Why I Love to Read

Reading a good book that is well written, with relatable, intricate, complex, rounded characters and packed full with descriptive language is awesome. Even books that aren't utterly amazing and super well written can be very entertaining and fun to read. Reading transports me to another world. Another world where I can experience that would be impossible for me to experience in the real world. Go on adventures that are unparalleled. See things that are utterly impossible IRL, things that I will never be able to truly see. Meet people that don't really exist, yet are relatable, interesting, and amazing teachers. Of course, all of this is obviously figuratively speaking (Except I have often been taught a thing or two by a book and/or it's characters). But when I read a really great, amazing book, I am often able to visualize all of this so clearly it's almost like it is really happening in front of me.

Reading can sometimes be an escape for me too. An escape from my life into an amazing world where, sure, there are difficulties, but I am able to revel in the story and suspense as it unfolds and yet know that I am not in any real danger. An escape from frustrating, anger-inducing, problems in my life or simply from boredom.

Sometimes, I engage in 'deep reading'. Yes, it is a real thing I did not make it up myself. It is when, after truly reading a book cover to cover, you feel grateful, thoughtful, pensive  (meaning, 'engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought'). You had an actual emotional connection to the characters in the book, and now feel like something was gained, and lost. If a character that you had an emotional connection to died, you feel legitimately and truly sad. Some old friends of mine that have done this and are readers have even cried, no, bawled, at the death of a character in a book. Or the opposite, you feel happy if something very positive happened to them. If you haven't experienced this, you might think i'm crazy. People who truly love reading are a dying breed nowadays, and people who deep read to the point of a serious emotional connection are even more rare it seems. But let me tell you, this kind of reading is phenomenal.

I could go on, but I digress. This post is probably long enough at this point. Have a great day!! :)