My Reading analysis

I don't really have a clear recollection of the exact moment I began to read. But I do remember a set of books my dad read to me when I was little. I then started to read little comics such as Garfield, captain underpants, and many others, which were easy to read.

            I did really enjoy reading for a long period of time. My dad then told me I had to start reading proper books because I was getting ready for school. When the books had no pictures and words that were beyond my 5 year old vocabulary, I began to dislike reading. In grade three the reading tests began. They were basically tests to see how high your reading level was. For example a teacher would snatch you out of the class for a second and make you read a chapter. After that they would give you your reading level. This I disliked very much. Every now and then a book would come up that would intrigue me. A book our teacher read to us in grade three "Gregor the over Lander" was a book I did really enjoy.

Looking back at it today and the book with the size one billion font was unbelievable. I can't believe I used to read books with such large letters. During grade five I encountered my first book, which appeared to be huge to me at that time. The teacher said it was normal for us to be reading books at this level. I really did not want to read it because of the size of the book. The book was called "The Giver".  I found that I really did enjoy the book. It ended up being one of my favorite books of all time. This was the time that I started to pick up on reading.

            The thing that pleases me most about reading is finally getting to the end. Now this may make it seem as if I wanted to get it over with. But for some odd reason I just like pushing through to the end. So in this case I do read quite quickly. I never read before bed, I just can't focus. Normally I read around noon. My favorite spot is on a couch in the front of my house. The sun shines directly onto the couch through these big windows, which stare out onto a field. I find I do enjoy reading the most while in the sun. Whenever I'm in the sun I find I will read for hours on end. It makes me much more into the book.

I am not always reading, I will go periods of time without reading a book. But then I will find one I like. I will read it within the time span of a week. There are lots of books I have read and a great many I have enjoyed. But there are about three that I would have to list as my all time favorites. The first one is a book called "The Giver" it was about a city that was trying to create a utopian society. To do this they remove all differences and make it so that everyone is the same. The main thing they remove is colour. There is one person called the receiver. The receiver would keep all the knowledge of the previous world in his mind. He was the only one who knew this. Then one day he takes the main character as an apprentice. Which then turns him into the giver and all his knowledge is transferred to the main character. This takes a long period of time. The main character slowly starts to learn about the outside world. He then escapes because he wants to see the outside world. He is almost dead when he sees a sled on a snowy hill, which he saw in his dreams. (Which the giver sent to him) He then falls onto the sled and slides down the hill. He then sees light, but they have colour. A Christmas tree, but with colour. That is how the book ends. The ending kind of disappointed me but this was really my first favorite book.

My second favorite book was called "The Book Thief". It is about a girl's family who is German. (This all takes place during World War 2) They live in Berlin and an escaped Jewish person appears at their doorstep. They then decide to hide him in the basement. It proves more challenging as time goes on. The searches get more detailed. They eventually get caught and they try to escape but the girl's parent's die. The Jewish man escapes to safety. In the ending a bomb drops on Berlin and ends the girl's life. This book I found quite sad.

My third favorite book is called "I am the Messenger" it is by the same author as "The book thief" Markus Zusak. It is about a man who has a crappy job. He is a taxi driver and he gets a note in his mailbox. The note tells him to deliver. It only says that he must deliver a message, and the only other thing that is in the package is a gun.  He then struggles with what to do with it. Later two random guys beat him senseless. He then receives another note telling him to deliver or else. He then goes to the person of interest and holds the gun up but he can't do it so he just shoots around the victim. He then receives a note on how the person he shot at changed. And how he was a better person and was living every day of his life to the fullest. He then realizes what he is doing. And why it is good.

These were my three all time favorites and I will probably have many more to come. I find I read to enjoy, relax and to have fun. It helps me get away when I need to. I'm sure I will have many more journeys to come.