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What was I told about reading and readers as a child?
When I was a child, my mom used to bring a lot of children's books home (because she was a teacher) and she always encouraged me to read. She said that reading was a good thing to learn and it would help me achieve my dreams! The general perception that I gained was that readers were really cool people because they knew a lot about the world -
School reading...Shift or Enhance?
I think that when school started, my love of reading only intensified. I loved reading storybooks and tales and everything but then I also started reading factbooks and children's encyclopedias which for me were a world of wonder. The school textbooks weren't that equally interesting to me, but I certainly managed to keep my love of books alive and growing, -
Started reading independanly
I think that I have always been a very eager reader. I can't exactly remember when I started reading independantly but it was pretty early in my life, almost when I was 4 or 5. Books were a great source of satisfaction and joy to me, I literally devoured each book I came across. And I used to pester my parents all the time to buy me new storybooks! -
Favorite childhood, preteem, adult book
There was this one children's book, whose title I can't remember but I immensely enjoyed it (for reasons unknown). It was about a boy who goes over to his friend's house for a sleepover and he wasnts to take his teddy bear alongwith. But he's embarrased that the other kids will make fun of him.
That certainly was a good book. -
As a child told about non-readers
As a kid, I was told that non-readers are unsuccessful people and they are missing out a very important portion of their lives. Reading is an art with which only certain individuals are blessed. -
Importance of being a reader
I think probably around when I was ten and in 5th grade, I had truly grasped the importance of reading. I knew right then, that reading new and interesting books not only gave me a lot of vocabulary but also enhanced my speaking skills in one way or another. I always stood first in my grade and I always used to attribute my "extra" reading to be the reason behind that. -
First "grown-up" book
I think my first grown up book was "The Dead LIfeguard" which my friend lend to me a few years back. It was about this psycho serial killer who targeted lifeguards at a swimming pool club. That certainly was a strange book to read due to its complexity and somewhat sexual content. -
1st Book I read because everyone else was reading it
The answer to that will deifinitely be Harry Potter. I admit that I didn't get the chance to read Harry Potter when I was little. But when I was 13, I thought that I should give it a try because everyone else DID read HP. I had watched the first four movies by that time, so I thought it was time to read the novels.
I started with the Deathly Hallows. I just don't why I started to go backwards, maybe just the fact that it was a thicker book than the first one or something... -
My secret pleasure reading
I started reading Deathly Hallows and I just fell in love with it. I couldn't get over it...I kept reading it and I finished it 3 days I think!! And I still couldn'tt get over it, so I read it again. It was just so good. Then I bought The Half Blood Prince and I knew that I was a Potterholic now. HP is definitely my secret pleasure reading, although it's not that secret. I read it at any moment I'm free with a glass of milk and chocolate chip cookies and that for me is heaven! -
Most difficult book ever read
I'd probably answer that with Three Men in a Boat. I had read a short excerpt of the book in my English textbook (which was very interesting) and I was interested to read the whole thing, I got the novel but it was just so difficult to understand! The vocabulary was way different than what I was used to, so it made less and less to me. -
Books I read when no one is looking
Hahaha there aren't many "controversial" books that I read. But I certainly wouldn't want my mom to see me reading Sidney Sheldon novels which in my opinion are classic but depend too much on sexual content more than anything, -
Books I read to impress
I'd say that its not that hard to impress someone about your reading skills in Pakistan. You could be holding any English novel and it would be considered quite impressive. However if I were to impress a fellow student or something, I would definitely be holding a huge, leather bound, full of gruelsome pictures Anatomy book or an Encyclopedia! -
Book or genre I want to read more of
I always enjoy reading Fantasy and Mystery/Thriller novels and books. I find these two genres to be very engaging and helping to groom my imagination. -
Disliked reading
I haven't really ever "disliked" reading but since I came to the States, the amount of reading homework certainly gets over-whelming at times and I admit, that I don't enjoy that over-whelmingness! The readings themselves are really very interesting but too much of anything is bad I guess. -
When does most of my reading take place now?
Growing up has it's pros and cons. And one of the biggest cons of growing up in my opinion is that you get too busy to enjoy activities like leisure reading. Now I usually read a book at night time just before sleepling, or during the day when I have absolutely nothing else to do. In a sense I have become distant from books since school started. -
Impressive, Responsible reading
In my opinion "reading" textbooks would be normally considered as impressive and responsible in our society. Included in that category can also be newspapers and other information media. -
Wasteful & trashy reading I loooove
I love reading short autobiographies of famous people on the web which in most people's opinion would be a waste of time if done too much regularly but it's just something that I really enjoy.