Thursday, April 21, 2016
Week 16 Prompt
Reading has always been a part of my life. When I was in elementary school, I did not care very much for reading, mainly because I saw it as a chore because my mom would want us to read a lot over the summer, and I just wanted to play outside rather than read inside. As I got older, I started to become more aware of what kind of books I was interested in. It was probably around high school when I started to spend more time reading than hanging with friends or going out. I remember taking an Adolescent Literature class in college and it was probably my favorite class because I got the chance to read more literature and discuss about it with my classmates. As I got older, I began to understand how there are other ways of reading, like using audiobooks and ebooks. I do not know if I will ever use any of these since I prefer the physical material, but I do know I will never stop reading. As I get older, I may not be able to read as much as I have been able to now, but I know I will continue to read more novels and search for other novels I may enjoy, either from the library or bookstores. I really hope people will continue to interact with books and not let technology take away the pleasure of reading a good book. I do not think technology will completely take over since there are people who prefer physical materials than using technology. There will be plenty of new materials in the future, and I hope to broaden my horizons more and challenge myself to read books that I may feel uncomfortable or am not very knowledgeable about. I will continue to read many books and explore many new worlds.
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I agree, I hope that not only will there be people still loving their physical books but I hope that there will still be book stores where you can go and peruse the stacks and read the backs of books. I miss video stores tremendously for that reason and I hope books stores don't end up the same way.
ReplyDeleteI love your meme. That is how I feel all the time and my husband laughs at me. At the close of every semester I get about 10 books and just read them all as fast as I can. This course has helped me get some of that out before the summer hits. That just means my list will be smaller on May 1st. Not much smaller!! Now I have heard about all these great books.
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Jennie
I love your meme. That is how I feel all the time and my husband laughs at me. At the close of every semester I get about 10 books and just read them all as fast as I can. This course has helped me get some of that out before the summer hits. That just means my list will be smaller on May 1st. Not much smaller!! Now I have heard about all these great books.
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Jennie
Haha that picture cracked me up.
ReplyDeleteMy sister was the same way, she wasn't really much of a reader when she was younger. Turns out she just didn't prefer fantasy, which is what my family mainly kept around. Once she finally discovered "her" genre, she blossomed into a ridiculous voracious reader. :)
I agree with you, physical books will never go away. I'm with Amy, I hope bookstores don't go the way of Blockbuster, because nothing beats browsing the shelves while inhaling the scent of new books.
Glad you like the picture. That is how I feel sometimes. I just want to read a little bit more, even though it is almost midnight. I also hope bookstores do not end up like Blockbuster, or any movie rental places now that there is Netflicks since bookstores are the place where I spend most of my money.
DeleteWere you the victim of Accelerated Reader? My boys had this program when they were in grade school and I feel, for the youngest one anyway, that it delayed him developing a natural love of reading. Fortunately he is in middle school now and they write Star Wars books, so he's good.
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