Post #1: Why I Read

I read to escape from reality and to focus on something other than the problems that arise in today's society.  When I read a book I feel as if I am in that story and that the character's successes are my successes.  Whenever I read a love story I pretend as if I am the woman that has just been swept off of my feet by the man of my dreams.  I read so I can pretend that I have a  perfect life like the characters in my book.  It was nice to pretend that I was dating Augustus Waters when I read The Fault In Our Stars because of what a sweetheart he is in the book. I also read books for the sheer enjoyment of it.  Books such as the Harry Potter series excite me and leave me longing for answers as well as wishing that I could cast a spell and make all my homework disappear.  I read because it is relaxing, exciting, and comforting to know that people have crazy imaginations and big dreams just like me.