Top Ten Reasons I Love Being A Reader

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke & the Bookish.  It’s awesome. Every Tuesday, the lovely ladies over there give us book bloggers wonderful and fun topics to create our lists!  Check out what others have posted by going over there! http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com

This week’s topic is-

Top Ten Reasons I Love Being A Reader

1.  I Learn Things

I am not a huge fan of non-fiction, so I am mainly talking about learning through fiction.  In the past year, I learned about the Armenian Genocide, more about the Holocaust and the Juden Rat, Zelda Fitzgerald’s life,

the orphan trains of the early 20th century, perfume making, occupied France, etc….

2.  I get to enter so many new worlds

I have gotten to go to- Narnia, Panem, Hogwarts, Middle Earth, Mordor, Neverland, Wonderland, and OZ, just to name a few.

3.  I get to imagine the people/places in my own mind- not someone else’s vision of them.

I will admit that sometimes the movies/T.V. get it write, but other times??  No way.  And I hated the second Dumbledore.

4.  The smell of a book

5.  When a story really moves me, it stays with me.

Some books this has happened with are- The Book Thief, Pride & Prejudice, Gone with the Wind, Little Women, To Kill a Mockingbird-whoops, I need to stop myself because I could probably keep going and going.

6.  If it is a great book, or just one that I love, I can reread it, and always get something new out of it each time.

Books that do that for me are- Harry Potter-all, The Hunger Games, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and The Lord of the Rings.  There are more, but I don’t’ want to keep repeating myself.

7.  No matter where I go, I have something to do.

Waiting rooms, DMV, in the car waiting for one of the kids, eating breakfast/lunch/dinner, and sometimes even in the middle of boring meetings-shh.  I can bring a book anywhere- and usually do.

8.  I feel like I am working my brain, not wasting brain cells (tv).

Don’t’ get me wrong, I love some shows, and there is a lot of good quality out there.  I am in awe of Downton Abbey, and want to start watching Breaking Bad, but 9 times out of 10, I prefer to read.  I am loving the Olympics, since I can read through at least 75% of the broadcast, and pick my head up just for the action.

9.  I am passing this love onto my kids.

Their dad is not a reader, but they are (yeahhh!!)  Though I am finding my son reading less while in high school, I think they both have this love firmly implanted.

I am going to stop here, because these 9 gaming pouring out, and if I have to search for another, maybe it’s not a good enough reason.  I find there are so many though!  This was probably the easiest list I have written.

What about you?  Why do you love being a reader?

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18 thoughts on “Top Ten Reasons I Love Being A Reader”

  1. It’s so great that your kids love to read too! Escaping to new worlds and learning about the lives of different people are definitely some of the things I love most about reading too!

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  3. Oh the smell of a book…I was reading a new book last night and hubs gave it a sniff and asked why I like the smell so much. He thought it was a dreadful smell. And yes, passing the love on to the next generation. I love that my daughter reads, and as my son gets a bit older I hope that he does too.

    By the way, are you still considering BEA? I think we are relatively close to each other (I’m in NW Morris County) and I’m really considering going to at least the Power Reader day if you are looking for a travel buddy.

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  6. I am so excited to pass my love of reading on to my children.

    I love to reread books to, there are a couple I reread every year (like Jane Eyre). It just makes me…happy.

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