My Reading History

     After investigation, I specify the answers to all the inquiries. Since it would help me to answer them to be precise, I formulate each of the responses just under each inquiry. However, because of the relevance of the contents in question III and question IV, I put the replies to the two inquiries altogether.  
I. Do you consider yourself a reader, either in Mandarin or English?

     Having some time to ponder over my past, I found that I am actually a good reader in Mandarin. On the other hand, it is unfortunate that reading in English is an unfamiliar idea for me.  

II.  Do you remember the book/books you remember and still like very much? Why?

     The Chinese books that impress me and affect my life are 科學人, the Chinese version of Scientific American. Each edition published includes massive information and aspects of all trendy facets in the area of science. Both the cutting edge ideas and informative articles and words by many noted journalists and scientists benefit my understanding of science, quench my thirst for knowledge and further to read the extensive materials mentioned in the end of each article in the name of my curiosity, of course. 

     As for English one, a children book, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, is second to none to make an impression on my little childhood. What makes me love it is its unconventional themes of cruelty and unconditional love. Of course, I know that though the cruel plots in The Given Tree I remembered always make me heartbroken, it acts as an catalyst to treasure my parents and my loved ones.

III.  How did you become a reader?

IV. Can you also tell who made you a reader? Please Describe also the environment (home/school/ friends) that has made you a reader?

     I started to read comprehensively owing to my aggressive environment in the years of my secondary school. Though I still can remember that the helpless boy almost knelt down, tremble in fear and hide in library after each class, and the boy was me, a survivor of bully, it remains vague when I start to develop this habit to read extensively. In those years, reading really redeem myself, help me learn to forgive the ones distressing me and even alter my future. And I also realise that reading can benefit and flourish one's mind and thoughts from my past experiences. Therefore, it is irony but necessary to show my gratitude to those who hurt me, and I am willing to devote myself to reading.