The Books They Gave Me

In which we reflect on books given us by loved ones.

Wilde.

He sang to me, and said, “Read this. It’s about being bad, about sex and drugs and doing what you really want to do.”

I was horrified, not by the book, but by the boy’s fascination with being bad for bad’s sake. His rebellion was boring, and I soon grew tired of his reactionary sensibilities. 

The book, however, bears rereading.

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