Being a part of a large book community I think it is
sometimes easy to feel that your reading is inadequate, whether it is how fast
you read or what you are reading. I went through a stage not long ago when
reading was starting to feel like a chore. I think this started when I created
my TBR (to be read) Jar. If you haven’t heard of a TBR Jar, the general idea is
that you put all the titles of the books on your shelf that you need to read into
a jar and each time you need something to read you pick a title out of the jar
and you read that, but if you don’t want to read it you give the book
away. I really liked the idea of this to
help you pick up the books you forgot about. I gave it a solid try but it just
didn’t work for me. Sometimes you just aren’t in the mood for some books and
that’s totally ok. I have picked up
books before, tried to read the first chapter and absolutely hated it. Then
picked it up again a few months later and absolutely loved it! Sometimes you
need a sappy love story and sometimes you need a story where the protagonist
totally kicks arse!
Reading is meant to be fun! It’s meant to be something you
do for yourself, unless it’s required reading (blehh). Read what you want to read, if the only books
you like are Twilight that’s awesome! Don’t be ashamed of what you enjoy
because there is someone else who loves it as well! Flaunt it! (Secret life
lesson; no matter what you are doing someone will have a problem with it, so do
what makes you happy! as long as it’s legal….)
I have never read a classic, and it makes me feel bad
sometimes. I feel like I’m not a proper reader if I haven’t read a classic. But
who made that rule? No one!! I read YA and I enjoy YA so that doesn’t make me
any less of a reader than someone who reads exclusively classics, or every
genre. Neither does how fast I can read a book. If you enjoy reading you are a
reader I don’t care if it takes you a year to finish it! Keep going and don’t
feel bad! Sometimes I wish books would last a year, sometimes I need a solid
week to get over a book because I loved it so much.
Basic summery of what I just said; if you enjoy reading that
is awesome! I don’t care what you read or how long it takes you to read it,
keep reading and enjoying it. Don’t let it become a chore!
