Why Do I Read?

Why do I read?
I read because it's an enjoyment.  I read when I have a chance, which it hasn't been often since I can't find a book that fits my interests.   but when i do it's usually like an adventure.  It can take to your imagination to place you never thought possible.  I also read because i am forced to, usually by a class or for a project.  Since I'm use to hat, i don't read anymore that often.  The story i was forced to read was the Odyssey.  This book made me dislike reading, then came Romeo and Juliet.  It was a okay story, but the language was hard to comprehend.  Color of Water, was the next book I read.  this book was told from two points of views, it confused me a lot.  But i think I'm into fantasy and mystery when I started reading Harry Potter, Charlie Bone and Everlost.  These books give adventure and excitement.  the only autobiography I've read is probably Justin Bieber: First step 2 forever.  but told from only two years wasn't that good. It was told real slowly, but when i was a fan of him.  It was a fun book t read, it showed how his life changed when he started posting videos of him singing.  i may not read much, but i am hoping to read more.

What is a book??

A book is a pile of words that tell a story in some way, shape or form.  Someone who possesses these traits is J.K. Rowling.    In her Harry Potter series, she brings the book to life. She really made the characters life like.  She also does a good job in making it interesting and over exaggerates in the topic of wizards.  Some people over exaggerate in wizards, making them do mystical quests etc.  She made the characters as normal people.  A book is to life in words, as life is to words in book. 

This analogy means how a book can be life, and how your life can be a book.  They both tell a story. 

I agree with “A Book is a Place” by Joe Meno’s definition of a book.  Our definition is a book that tells a story.  But, "Home Word Bound" by Nancy Jo Sales’ is the one I disagree with.  She said “Would my life in books have been the same if they had been coming to me via Kindle or iPad? I don't think so. There's something about the physicality of a book, the way it looks and feels and even smells--the notes written in the margins--that makes it a living, breathing companion (who, like yourself, is actually dying). I don't think books will ever disappear for this reason: We need them too much. They remind us that we exist; they show us how we have lived“.    This is saying that books will be here forever, but people are reading less, schools aren’t required to read much anymore and bookstores, such as Borders, are closing.  Some say it’s because it has to do with people just not reading anymore others may say because of their competition. 

A book on a Kindle, iPad, or phone is not the same thing as a hardback book to me.  Those to me are not books; books are paper that you hold in front of you.  It isn’t some app you download online and read it. 

I think there is some “magical” stuff in books.  The reason is there are so many kinds and genres of books.  Each one is different, some may be scary some may be happy.  So each book is a different idea to me

What is a book?

A book is words about a story, life.  It can take you on an adventure, journey and a magical quest.  Books are mainly in paper, iPad, kindle, nooks are not books to me.  They are just technologic devices that pretend to be books.  They aren’t as convenient as books; those run on battery books don’t.