Book Addictions

Anthony Horowitz has written a series of books about a young boy named Alex Rider. If you've read them then good; that means you know what I'm talking about. If not but you like reading about under age children being forced into working for a government protection agency in order for family members or close friends to be kept alive or to remain living in the country rather than deported because their visa has expired, then these are the books for you. However, I do believe that there are too many of them. Others may not be of this opinion but I am.

I was very satisfied with the ending to Crocodile Tears, book number eight in the series, and was very hopeful that it was the last book. I was excited when another one didn't come out within the usual timeline for another Alex Rider book to be released. However, a few months afterwards he came out with the final book. I honestly could not believe what I was seeing. There it was, sitting on the shelve waiting to be picked up and read by the young teens of the world. I on the other hand, vowed never to read the abomination that was set before me. I avoided book stores for weeks on end but over time, my curiosity became too much, I had to buy the book and read it. Then it hit me! Authors write books that certain groups of people become addicted to. And because of this, no matter how many times they put your favourite character though hell and back, they know that even though you may promise to never read it because you believe that the character has been through enough as it is, you will end up reading the book.

But, as there are more and more books about your favourite character, it does become more and more difficult to be committed to reading them, taking you a longer amount of time to read. Unless they are the Harry Potter books. Each time a new one came out you read it faster than you did the previous one, no matter how much thicker the new one is. But once you finish a series, you need to find another one to pass your time. Books are highly addictive but at least they are good. They expand you vocabulary and improve your reading skills. So, this is my thank you to the authors of the world who write the book series that I get addicted to. I thank you for providing the one reason that I curl up in bed or on the couch and just read about the adventures of the characters and the worlds that you have created as an escape from a bad day. Without it, there are many people like me who would be lost without the opportunity to lose ourselves in our imaginations to the various worlds you have created.