The Joys of Reading and Writing

To be completely honest, I have never been much of a reader. Reading was always something I did when I had to and not when I wanted to, frankly because I never really had that strong urge to pick up a book for fun and start reading it. Maybe it stems from my early years as a child not having been read to every night or forced to divulge myself in a juicy children’s book that I now find myself without a strong desire to read but rather a desire to play games and socialize with people. There are times, however, when there is an exception to this. This is when I come across a book that I really like, one that captures my attention from start to finish, which is not an easy feat. It takes a book that is not only exciting and enthralling but also relatable and true to real life for me to completely enjoy reading it. Recently though I have learned to enjoy reading a lot more. For example, over the summer with the abundance of free time I find that reading for fun can be both relaxing and rewarding. It is when I do not feel rushed or forced to read a book that I am most able to enjoy it. A typical Laura book would be a simple romantic novel that has interesting characters and is not dull or boring. Occasionally I will drift away from this subject and indulge myself in a dramatic book such as The Lovely Bones, which I read this summer and surprisingly loved.

I would have to say the same for my writing. It is definitely not something that I love to do, but when I have to, I will get it done. I believe that I have never enjoyed to write because it is not my strongest area of academics and therefore, it is not easy for me to do. It is very hard for me to get my point across in my writing and because this is so difficult for me to do I find writing a very frustrating activity. I do look forward to work more on my writing and improve my skills to a point where I might start to finally enjoy it!
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