My daughter asked me a few weeks ago why I love books so much. Given the fact that her attention span is equivalent to that of a goldfish, I gave her a short answer: I love reading stories.
But it’s so much more than that.
I love the way an author can make you feel things you didn’t know you could feel.
I love the way a book can change your perspective or even your mind.
I love how a good story stays with you for weeks and months and years afterwards.
I love how certain characters find their way into my life at just the right time.
I love how books don’t care what I look like or how much I weigh, and how they’re there for me regardless.
I love that a captivating story can keep me occupied for an entire afternoon.
I love the worlds and places books take me to.
I love how books improve my vocabulary and logic and thought process and all those necessary, critical thinking skills.
I love that there are books for everyone.
I love that books can spur debates and conversations and create connections between people who’ve only just met or have known each other for years.
I love the easy access we have to books now when just 100 years ago, it wasn’t so.
I love that, even from a book I don’t finish or a book I hate, I take away something.
I love the staying power of books.
I love that no two people read the same book even if they’re reading the same book.
I love that reading is free.
I love that books give me something look forward to even when nothing else does.
I finally went to the library yesterday and snagged 3 good books. It is a gift to be able to read!! The library puts books in front of my face that I would surely miss!!
Love, Steph’s Momma
i love how reading is a way that you can escape from your world and into another–it’s free like you said! i just need more time for it.
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Books are the best, one of the things I love about them most is they’re portable. You can take entertainment in book form where ever you go!
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Amen to all of these things. I got totally lost in my book on my way into work this morning. I was 100% living in a different world for those 35 minutes. How else can you do that?
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Books are so awesome for all of those reasons you stated above!!! I am so glad that I found my way back to my favorite hobby because for awhile there I was lost without it lol. There is nothing better than the feeling you get when reading a great book or relating to a character.
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I love all the feelings I get from books as well. And so true – I love that no two people read the same book even if they’re reading the same book. I also resonated with your reason that reading improves vocabulary and critical thinking skills. Like I said in my interview, I think reading makes me smarter!
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I totally agree about characters coming into our lives at a certain time. They become a part of you almost!
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i completely agree with all of this!! books are such a great way to escape your daily life for a while…i love getting lost in a really good book
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the one about 2 people reading the same book… ah so true and i just love it all.
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I love that quote and so agree. Books give us so much, teach us so much, and change us in a way nothing else can. i love that everyone reads a book differently and interprets it based on their life experiences. Nothing better than a book and a whole day to read.
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YES!!!!!!!! All of this and more!
I love the anticipation I feel when I know I’m about to pick up a book that I’ve been looking forward to starting (or finishing).
I love learning about places, cultures, and historical events that I know I would not otherwise learn about unless a book taught it to me.
I love that memoirs allow me to see a slice of someone’s life that interests me or that I can learn from.
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A big YES to this. Reading makes me so happy. I just went to the library today!
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I love all of these things as well. When people say they don’t enjoy reading, I have a hard time processing that. (And I usually assume they just haven’t found the right type of book for them.)
Regardless, reading has been one of my favorite hobbies for years. I hope that if/when I have a kid, he/she will love reading as much as I do!
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This is such a perfect list! Nolan LOVES reading. He’s already choosing to read chapter books over playing some days, which is awesome. Milo couldn’t care less about books, but I still read to him every day. I’m hoping it’ll change as he gets older.
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