reading???

Question

if you hate reading how do you get to like it because i really want to like it but i just don't.

Answer 1

First thing- pick a topic you really enjoy. I read true crime, biographies of actors and actresses, World War II non- fiction and stories, a taste of comedy, astrology books and quite a few dramas. If you pick something you enjoy, you will be more likely to finish it.

Second, pick something short for your first few reads. It is not good to pick something cumbersome the first time out the chute. That would be unintelligent, kinda like running a 10 mile marathon without training at all.

Third, read reviews and summaries before committing to a book. . . If other readers like it, you just might as well. If the vocabulary used in the review is too lofty for you, then you should reconsider reading that particular book.

Answer 2

There must be a reason why you hate reading, right?

Find out what are the reasons that make you hate reading so much.

Next, take a closer look at those reasons, use your creativity to tackle the reasons (or excuses) that you've given to yourself for not wanting to read.

Other tips to motivate you to read:

1. Start with light reading materials (magazines, your friend's blog in the website, comics, manga etc)

2. Read something that relates to your interest or hobby

3. DON'T check every word with a dictionary - this will kill your passion to read further.

All you need is to grasp the context or the meaning of the whole passage or article.

You don't need to understand "every word". Unless the word is the key point to the whole story and is repeatedly use in the story or article. (then, you'll need to check on it)

4. Read when you're not tired or sleepy.

5. Find a nice place (like a cafe or park), anywhere you feel comfortable to read, preferably with good lighting (you don't want to ruin your eyes)

6. Always read alone, without a company of friends or somebody ... too many distractions whenever you're with someone else, you'll start talking and do other things... certainly not reading

7. Discuss with some friends (or your on-line virtual friends) about the topic or anything you've read, as this will make you eager to read more and share what you know.

8. As you progress, look for some good mystery novels, thrillers, that will keep you chasing for the outcome of the story...then you'll read eagerly.

Answer 3

i can't answer your question properly because I have always LOVED reading...

BUT here's a suggestion for you.. Think of something/someone{famous} that/who interests you...

let's pretend you have always loved old movies... you go to a BIG book store and you look at the books in that section... there's nothing wrong with grabbing a book with lots of photographs.. look at the books ( sounds silly i know but it's kind of like grazing) and read a little from the first chapters of some of the books .. flick to the middle .. read a few random sentences and see how it *FEELS* (ok sounding MORE weird to you now aren't I???)

By how it feels I mean .. I will pick up a book occassionally and read a little in it .. I might find the writing style COLD AND UNINVITING, where as another book will just feel EASY and comfortable.

ALSO ... DO NOT READ A BOOK JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY ELSE TELLS YOU IT'S BRILLIANT
I have NOT read the Harry Potter Series
I have NOT read The Da Vinci Code
I have NO intention of reading The Secret
I have only ever read ONE Mills and Boon

I have read a lot of books some book snobs would turn their noses up at .. and I have also read a few of the Classics (wuthering heights Pride and Prejudice)

I have also revisted my childhood and read some children's books .. LOL after one particularily stressful day at work I dragged out a few of my VERY old LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS and read them.

another suggestion is .. If there is a movie you like .. check to see if it's Not a book also ... BE WARNED THOUGH Movies RARELY stick religiously to the plot.

There IS a book out there for everyone. In the 23 yrs I have known my husband he has read ONE book and that was this year and it was a massively fat book ( double book actually) .. an autobiography of australian singer Billy Thorpe.. he read it in less that a week and found it hard to put down.

GOOD LUCK.

EDIT: I NEVER read the summaries as another person suggested.. I just find that builds up expectations that may not be met... BUT each to their own.

Answer 4

Have you had your eyes checked recently? Vision problems would affect your concentration and eventually the strain of focusing properly would subconsciously deter you from reading.
Another reason could be a short attention span. Try watching less TV and video games. Let yourself get a little bored. When you pick up a book within your line of interest, you'd be surprised at how engrossed you'll become.

Start off committing yourself to just reading a few pages per night. Then gradually increase it.

Just make sure you're reading material that captures your interest, even if its BELOW your reading level. The point is to start enjoying written stories.

Answer 5

First you need to find what interests you.
Dragonlance Chronicles,Icewind Dale Trilogy,Lord of The Rings,Harry Potter.
The Count of Monte Cristo,The Inferno
The Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby,The Once and Future King,Slaughterhouse Five.Fahrenheight 451, Brave New World,Dracula. If you dislike all of these books you are simply trying to not like reading. As you read more you will be able to picture books better and they will become more like movies in you mind making reading more fun. Also tell a friend to read a book your reading or read a book they are. Talk about it when your done... it's fun.

Answer 6

When I was in school I had a problem with reading myself. See, I loved to read at home when it was just for me and I was reading what I wanted. But when it was for school, particulary when I had no choice in what I had to read, I hated it. There were few books I actually enjoyed reading for school and only one teacher ever had me enjoy reading what they said we had to read. And that was my tenth grade English teacher who made most of what he assigned for us to read enjoyable for most of the class (accept the first book in the Foundation series, that was the only book I ever saw the entire class unable to actually get into no matter what grade we were in).

Most of my classmates were like me when it came to reading for school, it was far more of a chore than something we actually wanted to do. You'd hear some folks speak highly of the books they chose to read, but it would be a totally different story when it came to what we were forced to read.

If it's reading for school, then maybe you're the same way. You don't care for being forced to read what you're told you have to read. And if it's not reading for school, then maybe you should try picking up something that you think would intrest you.

You might also want to try picking up movie novelizations after you've seen the movie. I'm not talking books a movie is based on. Rather, a book based on the script of the movie that was meant to be released about the same time, or a little before, the movie's release. They'll usually have a few differences from the movie but will still be basically what you've seen. You should be able to easily picture what's going on from having seen the movie already as you read the book.

From there, turn to books with movie adaptations that you've seen. Things will be considerably different as there will be quite a bit left out of the movie. But again you'll have a general idea of what's going on since you've seen the movie already.

And from there start checking out books that either were made into movie's you've never seen or may not have been made into movies at all.

Answer 7

If you don't like it, you don't like it. Can't force yourself to like something. Although I will say I was forced to read All Quiet on the Western Front for school and I didn't put it down once untill I was finished, such a good book.
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. To answer your question, All Quiet on the Western Front is about a soldier in world war 2. The great thing about this book is that it's real and believable. It is not glorious and heroic like most other war books, it is a look at inside the mind of a common soldier and it's really amazing some of the things he thinks. There are of course gory war scenes, and one sexy scene, but its mostly about this guys revelations and struggles wiht his beliefs in the face of overwhelming nationalism and conformity. Its really a good book I think everyone should read. Right up wiht to kill a mockingbird and where the wild things are.

Answer 8

Start by reading about a subject you're interested in or fiction that sounds like a story you would like if it were a movie. Once you start doing that, you will encounter other subjects in the course of your reading that will expand your interests.

Answer 9

Maybe you can read books about your hobbies or interests. That may be the start of a reading habit.

Answer 10

If you really want to, you should get rid of your television, or whatever distracts you.