My Personal Experience Of Reading : My Experience With Reading

At this point in my life I find myself in an interesting predicament regarding my attitudes toward reading and writing; more so towards reading. Years ago I used to love reading books for pleasure but nowadays I find myself reading things that little to no effort to digest. This includes the very basic posts on facebook expressing one’s opinion on something or articles and threads on reddit discussing topics I find intriguing. Perhaps it’s the severe senioritis that has overcome me as I enter my last semester at Chapman University. As I’ve gotten lazier I can see it start to reflect in my everyday life. Deep down I still love to read but I rarely find myself getting truly invested into the action unless it relates to something I am very

Reading, the word many children dread to hear, and I happened to be one of those children. Reading to me was a boring activity, and I never seemed to understand why everyone enjoyed it so much. People would always tell me to try to envision a story; only one that I could see. It seemed that no matter how hard I tried to envision a story, I could never see it. I assumed you had to be very dexterous to be able to imagine something so spectacular. With that being said, I always viewed reading as a detriment for myself. Recently I stumbled upon a quote by Edwin Wilson “No two persons ever read the same book”. If I heard that quote many years ago I would have never understood it, but now I seem to live by it.

As a reader and writer I always faced given assignments with the intent of doing exceptional jobs and take a sense of pride in my work to complete my tasks. As a reader, I will bore myself through out an entire book and realize I didn 't understand a single thing. Although as a writer, I can go on for so long losing myself on a topic because it feels more interactive. Reflecting on my experiences as a reader and writer have been very bold, I never really found a joy or an interest to become the exceptional student who stands out amongst others because, I always felt ok with myself and my results with the way I did things.

I haven't always been keen on reading as I am today. I can’t really remember the reason for my distaste in literature, but I think it mostly came from me just thinking that reading was too difficult or I was just me being a stubborn six year old not wanting to do it, but none the less I was like this for a lot of my earlier years. I was able to read a small amount of text because my parents teaching me, using Doctor Seuss books like Cat and the Hat and One FIsh Two Fish Red Fish Blue FIsh as learning tools to help me become more fluent. I never really understood reading until my stepmom moved in with us. Since my sister and I were still very young

As a person who enjoys the subject of English, I feel safe to say that I do have a love for reading and writing. Reading helps me escape to another world, and developing a well-written essay is very satisfying. My favorite genres are historical/science fiction, and I’m a fan of dystopian novels. Oddly enough, the wretched societies and brutal experiences within these books cause me to look at life with a better perspective, and it opens my eyes as to of what could be, and what is. My strengths as a reader include my ability to decipher a piece of text, and read quickly enough to complete a book within a couple of days. Contrarily, I find it very difficult to get myself through books which I may not feel a connection with, and that tends to

I find enjoyment in learning new things. This is why I like reading textbooks or biographies today. What I do read, I want it to be real. Something nonfiction, an autobiography, or nonfiction adventure will interest my reading taste. I do not consider myself to be a great reader, but one of mediocre ability. This ability is just enough for me to absorb the basics of what I read. I believe two things will happen, as I get older. The first, I will enjoy reading more, and the second, I will retain more information. At this point in my reading endeavors there has not been anything that has truly encapsulated me. There has been no book that engulfs my entire attention. Until there is a book that captures my time passing through its pages, I will continue reading what I have been. The reason I do not enjoy fiction books, is because they do not involved true facts, stories, or life. I enjoy reading something I could experience, not something I can imagine in my

As a student, I love to read. Because of this, I have a very high lexile and can comprehend adult-leveled books in many different genres, like fantasy, adventure, and mystery. But with this is one of my weaknesses: I don’t like to take books ‘to a new level’. My only wish as a reader is to get into the book and storyline, know the characters, and figure out the big picture. Basically, the book. This is a giant weakness because I don’t practice seeing changes in characters, or finding out hidden meanings (“Stay golden, Ponyboy), and that means I struggle with finding them on my own. As I said, I love to read books that interest me, which lets me get into the plot a bit better, but I also struggle with the opposite again. I find it very hard

I despise being assigned and forced to read books or stories I am not interested in. At my age I have expanded the genres that entice me but anything written pre civil rights movement is hard for me to enjoy. I think it’s the way they are written or even the word usage but to be put simply, it’s a bore. Around the time I discovered my love for books I also found a love for writing. I loved being able to use my words to express my feels, but then I started college and my love for writing began to vanish with each semester. I have also found that the time I have for reading is now limited to school work and bed time stories with my son. I now look forward to the breaks I have between semesters where I can lose myself in a couple of books and actually enjoy and appreciate a good story. I love the feeling I get when I get so lost in a book that when I wake up the next morning I have to remind myself of the world I actually live in. I hope that one day, maybe after I finish my career as a student, that I will once again find a love in writing.

