Michael Bednarek – Fine Art America
Reading is one of the MANY things that increases my quality of life.
I got in trouble as a 3 or 4 year old, sitting on the floor of our living room. My dad was reading a book on archeology. My mom was sitting in her chair with her 3 Chihuahuas working the Sunday New York Times Crossword Puzzle. My brother was on the couch with a whole pile of comic books. I looked around several times and then I said, in the middle of the silence, “I wish to HELL I could read!”
The silence lasted a bit longer while my brother looked smug that I would obviously get in trouble. Instead, my mom got up, gathered some things and sat down on the floor with me and began to teach me.
The only time I wasn’t a voracious reader for pleasure was when I was finishing up my Masters Program at Tulsa University. I had to read so many things and regurgitate them back to my professors to the point that when I graduated, I didn’t read anything for pleasure for a couple of years, and when I did, I found myself doing it as if I would be tested on it.
I’m reading Mind Games by Nora Roberts right now. I’m really into it. If you’ve already enjoyed it, please don’t tell me how it turns out. I think this is one of her best – and that’s a lot coming from an avid fan like me.
I love the way you can escape from whatever is bothering you in a book. You can visit a different place, meet different people, become engrossed in a different situation, learn things, and more.
I hope that you have found the joy of reading, too. I think it’s priceless.
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Ah, this makes sense, Linda. Your love of reading makes you an excellent writer!
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What a NICE thing to say, Sheila. I sure have had some of the best to learn a few things from.
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I definitely enjoy reading, but I used to read print books more in my younger days before computers existed, lol! I like biography and memoir genres, but I may read anything from my favorite authors (Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel García Márquez, Isabel Allende, A. J. Cronin, among others). My cats are usually on the couch, so if I decide to sit down there to read, I have to share it with them! 😺📚
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You are not old enough to have really felt that a “book “ should be made of paper with pages you turn, that you use a bookmark on borrowed books, and dogear the pages on your own 😛. Just one of the many perks of being older than dirt, as I am . I have a kindle, and read many things on my computer, and even my phone now, but my favorite will always be a REAL book.
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I am surprised when people say that they don’t like to read, because I have always loved to read.
It sounds like you enjoy reading, and it is something that you can do without anyone else. I agree that it can take you away from your cares and just enjoy what someone else is doing.
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One of the hardest things to leave behind when we moved to Thailand was my book collection. It went for pennies at the auction, but I considered it priceless
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Ouch, I feel your pain.
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I’ve never had anything like this before, where it hurts LESS when I press on it. I’m going to see what the doc says when we see her next. My blood pressure has come down dramatically, and I am suspicious that the med is the cause for my light headedness and back pain, maybe she’ll lessen the dosage or change my med when she gets my next numbers soon. Fingers crossed. Thanks for writing.
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