Reading is more than just a hobby or chore to some people. To those people who enjoy reading and can fully delve into and have it become almost an alternate reality. For those people they become a character in the book and submerge their minds into the book. These people feel the way the characters feel and relate to the different emotions that arise over the course of the book. I am one of these people. When I find a book, novel, series, or poem that I truly enjoy I put my mind and heart into the book. For example over the past year I read Nicholas Sparks’ The Last Song and the book took me to North Carolina where the plot was set. I felt exactly how Ronnie, the main character, felt throughout the book.
Most of the time I enjoy reading by myself whenever there is time, such as at night. If i am reading at night, I love to curl up with my book in my room and just read all night. But my favorite place to read is on my porch where i can listen to the leaves rustle through the wind and enjoy nature along with the book. When I am in that environment I can truly enjoy myself and fully grasp what is going on the book.
Reading for school, or anytime I am not choosing to read, is not the same as if I choose to read. That type of reading is a lot more difficult and challenging. In this type of reading, one must try to see what is important and what is not, what is a metaphor and what is its meaning. To try to analyze these books, I sit down in a quiet spot and just let my mind do all the work. With a pencil in my hand, I read through the work and outline what is important or summarize each paragraph and chapter. This helps organize thoughts for paper or tests, even discussions. I feel that this is one of the best methods for reading when doing it for a purpose, such as school.
Reading is an amazing way to escape from reality. When movies, television and music fail there is always a book to help inspire someone and even let them use their imagination to take them to a new place.
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