Can You Read Me?

I always loved reading Matilda when I was younger; I used to cuddle up in my parents' bed, because it was way more comfortable than mine was, and read it while everyone else watched TV in the living room. I would fall asleep while reading, but when I would read the book or watch the VHS, I felt like Matilda and I were kindred spirits. Both of our families were TV-oriented; Bart was favored by both of my parents since he was the older one; Dad was more of the disciplinarian; I loved reading. There were differences of course, because I never read classic books when I was younger - I just stuck with what I liked, which was Ramona books! Point still remains that Matilda is my homegirl and I wanted to have magical powers so I could be goofy around the house =)

"Sometimes Matilda longed for a friend, somebody like the kind, courageous people in her book. But it occurred to her that talking dragons and princesses with hair long enough to climb, such people would only exist in storybooks." (Matilda)