chrysalis_stage Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Born reader I guess because I cannot remember a time I was not in love with reading and any type of book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceinwenn Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Born reader. Even won a competition once in school for reading (& writing book reports on) the most books out of everyone in the school that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carm Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Born reader-I can't remember the first book I read but I do remember getting Scholastic Readers- little circulars with books for sale-and always getting a stack of books thanks to my parents generosity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busy91 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Convert 100%. Read some as a kid, but mainly because I was bored, and trust me, American TV back in the 1970s was lame, so there wasn't much else to do on a rainy day. The interest faded away until I was introduced to Judy Blume at the age of 12, but once I read all of her books, I stopped reading. Then that required High School reading put most of the nails in the coffin! Once I started commuting to work, I picked it up again, I was 19. I read mostly True Crime. Then I slacked off again, so my recent conversion is about 5 years now, the longest run, don't think I'll stop now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Library Nook Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Born reader, one of my earliest memories is of reading and the NEED to read lots of books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Library Nook Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I've always been a reader. My mother was even a little bit scared because I was at home with my books all the time and did't want to go out with my friends. . Snap, me too! She couldn't understand why I preferred staying in reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Born reader. Read from an early age and my parents never did.. therefore I must have decided to read lots all by myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotleggs11 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) Hiya , I have been reading for just a few years. I am right into true stories , but I like other books as well. I don't read science fiction or war stories , if a book has a good story I will read it. Virginia Andrews she is one of my faves. Edited September 22, 2009 by Kell Added caps and punctuation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anisia Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I started reading a lot when I was 13, after I read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (which was my first HP book, after I did read them in order!). Before that, I did read but not much, I can't say I was an avid reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I'm a born reader. If I could have that as occupation on my passport I would! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anika Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Both parents are big readers, so not sure if it's 'nature or nurture', but just know I've always loved reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikee Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Im converted I really wasnt into reading growing up. When I was around 14 my mum gave me a book that she had read when she was young, it was Black Beauty. It got me hooked and now I always have my head in a book I still have that copy of Black Beauty and I still re-read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I still have that copy of Black Beauty and I still re-read it.What a lovely introduction to the world of books. I need my own copy to re-read I think, I remember reading it as a child and bawling by eyes out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libri vermis Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Oh, I am definitely a born reader. The first book I remember loving, I was around 4 or 5 years old, was One Fish, Two Fish...Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightOwl Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Born reader, for sure. I remember being able to read before I was four, and my mother telling me I would be able to join the local library when I went to school - back then, children weren't allowed access to library books until they were considered 'sensible.' SHE LIED!! I had to wait a whole nine months until I was FIVE before I got my precious library ticket: what a con! Apart from the time just after my first child was born, when I seemed to have difficulty concentrating, my library ticket has always had some book or other logged out to me. Best value I can think of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccles Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I had an advanced reading age at school and when I chose a book considered "Too hard" and was not allowed to have it from the school library I sonn had my Mum up at the school telling them off. Then my mother gave me the best gift ever, she joined me as a junior at the village library, the difference was the elderly librarian would let me choose from the adult shelves and would often chose books I may like. I read anything from Follyfoot to Bernard Cornwell I have never stopped reading and read three or four books a week, So I guess I am a born reader. It took many years to convert my Nephew who now reads alot but the girls in the family find reading sooooooo boooooooooooring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morbid Hermit Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I would say a born reader, as I've always loved reading from a very early age. I also have a great love of music, and tend to go through phases of either devoting my time to one or the other, or both equally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikee Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 What a lovely introduction to the world of books. I need my own copy to re-read I think, I remember reading it as a child and bawling by eyes out ! I still do everytime I read it I feel 14 again. Ive got the movie (but its not as good as the book) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosychair Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I'm a born reader, I was about 8 when I realised it was an obsession and that I read far more than most. My mum likes to joke I've been a reader since the womb, being that the only time my mum ever read for enjoyment was when she was pregnant with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirinrob Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) Neither of my parents are readers, but my mother taught me to read at 4 and I never looked back. As a youngster my reading age was always at least 5 years above my real age, and my real passion was to read. My mother can still relate the one and only time I visted a 'schoolfriend' -15 minutes play then I settled in a corner and read a book!! So I'm a born reader, might bore some people with my enthusiasm ho hum..... Interestingly enough my brother hates reading; he'd rather watch TV, which I don't have and loathe. Edited January 24, 2010 by sirinrob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I am also a born reader. My parents were (and still are) big readers so I guess it rubbed off! In fact, my catchphrase was "can I just finish this chapter..." and my Dad's nickname for me as a child/teenager was Basil Bookworm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisman Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 When I first went to school I struggled to learn to read and write, so the teachers suggested that my Mum book me some books to encourage me to read at home. After she did that my reading age shot up, and by the time I was 10, I had the reading age of a 16 year old and couldn't get enough of it. It's still the same now - I guess I must have been a born reader then, it just had to be brought out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 In fact, my catchphrase was "can I just finish this chapter..."Pretty much the catchphrase of all my family, too I remember being told to put my book down and go to bed 'cos there was school in the morning, then getting up in the middle of the night to get a glass of water and finding everyone else with their lights on, still reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettyboop33 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 i am a converted reader when i was younger i had a terrible impression of reading, i eventually started reading a 13 and i am only 14 now , last christmas i was given twilight by my mother it came free with somthing else she bought, and i just shoved it aside but when i was at my nans extreem boredom came over me and i started reading and never stopped since. Now i have gone on to bigger books to make up for some lost time and am always ready for a big challenge i cannot believe the attitude i had towards reading because now it is all i want to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 That's a great story, BettyBoop. I love hearing stories of recent converts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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