My reading habits
I see the
images and of course, I can relate to them.
I have fond
memories of my childhood, reading alone immersed in my inner world, surrounded
by books. I was a vivid read, a bookworm! I would read comics, biographies, novels,
tales, everything… I can blame my parents for many things except for giving me
the possibility of having a wonderful library at home. All kind of books were
available for my brother and me. My favourite author was Roald Dahl, his books are
real page-turners!
When I was
a student, both in secondary school and at university, I used to read the
compulsory books. On one hand, it was a nasty job, an obligation which wasn’t
very motivating and on the other, sometimes I discovered authors and works that
left a great mark on my life but others were all forgotten.
I used to
read novels in English but not anymore. Nowadays I only read online newspapers
and magazines and maybe some poems but not long books.
On the
contrary, I enjoy reading novels in French. When I was in the fourth year at
the EOI I read lots of books in French, some of them were compulsory (we discussed
them in class, it was my favourite part!) and others that I borrowed from the
school library. It was a very productive
year in terms of reading.
In my own
language, I’ve renewed my love for books. I know that it was just a question of
habit but it took a while. During the last years I started reading books but I lost
interest in the first chapters and didn’t finish them. I didn’t get hooked and
I stopped reading them. Since I was given an ebook for my birthday, I have read
several books, all in Spanish and most of them were novels. Above all, I love
reading novels about human relations, love, relationships, etc.
I must confess
that I normally read more during holidays. For me it’s hard reading at night, specially
after a long day. At the end of the day, I feel exhausted and I usually
go to sleep early and fall asleep immediately.
I wish my son
read more. He is a bit lazy and I don’t know what to do to make him feel
interested in reading. I have tried so many things, I have bought tons of books, we have been to the public
library, we have attended storytelling activities, I gave him some rewards every
time he read some pages or was reading for 15 minutes. Nothing worked. All
suggestions are welcome! ;)
