Those of us who regularly take part in Shanah’s Top 5 Tuesday—we should have a name like… Tuesies!—us Tuesies that do what we do on the weekly are used to putting together a list of books that fall within a specific category. This is one of those rare weeks where we aren’t talking about books (well… yes we are, but the list isn’t about books.) Concepts, ideas, passions, etc. Why do you read?
Fun
I think this is a given, isn’t it? If reading isn’t enjoyable, why would you even pick up a book?
An Escape
Let’s face it, sometimes the real world gets a little too real. I don’t have a lot of opportunity to see spaceships, monsters, and magic on the daily, unless it’s in a book.
Learning New Things
I hate small talk, and I’m really not good at it. But if I read a really interesting book, I now how a few really interesting things to talk about without resorting to talking about the stupid weather. “40% chance of rain later today.” 10% chance of me caring.
Curiosity
I guess this is kind of similar to Learning New Things but with the amount of non-fiction books appearing on my TBR, I often find myself thinking about a subject I know very little about and searching out a book to know more about it. These finds don’t always lead to interesting things to talk about, though.
A Sense of Accomplishment
I admit it. It’s a good feeling to be able to point to a bunch of books and say, “I’ve read those.” When people start talking books out in the real world (which I’m finding happens less and less unfortunately) nothing is better when someone brings up a book that you’ve already read.
Why am I making a post to let you know there’s no post? It’s my blog, I’ll do what I want!