B O O K L O G G E R

Most continuous readers will have one thing in common; the ability to imagine what they are reading. What most authors seem to do is explain the settings, expressions, etc. in a way which enables readers to picture themselves in that specific environment the author is writing about. The sound of the waves, or the fast pacing horses and the sound of them trotting, the giggling children in the background, all add on to the context of the story. This enhances the effect it has on the reader IF he/she wants to use their imagination and creativity while doing so.

As much as it may enhance your imagination, it also has an effect on self development too. How? Simple ideologies and methods have been taken from more academically written texts and transferred into a more simpler language for everyone to be able to read it. Therefore, a simple psychological theory or a modernized mindset can be taught to many people without them actually having to go through academia.

As much as I would like to say I always loved to read, that really isn’t the case. At one point in middle school I constantly had trouble answering questions we were given in English class that were based on texts, and it made me hate doing reading activities. It was a constant struggle to understand what, “the author is trying to say.”

Turning Point?

I’m pretty sure the turning point had to do with the novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird.” Why? I had to read the book every year for English class during high school, and every single year I would learn something new and it would be something I could’ve never guessed on my own. Later as I started to read independently, finding symbols, themes, hidden meanings behind certain texts started to become easier, and putting aside some of the bland novels I came across, the messages some of them held were a lot more meaningful than the typical books you pick up. I think the books you pick really tend to shape your way of thinking also. The more you think about a topic, the more you want to learn about it.

Another point that helped me with getting into reading, as funny as it may sound, was visualizing a bookshelf full of all the books I’d buy. You know the really aesthetic looking ones everybody seems to find on pinterest. But after visualizing it I didn’t want it to be just random books that may fill up a couple shelves. It had to be something that people would look at fascinated and find it as an inspiration to themselves too.

Why Read?

An Eye Opener – How I Started Reading