I would love to be paid to read books all day...
I love everything about books. From the way they look, smell and feel to how they instantly make me feel sophisticated and mature just by carrying a bundle of them in my arms.
As much as I love books, I am not a book snob. I don't care what genre you are into whether it be Young Adult, Fantasy, Non-Fiction or Sci-Fi. I don't care if you read paperbacks, hardbacks or use a Kindle. All I care about is getting more people reading in order to eliminate the stigma that you are boring or "uncool" if you read.
In my eyes, people who read are beyond awesome! And I'd rather associate myself with those who I can discuss books with than with those who can drink me under the table.
I like the that paper-y fragrance that comes from a Library or book filled room. for some reason I don't have a Library. I only have a few in The Sims 2.
ReplyDeleteMe too! And not many people have libraries, just the really rich. I have loads of them in The Sims too :)
DeleteI could not agree with you more! I feel the same way...and I have driven it into my kids too - they would rather go to a book.store over a toy store!
ReplyDeleteAww that's awesome! I hope my kids will be like that too :)
DeleteI'm a big big reader. I love books :)
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteYour thoughts on books and reading are well said!
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that reading good books is one of the best thing a person can do.
Thank you! And yes, my thoughts exactly :)
DeleteGet yourself a job as a book reviewer :)---lovely post for B, btw!
ReplyDeleteLook forward to your challenge posts...
--Damyanti, Co-host A to Z Challenge April 2012
Twitter: @AprilA2Z
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Thank you! And yes, that would be an awesome job!
DeleteWhat if someone secretly kept a book under the table so they could pretend to faint and read? Then again I doubt anyone would actually go that far. I love reading too, and I do think we should encourage it. That is one of the upsides of Kindle and even iPods and other iDevices. No matter how you may feel about ebooks and the seeming death of the published novel, they ARE making it easier to read, and making reading more accessible. We just need people to take advantage of that now.
ReplyDeleteI think if someone just pretended to faint people would rush over and notice the Kindle. I'm not a fan of electronic reading devices but yeah, if they get more people to read then happy days :)
DeleteI totally agree, I love books, and I'd love nothing more than to sit reading all day long! There's nothing better than curling up with a nice book at the end of a hard day :)
ReplyDeleteAww I agree completely!
DeleteI love books too! The smell of my Spanish textbook though... :) It smells so good! x
ReplyDeleteHaha that's one way of getting people to study I suppose!
Deletebooks in my heart ! I effing love reading :D cool? uncool? yeah who cares what others think I'm glad that I read :D
ReplyDeleteI'm glad too!
DeleteI've recently got back into reading, post university I couldn't handle any more reading as I kept analysing everything... I'm reading Virginia Wolfe and the moment and it's a hard slog haha! xxx
ReplyDeleteAww I know what you mean, I plan on reading my own books once I'm off uni for summer! Can't wait lol!
DeleteI LOVE reading books! I love the feeling when i enter a bookstore or the library.. It's like i am FINALLY home! :)
ReplyDeleteAww me too! It's awesome :)
Delete*clapping*
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more. I have always been and always will be a reader. There is no time I don't have a book I'm reading. I love that books are becoming "cool". I do think that ereaders have helped the younger kids get into books more. I personally have an ereader but still read actual books just as much. I love books in any form...even library books. :)
Aww thanks for the applause Jewels!
DeleteYeah I think it's great that they're becoming cool, and I adore libary books too :)
i love to read as well and have actually found a way to get paid for it
ReplyDeleteLucky you!
DeleteI agree with the entirety of this post and therefore have nothing else to say x
ReplyDeleteHaha thank you :)
DeleteI usually find reading pretty bland compared to the interactive world for example games offer. Still, it can play on the imagination very nicely if it's written well enough.
ReplyDeleteAlso yeah the whole "you read you are not cool" thing is ridiculous.
Don't get me wrong I love games too, I just think it's better for children to read as well - instead of playing video games all the time.
DeleteAnd yeah, that is ridiculous
Books are awesome. I love opening up a new hardcover book and the spine makes that never before opened crackling noise. I have been reading for as long as I can remember, and my parents told me before I could read I would sit down and pretend to read big books like the dictionary.
ReplyDeleteMe too! I've got a hard cover book sitting on my shelf just waiting to be opened lol!
DeleteAnd that's really cute!
Here here! Reading is fun, I don't care what the non-readers say! lol
ReplyDeleteExactly J.Day!
DeleteOkay, this post was just so freakin' awesome that I had to immediately follow your blog! Love your blog, Hazel!
ReplyDeleteAnd Welcome to the Challenge!
KarenG
Aww wow thank you so much!
DeleteAww yeah!! AWWW YEAH! Books for president!
ReplyDeleteI have read since I was three years old and haven't stopped since. I'm sad to say I show some book-snobbish tendencies sometimes though, oops...
Haha! Don't worry, I won't hold it against you :P lol!
DeleteAgreed! I need to stop being such a slacker and finish a couple I've started. ARg!
ReplyDeleteAll I need is for uni to hurry up and end for the summer so I can start reading again!
DeleteLove love LOVE books enough to write them, too! ;)
ReplyDeleteIt's my wish that paper books NEVER go out of style. I like them over ebooks. :P
Elizabeth
A to Z co-host
Aww me too! I prefer them over ebooks as well :)
Deleteexactly. When I find out that someone reads, my brain automatically sorts them into the "alliance" category.
ReplyDeleteHaha I do the same thing!
DeleteI love books....but love my kindle more...
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you do but it's not for me
DeleteBooks make the world go round! Excellent post.
ReplyDeleteAww indeed they do! Thanks :)
DeleteIt's so nice to see people who love books! I've found more and more people are reading less, so it's great to hear that you encourage others to read!
ReplyDeleteAww indeed it is! And knowing that more people are reading now is awesome :)
DeleteI would love to be paid to read books too!
ReplyDeleteScribblesFromJenn
Happy A to Z-ing!
Yeah it would be awesome!
DeleteI totally agree with everything you've posted!
ReplyDeleteI love books and really don't like the attitude that people who read are boring and nerdy!
You can't beat getting lost in a great story and then being able to discuss it with friends and inspire someone else to go read it too!
Em
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http://emberdrake.blogspot.co.uk
Aww thanks! And you're quite right, getting lost in a great story is an amazing feeling that more people should experience!
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