My reading historoy

Reading history

     Life is similar to a trip. We have many places to visit. We see different things in different places, and we meet different people in different period. However, we can find that nothing can last forever. A beautiful historic spot may be destroyed by some selfish tourist. Your friends perhaps become your enemies. Not to mention your lover. Ok, you may say, “How about human’s best friend-Dog.” Unfortunately, they have a short life span. Those people we love will leave me one day. But, fortunately, I found a best friend who is always stand by me: Reading. I will briefly introduce how reading becomes my best friend in my childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.

    Reading brings a lot of happiness to my childhood. I was an introvert child.
For example, when I was in kindergarten, I studied in a super big class. If my memory is correct, there were almost 50 kids in a same classroom. All of the props in school were few and kid had to share. When teacher said that: Kids, let’s operate these props. All of the kids swarmed out, so I even couldn’t see the props. I was afraid to join them. I chose to be an outsider to look at them. There was similar situation in my house. I had two siblings. We share few toys. If there was a competition for toys, most of the time, I was a loser. But fortunately, my father was a books lover. There was a large bookcase in my home. My father often bought different kinds of new books. They were so beautiful and smelt good. I always remember the first time I saw the picture books in my home. The color was bright and graceful. I loved those books at my first sight. Unlike the toys, I could get at least one book to read. My siblings and I had a good time to read those new books. My mother sent my sister and brother to learn some interesting talent such as painting or English, but I only got a difficult abacus class. Sometimes, I felt alone, so I started to let myself immersed into the world in the different kinds of story books. The most impressive foreign literature works are “Little Nicholas” and “Mafalda”, these books are very funny and bring a lot of happiness to me.



    My adolescence is a climax of my reading history. As a teenager, I started to face some problems in school and family. I felt stressful and helpless. Novel gave me an exit to the real world. Besides the famous novel of金庸. I also very like a female writer; her name is 亦舒. She didn’t wrote an exaggerate story. The tone in her story always light but give you a space to imagine. When I was a junior high school student, there were few TV programs on TV and no internet. I also read some literature works such as” Gone with the wind”, “Daddy with long legs” and” A lamp in the attic”, Those books actually made me see a different world.

     When I became an adult, reading still by my side. My first formal job was a flight attendant. At that time, I had a fear of loneliness at first. Sometimes I got a jet-lag and stayed at hotel. Therefore, I brought some books when I flew to other countries. However, there are fewer and fewer time to read when I getting older and older. I like to buy books, but I don’t have much time to read them. As a result, they gradually become a decoration on the bookcase.

     Reading is my best friend. Never give up or betray me. However, I leave it alone sometimes. But, I don’t worry about it. Because we will be best friend forever.
　

My Reading History

Well, I do consider myself as an inconsistent reader. I am able to read books regularly up to some period of times, while on the other hand, I could find myself idling, not getting touch with books for quite a long time. It is like waiting for the so-called "vibe" gets into my body and that's when I'll read.

I was first exposed to reading when I sat in my elementary school (if memory serves right). I started from comic books and Japanese manga which played a massive role in building up my reading interest. As I got into a higher level of education, my reading's scope gradually increase to a greater extent. Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan was my first ever novel written in English. Ever since then, I become so glued into this novel.. Rick Riordan was such an inspiration to me. He was my every reason to start liking books. Thanks to that, I have read ten of his books, five from "Percy Jackson and The Olympians" sequel and the other five from "Heroes of The Olympus" sequel. As for now, I am reading his latest book which was just released last May "Trials of Apollo". Other than all these books i have described, I also read books from Cassandra Clare "Mortal Instruments", and the "Divergent Trilogy" by Veronica Roth. In the future, I am still looking forward to reading and knowing a lot of books, and of course, I will do my best in order to do so.

