We have seen that reading as a form of entertainment is rapidly becoming a dying art. We have also seen why that is a problem, and what benefits the activity can (still) bring to those who enjoy and practice it. So why not give books a go? After all, they have the power to improve our mind and social skills, stir every human emotion, and, of course, they are great entertainment.
So to
conclude, here’s some advice on how to read for pleasure successfully:
1. Start slowly. No one
will be impressed by a shelf-full of unread classics.
2. Persist. Reading takes time and commitment, but once you have learnt to truly immerse yourself in a book, you will never regret making the effort.
2. Persist. Reading takes time and commitment, but once you have learnt to truly immerse yourself in a book, you will never regret making the effort.
3. Experiment. There are
books on everything, so try something new every so often.
4. As Oscar Wilde said: “If
one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading
it at all.” The best books get better with every encounter. (Click here for more)
5. Don't pre-judge a book. Neither cover nor thickness is a reliable guide to quality.
6. Recommendations can be useful. Often, though, only by reading a book will you discover its worth to you.
5. Don't pre-judge a book. Neither cover nor thickness is a reliable guide to quality.
6. Recommendations can be useful. Often, though, only by reading a book will you discover its worth to you.
Above all, books are
like people. Some are horrible, or annoying, or bland. Some are entertaining
yet shallow, or too serious. But there are always some who can hold you and
move you to laughter and thoughtfulness and tears and joy, and who never lose
their appeal. These are the ones worth cherishing, for as Ernest
Hemingway once stated:
"There
is no friend as loyal as a book."
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