I'm in the midst (or rather, beginning) of reading two very different books. One of them, Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons is whimsical, comical, and very challenging to read. The other, Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet is heavy, a auto-biography, and very easy read (in terms of language). I'm enjoying both of them and reading them at VERY different paces. I find it really interesting how different both of the books are, and yet my equal inclination to read them. I have this urge to read both all the time! I'm excited (in different ways) for Project R.E.A.L.face after lunch, and to read after school. Whether down stumbling in the hallways distracted by Flora's adventures, or sneaking glimpses at Daniel's way of seeing things, my mind is occupied by these two books! 

           Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons, was recommended to me by my mom. She said it was a "classic". Classics, let me tell you, are not usually the books I am most attracted to. I've had a bad history of starting "classics" and stopping when bored. After a LOT of nagging, I decided to bring the book to school and try and start it during Project R.E.A.L.. I was actually dreading starting the yellow-paged, very old book. Just like the three day hump of quitting smoking, I believe there is a certain point when you feel comfortable with a book, just like when you have gotten really involved into a foreign movie with English subtitles. Something just clicks. That's what happened with  Cold Comfort Farm, halfway through Project R.E.A.L., I was completely engrossed in the plot and characters. I understood the humor, and for the most part, the language.

          Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet, was a completely different story, (the way I read it and the   actual plot). I slipped into Born on a Blue Day, comfortably, right away. Recommended by Ms. Robbins, I took a chance with the interesting blurb, wondering what it would actually be like to no more than 100 digits of pi, and to be able associate numbers with colors and textures. The language in this book was absolutely lovely. Written by Daniel Tammet, the words are simple, concise, and straight to the point crystal clear. He said what happened, and didn't expect anyone to infer anything, because that's not the type of book it was. I was absolutely intrigued with the out of reach persona that Daniel had aquired. With Cold Comfort Farm I could definitely relate to Flora, whereas I was completely different than Daniel, and I loved seeing his world. 

          I am reading Born on a Blue Day and Cold Comfort Farm, these books are close to opposites. I was very interested into seeing why I was drawn into both of them. I think reading different types of stories, broadens a person's tolerance level to a certain extent and I'm glad I am able to do this.