A trip to adulthood on the pages of a book- Narrative
A trip to adulthood on the pages of a book
Literature has always been an important part of my life, and children's literature is what started the relationship between me and books. This relationship with literature grew thanks to my aunt. I remember myself as a child receiving lots of books from her. Every
situation was the perfect excuse to bring me a new book: birthdays, christmas, children´s
days or just any other day. As I was growing up, the length and complexity of those books
was growing too and I used to spend hours and hours reading them. Of course, the internet
didn´t exist during those times so there wasn't so much to do. I remember that, during my
adolescence, I used to spend hours at my grandma's reading classics, especially Agatha
Christie books, which were my favourites.
As I became older and started having more obligations I stopped reading as I used to do. For many years I didn't read at all, until a few years ago I discovered a free app to read novels in digital format, so I started to read again. I try to read in the few spare moments I have. Even though I am an adult now, children's literature will always have a special place in my heart. It is thanks to children's literature that I began reading. I remember all of those books, their covers, the smell of their pages and the lovely images. Books just mean childhood to me.
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Obligations, lack of time, routine…
We are always doing something but hardly enjoying it. The evil of our times.
My mother was very fond of Agatha Christie, so I also read lots of her books, too.
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I can reflect myself in your words. Since I was little, my mom used to read me and buy me book whenever my family economy allow it. It’s like you said, nothing can compare to the smell of pages. I still have some of my old books, but now read them to my niece and nephew. I think it’s great that you can read in your spare time, because, even if it’s for a short period of time , dedicate time to reading is always rewarding.
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A music lover, not a reading lover.
A music lover, not a reading lover.
Sometimes, I envy those people who are so fond of reading. Perhaps, it is because I wasn’t influenced by books of any kind when I was a child. This makes me highlight the importance of exposing kids to literature, as you were.
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I envy people who find it so easy to read. I never got the habit, and it got worse over the years. There are so many technological distractions that it makes it impossible for me to concentrate on reading.
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