Top Ten Tuesday: What I love about being a reader
1. I always have something to do that I enjoy, even when I am doing something I don't like waiting for an appointment.
2. I often have read the book before the movie comes out, so I have consumed the superior source first.
3. Most of my best friends are also readers so we always have something to discuss---what we are reading.
4. I know where to go to find new information and I enjoy reading books where I learn something new. As a librarian I used to tell people who wold ask me for information that I was a generalist---that I know a little bit about a lot of stuff, but I know where to find more information.
5. I usually have lots of book ideas for gifts.
6. Unless I am late for a meeting or an appointment, I don't mind getting stuck in traffic because I always have an audiobook going in the car. Traffic jams just give me more time to listen to my story.
7. Books help create special family moments---books we read together every year at Christmas; snuggling with children or grandchildren and a book; family car trips listening to audiobooks en route.
8. Books can help quiet the negative chatter in my head these days of negative news and politics---poetry, nature essays, inspiring stories are the obvious choices, but right now I am enjoying humorous books the most. I need to keep the laughter coming just to survive.
What do you like about being a reader?
-Anne
I especially identify with #6 & #8. Books help quiet the chatter and thoughts bouncing around my head.
ReplyDeleteSuch great reasons! I agree about #8 too- now more than ever books are an escape and a respite from all the bad news. But these are all great reasons. #1 too- I've always just been a reader and can't imagine not being one haha!
ReplyDeleteBooks can be great gifts for sure!
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I loved learning more about you. Books are always great gifts.
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I loved this list, especially #8. Reading is something that really helps when the outside world is overwhelming and I need a break.
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I feel like reading is a super power. It takes me to magical places and lets me go inside the minds of brilliant thinkers and shows me the beauty of words and ideas.
ReplyDeleteAww I love these!
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I love giving books as gifts and would not be able to do so so easily if I wasn't a reader or involved in this community.
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I did somethings similar on my blog:) But one I didn't mention that I agree in particular is number eight - we definitely need good escape from the world we're living in today
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1,3 and 8 for me. I don't do audio books, nor am I often in traffic.
ReplyDeleteThese are all great things about being a reader. I love being a reader!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great list! I love the places books take me to, and the things they make me think about. I love how they expand my world, and let me escape. I love how they're always there, waiting to be read. And that I never have to be bored as long as I have a good book. :D
ReplyDeleteHaving friends who are also readers is always great, it makes me wish I had more friends who are readers :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful list 💕
ReplyDeleteHear, hear! I agree with all of these. I especially love that I'm never bored because I always have a book (or two or three ...) with me. It makes life more pleasant, even when you're doing something unpleasant like waiting in traffic or at the doctor's office.
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Audio books are wonderful things for commutes. I'm in the car 8 hours a week just about. It's either that or news. And who really wants to listen to news these days?
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Because it takes me into another world ... far different than my own ... with ideas, characters, settings ... there's nothing like it.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to this post! I would add that I love being a reader because it’s an inexpensive hobby for me. My town has a library, and it’s pretty easy to find cheap used books online.
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Great list! :) I really like #1. I can be impatient when waiting, but if I have a book with me then I don't mind waiting at all.
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This is such a great list! No, I don't mind waiting places. There was a Twitter thread asking what you do when you get bored... I almost never get bored unless I'm not allowed to read or let my mind wander.
ReplyDeleteYour number one is mine as well. I am never bored, don't mind waiting for appointments, etc because I always have a book with me. I also love the escape into a story.
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