Why do you like reading?

[PhoenixOrders]

Reading gives me a place to escape from reality and rotten emotions. When I'm reading, nothing matters, and I can be anything I want to be.

[David Weekley]

Hello Members,

I started reading at a very young age. My father was abusive and did not allow me the normal pass times of other children my age. I was not allowed to run around and play and be loud and to laugh. I was supposed to sit quietly and mind my own business. Well, sitting quietly and minding my own business turned into reading because in my mind it was like being with the characters and escaping into their world for a while. I probably had more imaginary characters growing up than anyone had a right to have because I read so very much. I learned to love books as an escape and then continued to love them once free from my initial restraints. Now I read just for the sheer enjoyment of leaving behind the stress of a college student's life and being able to walk around in another place for a while.

Best Regards,
David Weekley

[Gannon]

Hello Members,

I started reading at a very young age. My father was abusive and did not allow me the normal pass times of other children my age. I was not allowed to run around and play and be loud and to laugh. I was supposed to sit quietly and mind my own business. Well, sitting quietly and minding my own business turned into reading because in my mind it was like being with the characters and escaping into their world for a while. I probably had more imaginary characters growing up than anyone had a right to have because I read so very much. I learned to love books as an escape and then continued to love them once free from my initial restraints. Now I read just for the sheer enjoyment of leaving behind the stress of a college student's life and being able to walk around in another place for a while.

Best Regards,
David Weekley

Nice story David, it's great that books allowed you to escape an abusive father.

[ShoppingMonk]

wow i didn't a raised this question up to today let me think ..

[mikeca]

I don't know, it allows me to get lost, and to lose myself for awhile. I'm rather antisocial, so books are sort of friends for me, too. You can come back to them and get something new that you didn't catch the last time round.

[AnaF]

I love books because i can escape from life, from the real world that surrounds me.I would also have to add that I love books because they make think about certain things and because they have helped me to grow up. I feel that I've learned a lot from books, they have thought me things. And I have to add that, even though reading isn't exactly a group activity, because of them I've met a lot of interesting people; it's good when you can socialize with other people because of books

[rishabhsachan]

YES I like reading bt not to much because i dont have a time to read books

[prasadkunala]

When i get bored then i start reading.....

[lormn]

Like most everyone else has said, reading gives me an escape from the stresses of the real world. When I read I block everything else out for a while.

[pokerfairy01]

I love reading because I am taken to a new place I would have never been if it weren't for reading. Reading is a great escape for the mind and a great way to be creative. What happened before the book? What could happen after the book? What do the characters look like? What do they sound like. You the " reader" control all those aspects when reading and that makes it fun and interesting.

[rachel5]

I like to read because I can follow the journey of the characters from the beginning of the book to the end. Also because it's fun to picture my favorite scenes from books

[LeannMA]

There isn't just one reason I can give for liking to read so much. I like reading different genres for different reasons. I love reading memoirs and getting views of other peoples lives; the horrors they have been through and the things they have overcome. I like reading historical fiction to appreciate different perspectives on historical events. I like reading a good romance, lets be honest what girl doesn't daydream about the strong heroic man rescuing the girl in distress.

[sthomas676]

I am very much eager ed to learn new things and that's why i love reading.

[Fieldmouse]

I read to escape the black hole of bleak despair that is reality

[Mota]

i like to read because it lets me escape my reality. not onl that it takes the stress away and makes u forget your current problem.