What are books?

Books are lives. 

Of the lost, the forgotten, the story tellers and of course the bored. With books each new story becomes a part of someone's life. There is always that one book that gets someone addicted to reading. In that one book it could be a story about dragons, elves, wolves, a sage, an old inventor, or even the holocaust. But there is something in that one book that they can relate to, or gets to them. Without them realizing it; that one book, with that event that got to them, could be the very reason they live their life the way they do. Books are the person without a conscience. One of the easiest ways for a reader to help find the book that will help to define them is by the cover. Without the cover clearly visible, calling to them how will they find it? If they were in a room full of books and were looking at book after book it would be easy to find “their” book. But if they were on a kindle with title after title popping out at them, they could pass “their” book without a second glance.

The idea that the books are alive and apart of us is also the idea of Nancy Jo Sales. Nancy says that books are dying just like we are but with never really be gone. I agree with her. The smell, feel, and look of the book grabs the attention of the readers and pulls them in faster than an electronic book can. The electronic books can also be a hazel the way you have to turn the pages and the lettering can be smaller, hurting your eyes. It may be easier to carry around but it’s not as appealing as a real, living, breathing book. It’s also not as easy for someone to see what you’re reading without feeling uncomfortable.

Every book I have ever read has become a part of my life. You may wonder how I know this but if I didn't read all the books I have then I wouldn't love writing so much. Most likely I wouldn’t even be thinking about writing as a career without books.

Why do I read? To be honest I could probably rant on and on about all the basic things like its entertaining, fills time and how it helps when you’re bored. I read not just because I enjoy it but for me it has two main major effects. The first for me is reading is almost a escape to another world. It can calm me when I’m angry, sad or tired of all the drama in the world. When my day goes completely wrong I begin to read and become a part of another world, another life and another problem that is easily fixed. Reading is my second world that is completely perfect even fit he character is in a live and death situation. But, enough about that. The second reason I read is for my writing. I could write all day and night about random crap but if I didn’t read I wouldn’t know how to make the storyline flow and would now how to add suspense. By reading all the time it inspires me to write and give me ideas on how to continue my newest story. That is why I read.