My Reading History

   I think I don’t have a regular habit of reading. But when I found the book which attracted me to read, I would pay my attention to the book.
          Although I forgot the name of book, I still like it very much. It is a Chinese novel that teach you how to be a successful person and share those famous people’s stories with readers. That’s the one of reasons I like it. The second and the most important reason is I received the book from my teacher. So the book is meaningful to me to read and maybe it is my teacher’s expectation for me.
           In order to get good grades, so I reduce my reading time gradually. I’m not a good reader because I don’t really want to read anymore. I lost my reading hobby when I have to face the heavy schoolwork. 

   My junior high school homeroom teacher made me a reader. She bought me a meaningful book and let me use trivial time to read the book in school adequately. I deeply appreciated her kindness and provided me a good reading environment.

My Reading History

        First of all, after I recalled my reading history. I would say that I used to be a reader in both Mandarin and English, however, mostly in Mandarin or translated into Mandarin. It’s been a long time that I haven’t take much time to read since I entered college. Most of my spare time is spent on school club, part-time jobs and so on. Nonetheless, I like reading. Reading used to be the way which helped me to relax and the thing I would do during free time before high school. Although I really read a lot during those time in high school, to be honest, most of time I was expected and even forested to do so; I was under pressure. This kind of made me lose my interest in reading, which may be the reason that I spent less time on books now.

For a book-lover, it is actually hard to pick a favorite one. The Lovely Bones was one of them that impressed me. It is talking about a girl, raped and then murdered by her neighbor, couldn’t let go resentment, love and memories after she was going to another world, which I mean the world after death. I think this story is more about forgiveness which is important and related to everyone’s life. We would see why and how main character changed her mind and started to forgive and forget the murderer and her loved ones. I still keep in one saying “Life is about forgiving and moving on.”

        As for the reason that I become a reader, I think my mother had a great impact on me. She helped me pick up the habit of reading since I was really little. Before I could recognize words, she bought all kinds of books beforehand (about history, fairy tales etc.) and always told me those stories as long as she was free which made me started my interest in books. I still remember that after I can read by myself, my mother asked my sister and I to pick two books from our book selves per week and share our reflection with each other on weekends. This really helped cultivate habit and interest in reading.

        I think the above is pretty much my reading history that so far I’ve recalled. I think I actually hope that I can pick up the habit of reading once again.

My Reading History

My Reading History

I consider myself as a reader and I read mostly Chinese books. To develop the habit of reading in my childhood, my mother had taken me to the library as soon as she was free at night. Gradually, reading becomes the important part in my life. Sometimes, I would spend half of a day reading at the library on the weekends. I mostly read novels which were written for twelve to sixteen-year-old teenagers when I was in the junior high school.

Recalling my reading history, one of the most impressive stories was that The Death of a Bookworm. In Chinese, it calls書蟲的少年時代. It was this book that really inspired me to have the motivation to study during the senior high. The story was described the boy who was influenced by the girl to have the motivation to study. I enjoy the book such as inspirational one because I can obtain a lot of positive thinking from them. The more positive thinking I gain, the more energy I would have in my life.

For now, I still read books but I don’t have much time as before. Therefore, I only read books in my leisure time. In order to have the spare time to read, I will try to do the best on the time management. Finally, I want to thank for my mother. It was my mother that I could step into the book world to explore many thing that I haven't known before. 

My Reading History

    I regard myself as a reader. I always am. I might stop sometimes as my value changed, but fortunately I resumed.

    I started my Chinese reading history  as early as when I was in elementary school. I was forced to hand in reading reflections every week. I was unwilling in the beginning. However, I discovered the magic of reading. Not only did it make my mind peaceful while I was reading, but it also helped my thoughts become logical. To be honest, I enjoyed it a lot. Then I studied in junior high school, where I stopped reading to maintain my academic performances. In this period, I only read when I was required to. Added the pressure from exams, studies, and competition between peers, reading was the last thing I pursued because it seemed to be useless when I was eager for better performances at school. However, the great turning point that once again lit my passion for reading was the book called "Life of Pi." The vivid descriptions of the book allowed me to imagine the scenes the character came across. My imagination flied freely line by line, so did my feelings. Tasting the sweetness of reading, I was fond of books again. That was when I was a high school student. As I grew up, the books I read changed from picture books and fairy tales to encyclopedias and novels or biographies. Now I literally read every kind of books.

