In Nick Hornby’s article he basically says that if you don’t want to read something…you shouldn’t have to. I wish I could say I agree with him but I can’t. The article is definitely aimed towards people who’re reading for fun. When you’re in school, you usually have to read what you’re assigned and you don’t have much choice in the matter. There have been times in school where I really wish I could’ve used this philosophy. I’ve had my random times where I wanted to read a book for fun and I think I used Hornby’s thinking.
One book that had a bit of an impact on me that I read for fun was ‘Kurt Cobain’s Journals.’ I know it’s not a normal book and I know not many people would find it intellectual but I thought it was really interesting. I see my sisters and my mum when they read and I see how emotional the books can make them. That’s what the journals did for me…it made me feel happy, sad, sympathetic, etc. That’s what reading is supposed to be about, right? It grabbed my attention and made me want to keep reading.
On the other hand I can only think of one situation in particular where I started reading for fun and didn’t finish. The third Harry Potter book is the one that comes to mind. I read the first four Harry Potter books but I simply got bored towards the end of the third one and after the fourth one I had no desire to read them. My mum gave me a hard time about stopping reading them but I honestly wasn’t interested anymore. I wish I had known about this article back then so I could’ve had her read it.
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