Why do you like reading?

L1th3rl+and · Post by **L1th3rl+and** » 04 Nov 2019, 09:33

There are very few days when I don't read. I would feel hollowed out and empty without it, as if someone had scooped out of me one of the most meaningful parts of my life. I feel the same about my writing.

Adebowale_Gideon · Post by **Adebowale_Gideon** » 07 Nov 2019, 05:22

I like reading so much because it makes me learn new things, increase my vocabulary and also to help be become more active mentally

peter Novler · Post by **peter Novler** » 12 Nov 2019, 10:39

I love reading for many reasons. Reading is informative, I love knowledge. Reading escapes me from the realities of the normal world to a world of my own. I always feel involved in reading; walking through experiences with a silent audience.

LizzyGirl1 · Post by **LizzyGirl1** » 13 Nov 2019, 13:03

Reading frees my heart, soul and imagination - takes them soaring in infinite skies. It gives me the opportunity to live vicariously through the characters and experience their joys and sorrows, highs and lows.

xjulirenae · Post by **xjulirenae** » 14 Nov 2019, 12:58

Why do I like reading? Why do I like breathing - it keeps me alive. Books give me a way to be someone else, to escape from my world and join my favorite people in their world. The characters comfort me in ways real people can't. Books don't yell at me, judge me, or make me depressed, soooooooo I love reading because it makes the real world disappear.

I_Am_Israt · Post by **I_Am_Israt** » 16 Nov 2019, 10:59

I love reading books from my childhood. It's my most favorite hobby. My grandma is a popular writer in my country. She always encourages me to read books. I love reading books because

Books give me ideas about the thoughts of different authors.

Books tell me different stories.

Books eliminates my fatigue.

Book is my heart and it's every words are my heartbeat.

angie410 · Post by **angie410** » 18 Nov 2019, 07:51

Reading is so relaxing. Ive been able to take myself out of my busy life for a short time to recover my brain. Words are incredible to me.

HanSmith97 · Post by **HanSmith97** » 18 Nov 2019, 08:08

LizzyGirl1 wrote: ↑13 Nov 2019, 13:03 Reading frees my heart, soul and imagination - takes them soaring in infinite skies. It gives me the opportunity to live vicariously through the characters and experience their joys and sorrows, highs and lows.

Love this answer! I completely agree - I love living through the characters. For me, reading provides a source of escapism.

Namaste23 · Post by **Namaste23** » 20 Nov 2019, 02:11

Reading is engrossing. You forget your still in reality while you are reading!

justjim · Post by **justjim** » 24 Nov 2019, 03:55

Reading takes me to other places and helps me relax. I have memories of places I've been and things I've done. The memories of books I've read are just as strong.

Word-smith65 · Post by **Word-smith65** » 27 Nov 2019, 09:22

The first reason why I love reading is the escape. How I get to travel and relate to the characters in the book all in the comfort of my bed is awesome. I forget about everything around me.

Secondly, there is something about an author's writing style that I find captivating. How they just throw everything in the right proportions leading to a good connection with the characters and the writer as well. Sometimes I find myself self re-reading a phrase or paragraph admiring the artistry in it.

Leyla Ann · Post by **Leyla Ann** » 27 Nov 2019, 16:29

I like reading because for one, it's easier to focus on one thing at a time, as when watching movies, one has to do two things: seeing and hearing, whereas when reading, one only has to focus on one thing, which is what's written; also reading improves vocabulary: as someone who's not a native English speaker, reading allowed me to learn English all on my own.

Ivana Komel · Post by **Ivana Komel** » 28 Nov 2019, 16:40

I read to gain knowledge, because I believe that you can learn from every book something. Secondly, I read to get away from the real stressful world that we live in now and relax, even if it is just for few hours a day.

sjenkins39 · Post by **sjenkins39** » 28 Nov 2019, 18:59

I love reading because you can learn a lot when you read. It also creates an escape from everything.

BlueDolphin · Post by **BlueDolphin** » 30 Nov 2019, 17:15

Yep. To escape real life. Bonus if I learn something.

For me, I was never really a book reader as a child. My parents were movie people, and I was homeschooled, so the only stories I read (and enjoyed, now that I think back on it) were the ones in the Spectrum Reading schoolbooks. I did read Sasha Cohen’s 2006 biography, because I grew up watching figure skating, and she was one of my favorite skaters.

Despite this, I always believed I hated reading.

1. I never looked for books I might enjoy, ‘cause I didn’t think I’d like any. At the library (which we went to mainly for the computers, to play games), I’d sometimes be directed at the children’s section, but not recommended any books. Plus, I felt being looked down on. I remember picking up a Dr. Seuss book, and I’d read it, but it was so simple. It didn’t impress me. I was like, “This is a children’s book? Hmph!” I didn’t consider books for older people, as I thought they’d be complicated and boring adult stuff.
2. Sometime in 2008 when I was 10, I got a Kids’ Meal at Wendy’s, as usual. Even though Dad would throw away the toys, I’d secretly sneak it out. At the time, they were giving away audiobooks of a few books in the Magic Tree House series. OMG did I love them! I wanted all the available audiobooks. I knew there were others, but I knew Dad would never buy them. It had magic in it, after all.
3. I grew up watching Little House on the Prairie, but my dad didn’t buy the books until I was 11. I devoured those books in 10 days, I couldn’t put them down.
4. I can’t remember if it was before or after reading the Little House books, but I was browsing books on Amazon (IDK why, as I didn’t read.) I came across “Island of the Blue Dolphins,” and the summary and book cover got my attention. I asked my dad to buy me it, and I read it on the iPad. I remember loving it.
5. My dad didn’t allow me to watch Harry Potter, ‘cause it was about magic and witches. I’m sure if I did, I’d want to read the books. When at a truck stop one time, I’d turn my head to look at the TV playing the second HP movie, and he’d turn my head away from watching. (But since he was a truck driver—I, the sole passenger—and the rest of my family were living back home, they’d watch all sorts of things.)
But a few years ago, in 2015, when me and my younger sister were forced to live with our mom and older sister by Children’s Protection Services (‘cause we were still under 18 at the time), when my younger sister was watching a HP marathon on TV, I decided to read the books. I read them all in 8 days.

Hehe

even though I’ve long since realized that whether or not I love reading depends on the book (and the writing), I’m still not an AVID reader, despite having a long list of books I wanna read. I’ve always been an audio-visual person, so movies/shows have more effect on drawing me in. I do hope to change that, and read more books (aside from the ones already in my to-read list.)