I have been asked a millionth time why I love reading. I really don't have an answer to this question. All I know is that when I read, I become free. The freedom I get from reading is euphoric and pure bliss. It feels like books have souls and they are meant to be read by me. I believe John Green have the same sentiments, he once wrote in The Fault in Our Stars, " Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book. And then there are book which you can't tell people about, books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal." Every book I've ever read is special to me, I feel like I gave a part of my life in them and each book has left something in me. It could be hope, assurance or optimism.
There are also books that left an emotional scar in me even if I only read about them. These are the type of books that meant "advertising your affection feels like betrayal". Betrayal because I feel like I'm giving away the magic of the book if share it to others, if others can know it's secret wonders or my secret that I have lost a part of myself to these books. It is selfish and I'm pretty sure Charlie of Perks of Being A Wallflower can relate when he said "It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book."
Yes, it is strange how a book can affect a person. I never fully understand it until now but I guess that's how love of reading works. You will never understand it.
