Writers as Readers

1. When ever I am reading I do not like to sit by windows because the glare makes it hard for me to stay focused. I do not normally eat anything before I eat do not eat while I read.  As far as environments go I think I am most comfortable at a desk with the book laying on the desk, but sometimes I will read in a chair or in my bed.  The ideal environment is at a desk though.

2.  I like reading books that I know have symbolism, and trying to find it in the text.  Specifically I enjoy reading books with christian symbolism, because I am a christian.  As far as genres go I do not really have a preference.  I like reading books that where written a long time ago, and enjoy lyrical writing and the old style language that uses thy's and thee's.  Now I will only read something that I know will mean something deeper, something for a class, and certain classics that spark my interest.

5.  A book series that I could not put down was the Lightning Thief series, which where my favorite books back in the day.  It was the first book that I had ever read that made me desire to read more.  I consider the first book that got me into reading.  The book was like watching an awesome movie that went on for a really long time, and you could stop and pause to come back whenever you wanted.  I remember liking it so much that I was proud to put the book on my desk when I went to school.  On the other hand a book that was hard to get through was A Tale of Two Cities.  That book was quite boring, and I eventually just gave up on it.

7.  The first book I remember reading cover to cover was a "Bailey School Kids" book about a werewolf at a summer camp.  " Bailey School Kids" if you have never read it is basically a worse version of goosebumps, and less scary.  The book intrigued me at the time but looking back on it it was probably terrible.  I remember the plot was these campers thought one of their counselors was  werewolf because they heard howls at night and he had a lot of hair and ate a lot of meat.  In the end it turned out the counselor was just a hairy guy who liked to eat meet, and there wolves in the woods.  That's how terrible it was. But I still read it and felt pretty accomplished when I did.