Sands of Time

Out of the types of readers described by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, I think that I would probably fall under the catagory of a sand-glass reader. For the most part, I don't take much away from what I read, and I read for fun and to pass the time. Another defining characteristic of my reading is that certain things can make me very emotional. Similar to how I am affected by sad movies and teenage drama tv shows, books can make me very emotional, evening pushing me far enough to cry. An example of a book that had this effect on me was "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks. While nearing the end of the book, I almost stopped reading. The last few chapters were so depressing that I wasn't even sure if I wanted to finish the book. Although "The Last Song" made me cry in various parts, I really enjoyed this book, and am considering reading it again sometime soon.

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own. ~William Hazlitt

When I first read this assignment, I thought I would have to just pick a random quote and lie about what it meant to me and how it represents my feelings towards books. When I started searching for quotes, I came across a quote by William Hazlitt, "Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own." I knew as soon as I read the quote that it was the perfect way to explain my feelings for reading.  Whenever I read a book, I feel as if I find out something new about myself by the time I'm finished reading the book. Whether it's realizing how much I hate books with no story lines, something I realized while reading "The Catcher in the Rye" or when I read "Beastly", reminding me of how much I love "Beauty and the Beast" and other Disney movies. Books truly can reveal secrets hidden in our hearts and souls.

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