What are some ways i can get motivated to read?

Question

i have to read 10 books by the end of the year. how can i get motivated to read?

Answer 1

Try to find a book your intrested in.
What are you in to? How old are you?

Well your probably around my age(i read some of your other questions)

Here are some books i read and liked.

Fiction-Harry Potter/Series of the Unfortunate Events

Friends- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Mystery/Adventure/Fantacy-The Thief Lord(i just found out they made a movie)

Romance-All American GIrl, sequal is Ready or Not

School/life- Princess Diarys(there are more then one book, theyre more detailed then the movies)

Harry Potter books are long so you probably wont want to read it.

You`ll probably like the Traveling Pants, All American Girl, and Princess Diarys. They all have at least one sequal.

Answer 2

Rent the movies, then read the corresponding books and see if you can catch the differences. I don't know if you have a list of required reading books, or if you get to pick, but here are some suggestions for books that were made into movies: Treasure Island, A Walk to Remember, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Anne of Green Gables, Where the Red Fern Grows, To Kill a Mockingbird, Fareinheit 451, Moby Dick, Gone With the Wind,Because of Wynn Dixie, The Princess Bride, The Scarlett Letter, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Because of Wynn Dixie, Little Women,Ivanhoe, Frankenstein, Rebecca, Christy, The Locket, Jamaica Inn, Of MIce and Men(short book!), The Grapes of Wrath, Pollyanna, The Secret Garden, Emma, the Hunt for Red October,Love Comes Softly(short book), The Inheritance, Romeo and Juliet, and The Rag Nymph.

Also see if you can get the books on tape and listen to them while you are doing other stuff.

See if you can get a friend or relative to read the same book you are reading and see who can finish it the fastest. Then discuss it.

Answer 3

There is a most excellent way to motivate......Speed Reading. There is a dvd you can get EyeQ which you can use on the computer and will allow you to read twice as fast within only a few hours. Call 800.501.7135 and order from them....if they're not still there I'm sure you may look online. After doing this reading becomes exciting......What would be a good idea is have reading material (encyclopedia) from the year you were born so you are 'excited' to read about what you're reading about.....And what do we all love more than reading about ourselves... in a way. Anyhow, try it, it'll change your work, your social life...you'd be amazed...I know I was. Hmm, I sound like a commercial...anyway, good luck.

Answer 4

When I first started Velocity, by Dean Koontz, I just wasn't getting into it... It wasn't untill things really developed in the story line that I couldn't put it down. Sometimes you will find thats the way it is... But I am glad I read the book. Find something that interests you and go from there. I have found that the more I read, the more diverse I am with books. Just start reading and before you know it, you will have read ten books. Try some of these...
Velocity, or Life Expectancy, by Dean Koontz.
Sandstorm or, Map Of Bones, by James Rollins.
The Boruque series, The Crytponomicron, or Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson.
Neverwhere, American Gods, or Smoke and Mirrors, by Neil Gaiman.
Night Watch, Thief Of Time, or Jingo, by Terry Pratchett.
The Ingenuity Gap, by Thomas Homer Dixon.
Mind Hacks, by Tom Stafford and Matt Webb.
Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell.
The Six Questions Of Socreates, by Christopher Phillips.
In Praise of Slow, I for get who the author is.
The Hobbit, or the L.O.T.R. series, by Tolkien.
The Harry Potter series, by Rowlings.
The Codex, by Douglas Preston.
Author Robert J. Sawyer has some good books.
Angels And Demons, The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown.
The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, by Adams. Or one of his other books...
Good Omens by,Terry Pratchett, and Neil Gaiman.
I have given you a nice selection to go on. I hope you find a book or two that you enjoy.
CyberNara

Answer 5

The same way you get motivated to watch TV.

Choose books that are interesting and entertaining.

That's all there is to it. I mean, dude, how can you NOT get motivated to do something that's fun and entertaining? Books can be better than video games! They're a hell of a lot better than role playing.

From your question, I'm guessing that your experience with books has been with boring books that were a chore to read, probably ones assigned in school. If you choose your own books, you can pick your own, and they'll be even more entertaining than a TV show.

For example, I just read "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time." It was so interesting, I just read it straight through in one evening. I also have a book of Robert A. Heinlein's short stories that I'm working on.

I'd suggest Douglas Adam's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" because it's an easy, fun, cracktastic, and entertaining book. There's a whole cult community of people who love his books.

I also liked Robert Aspirin's "Myth" series, which begins with "Another Fine Myth." It's humorously narrated, and the characters have unique adventures.

I personally love Robert A. Heinlein; his novel "Stranger in a Strange Land" is my favorite book, with fascinating characters and many thought-provoking passages. Note that the beginning of this book is slow- the first few chapters are the only part that doesn't rock. Heinlein's novel "The Cat Who Walks Through Walls" has the absolute best opening of any book in existence. You can also check out some anthologies of his short stories.

You can also check out Isaac Asimov by exploring his anthologies, such as "I, Robot" and "Gold."

