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Ika
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Jan 11, 2009 11:43PM
When you finished reading, do you apply the lessons you get from the book to your everyday's life?
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Definitely. If I read To Kill a Mockingbird I find I'm more tolerant of society. If I read a book about an awful mother, I'm more conscientious about how I treat my son. If I read a story about a husband dying prematurely, I appreciate him all the more. I hope this is what you're driving at.
Yup! That's what I mean. When I read Torey Hayden books, I am learning to communicate better with the autism children.
Readers are always learning something, no matter what types of books they choose to read.
When I read a book that 'sticks with me' I am changed in ways that I may not even be aware of. I sometimes find that my approach or reaction to some event or situation is different than it would have been in the past and I can attribute this to the impact a good book has had on me.
