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My Life Lost In Books Taylor Sandberg Analysis
Taylor Sandberg
My Life Lost In Books
(Taylor Sandberg)
“Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark.” - The Tale Of Despereaux Reading is my life. It’s my escape from the world around me. I love getting lost in a story about monsters and myths, or a Cinderella gone wrong. If I didn’t draw as much as I did, I’d probably be the anti-social bookworm in the back, like in all those cliche teenage love stories. It’s actually quite surprising to see how many people dislike books, there’s nothing wrong with a little reading every once and awhile. But who am I to judge? I wasn’t a very big reader myself until maybe two years ago. Of course, that leads to the first reason why I enjoy reading so much.

My favorite book, at the moment, but one I don’t think I’ll ever forget. The Tale Of Despereaux is by far, the best book I’ve read. It’s about a little mouse named Despereaux, who is the black sheep of the family, he likes to read the books in the king's library, not eat them, like his brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, one day, he falls in love with the princess, though, that’s forbidden. Without a second thought, he tries to get the princess’s attention, and when he does, his sibling finds out. Hurriedly telling their father, he was
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Manga is technically a comic book, but instead of a more realistic setting and art style, its mythical, but don't be fooled, there's plenty manga with a more.. down-to-earth feel. The first manga I ever read, was Deadman Wonderland. I won’t go into detail, though. It was a gift from my step-dad, and I’m so happy he got it for me, because he’s the first actual fatherly figure in my life, since my biological dad left when I was around 3 or 4. I’ve read many manga, and watched a lot of animes since then, so it's opened my mind a bit. Like every time you read a new book, it leads you further into the library, except, I’m ecstatic to move onto the

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