Today’s Top Ten Tuesday (#TTT) is all about our bookish loves. The prompt is “Top Ten Reasons I Love …”. I am going to interpret this broadly and list the reasons I love reading in general. Here goes.
1. Escapism. It is totally amazing to escape my daily worries and troubles for a bit by immersing myself in the world of books.
2. Broadening my horizons. Whether I read a work of non-fiction, memoir or a novel, it almost always has something in it that I can’t personally relate to. As such, reading gives me insight into things I may not know much about.
3. Perspective. I can too easily be caught up in negativity about my own life. When I read a realistic novel or memoir, it often puts my struggles into perspective.
4. Relatability. Pretty much the opposite of the above. Some books I relate to, give me the sense that I’m not alone in the world.
5. Learning new words. English is my second language. Though I rarely use a dictionary when reading, reading English-language books does help me widen my vocabulary.
6. The ability to hyperfocus and perseverate. I love browsing through Amazon or Apple books for things I may want to read. I can totally immerse myself in even this habit, even if I don’t end up reading anything right then. When I do read, I can totally focus on this and forget my surroundings.
7. Writing inspiration. I am a writer. To be more than a mediocre writer, you really need to be a reader too. I love getting inspiration from the books I read.
8. A book for every mood. Whether I’m in need of a laugh or a cry, there’s a book for every mood. There are also tons of books out there for my inner child parts.
9. Something to talk about. Other than myself, that is. Books really give me something to discuss with others that isn’t too personal. I love it when others have similar interests to mine.
10. The book blogosphere. And book Twitter, YouTube, etc. I totally love connecting to other bloggers. Even though I’m not primarily a book blogger, I love reading book-related blog posts and watching book-related videos on YouTube (BookTube’s actually how I discovered my love for YouTube vlogs).
Do you love reading? Why?
A Multitude of Musings 
Yes, escapism is more important now than ever.
My TTT .
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Definitely! Thanks so much for commenting. 💜
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I am not a regular reader of books, but when I do, I enjoy. It’s an escape.
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Oh that’s totally understandable. I don’t always feel motivated or able to focus enoug to read too.
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Yes, I think it’s the being able to focus too. Rare moments I will get through a book within the week. But to do that, it has to grab me on those first few pages.
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Same for me. I love reading, but I can’t focus for long enough to finish a book within a week most times. That can be frustrating, as I really want to read more.
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great list! I do enjoy reading, I just need to make sure I am doing more of it. 🙂
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Yes, same for me. There are only so many hours in a day and so many other distractions.
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yes 🙂 there are always so many distractions. 🙂
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I always have a book that I’m currently reading. I feel lost when I don’t. As soon as I put one down, I pick up another. I do take time to digest what I’ve read. Reading is something I’ve always done, never quit, never given up on (maybe that’s the same thing!), never discarded. I love it so much.
I agree with several of your reasons for reading, but the one that stuck out most was how good writers are good readers.
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Thanks for saying all that. I didn’t really enjoy reading that much as a child, but now I totally do. I also start a new book as soon as I’ve finished another.
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I agree, reading is a terrific escape and can take us places we’ve never been.
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Yes, so true. Thanks so much for commenting.
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I love all of these, but lately a book for every mood is really fitting me.
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Agree, same for me. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
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