"I use Grammarly's grammar check because ain't nobody got time for a personality check, let alone a grammar check."
Now let’s all be honest
with one another – reading is not everyone’s cup of tea. For most people,
staring at a jumble of words for hours on end is time consuming, mind-boggling
and just plain boring. However, for the few lucky others out there, those who
see the magic of books, reading is magical and wonderful, an escape from our
world.
I belong to the latter
group, and I must tell you, we do have a lot of fun here J Here’s a list of reasons why being a reader is just
plain awesome.
1.
The Role Playing
Reading can help
you play the role of several different characters just by sitting in your comfy
couch. If this isn’t magic, I don’t know what is. You could be a doctor saving
lives in Africa, a socialite partying in LA or even a monkey climbing trees in
the amazon, all the while sitting in the comfort of your home.
2.
The Characters
Ever wanted that
best friend who was slightly crazy but had your back? Or a wonderful dog who
obeyed your every command? Well, reading brings these characters to life,
making them so real you could practically speak to them!
3.
The Eye-Candy
I generally
stick to the YA genre, and let me tell you one of my main motivations for doing
so. The eye-candy that comes in almost every book in the form of the main hero.
Hello? Daemon Black from Obsidian? Kaidan Rowe from Sweet Evil? These two our
only the tip on what I call my Book Boyfriend List. Yes people, I fall in love
with fictional characters…sue me.
4.
The Adventure
Now I’m pretty
sure that I’m never going to go sky-diving in the middle of the night with a
raging storm, but hey, I can experience it. I can experience a variety of
activities I dare not do in reality, but I do feel the thrill of the adventure.
5.
The Imagination
*Sigh* If only
there were actual vampires or werewolves out there…If only there was a zombie apocalypse.
But hey, it does happen in some books and you can let your imagination run wild
while reading. No one’s going to question you as to why you think aliens are
the hottest things around (I’m looking at you Obsidian) or even why people have
special super powers. Because, hey, it’s in the book your reading…it’s
perfectly acceptable to imagine the impossible.
Now 5 reasons as
to why reading is awesome is just the tip of the ice-berg that is reading. But
I’m telling you, give a book a chance and it will literally change your life!
Adios!
