Honestly, I'm not a big fan of reading. When I was little, I would flip through picture books and just gaze at the pictures and just create my own story. My parents tried to read books out loud to us as we were laying in bed, but I wouldn't pay attention. My mind would simply wonder off, thinking of anything...but books. There are those rare occasions when I decided to crack open a book and read through the first 100 pages, and would eventually just give up with boredom. There have been few books I have enjoyed reading.
One of them is...erm...J.K. Rowling...anyways, the genre I would read most consistently are action and informative books such as the Bourne series and the novel Angels and Demons. These are probably the only types a books I read for pleasure.
Reading for pleasure is definitely important! I am just not a huge fan with reading. Reading for our own motive of just enjoying a book helps build a vocabulary for those instance when a teacher would make you read an assigned (and sometimes difficult) book such as The Scarlet Letter (shiver). My roommate enjoys reading every type of book imaginable, and as a result, he has developed a huge vocabulary and is able to provide deep insightful analysis.
A way that could better enhance my degree of pleasure when it comes to writing is to make it interesting for myself. I actually found that the issues paper wasn't that difficult once the interest became a factor in writing, rather then just the grade involved. Not only discussing interesting topics for writing makes it pleasurable, but inserting opinions and suggestions can bring more interaction into the paper, creating an atmosphere of almost face-to-face debate with someone that wouldn't agree with you. So overall, reading for pleasure can help assist making someone's mind more alert in logical thinking and can build the reader's comprehension level. Maybe, one day I could appreciate books as much as people like my roommate or people in our Writing 150 class. Reading for pleasure is something that can help an individual in every way.
I like how J.K. Rowling was one of the few authors you mentioned as having liked or been interested in. She's pretty much universally popular. It's interesting to see what types of books appeal to those who aren't really readers, especially since I hope to be an author.
ReplyDeleteI agree that writing the issues paper was more enjoyable because we could interject our own opinions. J.K. Rowling is also one of my favorite authors. I love Harry Potter!
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