘Tale of Two Cities’, my first ‘Dickens’. Still, better late than never.
4 comments:
why have you taken out indulgence?
it was your best blog so far!
@provostazak I will once I finish these 2.
@unniMAD Indilgence had nothing to do with my books. And dont worry there will be even better posts to come. ALSO WRITE SOMETHING IN YOUR BLOG
but it is still a good post and your title allows my books and other stuff as well
I AGREE WITH YOU A BOOK DOES HAS A SOUL, ONCE MY TEAHER CREID WHEN SHE READ A BOOK TO US. BY THE WAY THANKS FOR READING MY STORIES, I am going to write one more story soon. I wish you will read it and give me comment on how to improve my story.
p.s. Even if you are not a writer.
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