WHY I NEED SOMETHING TO READ: GAUGING THE IMPORTANCE OF BOOKS

I will now share some insights I’ve had because of my love for reading. A frequent criticism I have heard against reading is that if books are repositories of knowledge that make one smart, then all readers should be highly successful people. This is a gross misconception that needs to be addressed. Books or reading them or writing them doesn’t automatically make an individual smarter or more successful than the rest. Our choices ensure those. Books are the moral and philosophical guides that...