As a reader for many years, I learned that I actually enjoying reading. I remember when I was younger, my parents had to always tell me to read. I gradually started to enjoy books especially books that were well written and had an exciting plot. I still recall the first large chapter book that I enjoyed: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. From the start, I've always enjoyed reading fantasy books. And I'm still drawn to these books. But I've expanded my readings to classical novels, realistic fiction, mystery, romance, and a lot of other types of fiction novels. I still dislike non-fiction novels, but hopefully that'll change in the future. I fall victim to all the popular teen and adult novels. These books definitely affect what genres I read. Comparing this trimester to the last one, I feel like I make more time for myself to read. Once I find a book that looks good, I usually say to myself, "I have to read this book". I buy the book and it usually sits on my shelf for a while. I find myself being overloaded with unread books but I know I'll read them eventually. I can see that I'm more eager to read now compared to years before.
I also learned how fast I can finish a book. For those books with exciting, "can't put the book down" plots, I'm able to finish the book within a week or two. I'm not the type of person who finishes a book in a day. For me, reading a book too fast means missing a lot of important details. On the other hand, there are those books that can take months to read. This is especially true when there's nothing exciting happening or when an event in the book drags on. I've learned how a boring book makes me just stare at a page a read the words without actually processing them. But I'm not the kind of person who just skips to the exciting part, I have to read the whole book.
Through the years, I've grown and changed as a reader
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