    My English reading history was triggered by movies. The movie that brought me into the world of English reading was entitled "The Fault in Our Stars." I was so moved by the film that I immediately made up my mind to buy the novel it was adapted from after I finished the movie. As soon as I read the book, I fell in love with the joy it brought me to interpret the sentences in the way I want. By doing so, I found the connection between me and the book, the connection that only belonged to me and the book. Having experienced the happiness of English reading, I started reading film adaptions, such as "The Book Thief," "Le Petit Prince," and "Paper Towns," most of which are aim for teenagers. I do not mind though. I read whatever I want and that is why I can continue reading. However, it would be a plus if there is a film version of a book.

    Recently I have been reading "The Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender" — for a semester due to procrastination. I hope I can finish the book this semester and I have to do it. Since the world of books is boundless, I don't want to keep other books waiting. That would be so sad and a pity of my life.  

My Reading History

    Until I was in senior high, I still had a habit of reading a variety of books. My favorite types of book are history and detective. The reason why I love history a lot is that my aunt bought me a lot of Chinese historical story books, and I founded I started to enjoy reading them as the time went by. What's more, the reason why I love detective a lot is that I enjoy thinking through the whole process of my reading. Except the two types of books, I also read romantic and interesting novels when I am stressed out. Since I need to relax myself, romantic and interesting novels will be the good choices for me to read without pressure to understand the content. Sad to say, I now don't have a habit of reading since I use my computer to finish all my assignments and read articles. I hope I can get back the habit of reading soon!

MY READING HISTORY

           I consider myself a reader in Mandarin. I often read English slowly and I have to spend time looking up on the dictionary to check the vocabularies. I remember “Hunger Games” a very outstanding novels, and so do the movies. The fiction reflects the reality and humanity. When I read the books and watch the movies, I often think of how we treat others and what choice would I make if I were the person. According to one of courses in the school, the teacher said the story is also related to Greek mythology. I think it’s one of the reasons that “Hunger Games” attracts people all over the world to read it.

           I like to read but I often have spare time to read during the seasonal break. After I go to college, I find out that some of professors ask us to read and write feedback which is good.

           I think I become a reader because some of my friends also like to read. Since I was in elementary school, my friends and I often share books and read them together. What’s more, two of my sisters also like to buy books and read them so I often borrow books from home, friends and then libraries. 

My reading history

    I'd say my history of reading is close to non-existing. I don't read that much compared to most of my classmates......or anyone else. I remembered reading the Arsène Lupin series when I was at a young age and the Twilight series when I was in Junior High. The last time I finished an actual book was the summer I graduated Senior High, and that's about it.
    I read a lot online though. I found this awesome website called Wattpad during Senior High. It's basically a heaven full of interesting creations.  Wattpad allows every one to write and publish their own books. Because text books were way too dull and boring for my liking. I started to write and started to read people's books and stories.
    So I guess I do have a reading history. It's just a bit different form others'. Though it's pretty convenient to read online, I really want to get back to reading paper books. That's the goal for me this semester.

My reading history

To be honest, I am not good at reading. I prefer watching movies or TV shows that are easily caught my eye. Images make me feel lively than text for me. But it is undeniable benefits of reading. Compare to images, text description would be more exquisite. I like to see illustrated books, like the kind of design, most of them through image transfer message by word narration as an auxiliary, which I can get a lot of different concepts.

When I was little, there are many books in my home, like fairy tale books, encyclopedias, and astronomy. my parents bought a lot of books hope that we can read a lot, but it's hard for me to finish reading a book.

I start to the reading novel because of my classmate in junior high school. I like those that occur in every person a different story. And I read comic books to bring me joy. However, as I grew up,most of the time take to reference book and fight results. Until now, I still rarely reading books. But I believe through this course could make me grow up. Even though I know it takes a lot of time to read a whole book. Now I have listed several books and wanting for me to read. I will do my best!

