My reading habits

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! ;)