I don't think I read a lot of different books. Just the same things over and over again;
The Little Engine That Could, The Hungry Caterpillar, and Where The Wild Things are were read multiple times in my childhood. I have found that I still enjoy reading things again and just looking deeper and deeper into it. I read the entire Harry Potter series twice, the second time looking deep into connections between the books, such as looking at the names of wizards briefly mentioned and the authors of the books that the kids needed for school. I don't know if its because I'm scared to try new things or if I just get hooked onto a book. I love learning the backstory and the continuation of a story beyond the book itself. For instance, when we did the play "Antigone" in sixth grade, I asked for and was given the task of researching the backstory of "Oedipus", increasing my understanding of the play as a whole. One thing I have always enjoyed is the genre of non-fiction. I constantly read the pages in animal, fire truck, and civil war books, reading pages over and over again, some how hoping to find more in the two-sentences and picture that took up a page. I never would be open to reading a new book series, other than the
Magic Treehouse books, which, like always I would read over again, picking out favorite stories and then looking more into the topic that was discussed in a single book. My mom says I always looked into, and still do look into, everything too deeply. Just because I read something, doesn't mean I've reached satisfaction. It has now spread beyond reading, into everything from personal interactions and beyond. For me, reading will always be the same as from when I started, always able to read a story I enjoyed again and again, always looking for something more within each page.
I think it's depressing that you didn't read much as a child. Reading was my favorite activity for a large part of my early life. The Little Engine that Could was a great book, I remember reading it with my parents before bed.
ReplyDeleteThe little engine that could was not a major book in my childhood. It really shows how un-confident that little engine was. Couldn't he just smile and move on. (obviously he does at the end and he toots his way through it)
ReplyDeleteI've always pegged you as a "Magic Treehouse" kind of guy. I always liked those, the combination of fantasy and reality and the fact that they were really so close to one another, just gave me some hope. Oh, yeah. The blog was about the blue train. Right. It's empowering! And there's nothing wrong with being a creature of habit. You like what you like, and that's great as long as you don't let that become fear of change or hold you back :)
ReplyDeleteI find this interesting as you are now reading The Great Gatsby haha. I honestly think you should just go to some library and pick out the first book you see, because you honestly never know what book you will be sucked into. For me, I love reading a new series or new books. I have stacks and stacks of books in my room that range from physics to dragons. I like that type of avaiblity when I read. Your interest in figuring out the "backstory" of books is also interesting. I feel like that will help you out later in life.
ReplyDeleteThose are all very popular books from my own childhood. However, I personally can't read a book more than once... good for you that you can and enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteTal is wrong. I completely understand going back a thousand times to the exact same book. I still do it today. I read a lot of non fiction so it makes sense to go back and re read, at least from where I am.
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