My reading history

First of all, I  have to say I'm not a good reader either in Mandarin or English since I only read what I want to read and I only stick to a certain type of books. However, I love reading essentially. The book that inspired me a lot is called, 他來了，請閉眼, which combines the element of suspense and criminal psychology. Before I read this book, only love stories could catch my eyes. Nevertheless, this book broadened my horizons and took me to another world which is so amazing and full of fun. I started to have interests in criminal minds and logical thinking; I started to pay attention to social issues; I started to observe people around me and seize the the time we spend together. This book has changed me a lot. 

I became a reader in Mandarin because of my elder sister. She opened the door of reading for me and  brought me plenty of novels in my elementary school time so that I could totally immerse myself in the wonderful world. Since then, I have cultivated the habit of reading everyday. However, I'm still not a reader in English, for when I'm reading English books, I'll feel like I'm doing some reading test which is kind of stressful and uneasy. Maybe it's because I did too much reading tests in my high school time. 

I would say that it was the book made me a reader rather than a person. It is the book that I found  interesting and attracting so that I kept reading. But the environment is also very important. The perfect place for me to read is in my room. I can read all day long without any pause on my cozy bed. It's very quiet there and I can also read in any postures I like. It is definitely a great enjoyment. In contrast, the school never made me a reader; instead, the school made me tired of reading since it reminded me a lot about exams and grades.

My Reading History

I think I was a reader before I'm in the third grade of Junior High.
Back in the time when I was a reader, I read tons of Mandarin books per month.
I finished all of the Jin Yong Martial Novels in the fourth grade of elementary school.
My brain was filled with the fantasies for being a martial master and save the world.
When getting in the junior high, I started to read about music and architecture design due to my enthusiasm for both of them
Then I started running my first band in the second year of junior band, and had for about four or five live shows.
But everything changed till I was in the third grade.
I failed an important exam that made my teacher cry.
Therefore, I stopped all of the activity to improve my grades.
I spent all of my time on the textbook, went to cram school.
After fighting for a year, I got into Municipal Da An Vocational Hight School Department of Architecture.
And finally regained my passion.

I still love the books I read. Because I think that what I read influences what I am.
And almost all of the books I read is about being a hero, I guess I'm now a kind of hero...?
Whether a hero of the music world or the architect world.

The main reason why I become a reader is the environment of my home.
Both of my parents are graduated from National Taiwan Normal University Department of Chinese.
Due to the backround of them, my house was filled with the books that they like to read.
Because they like to read, they told me that I have to have a reading habbit.
But how can I choose what to read among all of the books in my house?
What was in my mind is : The most important thing in life is having the sence of justice.
So I chose the Jin Yong series.
To become a hero, I have to research for the skills that every characters have in the novel.
The environment and the fantasies for being a hero saving the world made me a reader.

My Reading History

    Compared to my classmates, I must admit that I’m not a good reader here because I have been busy with lots of activities since I enrolled in university. It seems hard for me to stop being distracted and read deeply.

    However, I was supposed to be a great Mandarin reader. My parents used to subscribe Children’s magazines for me to read when I was young. During that time, there was no TV or Internet in my home. As a result, reading in the study was the greatest entertainment in my eyes. The books led me to understand this world, each slides of the book could make me excited. I can still remember vividly how tough it was to wait for a new version of magazine. I think that would be the time I have the most passion on reading.

    Recently, a sentence usually occurs to me: not having enough time is a lie. Since my life was filled with activities and vocations, I have been thinking of the passion of regaining books, but I didn’t catch the opportunity. At first, I considered there’s no time for me to read. However, I found out I was lack of the ability of time management and the bravery to take action immediately, instead of lacking in time after a long introspection. I hope to rekindle my habit of reading in this class, and re-experience the affection of words.

