Why do you like reading?

[riyathaman]

I love reading books as reading takes you to the another level. Books train your imaginations to think big.I like to read all type of books. The must read books of all time are"The Fountain" , "The Book thief", "Getting The girl",Da vinci code...Please suggest me some "IT" related books or articles, so that i will enhance my knowledge.

[raquel_frescia]

1. It entertains me.
2. I learn so much from doing it.
3. It can be done almost anywhere.

[Msred325]

Reading takes my mind off of my everyday issues. It takes me to a new place and time, with each new book I read.

[Infinite I]

When I grew up, there weren't any mobile phones. I grew up reading books and fell in love with them.

[Prudence Emillian]

I like reading because it allows me to be inspired by people's creativity.

[DrPatti8454]

I love to read now because it makes me feel like I've accomplished something after finishing each book.

[Urbashi Basu]

Reading is my escape from the dreary daily life and sometimes I find nuggets of information from unexpected sources which is an added bonus. Some of reading is thought provoking but many are just frivolous passing of time. 'Nobody's baby but mine' is my comfort book. And 'Sapiens' is the most recent in the thought provoking section.

[lwahls2]

I definitely read for entertainment which is an obvious answer. I love to be transported to different countries, time periods and even worlds. It’s an escape for people who don’t have the money to take lavish vacations.

[Maria Esposito]

1. Reading is an entertaining experience.
2. I get to learn about a variety of topics that interest me.
3. It gives me the chance to explore voices, communities and individuals that are normally marginalized in mainstream media.
4. I get to read autobiographies of people whose life story deeply resonate with me, learn and draw advice or tips from them.
5. It helps me improve my writing & conversational skills

[writestuff]

I was bullied in school for years and books saved my life. At first books were my friends and kept me company. I would be swept away to amazing worlds where anything is possible. Then I started reading about strong people who overcame what I was going through and I fought back.

[LizzyGirl1]

Reading frees my heart, soul and imagination - takes them soaring in infinite skies. It gives me the opportunity to live vicariously through the characters and experience their joys and sorrows, highs and lows.

Love this answer! I completely agree - I love living through the characters. For me, reading provides a source of escapism.

[LizzyGirl1]

Reading is engrossing. You forget your still in reality while you are reading!

Yes - transports you!

[Cwaganagwa Dorothy]

I love reading because its way of: discovering what I did not know initially, escaping boredom, enriching my vocabulary, improving my abilities as a writer and communicator and contemplating about mentalities of varying writers depending on what they are relaying to me as a reader.

[Mwila_wise]

I love reading because it helps me improve my vocabulary and I am a very adventurous person thus helps more explore and understand many things like culture.

[Hillareehicks]

I enjoy reading about things I don't experience in my own life. I like to take a peek on the other side of things and gain insight on how things could be.
I also like anything that pulls on my heart strings whether it be sympathy for a character struggling with addiction, or someone falling in love. I just like to feel what I am reading.