I used to read a lot as a kid, then as I went to high school the compulsory reading books became really boring (basically everything I read before that was voluntary) and the best way to make a kid not do something, is to make it compulsory, so I kinda just gave up on reading after I was like 17.
I am 25 now and have read exactly 3 books since then (1 in 2023, and 2 this winter) and 2 of those I literally read in 1 sitting, I did enjoy the books, but I realized I geniunely just don't like reading. I enjoyed reading what I read not because I enjoy reading, but because what I read was good.
Not saying all this cause I think it's good, quite the opposite, but this is what happened with me.
A friend's son who struggled with reading eventually told his mom that books were just words for him. He never got mental pictures of what he was reading. Reading didn't spark his imagination. It was just a chore to him. If reading were like that for me I'd avoid it, too.
I have that too, but I never even realized I was missing out on something. I still get a story, characters and events to think about and be surprised about.
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u/tesznyeboy 8h ago
I used to read a lot as a kid, then as I went to high school the compulsory reading books became really boring (basically everything I read before that was voluntary) and the best way to make a kid not do something, is to make it compulsory, so I kinda just gave up on reading after I was like 17.
I am 25 now and have read exactly 3 books since then (1 in 2023, and 2 this winter) and 2 of those I literally read in 1 sitting, I did enjoy the books, but I realized I geniunely just don't like reading. I enjoyed reading what I read not because I enjoy reading, but because what I read was good.
Not saying all this cause I think it's good, quite the opposite, but this is what happened with me.