Reading has recently become important to me. I didn't read much as a kid, and it was often hard for me to find a book I was interested in. I don't remember much of reading from when I was younger just that I liked books about people. I used to read things like Amelia Bedelia, and Magic Tree house. I liked pretending like that was my life.
I've never liked reading books for school. I absolutely hate being told what to read. That feeling that I have to read it just ruins the book for me. I like coming across books on my own accidentally. I know people say not to judge a book by it's cover but the cover of a book does a lot to help me decide to read it. I'm drawn to certain books so if I'm in a library or a book store I look for books that I think will be interesting to me. I have enjoyed books with not so appealing covers before I just often don't give them the chance to impress me by picking them up. I need to get better at that.
I like reading books that are in a series because usually when I get to the end of book I never want it to end. When you read a book in a series you have that suspense on when you are going to read the next book. I usually read books about the same subject as well, story's about people my age with problems I sometimes face. I don't really like to get too Mystical or make believe. A mix of reality and fantasy interests me most. I can sit for hours and read these types of books.
Today I feel like no matter what is going on with my life those few hours a day when I'm reading I can escape it. I think of reading sort of as a second world. Anything I want to do, be, or experience i accomplish through reading. I think reading helps me in real life as well. I learn about a lot of different things from books. Not only about words but about life. I put scenarios of things that happened in my books to real life. I hope I never lose this desire to read and that it stays with me for years to come.
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