Hour 22 : Why do you read?

[Tanya]

Hey everyone, I'm Tanya, and I will be your co-moderator for the next hour!

We're in the last stretch of the readathon, and I hope that all of you know you're CHAMPS. Hat tips to the whole wonderful lot of you.

And now! On to the topic for this hour --

I'd like for all of you to tell me why you read. :)

What is one pivotal moment in your life as a reader when you knew - "this is it. I have found something I love doing, in the very depths of my soul"?

Was it a particular book? Was it connecting with other readers? Something else entirely?

For me, I very clearly remember this one summer afternoon - I must've been 14 or 15 - where I curled up with a book and couldn't move until I finished the whole thing in an entire sitting.

I come from a family of readers, and have loved books ever since I could read, but there was something special about this book and that moment that made me feel like nothing ever had before. I didn't know books could make someone feel that way, and I've chased that feeling with every book ever since.

What about you? What's your story? :)

[Lamilla]

I've been an avid reader since my childhood, so it's hard to pin down a particular book. Let's say Незнайка на Луне - at least I remember reading it ))

[tahlia_ted]

I read pretty much all the time as a kid and then stopped starting high school. I started reading properly again in 2016 year 8 and now can't stop in year 10. I read to take a break and escape into the creative imaginative worlds authors create.

[Tanya]

Lamilla wrote: "I've been an avid reader since my childhood, so it's hard to pin down a particular book. Let's say Незнайка на Луне - at least I remember reading it ))"

I hear ya, I start panicking every time I'm asked to choose one book over all others, haha.

I had to look that one up, it sounds like such fun!

[Tanya]

Abookfangirl wrote: "I come from a family of readers, too. Always loved reading and I remember how impatient I was to finally learn reading haha :D
I don’t really remember a significant moment like this, I read since I..."

I think you've pretty much described my relationship with Harry Potter there. 🙂

I remember them taking over my LIFE and what was better - the lives of almost everyone around me, too! It really did feel like we were part of something bigger there, huh?

[Tanya]

tahlia_ted wrote: "I read pretty much all the time as a kid and then stopped starting high school. I started reading properly again in 2016 year 8 and now can't stop in year 10. I read to take a break and escape into..."

And what amazing worlds they are. :)

Thank you for sharing!

[Tanya]

Abookfangirl wrote: "Tanya wrote: "Abookfangirl wrote: "I come from a family of readers, too. Always loved reading and I remember how impatient I was to finally learn reading haha :D
I don’t really remember a significa..."

Oh absolutely! The waiting, the anticipating, the growing alongside the characters, the whole deal. :)

I'm Ravenclaw!

[Lamilla]

I'm also Ravenclaw

@Tanya it's the third book in the series, so better start with the earlier ones, I guess ))

[Elyse]

I have no idea. I've been a bookworm since I was young. Babysitter's Club, Bailey School Kids, Judy Blume, reading Outlander at age 12, this has always been IT for me!

P. S. Also a Ravenclaw ;)