My Reading History

　　I think I am a reader in Mandarin.  I  love to read the books of a Japanese author called  東野圭吾.  Most of his works are about detective. I enjoy guessing who the criminal is. My favorite book of his is 嫌疑犯X的獻身 because the reason behind the motivation of crime surprise me. It connects a lot to human nature and tells how human can sacrifice for the ones we love.

　　My aunt bought a lot of books for me to read at my early age either in Mandarin or English. It helped develop my reading habit. When I was busying with my schoolwork and was under a lot of pressure in senior high school, reading made me feel relaxed. I usually spent time reading books in a fancy coffee shop in my spare time. However, I take a part-time job on almost every weekend now, I have few time to read.

　　My teacher in senior high asked us to read novels and write summary and reflection every semester. Nevertheless, I used to feel sleepy when reading English novel, I was forced to read English novels then. Thus,  I would like to develop my interest in reading in English. Also, I would like to try different categories in novels. Hope this class makes me a reading lover.

My Reading History

     I consider myself as a reader in both Mandarin and English. In my childhood, reading was the most important way for me to explore the world. I was exposed to Chinese books since I was in the kindergarten. My dad is the person who led me to enter the world of reading. By the time he found that I can read,  he started to borrow many classic literatures or stories from libraries for me. As a result, I quickly immersed myself in amazing plots, histories and knowledges. After I attended in elementary school, I built up the habit of borrowing piles of books from the library twice a month, and I also enjoyed the time that I shared my opinions about the books with my dad.

     It wasn’t until high school that I became an English reader, because I met a friend who always recommended me a lot of English novels. However, at the same time, I started to decrease the quantity of extracurricular books I read, since I needed to spend more time preparing for the entrance examination. Fortunately, it didn’t cause me to lose the habit of reading. Reading is still an indispensable part in my life now.

     The book that impressed me the most is Peaceful Warrior, written by Dan Millman. Actually, I was undergoing some pain caused by the relationships between people when I read this book. But the powerful insights in this book changed the way I looked at my life, and helped me to find the inner strength to face the struggles at the time. It said: A warrior’s life is not about imagined perfection or victory; it is about love. Love is a warrior’s sword; wherever it cuts it gives life, not death.” This book also reminded me to live in the moment and taught me the better way to connected to the world.

My Reading History

     At first, I don't really think I'm a reader,but I gradually found that I really love novels either in Mandarin or English. So now I definitely consider myself a reader.
     I remembered that I had read a book named "A Date in Sydney Tower" and translated "留學生的援交日記"in Chinese. Though the name is not so attractive and  positive, I still give it a try to read. It  is about a girl who studied abroad in Sydney. Seems like everything is all right, unfortunately, her father become a criminal because of debt. And she choose to be a prostitute for earning money helpIng her father settle the debt.
     I become a reader because of my mom. She is an English teacher, as I remembered, she always buy books and read books all day. Sometimes she will give me some interesting books to read. Besides, my college classmates also push me to read some magazines, they made me more like a reader.








 

My reading history

         I used to be a reader. But now, I’m not. When I was an elementary school student, I liked to read Chinese martial arts novel such as 神鵰俠侶. It is my first novel that I have read in Mandarin. I was deeply fascinated by the amusing plot and the poignant love story.  

As for English novel, I didn’t read any novel in English until I was in senior high. In that time, I was forced to do because of my teacher. She asked us to read as much as possible. To be honest, I was so grateful for that. Since then, I have gradually tried to read English novel. Detective novel was my favorite. I enjoyed how they handled the case and their insights. Beside the book teacher recommended, Before I Go to Sleep was the first English novel that I chose. If you are interested in this kind of novel, you can give it a try.

When it comes to the person who made me a reader, my father is indispensable. He loves to read Chinese novel or book very much. When I was little, he would tell me the story of what he had read so that I would be attracted by the plot and then read by myself.  Honestly, reading can not only make me knowledgeable but also make me pleasurable. Despite the fact that I don’t have the habit of reading now, I am still willing to read. I hope I could regain my passion for reading in both Mandarin and English in college.   

