Thinking About My Reading Experiences

Reading is probably one of my favourite activities. Ever since I can remember, I've been reading. Doesn't matter what it is, I'll read it. Signposts, posters, the nutritional information on the back of food, and, of course, books. Books have made me what I am and I'll never stop reading them.

1. My favourite place to read would either be my bedroom or my rec room. I love my rec room because it's open and lets in natural light, which is very relaxing. In contrast, when I read in my room I draw the huge curtains shut and create a small cave where I can read in peace.

2. I usually enjoy reading in the late afternoon or at night, as I feel like there could be other things I could be doing during the day. It's also a lot more relaxing in the late afternoon, and it feels good to relax with a book.

3. I have a huge selection of favourite authors. My top 5 would probably be Douglas Adams (The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire), Stephen King (only his fantasy books, like the Dark Tower saga), Matthew Reilly ( Temple, Scarecrow, Hover Car Racer), and Derek Landy (Skulduggery Pleasant). I like Adams and Landy for their witty way of writing, as the merge a lot of humour into their books. Reilly is the author who I go to for fast-paced, action packed thrillers, and Martin and King are the epics, the long hauls, the series so complicated it feels like your heads are going to burst from the abundance of characters and plot twists. For all of these authors, I've pretty much enjoyed all of their titles. I don't know why this is, but it's probably because of their quality of the writing, and how each book is better than the last.

4. A lot of people do recommend books to me to read. The top 3 would be my cousin Phoebe, Mrs Buckley the librarian and my mum. My cousin and I share similiar tastes in reading (she was the one who introduced me to George R.R. Martin), and Mrs Buckley is a good judge of reading ability, as she always knows what books we will like. I have recommended a few books to different people, mainly my friends and my cousin. To my cousin, I gave the Hunger Games, and she's finished the series and really enjoyed them. She said it was a good read, if a bit depressing. To my friend was a Game of Thrones, and he loved it.

5. This semester I've mainly been reading George R.R. Martin and Stephen King. These two authors are quite similar, as they've both written absolutely HUGE epics, with Martins "Song of Ice' and Kings "The Dark Tower". I love these kind of books, where you can absolutely immerse yourself in the world. Both Martin and King are American, and are born quite close to one another, with King being born in 1947 and Martin in 48. Both also share the same affinity of killing off very important characters, particularly the one I like!