I loved to read and would read anything that roused my interest, whether it was below my age level or above it, even if I could barely make sense of it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I could read at a very early age and I loved stories, losing myself in stories, novels.
I'm not as well read as I was when I was younger - I just devoured books.
Anything that I read, I read because I'm interested in it.
I've loved reading all my life.
When I was a teenager, reading for me was as normal, as unremarkable as eating or breathing. Reading gave flight to my imagination and strengthened my understanding of the world, the society I lived in, and myself. More importantly, reading was fun, a way to live more than one life as I immersed myself in each good book I read.
I've always been drawn to writing for young readers. The books that I read growing up remain in my mind very strongly.
I never have time to read now. I did all my reading before I was twenty.
I loved to read and to write, but then something happened. As I made my way through school, I kept getting handed books to read that didn't excite me and didn't even remotely connect to the realities of my life.
Of course, I've always read. I started when I was four years old and just didn't stop. I read all the time.
Iwas not a reader at all, not until I discovered 'The Hobbit.' That changed my life. It gave me the courage to read. It led me to the 'Lord of the Rings' series. And once I'd read that, I knew I could read anything because I had just read thousands of pages.