Reading never killed anyone.

I love it when people turn their noses up at others when they say reading is one of their hobbies I just think it's quite comical how reading was once valued by all and a highly sought after skill in life now people are happy with the basics and don't read for the pure pleasure of reading. I'm an English and Creative writing student and it's pretty funny when you take 'your personal book' along to a lecture to read in the short intervals . I remember last year some of my fellow course mates where questioning me on how I actually read outside of the set texts of the module I think that was my biggest shock in terms of attitude towards reading .

You know, the biggest problem is the world wide web. Have you ever noticed how people spend so much time online instead of having their noses glued in a book? It's rare to see that now, except maybe at the library. The next problem is cell phones. People spend more time on them than they used to when it was only a home phone that was available for use. I myself spend less time reading, but I'm busy working most of the time. If you consider discussions on myLot and on the web reading, then some people still do it. But it's not the same as reading an actual book. Even the ereaders out there don't take the place of paper. It's not the same when you can touch a screen and magically turn a page. Long gone are the days of people just sitting around and reading a good book, book clubs have gone the way of the dinosaurs, as will books soon enough if we don't start reading again. Books will turn into paperweights and firewood when people become bored of them. It's just not right.

You have about as much chance of dying from reading a book as you do of dying from watching a movie, listening to a song, or surfing the web. I personally think the latter two are rotting the brain... but that's just me. I'm an oddity at my school. People are SHOCKED that I have a new book with me every week, and I hate having to explain that I ADORE reading and I always have. It really breaks my heart that so many people don't like to read.

That is very true. Also, I think the example set by the parents is very important. I personally come from a family where my parents were always reading, and I honestly think that's partly why I like reading so much myself.

That's right. People who read are more intelligent cause reading is the kind of exercise that we cannot do in other way. It really expands my mind I think.

I very much agree with you!Book nouse of gold,a beautiful woman in the book.No knowledge of a person,like a empty bucket,for even then a large belly is empty.Learning must have a good habit,or no matter how good the results will not be prepared.With some people treat learning only momentary enthusiasm,not insist.This never learn anything.When the time to look again felt the same would kill himself.

I think reading is a good habit for everyone of us. We maybe get feed up with books when we are in schools. But that should never be a reason to leave books and reading. Reading can give us so many informations and knowledge. Without reading, we will be like an idiot. We may not take up a book to read, but in fact,we are reading every day, when we browse news on the computers, we are reading. When we are discussing with mylotters, we are reading too. In fact, reading won't kill us, but enrich our life and make our life more happy.

With the era of technology as a way for children to be entertained, it is hard to get them engaged in a book where they actually have to use their imagination and be actively engaged. Students tend to choose short books with less than 100 pages and authors are accomodating that. Few books that are being written for the grades 2-6 are good literature. Even the Ramona books are considered too hard for my fourth graders. Books that I read as a second grader, are not being read until late third grade. I love to read. I love the library, all the books and the displays. The big comfy chairs in the reading room and the hushed conversations. I wish I had more time to read something that was not a board book(baby book).