From a very
young age, I’ve had a love affair with libraries. It’s just amazing all the
adventures one can experience (and places that can be visited) through the
imagination of a great author. Reading can be done anywhere you want to do it.
Growing up,
the one thing I looked forward to every summer was The Summer Reading Club. I
could get rewarded with prizes for doing something I already adored doing.
My reading
methods have morphed over the years. I started out with books; the feeling of a
book in one’s hands with all the possibilities of the surprises I might
discover was intoxicating.
In my
twenties and thirties I was reading books and listening to taped audio books.
That eventually got to be too much as I was confusing character plots.
Though I’ve
always been a great reader, if a book is not available from the library in
compact disc (CD) audiobook, chances are will never read it on a book or any
kind of electronic reading device.
My listening
time is done exclusively in my car as I drive, which makes trip time zoom by.
At this stage of my life, I want to be read to and entertained by all the
excellent narrators (and actors) that are available. My favorite audiobooks are
the ones that are read by the author of the book. If the thought of an
audiobook seems like too much of an inconvenience, try downloading a book on
your iphone.
If you have
poor reading skills (or little time to read), chances are the book you wish to
explore is available on audio. If you are ready to open up your mind to a whole
new world, do what I am currently enjoying so much
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