Post 1: Why I Read

Why do I read?

 

I read to get away from problems. I have found myself multiple times recently procrastinating on homework by sticking my nose in a book. Reading is a doorway into, sort of, another world. The storyline is on the pages of the book, but the rest is up to your imagination. You decide how the characters look, how the lands look, the character's voices. Everything can be pictured how you imagine.

 

I read for my own pleasure. When I read, I feel it opens my mind more, I am able to see a different perspective of things. I can see how someone else interprets things or experiences events versus how I would.

 

I read to learn. By reading I learn how different everyone can be inside a book, as well outside, in real life. I learn new words and word order. I learn how mean words can be to someone or how much one compliment can affect a girl/boy. I learn the differences everyone has along with the similarities. I learn I may relate to the book, the author, or even a character. In reading I find more about who I want to be. I read because I enjoy reading.