Reading :)

When we read a story, we inhabit it.The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls.What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story.And this is possible because the story's voice makes everything its own. - John Berger

This quote best describes the majority of my reading habits. When I pick up a really good book, I tend to attack it and get totally lost in its world. I am so fascinated by the exciting action and life in the book that I cannot put it down until I know everything. I love reading all different styles of writing, but one’s that have truly taken me over and lost me in their world are the mystical works, taking place in a different time or world.
Of course, the top two are probably the most popular right now anyways, but I would like to say I got caught up in them BEFORE the movies came out. The ones I started reading first were the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. As soon as I jumped into their world, I couldn’t stop. I began looking forward to book release dates and buying them the day of. It was probably an unhealthy habit, but I loved it. My other set of books is the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. I didn’t start reading them right when they came out, but I caught wind of them from friends and I had to start. Once I did, it was next to impossible to stop. I would seriously stop doing homework for days at a time just to finish the book. If I didn’t read it all at once, I would be thinking about what would happen next and sometimes it became an obsession (but not in a creepy way). These both are my reading for enjoyment books, which normally takes place during the summer or breaks because, like I said before, I tend to stop doing homework when I start a good book.
Other books fascinate me as well, not only because I am stunned that my teachers have chosen them for us to read, but because it is always a book I wouldn’t have picked for myself. Of course, I end up loving it. One of my favorites and a classic is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This is set in such a different time, so I should have known I would have loved it; any book written of a different time or place I will love. Some other books I have enjoyed in high school are Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Gulliver’s Travels by Lemuel Gulliver, and Rebecca by Alfred Hitchcock. These books all have been enjoyable, so I’m sure the books you picked will be great as well. I have to say that Miami failed miserably when they picked Beyond UFOs for our summer reading book. That book got me absolutely nowhere and it was a complete pain to read. I mean, the author did what he could to make all that scientific data interesting, but it just didn’t work out the way he planned. The other types of books I enjoy are love stories, but I’m a girl so it’s expected. I am not all for Nicholas Sparks’ books because so far I like the movies better, but I like the love stories that get tangled up in the plot of the story. I don’t want the whole story to be mushy-gushy; I am a romantic, but most times I end up pissed because I haven’t found that love yet (I’m young, I know. It will come).
For those who don’t like to read, they are definitely limiting themselves. I think the only reason they hate reading is because they haven’t found the right books for them and they are too lazy to try. I mean, I love books. Without books, no one would have imagination to let them run away to far away lands or travel into a different time. Books are needed to allow people to grow, teach them lessons, and give them encouragement.