I read. I read a lot. That’s read, as in past tense. I used to read so much and I used to read everything. I distinctly recall reading an old advertisement with utmost enthusiasm to the mirth of my mother. I was young then, even younger than I am now. There was a regression though, I regret to relate. While I was young I read thick books, hardbacks heavier than all my knowledge. I would have a new one everyday. A bigger one, a heavier one, one more complex than the one before it. I was that girl. I read late into the night and it was the first thing I did in the morning. Fantasies were my favorite; stories where the heroes did the impossible. What else would I possibly read? Plain old fiction? Don’t be ridiculous. I lived reality, what do I …show more content…
For instance, as a child I read novels because, simply put, they were fun. I would imagine all the course of events and even think about what’s happening behind the scenes. Particularly, when I read stories that had sequels and after stories. I would spend endless amounts of time continuing the story in my own head, giving the heroes the ending they rightfully deserve or throwing them in precarious scenarios cause that’s just life. There were infinite endings that I could control and I absolutely ran wild with it. Reading did wonders for my imagination and the entertainment value was like no other. Similarly, I read comics with all the enthusiasm I could possibly muster. It was the coolest thing to me considering I was experiencing something created by someone across the ocean. Not to mention, I never experienced stories that showed me how to feel before. I read to learn and to relate and to explore a series of illustrations that beforehand I never knew existed. Considering how much of my own media I created based off of comics, it’s reasonable to say that the comics inspired something new in myself. I began to write and draw my own plots, nothing good of course, but as a middle schooler it was definitely a positive outlet. Last but not least, the history of the now. That, I experience, for a far greater reason. The ignorance of humanity is astounding. There is so much out there that is not known. If it weren’t for blog posts or the world wide web there would have been little to no chance of us discovering events beyond our neighborhood fences like the Ferguson Shooting (3) or the Venezuelan Protests(1) or even Donald Trump’s utter ignorance(5) despite him living in our very own White House! Media works to inform us and educate us on anything one could possibly be interested. In illustration, there’s entire threads based off of questions people may have about anything. In fact, I
My parents have always stressed the importance of reading. Throughout my whole life, they have motivated me to read and they have encouraged me to find books that I find interesting to read. Because of their encouragement, I am an avid reader today. When I was a child, just starting to enjoy reading I liked to read books that were fiction. Some of my favorite books to read as a child are series that I still love today and I think I still have every book in each series stored in my attic. They are The Boxcar Children, Junie B. Jones, and The Magic Tree House.
When you read, especially fiction, you experience a broad sweep of human life. You gain access to the thoughts of others, look at history through another person’s eyes and learn from their mistakes, something that you otherwise would not be able to experience.
But the title intrigued me and thought it's time to break out of my comfort zone and read a realistic fiction book once in a while.
Additionally, they are a way and means of people trying to express themselves in an artful manner. In the case of Rose, “Reading opened up the world.” (Rose 21); it opened the gates for Rose to build a creative mindset that most students do not have throughout their educational careers. As for myself, reading has allowed me to understand what aspects of writing are popular to this day. Additionally, narratives have allowed me to reevaluate my views on American society as a whole; at first, I believed that there was clearly something wrong with me when I was placed into remedial English at De Anza.
My earliest memories can be found at the hands of paperback novels. Books were my escape from the world around me. The thrill of being able to leave behind the world and it’s baggage and enter another that books provided captivated me, and left an impact on me. The emotion I experienced solely from taking a small step into another person’s story was unlike any I had felt before. I desperately wanted others to feel what I had felt, and love whatever I had become entranced by with the same passion as I did.
“One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.” These were the words from one of the greatest authors of all time, Dr. Seuss, that sprouted the enjoyment of reading. I was a young lad when I first started looking at words, and although I could not understand them, I knew they had some significant meaning to them. Reading played a huge role in my life, and it all started when my mom read books to me as a baby, when I first read a book for myself, and, of course, when I was required to read at school.
Modern literature makes fascinating reads because readers are able to escape into a fantasy world. Reading exposes the reader into a different mindset (Covington). It allows bookworms to think about what they do not have, what they wish to have, or simply just escape from reality. Sometimes it is nice to sit down after a tiresome day, open up a fantasy book and read about the things that can never happen. The reader knows it will never happen, but it is just relaxing to start dreaming about the mystical.
I would only read books that were required for class, and even then I usually would not finish them. Reading was never something that I liked. When I got into high school, I started reading books for fun a little more than before. I was always a Harry Potter fan but since I did not like to read I only watched the movies. I remember reading those books and actually liking them. My junior year was also a time in my reading history that I remember well. As a class we were reading the Great Gatsby in time to see the movie for the midnight premier. Each day we were instructed to read up to a certain page, no further. I did not like the book at first, just like any other book I was forced to read for school. But, one night I was reading and the book got so interesting for me I could not put it down. That was the first book in along time that I enjoyed reading that was assigned to me. After my junior year, I went right back to my old ways of not reading books. My senior year I took AP English, so this required a lot of books. Thinking back to that year of school I remember finishing maybe one or two of those books. Although, I didn’t read all of those books, I still got a good grade in the class. One thing I did learn from that class about not reading all the books was reading the summaries is not good enough because, they leave out all the
As a child, I have always been fond of reading books. My mother would read to me every single night before I went to bed and sometimes throughout the day. It was the most exciting time of the day when she would open the cabinet, with what seemed to be hundreds of feet tall, of endless books to choose from. When she read to me, I wanted nothing more than to read just like her. Together, we worked on reading every chance we had. Eventually I got better at reading alone and could not put a book down. Instead of playing outside with my brothers during the Summer, I would stay inside in complete silence and just read. I remember going to the library with my mom on Saturdays, and staying the entire day. I looked forward to it each and every week.
This isn't technically a book that I read when I was in the properly defined age
I used to have to take these tests about all the books I would read in school and I would always ace them all. I knew that reading was something I liked because I was always very intrigued by it. Also in middle school I found my true writing voice. I remember taking a creative writing class in six grade and I was always the student who wrote more than what was expected for my writing assignments. I would write stories about things such as my friends and the experiences that I had in school. Sometimes I would even write my own plays and in my plays the characters would be people in family and people from school. I would always try to make the plot super interesting in my plays. One time I wrote a play about my brothers and me traveling to space and finding aliens. Overall, I really fell in love with literacy throughout my middle school years because I was able to read books more at an advance level and I also was able to write more intense stories. Literacy has been a positive influence in my life all throughout my school
I don’t think all the books in the world could ever be enough for me: mystery, comedy, satire, tragedy, historical, educational, fiction, and non-fiction. The endless possibilities of books I can read are endless, and yet I have always, and always will, want more. Perhaps it has been the way I have been raised, or perhaps it is something I acquired from school. Either way, my love for reading is something I has possessed since I was a young child, and I have always enjoyed each genre. Yet, no genre really made me question the world around me and wonder what the future holds.
I also remember as young girl learning how to read and my favorite book that I could quote word for word was “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr.Suess. I loved that book so much I still have that today. As I got older my love for reading and books started to diminish, I went to a private school for my elementary years and their curriculum was very intense. It was required to read a book from their approved list and complete a book report each summer before the school year began. Not to mention the numerous books reports I would have to complete during the school. At an early age books and reading was something I had to do and not what I wanted to do.
Reading leave me a lot of good things, such as learning what is going on around the