Reading is something that I would do all day if I was given the opportunity. I read anything from Nicholas Sparks to J.K. Rowling and even a little George Orwell from time to time. I also like reading biographies or autobiographies if I find an interesting person. I read Memoirs of a Geisha and it was a great book. It pulled you into the life she was forced to live and the things that she went through. I love being taken away into someone else’s story and see what will happen to them. Most books that I read are fun loving books that can brighten my days, but I also like to read the more serious books as well. This may sound weird, but I really like reading about the Holocaust. I think that it is fascinating. I will read almost anything given to me, or I will at least try it to see if I want to continue reading. Books are my escape from reality. They can cheer up my day or make me realize that I do not have it as bad as I sometimes think. Books to me are simply amazing.
Reading for pleasure is very important. It helps to improve vocabulary and knowledge. It is also a way to get away from all the things of the world and just be relaxed. It gives people a drive to want to learn more. If a certain topic sparks an interest they will want to read more about it. Reading is something productive to do instead of just sitting around watching television all day. Reading for pleasure just makes reading for an assignment that much easier, if you already read regularly, than you are used to it.
To make writing more pleasurable for me I try to find a topic that is the most interesting to me. If I can find a connection somewhere the writing will be a bit easier. I try to write throughout the day. I have various amounts of journals stacked on my shelves. All have a different purpose. Some are for the daily activities, while others are more for spiritual things. The more I write in these the more I enjoy writing in any form.
I would read all day too if I could! I love how you said books can be an escape from reality, because it is so true! Reading definitely helps me forget all of my own problems and just focus on the story being told.
ReplyDeleteWe had to read the book Night back in high school and that was about the holocaust and I found that to be very interesting. It is crazy how people back then thought and luckily people wrote it down because otherwise I would not believe it myself. Reading is so important I hope people don't stop doing it in this world of instant information.
ReplyDeleteI love how you said that books are your escape from reality. It's so true. Books just give you that brief escape from your own life and an opportunity to live in someone else's.
ReplyDeleteI love that we have similar taste in books. I think the reason why I love the kind of books that Nicholas Sparks writes is because they could totally happen, like it's not just perfect ending love stories. It's what happens in real life. And yeah, it's so true that it allows you to escape.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you about how books can help you escape from reality! I find myself doing that all the time! A book just allows you to pretend and believe in things that may not happen in real life although you want them to. I think it is awesome that you can enjoy reading so many things! I think if I read about the Holocaust I would cry! But that's just me! ;) Excellent job! :)
ReplyDeleteHaha I definitely agree with literally everything you said! I agree that reading for pleasure expands your vocabulary and it is much more productive than just watching television all day—I've discovered this for myself. When I watch TV all day, I just feel kind of blah, you know? But when I spend a great deal of my day reading, I feel very enriched. Good job!
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