Something I’ve noticed is that barely anyone seems to read books anymore. I really like reading, personally, and I can’t quite understand why everyone seems to hate it – but when I walk into my school library at lunchtime, I can only see two people reading books. In a library filled with around a hundred people, the most I’ve ever seen reading at once is four.
I’m not entirely sure what I’m so annoyed about, because I’m the one that said “everyone is allowed their own opinion” and all that – but I just think it’s really sad that in a place that’s made for books, there are only two people reading them. I really, really love reading and often get lost in a book so that I nearly miss my bus stop – and I understand that some people don’t like reading, but maybe you could just give it one more try…?
This is a pretty short post, I know, and I’m sorry if you wanted a longer one. I haven’t been back at school for long and so I’m slightly stressed out by all the things I have to do. I just wanted to let people know that reading can be really fun and that instead of getting lost in a sea of social media, maybe you could get lost in a book instead.
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🙂 Now, just because you saw only two people reading books in a library does not mean that students are uninterested in reading.
The times have changed.
Instead of reading books that were made of paper, a lot of people are perusing the ebook format of popular books.
As far as I am concerned, reading will live on.
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This is a very good point that I completely forgot about. Thanks Renard 🙂
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🙂 You are welcome, my friend.
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I love reading (as you know :P) but I love to read on my phone!\
Most of the books in the library are available to download onto a phone or computer, which makes them easier to read, and lighter!
I took 15ish books on holiday two months ago, on my kindle. They would have taken up my entire suitcase, but instead they fit into my handbag!
This being said, there is nothing that compares to opening a real book, smelling the book smell, and READING.
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Yeah, I definitely know what you mean – especially the book smell!
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I think teenagers are reading lesser these days comparative to adults, the reason may vary to having active social networking life to being indulged in too many other things. But as far as adult people are concerned I find that the reader population is same. Its true people have stopped going to libraries due to kindle and online boom 🙂 I am hopeful that humans will never forbade reading as an hobby 🙂
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I think social media is playing a big part in teenagers not reading as much. It’s good to hear that adults are still reading as much, though. I notice only what teenagers do because I am one 😉
I really hope that reading never dies! 🙂
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Actually as an adult it feels great to find teenagers who are into reading 🙂 So who is your favorite author?
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At the moment my favourite author is Robert Thier. My favourite author does tend to change a lot though, as I read so many good books it becomes too hard to choose! Robert Thier’s Storm and Silence series are my favourite books currently 🙂
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Its interesting to know because I have never read him 🙂 I was into lot of mystery books when I was a teenager 😀 I think our favorite keep adding on, as we explore more 🙂
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If you haven’t read anything by him you should!!! He also wrote the Robber Knight series, which I haven’t read yet but am definitely going to. I like mystery books too, but I haven’t read many. I like the Murder Most Unladylike series, which you may or may not have heard of…
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Currently I am reading A Strangeness in my mind 🙂 by Orhan Pamuk, its a long read and then I am planning to re-read Harry Potter series 😀 I will check Robber Knight too 🙂 Meanwhile you should read All the Bright Places by jennifer niven 🙂 its a young adult fiction, worth reading 🙂
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I was going to read All the Bright Places but it sounded too sad and heavy for me 😦 I don’t do well with keeping my emotions in check, so I tend to avoid those. However I have read Holding Up the Universe, by the same person. 🙂
Maybe we should find some other way to talk because the comment section is getting very long… 😉
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Yeah its bit emotional specially if you are in that stage of life 🙂 I haven’t read Holding Up the Universe ? what kind of book is that 🙂 Yeah comment section is getting longer 🙂 lets catch on gmail chat 🙂 my id is : nj.ametalk@gmail.com
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I totally agree with you and anecdotally I think that people are reading less. It might be trite to draw a line from the lack of reading to the current polarised state of politics etc, but I’ll do it anyway!
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I did not understand much of that, but thanks…? 🙂
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Just meant that if we all read a little bit more instead of tweeting and carping we’d get on better!
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True 🙂
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I love reading too. Give me a good book and you’ll keep me busy for as long as the book lasts… books are like vehicles, they transport you into different worlds.
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Yeah, that’s true 🙂
Sometimes something will be happening in my life and I’ll read a book and it’s like I am in the world and become the character and don’t have to think about anything real.
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Agreed. It;s like you step into someone else’s shoes 🙂
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