Why do you like reading?

[Chitra Ayengar]

Why I love reading
For many number of reasons
Number one is I like to escape into a fantasy world and experience new things.
If it is a self help guide I read for knowledge and to gain some insight into the topic
If it's a murder mystery I like the thrill and the adrenaline rush.
If it's a paranormal mystery I like the excitement and suspense if what next and so on.

[Chitra Ayengar]

I like reading for many number of rrasons
First and foremost to escape into a make believe world and enjoy it's crazobess
Second is for the knowledge and information it imparts on us
Third is I like the thrill and suspense and adrenaline rush it gives
If it's a paranormal mystery I like the challenge and danger it creates
Whatever the genre it gives us a chance to experience and live it.

[Somtochukwu O Ezeme]

I like reading because it makes me a better person. it teaches me things that are hidden in literature. It exposes me to human lines of thought. what can I say more? reading books for me is everything.

[Somtochukwu O Ezeme]

Reading helps me to improve. I love progress so I do subscribe to anything that will enable me to progress. This is the reason why I love reading books.

[ZCReviews]

For me, reading is all about pure escapism. It's my go-to activity when I want to unwind and forget about the stresses of everyday life. There's nothing quite like immersing myself in a good book and being transported to a different world, even if it's just for a little while.

[Somtochukwu O Ezeme]

I like reading because it ushers me into my new personality. It teaches me important knowledge every day.

[Somtochukwu O Ezeme]

I also like reading because I like progress. There is no progress without learning new things, so reading is my help. I read, I learn, I make progress.

[Somtochukwu O Ezeme]

I like the question so I will write as many reasons as possible. My parents used to discipline me on reading when I was younger. I wouldn't say I liked reading much then, but as I grew up, I discovered that if I didn't read a thing, I would be lost in the world because the world keeps evolving, and reading makes you grow with it.

[Somtochukwu O Ezeme]

I also discovered that knowledge can be likened to opium. As you get each, you are filled with longing to get another. You will understand that reading is necessary when you discover this with me.

[Roxanneward]

I love stories, non-fiction, fiction, oral, and dramatized. I constantly imagine stories in everyday things, people, and places. I ponder what it or they were it like long ago, currently, and what the future may hold? Like most fiction writers, I have an active imagination, and I am compelled to gather and create stories.

Many times I have heard people say they loved the book but hated the movie. I too am more inclined to favor written literature over visual literature, but I taught both to my students, and I explained the variations this way.

The same subject in art will take on a unique perspective with each new medium. A watercolor and an oil painting will accent different aspects of the subject and connect with its audience in new ways, and a sculpture transports the subject into a whole new realm. It is a blessing to see the different sides and interpretations from a variety of artists.

But reading offers a more personal connection than any other medium. The writer talks to me inside my head with well crafted sentences, and together we share intimate thoughts that inspire, shock, and entertain. I get to digest the message on my time schedule, allowing it to resonate and develop into something mine alone. In full context, I can easily collect poetic lines and meaningful perspectives for continued reflection. The better the writer, the more intense the bond and the experience. A good writer and I form a relationship deeper and more honest than any other medium can provide.
That’s why I like reading.

[Kathryn Raffloer]

I find that reading is a great way to learn new things when I am working to improve at the job I do, which requires me to continue to learn and educate myself. But I also like to read to explore new worlds and to expand my horizons. I've also utilized it as a way to connect with others when it seems that we have nothing in common.

[Nancy Emad]

I love reading fiction and non-fiction, both of which really amaze me. Fiction novels set your brain free; you create your own imaginary views of what you read, much like you're the director of the book in your hands, and you turn it into a movie in your head. I regard a non-fiction author as I am sitting with an intellectual person, who tells me about his views regarding of what he had read or made research about.

[Deinde Mosunmola Oluwatosin]

I like reading for a number of reasons: Number one is that reading is a learning experience for me because it expands my world and knowledge beyond my immediate surroundings. I learn and become familiar with places I have never been to on the pages of books.
Number 2 is reading exposes me to other people's ways of thinking, their beliefs and realities, especially the non fiction books.
Reading is also a form of temporary escape from my realities; one is transported to a world of fantasy.

[Marika Pontillo]

I like to have infinite possibilities when it comes to learning. So many books, so many life experiences and point of views, it amazes me how much I have yet to learn.

[Allycool]

HI EVERYONE,
It has been so long since my last topic forum discussion. But I'm so here for this question.
I actually used to get in trouble for reading in class, especially during classes I didn't particularly like (Math, science, literally anything other than English Lit.) I believe we all have different intimate relationships with reading.
My roommate who actually works at Barnes & Noble reads a lot of gruesome and artistic work like Manga I actually asked her why she chose that particular type of work, she explains it as being able to see and have a more personal introduction to the characters rather than imagining them throughout her read, being enveloped into the art just as much as the storyline. As for me Romance has always been my favorite read. As a 21 yr old woman I have seen the worst parts of love, the down and dirty, the divorce, the new love, the starting over.. so as I open a book and get to re-experience that falling in love feeling, along with the butterflies and the chuckles from second-hand embarrassment it allows me to put myself directly into my characters world and imagine love as new and exciting again. Something that we don't talk about enough is the escape we get in this entirely new fascinating realm. For me, when I go to pick up my book I feel a sense of safety and joy that you can't just exactly get from experiencing your own life.