I just want to thank you guys for getting me into reading.

I’m 15 and I hated reading so much.It seemed so boring to me and I was constantly getting distracted. I’d read a whole page but wouldn’t understand anything I’ve read, and thought I hated reading. It turns out that I never hated it, I just wasn’t reading the right books.Some time last week, I saw a post on the front page from this subreddit talking about the book, “When Breath Becomes Air”, and how it was the first story that made someone cry in 15 years. I didn’t believe you could actually be touched by books; the stories I was forced to read in school never made me feel that way and I assumed all books were the same.Before I even clicked on the post, I checked it out at the library to see what it was all about, and I finished it in two days. I was bawling my eyes out by the end of the book and since then I’ve been hooked.I found out I loved reading on my own, at my own pace, peacefully in my room. Sitting in an overcrowded classroom full of kids who didn’t want to be there, reading 20 pages a day, and having to stop in the middle of a chapter just to answer questions about the character is the reason why kids think they hate reading. And it doesn’t help at all that teachers pick the slowest readers to read the longest paragraphs in the book.I looked up must-read books on Google and this subreddit came up, giving me a whole list of books that people recommended. I went to the library on Sunday and picked up 4 more books that were on the list. Today I finished reading The Alchemist, and tomorrow I will read Brave New World.I never thought I’d ever enjoy reading on my own time, but now I can see why people love books so much. Thank you guys for recommending and discussing great books, and for reading my post! Have a great day! via /r/books https://ift.tt/2OoRYiH