preference

I have liked to read since I was a little kid and I have always had a thing for adventure and survival books. I always loved to see how other people had beat the odds of survival and come through. The most memorable books I read would probably have to be the Hatchet trilogy by Gary Paulsen. I have read those books more times than I can count and I always pick up something new every time. I also like reading classic adventure stories and short stories like "To build a Fire" and pretty much anything Jack London and even Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea. When I was really young I would read a series called "My side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George but those were a little childish. However, as far as writing goes I don't think I have ever written anything by choice except for a small journal and songs. I just don't express myself through writing very much actually come to think of it I don't express myself much at all. I honestly don't feel the need to and if I do I often end up writing a song of some sort. I love to read these stories because they are extreme and they reveal the true character of a person through tough times. These survival stories have always grabbed my attention and kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading them. I think I became a reader because books always left just enough room for my imagination and that is without a doubt my favorite part about reading using my imagination. That is why when a book that I like gets made into a movie I will rarely go see it because that ruins the part of the story that I had imagined. I also never write in the books I read unless they are textbooks because i believe that they are the way the author intended them to be and so I like to leave them that way. It does not bother me to write in books it is just not my preference. Another one of my favorite parts about reading is no matter how much crap you have going on or how busy you are you can always lose yourself in a book. When your caught up is someone elses story it is really hard to worry about your own problems. So potentially every time you pick up a book you take a vacation for just a little while. A book can take you farther away faster than anything else on earth and that is why reading is so valuable.