Writing About Reading

As you begin your outside reading novel, remember that by opening the cover of your new book you are entering a distinct fictional world created by the author. As you read the first few words, paragraphs, and pages, you will have to acclimate yourself to the new surroundings. Sometimes this is not easy.

Ideally, when one sits down to read one should be in a quiet, comfortable place with minimal distractions. The environment should reflect solitude and create an atmosphere of focus. However, necessity sometimes compels us to read late at night, after an away game, on a jostling school bus. Or up-side down on the couch next to your obnoxious sister with the t.v. blaring. Whatever the cause of less-than-ideal reading conditions, be it due dates or your inability to put the book down, they happen. And they might cause you to miss something.

Write a few paragraphs about reading. How do you get into a new book when the first few pages don’t exactly capture your fascination or, quite simply, confuse you? How do you cope when that ideal reading place free of distractions isn’t available? What is your reading style? And attempt to answer the question that for some of us might be like asking why we breathe, why do you read fiction?

Please write this in class on Tuesday, September 22. Write descriptively, conscious of diction, and allow your personality to emerge in your blog post.