My Reader Bio

                Have I always been a reader? Ha! The simple answer to that consists of two letters. N and O. Now, I'm not saying I never read but I definitely don’t consider myself a reader. When I’m bored the first thing I think is, “hey there’s probably food in the refrigerator”. Not, “hey there’s a book I have never read, let’s do that!” I wish I was a reader, I really do. My sister is SUCH a reader and I admire the ability to focus in that manner and really delve into a book. I envy those who can.

            I have this infuriating tendency to read the first 50 pages or so of a book, and then without hesitation set it down and never pick it back up. It’s nothing against the book! It isn’t the book’s fault! It’s mine. I don’t care enough. Brutal, I know. It’s true though. I have never cared enough about reading or what it can do for you and the pink mushy stuff in your head.

            Now when I DO read it’s normally fiction and it’s normally a book that everyone and their brother (or sister) has read before. Why? I hate being left out. I want to know what the hype is all about. Harry Potter? Why is he so great? (I read 5 and ½ of those books and I considered that a very large achievement.) Heck, I saw a tweet that was an excerpt from a book that seemed to be the perfect love story. What did I do? I paid 13$ for it, read 32 pages, and never looked back.  

            Then there’s the weird thing I do where I read the last sentence of a book and if it seems intriguing I decide to read it. I’ve probably started 15 books I never finished, using that tactic. Maybe I should stop doing that…

            My goal is to become someone that craves a book every time I don’t have one. That my friends, is what I want. Let’s see how it goes. 

SI