Overbooked Reader

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling was a book series I grew up with, during my grade school and high school years. I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on paperback, after one of my bookish aunts recommended I read it. Then, I bought books two through seven on hardback, each day they were released in the local book stores. The new books were always launched during the eve or right in the middle of my final exams, so I ended up reading about The Boy Who Lived instead of studying for school. Fortunately, my grades were still good enough for me to get accepted in the Ateneo de Manila University, for college. I remember being awestruck when I first read about Harry Potter. I kept daydreaming and dreaming about what Hogwarts house the Sorting Hat would put me in (I was hoping to get placed in Gryffindor), and what want would choose me in Ollivanders (as long as it had a phoenix feather). I wanted so much for Quidditch to be real, and I wanted my very own Nimbus 2000. It too...

Only now am I discovering the wonder of book blogger-hosted reading challenges. Today, I've joined two challenges: the Flights of Fantasy Reading Challenge 2015 and the Re-Read Challenge 2015 . Source: So Obsessed With This year's Re-Read Challenge is hosted by book blogs Belle of the Literati  and So Obsessed With . "No book is worth reading that isn't worth re-reading," reads a quote from Susan Sontag that absolutely agree with. Every time I read a book I find epic or amazing, I always feel compelled to read it again. This is why I've found myself re-reading favorite books like Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami and Carrie by Stephen King. My goal for this challenge is to re-read 24 books that I've read in the past. I'm only committing to two books per month because I've already committed to reading 30 books for the Flights of Fantasy Challenge , and I'm a slow reader. Completing these two challenges alone will require me to read...