In 5th grade, I remember that our visiting times to the school library decreased and so did my urge to read. I almost forgot how it felt to be reading books of my own choice. The only time when I would read was when my teacher would assign a specific chapter to read of the book Wonder, and a worksheet. Filling out a worksheet after reading or while reading is like a punishment, the sheet is not letting me enjoy what i’m reading. Instead it’s made me a working machine, trying to pick out small details throughout the book. As I recall, I stopped reading for my own pleasure at that time. However the next year, 6th grade, in Language Arts we would visit the library once a month, or I would visit during the quiet S.T.A.R time to pick out a book. I picked off where I left off in my reading journey and starting reading again! I realized then, my interest in book genres had changed. Why, I was more interested in books taking place in middle school/high school, meaning that I enjoyed realistic fiction. Continuing on reading, I transitioned into 7th grade. In 7th grade I kept on reading more and more, I even kept a chart of the books I read! My Language Arts teacher also read along with the class with her own books and also encouraged me. Infact, both of my middle school Language Arts teachers encouraged me to keep reading. They would be surprised every time I announced that I finished a book, that made me want to surprise them more. Overall, this time period with my teachers helped me boost my reading

When I was six years old I can remember reading those small books about animals or around Christmas time having pop-up books and loved reading them and as I got older I moved on to Dear Dumb Diaries and Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, those books were my absolute favorite and I always loved reading them. Now that I'm older my reading had changed dramatically, I like reading books that are more based around my age with main characters that I can relate to so it would make me more interested in the book and make me want to read it and understand it and not just reading it just to read and not containing any of the information. I would describe myself as not the strongest reader. When I read things for a history class that I’m not interested in I’m not

As a child, I struggled to learn to read. I was a slow reader and it often took much longer for me to read a story or a book than it did my peers. Reading was not enjoyable, so I procrastinated on completing homework and I never read for pleasure. Avoiding reading because it’s not fun makes it hard to improve. When forced to read, I would usually choose books below my reading level so that it would be easier. I wanted to like reading - I enjoyed going to the library and to the book store. The smell and feel of a new book was captivating, but trying to understand difficult words just frustrated me. During most of elementary school, I had an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) and was pulled out of class during the day to go to Resource. Unfortunately, that wasn’t helpful as I ended up missing important lessons in my regular class and, as the most advanced student in Resource, I most often served as class

I struggled to find books I enjoyed reading, or books that were exciting to me. I was confused about the genre of books I liked because when my teachers would mystery and action books to the class I loved them but, when I tried to read a book of that genre by myself I could never get into it. I just figured that reading wasn’t for me because, I couldn’t read something and imagine it in my head like I did when others read to me. This was why I hated reading because I tried to focus on the meaning of the words instead of actually imagining what the words are telling

Throughout my life, I have always been an avid reader and a lazy writer. Ever since I discovered comic books in my younger years, I have passionately engaged myself in any books I can find. I read through books quickly and I try to delve deeper by going past the surface of the writing. I generally like to read either realistic or science fiction and when I read something that interests me, I like to read for hours without stopping and seldom do I like to take breaks while reading. In the past year, I have tried to read harder books and more non-fiction to become a stronger reader. As a writer, I often feel unmotivated due to my lack of interest in the topic. My attention span while writing is quite short so I generally like to take my time when completing essays.

Because the lack of patience that I have, reading has become an unattainable task for me. When I attempt to read, I often get sidetracked or couldn't comprehend the content because the words are simply too complex. Eventually, I slowly lost interest on reading books. In addition, I struggle with searching for books that interest me.

My reading experiences have always been enjoyable. I love to read when I find an interesting book. It’s easy for me to be sucked into a book if the story catches my eye. I mostly like to read teen romance novels. They appeal to me simply because of my interest in a love story. My parents hate buying me books because they know I’ll be finished reading within a week or so. Reading has always been really easy to me. It seems almost natural to be sucked into other worlds. The words start to flow over the pages and suddenly it feels like I’m not even reading anymore. Unless I have to read a book for school or it doesn’t catch my attention, I might have a hard time bringing myself to read it.