Christopher Moore and Kurt Vonnegut also write interesting, accessible novels. Moore's "Practical Demonkeeping" and "Lamb: The Gospel as Told by Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal" are good. I didn't think Vonnegut was as skillful, but "Slaughterhouse Five" kept my attention, and you can see if "Cat's Cradle" grabs you... I haven't read his other books, but he is apparently quite popular.

I think you might enjoy the badass novels of Chuck Palahniuk, and I can guarantee that a report on one of his books will have your teacher asking what the hell you're reading. Try "Choke," "Survivor," or the book that was turned into a movie, "Fight Club." Yeah, definitely do a book report on "Choke." Then tell me about your teacher's reaction. [e-mail]

Another series of books that will throw your teacher into a fit is the pornographic vampire series that starts with "Obsidian Butterfly" and is like pure sex by the second or third novel.

If you're a bit younger, I've always loved Roald Dahl. "Matilda," "The Witches," "James and the Giant Peach," "The BFG/Big Friendly Giant..." Fantastic books. They're more for an elementary/middle school reading level, though.

Another fantastic and relatively short book that's written at a kid's level is "The Little Prince," which has been translated into a bajillion languages and is read by adults as well.

"Catch-22" is a book people either love or hate. I loved it. If you like the first chapter, that's the way the rest of the book will go. Have a blast! If you don't like the first chapter, try a different book. This is NOT a f***ng book they can assign in public schools.

"Johnny Got His Gun" is the absolute goriest and most shocking thing you can read, but the number one reason it isn't assigned in schools is its complete LACK of commas. Show your teacher some of the sentences and ask why a published book can do that. Make sure it's one of the parts that's describing dismemberment and pain.

You could also check out Harry Potter.

Even though many of these books are long, that shouldn't be too big of a factor. You'll read a long, interesting book much faster than a short, uninteresting book. I guarantee it. In fact, you might even stay up all night so you can finish reading a book you just can't put down. Imagine- instead of spending three hours watching reruns on TV, you'll be spending them reading a 400-page book. I read each of the Harry Potter books within a week, one of them within the same waking period.

Oh yeah, and another great thing about books is you can take them everywhere with you. I read when I'm standing in line, riding the bus, waiting for class to start, waiting for friends, etc. It gives me something to do other than stare into space like a cow. It's always far more interesting than my surroundings!

Remember- if you had to watch 10 movies by the end of the year, it wouldn't be a problem. You'd avoid boring movies like "Gone with the Wind" and watch fun movies like "The Matrix." Books are exactly the same way. Get psyched! Go to your library, borrow every book from the list I gave you, and you just TELL me which ones you didn't like and I'll refund your money.

Answer 6

well you must already be somewhat motivated, if you are seeking ways to get it accomplished! do they have to be any specific type or genre of book? any certain length? if not, seek out books on topics that interest you. i would have to know more about you to suggest a specific one. there are books on everything, you are bound to find one that appeals to you. and don't get frustrated if you can't get into the first one you pick up- there are billions more out there. if you want to ease in, i would suggest a more mature graphic novel, such as Brian K. Vaughan's "Y: The Last Man" or the stand-alone, "Pride of Baghdad." If you want one without any graphics, start with one of short stories, because then you can read something completely in one sitting, and not have to remember what happened last the next time you pick it up. My favorite is by Tobias Wolff, and called "The Night in Question." I would also like to know your age to better reccommend a book. I guess I should check your profile. But a good young adult novel is "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman. If you like poetry (now don't be scared off!), I would suggest "Show and Tell" by Jim Daniels. Also, "The Spoken Word Revolution" is a good book on performance poetry that includes an audio cd of some samples! Tell me more about your self and I can probably suggest something, I've read A LOT!

Answer 7

Start with a topic you like most. You have not mentioned what kind of books you have to read.

If you like music then read a book on music first.
Study the back ground around which these books were wriiten. Study abouth authors and watch films made out of them.

Answer 8

Really, it's all about finding what interests you. I have a close friend who when we were teenagers, never opened a book unless he had to, and sometimes not even then. But I found out that he was interested in dragons, so I introduced him to the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. He loved it, and got into other sf and fantasy authors, and has since become an avid reader. He had simply never been exposed to books about things he like before.

I could give you a huge list of books I like, but I don't know how old you are or what your interests are, so I could recommend things I love that you will find boring as all get-out, and that wastes both of our time. What I suggest is to think about what you like when you watch tv or movies, and look for books in those genres or about the same kinds of subjects. If you like soap operas, try romance. If you like crime dramas, look for mysteries or thrillers with similar themes. If you really like a movie that was based on a book, try reading that book.

Heck, sometimes series of books will get written about tv series (usually science fiction), like Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Star Trek. If you like those tv shows, start out your reading with those series. One other thing you can try is asking some friends who have interests similar to yours what they like to read.

Good luck!

Answer 9

Positive action comes before motivation.
In other words, you have to make yourself start reading then you will find the motivation to continue.
If we wait till we're motivated we may never get it done.
It's all easier said than done though.. lol

Answer 10

Find a book you are actually interested in and start reading..when you get into it, you wonder whats gonna happen next, with a good story you sometimes just cant put it down.

Just do it!!