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1. A good book can pick you up when you’re feeling down.
2. A good book can help you relax when you’re feeling wound up.
3. A good book can help you get to sleep, on a sleepless night.
4. A good book can be the perfect diversion when you experience racing thoughts.
5. A good book can help you feel centred and in the moment.
6. A good book can make you laugh, make you cry, everything in between, and all of the above.
7. A good book can be the perfect companion on a rainy or snowy day when you don’t want to go out.
8. A good book can draw out strong emotions.
9. A good book can teach you something you didn’t know.
10. A good book can keep you on the edge of your seat.
11. A good book can make you laugh.
12. A good book can be a guilty pleasure.
13. A good book can be hard to put down.
14. A good book can be so compelling, you can’t wait to pick it up again.
15. A good book can be so compelling, you’re sad when it ends.
16. A good book can be a “bucket list” item.
17. A good book is a gift.
18. A good book can make a great gift.
19. A good book is meant to be shared.
20. A good book is meant to be enjoyed.
21. A good book can be enjoyed over and over.
22. A good book can be enjoyed almost anywhere, anytime.
23. A good book can transport you to a place you’ve never imagined before.
24. A good book can transport you to another place or time.
25. Time flies when you read a good book.
26. A good book can help you relive an era, whether you lived through it or not.
27. A good book can make you hate a character with every fibre of your being… and then enjoy that a book made you feel that way.
28. A good book can make you cheer for a character… and a fictional character at that! Books can be pretty powerful!
29. A good book can be a great ice breaker in conversation.
30. A good book can be a way to connect with other fans of the author, the style or the series.
31. A good book can stir up the imagination.
32. A good book can scare the crap out of you.
33. A good book can inspire.
34. A good book can stir up passion for something.
35. A good book can boost confidence.
36. A good book (or two … or three) has been known to give me a boost in a variety of seating situations when I was really young.
37. A good book can motivate.
38. A good book can become timeless.
39. Good books come in so many varieties, there really is something for everyone.
40. For entertainment value, good books are a great deal!
41. Good books give writers an opportunity to unload what is on their mind and in their spirit.
42. Good books are the bridges that connect readers and writers.
43. Good books can stay in our subconscious for a lifetime.
44. Good books make me feel grateful to have had the time and opportunity to enjoy such a beautiful work of art.
45. Good books can help us find answers to the mysteries of life.
46. Good books can lead us to ask more questions about the mysteries of life.
47. Good books can connect us as human beings.
48. Good books can help us to understand our fellow human beings.
49. Good books can help us to understand ourselves.
50. Good books are the icing on the cake of a life well-lived.

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André


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