tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post1419650544771017802..comments2024-03-20T06:15:10.306-04:00Comments on Down The Rabbit Hole: Saturday Discussion: Why do you read?Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803751424984029342noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-17538232328278597002011-09-25T04:33:48.838-04:002011-09-25T04:33:48.838-04:00Or will link it, submissions aren't open yet! ...Or will link it, submissions aren't open yet! :(Chelsey @ Starry Sky Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15434377014891696802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-36892245361799702242011-09-25T04:33:14.081-04:002011-09-25T04:33:14.081-04:00This is a great question! I wrote up a response po...This is a great question! I wrote up a response post and linked it.Chelsey @ Starry Sky Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15434377014891696802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-24765040446331518702011-09-24T23:22:12.164-04:002011-09-24T23:22:12.164-04:00I read because I get so passionate about it. Not j...I read because I get so passionate about it. Not just over the characters, but over the whole idea of reading and literature as a whole. It's just something I love. If I didn't have books or couldn't read, I would NOT be who I am today AT ALL. It has made me me; it's something I can't live without. So I read because it's who I am. It's what I crave, it's what keeps me going, it's my my life, and it's my ultimate passion. This all sounds quite dramatic I suppose but it's all true. I fell in love and once you fall in love you're stuck for life. So that's my main reason :) Cool topic! Made me think.Nicholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201779132923094756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-69601906042051687712011-09-24T23:04:52.284-04:002011-09-24T23:04:52.284-04:00I read to live vicariously through the characters....I read to live vicariously through the characters. I wish that was my life, even if it was a book about the apocalypse. Nothing happens in my life. And I read to get away sometimes, just to relax. I just LOVE reading. There's no real way to describe the feeling when you get into a book.urgirlconniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244832859273960040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-32159209453366604002011-09-24T14:32:23.869-04:002011-09-24T14:32:23.869-04:00I read to escape life - the pressure and negativit...I read to escape life - the pressure and negativity. I also read to meet new people, make new friends. Explore new places and find out about new cultures. <br />Books can take you away and show you a whole new world. :Dbarmybexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17675796776481696322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-43577290587022002782011-09-24T12:32:48.015-04:002011-09-24T12:32:48.015-04:00It is easy to get distracted by the tv and to just...It is easy to get distracted by the tv and to just sit and watch something for one hour then that turns into three hours before you know it. However, I'm always at work at night so I miss all of the prime time shows so I really just don't connect with anything on tv anymore, I would much rather read. With reading I know the story will still be there for me even if I have to take a few days away from it, I can always pick it up whenever I want to instead of waiting for the scheduled time of a show. <br /><br />I read because I find it fun and I love escaping to a completely different world and falling in love with characters along the way. <br /><br />Thanks for the great post. :)Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504096607685421368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-36921108908558924292011-09-24T11:01:48.497-04:002011-09-24T11:01:48.497-04:00Although this seems kind of silly to say... I firs...Although this seems kind of silly to say... I first started reading because it was an unspoken contest between friends. Who could read the most books in the shortest amount of time? Who could have the most AR points (points you get for taking a test on a book) after the school year ends? Of course, it wasn't a real contest, but I felt like it was. That's one reason.<br /><br />Another reason I read is because some books are SO GOOD. For example, the Harry Potter series or the Hunger Games series, and for my current obsession, the Divergent trilogy. Because of such great experiences while readings, I continue to. It feels awesome discovering a new book that just blows your mind!<br /><br />I really like your goal of "to own and have read 1000 books." I think I'm going to make that my goal as well. :DSophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678009807863670317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-90848595907250242262011-09-24T10:18:32.223-04:002011-09-24T10:18:32.223-04:00The main reasons I read? Because I love it. Becaus...The main reasons I read? Because I love it. Because my life would be diminished without those stories. Because I can't imagine NOT reading.Mary @ BookSwarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099395167194720599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-38092973724386572292011-09-24T05:18:42.483-04:002011-09-24T05:18:42.483-04:00I'm kind of like your friend, I always get dis...I'm kind of like your friend, I always get distracted by TV or video games, or something online. Like now, I'm reading peoples blogs instead of reading the book I planned on finishing tonight :-P<br /><br />Thanks for posting this!<br />Jex @ <a href="http://everythingandnothing-jex.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Everything and Nothing</a>Jexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603132494277250610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-3684176868910461092011-09-24T01:53:26.422-04:002011-09-24T01:53:26.422-04:00I read to get away... Sometimes things in real lif...I read to get away... Sometimes things in real life just gets too overwhelming and it's either sleep or read. sometimes I don't want to sleep. And I love reading because I feel like it's my friend, it makes me happy/sad, but in the end, I love it. lol is that cheesy?Ariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010201524640381070noreply@blogger.com