Comments on: Why Do You Read?

By: bybee

bybee — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:37:38 +0000

I read for the same reason that smokers smoke.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:44:34 +0000

Hmm, not sure why it didn’t show up!
I’m at http://kbookreviews.wordpress.com

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:21:00 +0000

I’ve always read for the escapist aspects of it. I’m not a visual learner, I’m more interested in the words and how they create an atmosphere. I also read to increase my experiences of other places and peoples and ideas. I hate when a day goes by when I don’t get to read. I also read for the privilege of answering “yes” when someone asks if I’ve read this or that.

Great blog (and challenges). Thanks.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:42:48 +0000

Great post and I love your blog! It has now become one of the sights that I check daily. When I was thinking about my response I thought of so many reasons. I read because it is part of my job. I am a kindergarten teacher and there is nothing better than sharing a great book with 5 year olds and watching them enjoy it so immensely! I also read to escape as I tell my kids reading helps me have a mini-movie in my head. I read to learn about other people, history and to make myself a better teacher. Reading also helps me connect to other people. Finding a book that someone else absolutely loves and talking about it like we were really there is fabulous and creates an unexpected bond with that person/s.

By: Nancy, aka Bookfool

Nancy, aka Bookfool — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:02:02 +0000

I’m an escapist reader; I love traveling to new worlds. And, yes, fighting dragons. Not gonna do that in real life. My real life is actually quite painfully dull. I’d go nuts without books.

By: Kim L

Kim L — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:24:49 +0000

I read because I need it to survive. Okay maybe not literally. But the minute I sit down for a minute, I want to read. And once I start, I can’t stop. It’s a vicious cycle. But it makes me happy.

By: jeane

jeane — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:09:55 +0000

I read, therefore I am.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:53:53 +0000

I so completely agree! It seems that several of us have posted about this topic recently … hey, great minds think alike! I love what you said about living in another world, and not remembering ever turning the pages. I feel the same way. But I also read to stretch my mind and bring out parts of me that even I didn’t know where there. Feel free to check out my post on this topic if you like.

By: curlywurlygurly

curlywurlygurly — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:24:46 +0000

hmmm…i read because it’s better than watching tv.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:02:37 +0000

I was going to answer your question here, but when I hit the third paragraph I decided I’d better just write my own post. In a nutshell, I read for the transportation effect too, although I’ve recently started reading more for other reasons – learning with non-fiction for example.

I love the bit from The Neverending Story. Seems I need to rewatch it. The part about becoming Tarzan reminded me of this description of reading: “Reading is thinking with another’s head instead of one’s own.” (Arthur Schopenhauer) One of my favourites. =)