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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and Peter Pan and Wendy by JM Barrie

I collect editions of Peter Pan. Nothing expensive, I’m not looking for first editions but I love illustration in general and I have about 30 different copies in a few different languages.

Honestly you have jumped right in at the deep end - these are difficult texts. Why not try picking a novel you would like to read and see if you can find some reading group questions online. Start with a 20th century classic like Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird or even a Charles Dickens if you want to go back further. There are far more enjoyable books. Read the.novel, then go back and read the introduction and then look for some analysis questions.

I’m not sure what country you are in but in later stages of high school, they do some pretty good analysis of texts and all the texts studied at these levels have accompanying study books. Those are a great place to start.

Honestly this is totally healthy and the fact that you are talking about it as a ‘thing’ is even healthier! I’m serious. I have been talking about this with my therapist the last couple of weeks so I know what I’m talking about.

We take shelter in favourite fictional worlds because they provide REAL comfort. It’s not an escape from the world, it’s like a great big blanket which makes you feel warm and safe. Please know that this is a great power you have - you KNOW where to go to give yourself comfort! Many people search their whole life for this. You are giving yourself what you need. Don’t underestimate what this means about the type of person you are. A person who has various traumas in their life past and present but who has the STRENGTH to know where to go to heal.

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Yes it’s a great book.

Hot take: Joseph Conrad’s English wasn’t as good as thought it was.

It’s not time to worry yet. - To Kill a Mockingbird