Good readers: born and made
To start asking the question about being well read even earlier, what makes a person not even just well read, but a reader? For me, being engrossed in a book is a relaxing activity rather than a chore. Whereas I try to make other recreational elements (like exercise) be a part of my life, even if I got to the point where I ran regularly, it is still something to fit into my day.
But I’ve heard also other people say that reading came to them at a point when they really got into a particular genre or hit a certain age. Certainly I’ve had moments where I got hooked on a certain author and just kept reading. My Stephen King phase in high school, for instance, led me to pore through almost his entire canon, until inexplicably I dropped him (Sorry Mr. King) and haven’t returned since, for discovery of other authors and kicks. So my SK knowledge runs back to 1995, and even then thanks to my sketchy recall is a bit fuzzy. Although I have since read his book On Writing which is one of the best writing books I’ve ever read.
How else are readers are made?
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