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The Downsides of Hate Reading
Pamela Paul’s article “Why You Should Read Books You Hate” is an intriguing read that focuses on the importance of reading books that are unappealing to the specific reader. She thoroughly explains that pursuing novels with subjects that do not interest the reader makes them a more skeptical and scrupulous critic. In addition, she details the pleasure that reading brings to all as well as the magnitude of the time commitment that it requires in comparison to other activities that expose people to new content. As a result, they are able to have more time to gather information about themselves as a reader and find evidence to refute their existing beliefs. Although this is true in some cases, it is certainly …show more content…
This can clearly be disproven; a survey by Scholastic showed that “only 51% of children said they love or like reading books for fun… 12% said they did not like it at all” (Flood). In other words, only about half of the children throughly enjoy reading while almost a quarter do not like at all. Paul also goes into further detail on the time commitment that the activity takes up to begin with; she boldly states, “You can finish watching a move in two hours and forget about it; not so a novel. Sticking it out for 300 pages means immersing yourself in another person’s world and discovering how it feels.” It is evident from these statements that reading a book does lengths of time out of one’s day that could be spent doing several other activities. So, if they are devoting this time to something that they are already not a fan of, reading dull material will only worsen the experience. They will constantly be reminded of the reasons why they dislike the activity in the first place and will therefore not be transported to a fictional place; the content will never stick with them afterward as a result. However, if they decide to read about something that they are eager to learn about, they will be able to forget that they are in the act of reading and will be able to let their
The Downsides of Hate Reading
Pamela Paul’s article “Why You Should Read Books You Hate” is an intriguing read that focuses on the importance of reading books that are unappealing to the specific reader. She thoroughly explains that pursuing novels with subjects that do not interest the reader makes them a more skeptical and scrupulous critic. In addition, she details the pleasure that reading brings to all as well as the magnitude of the time commitment that it requires in comparison to other activities that expose people to new content. As a result, they are able to have more time to gather information about themselves as a reader and find evidence to refute their existing beliefs. Although this is true in some cases, it is certainly …show more content…
This can clearly be disproven; a survey by Scholastic showed that “only 51% of children said they love or like reading books for fun… 12% said they did not like it at all” (Flood). In other words, only about half of the children throughly enjoy reading while almost a quarter do not like at all. Paul also goes into further detail on the time commitment that the activity takes up to begin with; she boldly states, “You can finish watching a move in two hours and forget about it; not so a novel. Sticking it out for 300 pages means immersing yourself in another person’s world and discovering how it feels.” It is evident from these statements that reading a book does lengths of time out of one’s day that could be spent doing several other activities. So, if they are devoting this time to something that they are already not a fan of, reading dull material will only worsen the experience. They will constantly be reminded of the reasons why they dislike the activity in the first place and will therefore not be transported to a fictional place; the content will never stick with them afterward as a result. However, if they decide to read about something that they are eager to learn about, they will be able to forget that they are in the act of reading and will be able to let their