My Reading History

Honestly, I do not consider myself as a reader yet. To me, I always want to become a reader. I have tried to read books in the past two years. But until now, it still takes me a lot of time to finish reading a whole book.

I think the reason why reading is so hard for me is because I used to read a bunch of picture and illustrated books. One of my favorite illustrators is 幾米Jimmy. I started to read his books when I was in junior high school or even earlier. Founding myself enjoying his books made me also want to become an illustrator in the future. Most of the time, I only read such kind of books that do not require thinking. Maybe that is why my brain is easy to get tired when I am reading now.

But there was a person that changed me in some way. He was a classmate of mine when I was a sophomore student. He was very different from me. He read many books and had many thoughts in his mind.  At that time, he suggested me to read a book called "Love" by an Indian writer Osho. Osho was also considered as a mystic. I would say this book had a very very huge impact on me. It totally changed the way I had used to think of many things. It was a book of his opinion of love. But what I learned from this book was more than love. I am not saying that this is a good book because some of his thoughts are really controversial. But it is definitely a book that will change your concept.

This book had really broadened my view. I felt like a babe in the woods before. After that, I was very interested in reading books like meditation, yoga, Buddhism, and philosophy. I did not read picture books anymore and started to read something that made me think. I really enjoy exploring new worlds and learning new concepts from books.

Last week, professor was talking about how reading will change the way we see. I totally agree with this because of my experience. I am still on the journey of becoming a good reader. And I hope I can improve day by day.

My reading history

Being a reader means one must have read a certain amount of books. I do consider myself a reader since I have read quite a lot of books either in Mandarin or English. But after all, I read more Mandarin books compare to English books. So personally, I consider myself a Mandarin reader than an English reader.

I started to read Mandarin books since I was in kindergarten and English in middle school. The reason why I started to read English books in middle school is because that's the time when I transfer and study in Thailand. Due to my dad's job, my family and I move to live in Thailand while I was 12 years old. My parent they send me to a local international school to continue my education, and that's how I get in touch with English.

Sooner or later, I found out that I love reading fiction stories, especially one that involves romance. So I started to read more and more books as I grew older. The first series of books I have read were Harry Potter. It's the very first book series I finished. I think it was when I'm still in elementary school. This series of books is full of magic and mystery. It makes me want to go on and on every time. And I think this is how I became a reader.

Reading History

Ever since I was young, reading is one of my biggest interest.  Recalling my elementary school years, I was the quietest girl in the class who  usually spend all break time in the library.  I went to the library too often, in fact, I think all the staff of the school library knows about me. I could stay in the public library for the whole day for the weekends; my parents even joked about I didn't have to eat since novels are my main dishes and I'd lived as long as I have them.

As I moved on to high school, I realized the time I spend on reading were decreasing. Then, I soon figured that I became less and less interest in reading and didn't enjoy reading like I used to. I tried to push myself to read, and forced myself to go to the school's library to pick up novels. It was weird, I couldn't find any. Nothing on the shelf catches my eyes. It was like I had a whole new world in front of me, waiting for me to explore, yet I couldn't bring myself into it.

I can still remember what my dad said to me when I told him that I've lost my interest in reading, "I think the reason why you don't want to read or touch the books is because you read too much, your mind is really tired and started to reject doing it."

It was true, the amount of the books I read during my elementary school years was way beyond than anyone could image. For example, I finished both The Kite Runner and One Liter of Tears in grade four. In addition, by the time I was almost finished elementary, I was so into the Souvenirs Entomologiques (by a famous French entomologist, Jean-Henri Fabre), I even begged my parents to buy the whole series for me. Not only that, I also had a whole collection of Adventure of Sherlock Holmes.

I've learned so much from all the novels that I read and being unable to do something that I once in loved with, was a real struggle and a shock for me. However, with a little pushing and forcing day by day, I slowly receive my interest in reading; it is something that I don't want to lose it again. For now, I'm a slow reader, yet I always drown myself into the story, so deeply that I'd wonder if there were any meaning behind the story which author created.