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I read because I can't have a puppy-sized elephant

...not yet anyway.

I've seen the question 'why do you read?' floating around the blogosphere a lot recently. At first I didn't really understand why it needed to be answered at all. I thought, 'why does it matter? reading for entertainment, escape, out of boredom...it all still means you're reading, which is most important.' But now I've been thinking about it. And while people reading is most important I'm beginning to think the reasons are at least interesting enough to write and read about.

The title of this post is 'I read because I can't have a puppy-sized elephant" which is totally true. I read because for the most part I don't have the lives depicted in the books I read. I'm not the most popular girl in school or the child of a meth addict. I don't ride a dragon to Beheading 101 or play piano professionally. I haven't been to Paris or gone ice fishing in Alaska.

That's why I read. Because I get to live 10,000 lives by proxy. And hopefully one day I'll get to do some of the amazing things I've read about, but for now I'll continue to live vicariously through my favorite characters.

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Now it's your turn. Why do you read?


"Addicted to Love {Cover}"-Florence + The Machine,

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I really love this post. Because really, that is why I read too. I read because there isn't a romantic vampire chasing me down, because I'm not part of a huge prophecy of the Gods, because I'm just a normal girl. And reading allows me to do all of those things anyways.

I've heard 1,000 people answer this question with the same answer, but for some reason, you said it better. Lol

-Jessica
1 reply · active 715 weeks ago
thanks so much! :)
Best answer ever! I read because I'm not FBI material but still want to track the serial killer down, I read because I hate violence and gore in real life but kind of dig it in fiction, and I read it because I've never had supernatural beings fighting over me, or discovered I'm really magical, but it's nice to dream!
1 reply · active 715 weeks ago
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